DC Nighttime Economic Impact Study (2020)

Economic Impact Of DC’s Nightlife Industry

The District’s restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and performance venues contribute $7.1 billion to the city’s economy.

Washington, DC is no longer a one-business, government town with a 9-5 schedule. It is a city of innovators, creatives, and change-makers – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as this 2020 report reveals.

_{Muriel Bowser, Mayor – Washington, DC}

Study and report by:

• District of Columbia Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture
• The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
• Washington DC Economic Partnership
• Jon Stover & Associates
• The Javera Group
• Brick & Story