Shop & Dine
- - - Tenleytown’s thriving commercial district features more than 120 storefront businesses, including restaurants, fitness studios, national retailers, and iconic locally-owned shops.
Explore
- - - Our friendly, walkable neighborhood is known for its festive events, community institutions, and local businesses that entertain and cater to all ages and stages.
  - - Getting Around
    - Tenleytown Walking Tours
  - - History
    - Entertainment & Recreation
News & Events
- - - From outdoor fairs to unique cultural events and entertainment, something is always happening in Tenleytown.
  - - LATEST NEWS
    - Tenleytown Main Street News
  - - UPCOMING EVENTS
    - Events Calendar
    - Submit Event
  - - FEATURED EVENTS
    - Art All Night
    - Tenleytown Blossoms
    - Get Fit at Fessenden
    - Bastille Day at the Park
    - DC Holiday Lights
Live
- - - From entertainment to shopping, education to healthcare, pet care to childcare, and everything in between, residents can find anything they need right here in Tenleytown.
  - - Apartments & Residences
    - Realtors
Business Support
- - - We support locally owned and neighborhood serving businesses.
  - - Tenley Bucks for Businesses
    - Business Membership Program
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Welcome to Tenleytown Main Street

We work with residents and local businesses to revitalize the business district at the heart of our community by leveraging its history to attract new businesses, create a stronger retail presence and make Tenleytown an even more desirable place to work and play.

St. Anns Spring Food Drive

May 2 | 09:00 AM

St. Ann's Spring Food Drive

Saturday May 2nd, St. Ann's is hosting a Spring Food Drive from 9am to 12pm. The contactless drive is being organized through Troop 100 DC to support the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation...

National Small Business Week

May 4 | 08:00 AM

National Small Business Week

Celebrate National Small Business Week in DC with DSLBD. Events will be taking place on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. May 4: Kick-off: Small Business Solutions Expo @ Martin...

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Tenleytown Business Brief March 5th : New Tenleytown Grant Opportunity & Women’s History Month Events

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Business Feature: Balloon Zoom & Fataima Ahmad

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Tenleytown Business Brief: New Growth Grants & Local Workshops – February 17th, 2026

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Around the Town: February 11, 2026

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