Drag Shows · Washington

Brown Sugar

Name: Brown Sugar
Start: 2026-11-15
Location: Shakers

Shakers

2014 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

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Sunday, November 15, 2026

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Brown Sugar is Shakers' monthly POC drag show in Washington, D.C., held every third Sunday of the month. Hosted by Cake Pop and Evry Pleasure, it's a night to see some of the city's best drag talent in the friendly neighborhood bar on 9th Street NW.

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