Live Music
There's a band on most weeks
Live music comes up in 28 of El Golfo's Google reviews. Wednesday is the standing jazz night; weekends bring bluegrass, folk and the ticketed jazz series.
Every Wednesday
Jazz Night with the Greater U Street Jazz Collective
The weekly jazz night — and the reason Wednesday happy hour runs all the way to 10pm.
Ask about this weekOn the calendar
Coming up at El Golfo
- No cover
Seneca Creek Bluegrass Band
Friday, August 7th, 2026 · 7–9pm
Joe & Anna Grace Uehlein
Saturday, August 15th, 2026 · 7–9pm
- Tickets $25–$30
Brownsville Jazz Series
August 22nd, October 17th and December 19th · 7:30–9:30pm
Dates as listed by the restaurant. Line-ups change — call (301) 608-2121 to confirm a specific night, or to ask about the room for your own event.
Music & a table
Wednesday: jazz, and happy hour until 10
The kitchen runs until 10pm Sunday through Thursday and 11pm Friday and Saturday. Call (301) 608-2121 to hold a table on a music night.