DCLX 2025 Schedule
The DC Lindy Exchange brings together swing dancers from all over the world to dance to some of the best live swing music DC has to offer.
Friday
Friday Main
The Craig Gildner Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Intro Lesson: 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday Late
Gordon Webster Band featuring Hannah Gill
&
Chelsea Reed and The Fairweather Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
12:30 AM – 4:00 AM
Backroom: 12:30 AM – 3:30 AM
Spanish Ballroom: 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM
Saturday
Saturday AFTERNOON
Paul Cosentino and
the Boilermaker Jazz Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday Main
Scott Silbert’s
“Biggest” Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Intro Lesson: 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday Late
Keenan McKenzie
& the Riffers
&
Gordon Webster
(Blues Edition)
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
12:30 AM – 4:00 AM
Backroom: 12:30 AM – 3:30 AM
Spanish Ballroom: 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM
Sunday
Sunday AFTERNOON
Jon Tigert’s Hangover Jam Band
Bumper Car Pavilion
Glen Echo, MD 20812
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
DJ’d Fast Feet Hour: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Open Jam: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
DJ’d Soul Power Hour: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunday MAIN
Jonathan Stout and His Campus Five featuring Hilary Alexander
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo, MD 20812
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Event Details
For detailed information on our venues, check our Venues page.
At the Door Pricing
For those unable to attend the entire weekend, we’ll have 100 advance purchase tickets available for individual dances. Those tickets will go on sale at 12:01am Eastern time on April 6, 2025.
There will also be a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the door, so we recommend showing up early if you’re looking to purchase one of them.
| Friday Main | $40 |
| Friday Late | $30 |
| Saturday Afternoon | Free (no ticket needed) |
| Saturday Main | $40 |
| Saturday Late | $30 |
| Sunday Afternoon | $30 |
| Sunday Main | $30 |
Beginner Lessons
Before each of the main dances on Friday and Saturday, we hold beginner swing lessons for anyone looking for a little extra practice before the dance. Our lessons are free for anyone with paid admission to the main dance.
Friday: 8pm – 9pm
(Swing Only)
Saturday: 8pm – 9pm
(Swing Only)
Sunday: No lesson
Rain Locations
The rain location for the afternoon dances will be the Glen Echo Park (Ballroom Annex or Bumper Car Pavilion).
We’ll update our Facebook event with the most up-to-date information in the event of inclement weather.
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