Carter Barron Amplitheatre

Opened in 1950, the Carter Barron Amphitheater is a 4,000-seat outdoor music venue built on the 150th anniversary of Washington D.C. At the time it was built, it was one of the only racially-integrated performing arts venues in the city. It closed in 2017 due to “structural issues” with the stage. It has been the city’s plan to renovate ever since, but as of 2024, it sits in abandonment.

The amplitheatre is located at 4850 Colorado Avenue, NW, near the intersection of 16th and Colorado. Access might require passing a gate.