DJ Nights at Jackie Restaurant, Navy Yard
Summer 2026 · Fridays & Saturdays after Nationals Home Games
DJ Nights at Jackie Restaurant,
Navy Yard
Disco house beats on the patio, 8–11 PM, May through September.
Jackie — stay for the music, stay for the night.
When the Game Ends, the Night Begins
The walk from Nationals Park to Jackie Restaurant takes four minutes. On a Friday night in July, that walk is half the reason people come to Washington DC in the summer. The stadium empties, the crowd spills onto Potomac Avenue, and somewhere between the final out and the first cocktail, the evening shifts from watching to living.
Through the summer, Jackie's outdoor patio transforms after game time: DJ AJ takes over from 8 to 11 PM on Friday and Saturday home-game nights, spinning groovy disco house sets that are loud enough to feel but quiet enough to hold a conversation. The kind of night this corner of DC was designed for.
Among the restaurants in this neighborhood, few give you a reason to stay well past the final inning. At this American restaurant, the DJ Night Series is that reason. Order another round. The night is young and the bass is warm.
What to Expect
The Sound
DJ AJ: Groovy Disco House
DJ AJ builds sets that borrow from the warmth of 70s disco and land squarely in the present. The energy rises through the night: easy conversation at eight, full movement by ten. No two sets are identical.
The Setting
Outdoor Patio, Open Sky
Jackie's patio is the right place for a summer night. Open air, the particular warmth of a DC evening after a game, the kind of setting where you sit down meaning to stay an hour and find yourself still there at eleven.
The Menu
Cocktails and Bites All Night
The full Jackie cocktail menu runs through the evening, alongside a selection of bites. Come straight from the stadium for a drink, or settle in early and let dinner roll into the set.
The Schedule
Every Home Game Friday and Saturday, May 15–September 12
DJ sets run 8–11 PM on Friday and Saturday nights following Nationals home games, from May 15 through September 12. Check the Nationals schedule and plan around the games you already want to see.
You Stay a While
You leave the stadium with the crowd, still carrying the energy of a close ninth inning. The Capitol Riverfront is alive tonight. You don't want the evening to end, and you don't have to let it. Jackie Restaurant is four blocks away and the patio is already glowing.
You grab a seat outside. Your drink arrives. DJ AJ shifts into something deeper, something that makes the table beside you look up mid-sentence and just listen. The night air is exactly what a Navy Yard summer is supposed to feel like.
Among navy yard restaurants, this is the one where you look up at 10:30 and realize you've been here two and a half hours without checking your phone. You'll be back for the next home game. You already know it.
The Details
When: Fridays & Saturdays after Nationals home games
Hours: 8–11 PM · May 15 through September 12, 2026
DJ: DJ AJ · disco house
Setting: Outdoor patio
Where: 79 Potomac Ave SE, Washington DC 20003 · jackiedc.com
Your Table Is Waiting
Reserve your spot on the patio before the game. Stay for the music after.
Friday and Saturday evenings at Jackie, four blocks from Nationals Park. The American restaurant that keeps the summer going after the last out.