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What's happening during White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend 2024

By Sara FischerMimi Montgomery,

13 days ago

The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is this Saturday, which means the D.C. media crowd will be partying all weekend.

Why it matters: "Nerd Prom" is Washington's version of the Oscars, and there's a long list of shindigs surrounding the main event.


Wednesday, April 24

Event: White House Correspondents' Dinner Week Reception: Celebrating the Next Generation of Leaders in Congress

  • Host: Fulcrum Public Affairs, Bryson Gillette and Conexión
  • Location: MITA
  • Time: 6pm - 9pm

Thursday, April 25

Event: Washington Women in Journalism Awards Ceremony

  • Host: Story Partners and Washingtonian
  • Location: Larz Anderson House
  • Time: 6pm - 9pm

Event: Bytes & Bylines

  • Host: Susanna Quinn, Eric Kuhn, Stephanie Cutter, Sarah Kate Ellis, Adrienne Elrod, Karen Finney, Adam Rathe, and Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason
  • Location: The Irish ambassador's residence
  • Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Event: Politico's White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Kickoff Reception

  • Host: British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce and Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami
  • Location: The British ambassador's residence
  • Time: 6:30pm - 9pm

Event: White House Foreign Press Pass Party

  • Host: Meridian International Center and the White House Foreign Press Group
  • Location: Meridian International Center
  • Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Event: The Fourth Estate

  • WME and Puck
  • Location: The Riggs Hotel
  • 7pm - 10pm

Event: Axios and Live Nation's Step into the Spotlight

  • Host: Axios and Live Nation
  • Location: OAS Building
  • Time: 8pm - 12am

Friday, April 26

Event: Washington AI Network's Inaugural White House Correspondents' weekend TGAIFriday Lunch

  • Host: Washington AI Network and Tammy Haddad
  • Location: The House at 1229
  • Time: 11am - 2pm

Event: Comcast NBCUniversal and the Motion Picture Association's White House Correspondents' Dinner Eve Event

  • Host: Comcast NBCUniversal and the Motion Picture Association
  • Location: Motion Picture Association
  • Time: 5:30pm - 8pm

Event: Crooked Media cocktail party

  • Host: Crooked Media and Vote Save America
  • Location: Grazie Mille
  • Time: 6pm - 8:30pm

Event: CAA White House Correspondents' Dinner Kickoff Party toasting host Colin Jost

  • Host: Creative Artists Agency
  • Location: La Grande Boucherie
  • Time: 6:30pm - 9pm

Event: Semafor House Party

  • Host: Semafor
  • Home of Justin Smith
  • Time: 7pm - 9:30pm

Event: Washingtonian/Embassy of Qatar White House Correspondents' Soirée

  • Host: Washingtonian and the Embassy of the State of Qatar
  • Location: Four Seasons Hotel
  • Time: 8pm - 11pm

Event: UTA's Celebration of American Journalists Party

  • Host: UTA
  • Location: Fiola Mare
  • Time: 9pm - 1am

Saturday, April 27

Event: White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch

  • Host: Tammy Haddad, Ruth Porat, Kevin Sheekey, Mark and Sally Ein, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Jon Banner, Craig Minassian, and Franco Nuschese
  • Location: Beall-Washington House
  • Time: 11am - 2pm

Event: ABC News White House Correspondents' Pre-Dinner Reception

  • Host ABC News
  • Location: Washington Hilton
  • Time: 5:30pm - 7pm

Event: CBS and Politico Pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner Party

  • Host: CBS and Politico
  • Location: Washington Hilton
  • Time: 6pm

Event: New Media Party

  • Host: Substack Politics and Hamish McKenzie
  • Location: The Willard Center
  • Time: 9pm - 11pm

Event: Swiss Ambassador's White House Correspondents' Dinner After-Party

  • Host: Swiss ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, Madame Angelique Gakoko, Time, and Amazon MGM Studios
  • Location: Swiss ambassador's residence
  • Time: 10:30pm

Event: Comcast-NBCU News Group White House Correspondents' Dinner After Party

  • Host: Comcast and NBCU News Group
  • Location: The French ambassador's residence
  • Time: 11:30pm

Sunday, April 28

Event: Politico Brunch

  • Host : Albritton Journalism Institute and Politico
  • Location : The Albritton residence
  • Time: 11am - 2pm

Event: Our Cup of Tea: White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Finale

  • Host: British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce and CNN
  • Location: British ambassador's residence
  • Time: 1pm - 3pm

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to fix the name of Creative Artists Agency.

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