Get excited Washington, D.C., gluten-free experts are headed your way!

Hosted by the Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), the Washington, D.C. Gluten-Free Expo is back for the second year in row, allowing gluten-free consumers to meet and learn about how to live a gluten-free lifestyle on June 15, 2012 from 3 – 8 p.m. at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.

Last year 700 people came out for the event, and this year around 1,000 attendees are expected. 70 vendors will be ready to sample and share their mouth-watering gluten-free goodies with you. Tickets are $10 and $5 for children under 5 and can be purchased online here. Melaina from Rudi’s will be at the event, so stop by and say hello if you’re nearby!

Can’t make it but want to know more about gluten-free living in our nation’s capital? Find a gluten-free meetup group near you, or check out Celiac Chicks gluten-free guide to Washington, D.C. where you can find tons of information, including yummy places to eat like renowned Spanish restaurant Jaleo. Yum!