Located on the Potomac River and named for its historic fogs, Foggy Bottom is home to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (The Kennedy Center), the U.S. Department of State, and the southernmost part of Rock Creek Park, D.C.’s 1,754-acre greenspace, with biking and walking trails and river views.
The Kennedy Center features multiple theaters seating 320-2,465 people, and additional indoor and outdoor event spaces can accommodate 1,500 for banquets and 2,518 for receptions.
The Watergate Hotel is Foggy Bottom’s largest event hotel, with 336 guest rooms and 27,043 square feet of event space, including a 7,000-square-foot ballroom and Top of the Gate rooftop venue for up to 300 reception guests. Foggy Bottom is also home to several boutique hotels with smaller event spaces, including Hotel AKA Washington Circle.
