Guides

Hosting in the District of Columbia

The rules for ticketed dinners and other micro hospitality in the District of Columbia, city by city. Checked Sep 2026. Not legal advice.

Cottage food in the District of Columbia: the checklist

What cottage food covers in the District of Columbia, whether sales are capped, and why ticketed micro hospitality needs a different route. Checked Sep 2026.

Washington

For chefs and mixologists

What a chef or mixologist needs before selling micro hospitality experiences in Washington, DC: routes, fees, drink rules and who to call (DC Health).

For venue hosts

What a venue host in Washington, DC should check before opening a space to micro hospitality pop-ups: licences, drinks, insurance (DC Health).

See Washington on Tenseats