Every year we are asked 3 main questions… What is Yuri’s Night DC? How can I help? How do I throw my own party? What is Yuri’s Night DC? Yuri’s Night World Space Party is an annual celebration on April 12th to honor Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, and to toast...

Elevator to the Moon: Retro-Future Visions of Space Celebrate C2YN (Coundown to Yuri’s Night) Opening reception: Thursday, April 5th / 5:30-7:30pm (Artist talk with Jared Davis, Curator at 6pm) Dates: Thursday, April 5th – Saturday, June 9th Location: Mezz Gallery –...

Come celebrate Yuri’s Night early with the most interesting people in DC! Share stories and ideas, enjoy a drink or two, and have an awesome time as we kick off what is surely to be an exciting Yuri’s Night in the DC area! Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2012 Time: 6pm –...

Yuri’s Night DC is back at Science Club this year after an incredible celebration last year for the 50th anniversary of Human Spaceflight! Yuri’s Night will have Space Trivia, a Lego spaceship building contest, and lots of great prizes. There will be t-shirts for purchase, swag, and...

Did you know Yuri Gagarin was a huge hockey fan and even coached basketball? Astronauts can be sports fans too, so this year Blue Banana will be celebrating Yuri’s Night DC with a sporty twist. 10 Flat Screen TV’s will be playing spacey videos with $4 spacey drink specials all night...

Did you know Yuri Gagarin has soccer stadiums named after him? With that in mind, Yuri’s Night DC will be celebrated at DC’s original soccer bar destination. DJ Trayze starts at 9pm with food and drink specials running all night. Join Lucky Bar as they celebrate human space flight...

The night before Yuri Gagarin went into space he listened to music, played pool, and talked about his childhood. This year, Continental Pool Hall is honoring Yuri’s bravery with spacey video’s, space themed drink specials, and Pool all night long. Also join the One Love Massive...

Looking for a modern and luxurious Yuri’s Night? The Dunes in Columbia Heights is the place to be. Featuring their latest monthly exhibit, it creates a beautiful backdrop when toasting to Yuri Gagarin. Enjoy space themed drinks and join the One Love Massive crew as they celebrate human...

Human Spaceflight became a reality 51 years ago with the launch of a capsule called “Vostok 1” on April 12th, 1961. The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space. Upon reentry from...

15 visual artists, 20 performers, and two bands come together to create an out of this world celebration of the first human space flight. The event honors cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with live music, a spoofy SCI-FI stage show, burlesque performances, an art exhibition, a lunar dance party, and...

April is “Space” month in the Washington DC Metro area. We have quite the month ahead of parties in the name of science, Space Shuttle Discovery flying across the skies of the Capital, and her arrival/induction into the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum. April 17th,...