Broccoli City Festival

For attendees coming down the Northeast Corridor (NYC/Philly/Baltimore), Amtrak into Washington Union Station often beats flying entirely. Union Station is ~2 miles from the RFK Campus: connect via Metro (Red Line one stop to Metro Center or Gallery Place, transfer to Blue/Orange/Silver to Stadium-Armory), a ~10-min rideshare, or WMATA's D20 bus along the H St/Benning Rd corridor (the route that replaced the DC Streetcar, which shut down March 31, 2026, older guides still pointing festivalgoers at the free streetcar are out of date).

Intercity coaches arrive at the Union Station Bus Terminal (50 Massachusetts Ave NE, above the rail station), ~2 miles from the RFK Campus, the budget option from NYC, Philadelphia, Richmond and the wider region. Same last-mile options as Amtrak arrivals: Metro via Red-then-Blue/Orange/Silver to Stadium-Armory, the D20 bus, or a short rideshare.

The easiest airport-to-venue run in US festival travel: DCA has its own Metro station (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Blue/Yellow lines) connected to the terminals by walkway, and the Blue Line runs DIRECT to Stadium-Armory station, no transfer, from which the Festival Grounds at RFK Campus are a short walk (the venue's own directions page says 'Take the Blue or Orange Line to the Stadium-Armory Metro stop'). Events DC also lists Metrobus routes 96, 97, B2 and D6 to Stadium-Armory. Pay with a SmarTrip card or tap contactless credit/debit. Metrorail fares are distance-based on weekdays and flat-capped on weekends, Broccoli City has historically run on a Sat/Sun (July 11-12, 2026), when the $2.25-$2.50 weekend fare applies.

DCA has 24/7 taxi stands outside Terminals A/B/C and designated ride-app pickup zones at each terminal (per the airport's official ground-transportation pages). The drive to the RFK Campus is ~6-7 miles across the river. The Metro (one line, no transfer back to DCA) is genuinely the faster exit. No advance booking URL, hail in-app or at the stand on arrival.

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

1345 4th Street Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

1917 Bladensburg Road Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

134 12th Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

604 South Carolina Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

501 New York Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, 20910, Washington, DC

Typically $170-300 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, 20814, Washington, DC

Typically $170-300 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

2799 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202

Typically $100-190 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

2800 Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VA 22202

Typically $100-190 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

Dense short-stay inventory in the neighborhoods that actually serve this fest, Capitol Hill, Hill East (rowhouses within walking distance of the RFK Campus), H Street NE and Navy Yard. A mid-July weekend in DC is high season, and a two-day festival on top of it means booking early for anything walkable in Hill East; expect weekend-surge pricing near the venue.

No camping in the District itself, the RFK Campus is federal-adjacent urban parkland with no overnight option. Hipcamp inventory for a DC trip is rural Maryland (and northern Virginia) private-land tent sites, cabins and glamping, typically 45 min-1.5 h out toward the Chesapeake, Southern Maryland or the Catoctin/western foothills, a drive-in alternative to a hotel, not a walkable substitute. Link points to the statewide Maryland directory (verified live. Hipcamp has no District-level directory page).