Your guide to the 2023 White House Correspondents' dinner week parties and events
At its heart, the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is about celebrating the First Amendment and honoring the journalists who hold our nation's most powerful officials accountable to the citizens who elected them.
It’s also, however, the centerpiece of a week's worth of festivities for Official Washington, and Playbook is your one-stop shop for all the goings-on. We've compiled an exhaustive and continuously updated list of all the top events below, and we’ll be collecting the best SPOTTEDs, pictures, anonymous overheards and behind-the-scenes content you need to know through the week.
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Monday, April 24
Napa Valley Vinters Wine Tasting Event
5:30-7:30 p.m.Recording Industry Association1000 F St. NW
Wednesday, April 26
An Evening Honoring Black News Contributors
6-8 p.m.Embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago1708-1714 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Comcast-NBCU Leguizamo Does America Reception
6-8 p.m.The Observatory at America's Square300 New Jersey Ave. NW
Preface
7-9 p.m.Private ResidenceNorthwest
Thursday, April 27
Washington Women in Journalism Awards
6-8 p.m.Larz Anderson House2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW
London Calling: The Great Playbook Debate
6:30 p.m.British Embassy3100 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Bytes and Bylines
6:30-9:30 p.m.The Residence of the Ambassador of Ireland2221 30th St. NW
Power to the Patients Kick-Off Event
8-11 p.m.Sequoia3000 K St. NW
Friday, April 28
Crooked Media Reception
5-8 p.m.Dauphine's1100 15th St. NW
The News Movement Reception
5-7 p.m.British Embassy3100 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Voto Latino Event
6-8 p.m. Decatur House748 Jackson Place NW
MPA & SAG-AFTRA Reception
6-8 p.m.Motion Picture Association1600 I St. NW
Elle Women of Impact Event
6-8 p.m.Ciel Social Club601 K St. NW
CAA's 2023 WHCD Kickoff Party
6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.The Henri1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington Diplomat Media Bash
7-11 p.m.Embassy of Italy 3000 Whitehaven St. NW
Axios After Hours: Presented by Live Nation
8:30 p.m.National Building Museum440 G St. NW
UTA Party
EveningFiola Mare3100 K St. NW
Semafor Party
7-9:30 p.m.Justin Smith ResidenceKalorama
Saturday, April 29
30th Annual Garden Brunch
MiddayLocation to be announced
Time 100 Brunch Talk
11 a.m.-1 p.m.Del Mar Restaurant791 Wharf St. SW
Our Voice: An AAPI White House Correspondents Brunch Celebrating Diversity
12:30 p.m.–3 p.m.Private residence
Wall Street Journal Reception
5:30 p.m. Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
POLITICO & CBS News Reception
6 p.m. Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
ABC News Reception
6 p.m. Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
White House Correspondents' Association Dinner 2023
8 p.m.Washington Hilton 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
Byron Allen's TheGrio D.C. Gala
10 p.m.-2 a.m.The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture 1400 Constitution Ave. NW
Time After-party
10:30 p.m.The Residence of the Swiss Ambassador2920 Cathedral Ave. NW
CBS News After-party
11 p.m.French Ambassador's Residence2221 Kalorama Road
Comcast-NBCUniversal News Group After-party
11:30 p.mOrganization of American States200 17th St. NW
Sunday, April 30
POLITICO Brunch
11 a.m.-1 p.m.Robert & Elena Allbritton ResidenceGeorgetown
CNN Brunch
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.The LINE DC1770 Euclid St. NW
UPDATED: This article has been edited to remove certain events that are not open to the public.
