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Brand-new exhibits, exhilarating outdoor activities, unique festivals & so much more

You can find amazing events all year long in Washington, DC. Explore everything that’s going on, from annual festivals and holiday celebrations to new museum exhibits, concerts and so much more.

May

15

2024

Downtown

Janet Echelman’s 1.8 Renwick

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May

15

2024

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Little Shop of Horrors

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May

15

2024

Southwest & The Wharf

ISEKAI: Blooming Parallel Worlds

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May

17

2024

U Street

U Streets Jazzed Up Cocktail Tour

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May

19

2024

Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle Farmers Market

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May

19

2024

Georgetown

Historic Georgetown Tour

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May

16

2024

Downtown

The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, 70 Years Later

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May

17

2024

Virginia

Spring Wine Festival and Sunset Tour

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May

18

2024

Downtown

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May

18

2024

Dupont Circle

Museum Walk Weekend 2024

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May

18

2024

Southwest & The Wharf

Washington Spirit vs. Angel City FC

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Jun

06

2024

Dupont Circle

Phillips after 5: Party with Pride

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Jun

06

2024

Brookland

Blooms & Brushes: A Floral Pot Painting Party

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Jun

15

2024

National Mall

A Seat at the Table: A Juneteenth Conversation with Bryant Terry and Kevin Young

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May

15

2024

Dupont Circle

Breakfast Tour

May

16

2024

National Mall

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

May

15

2024

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

The Temple of Invention AR Experience

May

16

2024

NoMa

NoMa Farmers Market at Third Street NE

History & Re-enactments

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May

15

2024

Downtown

Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey

May

16

2024

Dupont Circle

Millionaires, Mansions and Moonshine

May

15

2024

Virginia

Mount Vernon: The Story of An American Icon Exhibit

Jun

07

2024

Georgetown

Tour the City Tavern Building

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May

15

2024

Foggy Bottom

Across the Great Atlantic: Art of the Italian Diaspora in the Americas of the 20th Century

May

15

2024

Downtown

Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey

May

15

2024

Anacostia

Sydney Vernon: Interior Lives

May

15

2024

National Mall

The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy

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Events

Brand-new exhibits, exhilarating outdoor activities, unique festivals & so much more

15

Downtown

Janet Echelman’s 1.8 Renwick

15

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Little Shop of Horrors

15

Southwest & The Wharf

ISEKAI: Blooming Parallel Worlds

17

U Street

U Streets Jazzed Up Cocktail Tour

19

Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle Farmers Market

19

Georgetown

Historic Georgetown Tour

16

Downtown

The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, 70 Years Later

17

Virginia

Spring Wine Festival and Sunset Tour

18

Downtown

Archive Transcribe-a-thon: Frida Kahlo Papers

18

Dupont Circle

Museum Walk Weekend 2024

18

Southwest & The Wharf

Washington Spirit vs. Angel City FC

06

Dupont Circle

Phillips after 5: Party with Pride

06

Brookland

Blooms & Brushes: A Floral Pot Painting Party

15

National Mall

A Seat at the Table: A Juneteenth Conversation with Bryant Terry and Kevin Young

Upcoming events that are worth your attention.

15 Must-See DC Events & Festivals

Things to Do This Week in Washington, DC

Things to Do This Weekend in Washington, DC

Things to Do This Month

Events Happening Now

Reasons to Catch a Washington Nationals Baseball Game

Guide to Free Embassy Tours in Washington, DC During Passport DC

Things to Do for Mother's Day in Washington, DC

Planning Ahead

Can't-Miss Summer Events & Festivals in Washington, DC

The Best Things to Do Memorial Day Weekend 2024 in Washington, DC

Family

15

Dupont Circle

16

National Mall

Archive Transcribe-a-thon: Frida Kahlo Papers