Page-to-Stage New Play Festival: John F. Kennedy Center 
More than 35 area theater companies participate in this annual series of free readings and previews of upcoming plays. 
Planet Arlington: A World Music Celebration 
Netherlands Carillon/Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington Boulevard and Meade Street , Arlington, VA
This first annual free festival celebrated the sounds of Ireland, Zimbabwe, Brazil, the Middle East and more. 
National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert 
Celebrated the end of summer with a free NSO concert on the U.S. Capitol West Lawn. The concert included selections from Aaron Copland's Rodeo and Lincoln Portrait, Elmer Bernstein's The Magnificent Seven, John Williams's theme from Superman, etc.
