Even as Capitol Hill digs in for a long, long weekend of bickering, Washington City Paper is prepping its 10th annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair at Union Market. The weather is supposed to be perfect this weekend, which adds up to two days of awesomeness celebrating D.C.’s local underground art scene, as well as the food, drink, music, dance and everything else that makes the District what it is.

Crafty Bastards has always been a big draw, even in its nascent phases, when it was staged in an empty lot near the Columbia Heights Metro stop. More than 150 vendors, including some of D.C.’s most popular food trucks, breweries and artists will be plying their wares at Union Market’s spacious grounds, and when it’s time to drop out a bit, you can head to the New Belgium beer garden, a newbie to the festival.

“The beer garden is new, mostly though, we’ve really tried to up the production level. This is my first year, but all the feedback I’ve read through the years has been that it was overcrowded, tough to navigate, and not an event you could really spend some time in if you weren’t shopping.  We’ve added nearly 25,000 [square feet] of usable space. With that, we added an extra vendor tent, a dozen food trucks, picnic tables, wider shopping aisles … etc.,” said Stephen Ball, Washington City Paper’s marketing and promotions manager. Nicely done. Space to think, and drink! Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1309 Fifth St. NE. $5 each day. To get tickets in advance, go here.

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Meanwhile, the Global Language Network and New York University’s Washington outfit are hosting a “culture and diversity festival” they’re calling G Fest at NYU’s Constance Milstein and Family Global Academic Center (1307 L St. NW) on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The event will feature booths, dance performances and all kinds of cultural happenstance from several participating countries’ attaches, including Brazil, Japan and Poland. To register, go here.

And, don’t forget to get that long-delayed tour of the National Archives or the Hirshhorn in this weekend. Who knows? They could be closed for a while the ways things are looking in Congress.