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Over 50 D.C. embassies will be open to the public Saturday

The annual Around the World Embassy Tour is taking place for six hours

Embassy Row on Massachusetts Avenue NW (2010)
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This Saturday, more than 50 international embassies located in the District will welcome the public for the annual Around the World Embassy Tour—part of the monthlong Passport DC event organized by nonprofit Cultural Tourism DC and held every May. The tour is free, but some embassy staff may ask to see visitors’ ID. Roughly 30,000 people participated last year.

In general, the embassies will be accessible from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Per Cultural Tourism DC:

Embassies will showcase their respective country’s food, fashion, arts and artisans, music and dance. Embassies participating to date include Afghanistan, African Union Representational Mission to the United States, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.