ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-546
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 25, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to extend the hours of
operation, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages for on-premises
retailers, manufacturers holding an on-site sales and consumption permit, and temporary
license holders for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, and the All Night
and Dine All Night events, to allow and establish indoor and outdoor entertainment hours
for businesses that register with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board for the Art
All Night and Dine All Night events, and to allow non-alcohol licensees that hold a valid
certificate of occupancy to register with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to
sell, serve, and permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages during the Art All Night
and Dine All Night events.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “2024 Summer Olympics, Paralympic Games, Art All Night, and
Dine All Night Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France between July
26, 2024 and August 11, 2024. The 2024 Paralympic Games will also be held in Paris, France
between August 28, 2024 and September 8, 2024. In both events, thousands of athletes will
compete in a series of international multisport competitions.
(b) The Art All Night event takes place this year on September 27, 2024 and September
28, 2024. Art All Night allows residents and visitors to enjoy performing and visual arts
throughout the District’s business corridors and view local artists on the center stage. Art All
Night, which is organized by the Department of Small and Local Business Development
(“DSLBD”), has grown since 2011 to over 20 participating neighborhoods located in all 8 wards
with over 180,000 attendees from across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
region.
(c) The District will hold the second annual Dine All Night event from September 19,
2024 through September 29, 2024. Dine All Night is an all-night dining and culinary event
organized by DSLBD that involves qualifying restaurants and food establishments. Dine All
Night provides residents and visitors with an opportunity to enjoy the boundless creativity and
artistic skills of our local chefs and mixologists.
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(d) The emergency legislation will allow restaurants, food establishments, and other
businesses to participate in these events and to extend their hours of operation to 24 hours a day,
including offering alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. for sale,
service, and consumption. Businesses participating in Art All Night or Dine All Night may offer
outdoor entertainment until 11 p.m. and indoor entertainment until 2 a.m. during those dates that
they are registered with DSLBD to participate. Businesses participating in Art All Night or Dine
All Night with a valid certificate of occupancy may sell, serve, and permit the consumption of
alcoholic beverages during those dates that they are registered with DSLBD to participate.
(e) The emergency legislation requires licensees and eligible businesses to register with
the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department
by July 25, 2024, prior to the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and 2024 Paralympic
Games, and by September 26, 2024, prior to the start of Art All Night, to allow for the advance
planning of staffing and resources. Consequently, it is necessary for the Council to consider the
legislation on an emergency basis.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paralympic
Games, Art All Night, and Dine All Night Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after
a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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