January 1

•  5k: Fresh Fit 5K (free)

January 2

•  museum/after hours: Start Fresh ($20)

• ice skate: DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular (free)

• games: Board Game Night (free) 

• Knit: Creatives Club (free)

• grand opening: Plant Magic Bottle Shop ($25)

• movie: Her (free)

• bingo/fundraiser: Sisters Bingo ($20+)

January 3

• ice skate: DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular (free)

• zoo/holiday: Zoolights ($6)

• craft/cozy: Femme Night Out: The Cozy Sessions ($10)

• art museums: First Friday Dupont Circle Bid Art Walk (free)

January 4

• tour: National Cathedral Combination Tower Climb ($90)

• book sale: Friends of the Palisades Library Book Sale (free)

• winter: Winter Wonderland Festival (free)

• ice skate: DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular (free)

• art/festival: First Saturday: January (free) 

• zoo/holiday: Zoolights ($6)

• book talk/politics: Kamala: Her Historic, Joyful, and Auspicious Sprint to the White House (free)

• craft: Boozy Candle Cocktails ($60)

January 5

• museum/community: Free Community Day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (free)

• games/hh: Boozy Board Game Night ($10 cover)

• plants: DC Plant Swap (free)

• craft: Indigo Natural Tie-Dye Workshop ($55)

January 6

• knit: Yarn Lovers Club (free)

• snow: Meridian Hill Snowball Fight (free)

• fairy tales: Wintery Fairy Tales ($17)

January 7

• film: Casablanca ($5) 

• bingo/drag: Drag Bingo (bring cash)

January 8

• knit: Spinning a Yarn (free)

• games: Lorcana Learn to Play (free) 

• politics/book talk: Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn (free) 

January 9

• vision board: Dream It, See It, Achieve It: Vision Board Workshop (free)

• movie/social justice: Public Defender (free)

• movie: Blade Runner (free)

• games: Board Game Night (free)

• politics/book talk: Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville reveal about rising threats to American Democracy (free)

• trivia/themed: Harry Potter Themed Trivia (free)

January 10

• film/language: Rebel with a Clause — A Rollicking Grammar Road Trip Movie! ($10)

• new year/tarot: New Years Tarot and Tea ($60)

• politics/book talk: When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders (free) 

• sober: Mindful Drinking Fest ($50+)

  January 11

• space: Astronomy on Tap (free)

• tour: National Cathedral Angels & Demons Tour ($60)

• book sale: Friends of Northeast Library Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of Palisades Library Book Sale (free)

• art talk: Jay Durrah (free)

• volunteer: Community Conservation at Langdon Park (free)

• orchestra/video: Sonic Symphony ($350+)

• cookies: Winter Warm Cookie Class ($80)

  January 12

• film: FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA ($12)

• knit: Sit & Stitch (free)

• craft: Rope Coiled Baskets ($50) 

January 13

• public health: The New Politics of Public Health ($17)

January 14

•  whisky: Tasting Tuesday ($15)

• film: The Sting ($5+)

• book talk: What is My Legacy? (free)

• tea/workshop: Make Your Own Herbal Tea ($55)

• law:  Legal Guardrails for Trump 2.0 ($17)

• bingo/drag: Drag Bingo (bring cash)

• meal: Trés Veg ($222)

January 15

•  navy: America’s First Aircraft Carrier (free)

• workshop: Landscape Painting (free) 

• cookbook: Eat Happy Italian ($10)

• book talk/politics: In Defense of Partisanship (free) 

• craft: Create Your Own Suncatcher ($65)

January 16

• museum/after hours: Third Thursday (free)

• art talk: Derrick Adams and Zoë Charlton (free) 

• movie: Back to the Future w Lecture (free)

• la fundraiser: World Central Kitchen ($175)

• games: Board Game Night (free)

• vision board: Dream It, See It, Achieve It: Vision Board Workshop (free)book talk/politics: It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change (free) 

• ice skating/hockey: Rock the Rink at The Wharf (free)

January 17

• art/closes: Art Matters (free)

• swifties: Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift ($26+)

• bdsm/video: HUMP! Hardcore ($20)

January 18

tour: National Cathedral Tower Climb ($90)

• tour: National Cathedral Angels & Demons Tour ($60)

• volunteer: Community Tree Care: Anacostia Park (free)

• film: Anora ($12)

• volunteer: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (free)

• new year: Vision Board 2025 (free)

• book sale: Friends of the Palisades Library Book Sale (free)

• technology/book talk: House of Huawei: The Secret of China’s Most Powerful Company (free) 

• dance party: PINK PONY XCXPRESSO ($10)

January 19

• art/closes: Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment (free)

• plants: Terrarium Building Workshop ($30)

January 20

January 21

• whisky: Tasting Tuesday ($15)

• film: The Deer Hunter ($5)

• plants/craft: Mushroom Bonsai Class ($60)

• presidency: The Presidency at a Crossroads ($17) 

• book talk/hbcu: HBCU Made: A Celebration of The Black College Experience (free) 

• bingo/drag: Drag Bingo (bring cash)

January 22

•  books: Lost City Books Winter Salon (free)

• indonesian/cookbook: An Evening with Pat Tanumihardja Celebrating Mortar and Pestle ($15)

January 23

• book talk: At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China (free)

• games: Board Game Night (free)

• after hours/museum: Live! At The Library (free)

• embassy/party: Opening: From Spain with Design - Essence (free)

• cookbook/italy: SICILY, MY SWEET: Love Notes to an Island ($10+)

• movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once (free)

• politics/book talk: Dear Miss Perkins (free) 

• opera: Opera on Tap (free)

• pop-up: PALI/TEX/MEX ($)

January 24

• film: Universal Language (free)

• wine: Grapes You've Never Heard Of ($45)

• pop-up: PALI/TEX/MEX ($)

January 25

• book sale: Friends of the Palisades Library Book Festival (free)

• art exhibit/opens: Art Deco Glamor in Shanghai (free)

• closing reception: Beauty Behind Bars (free)

• pop-up: PALI/TEX/MEX ($)

• volunteer: District Clean-Ups (free)

• nature: Winter Tree Identification ($35-85 sliding scale)

• education: Maryland State Superintendent ($15) 

• art/closes: Alias (free) 

• volunteer: Invasive Vine Removal (free)

• art talk: Artist Talk with Jay Durrah (free)

• puzzle: National Puzzle Day - Puzzle Swap (free) 

• craft: Punch Needle Wall Art ($50)

• art exhibit/closing: Closing Reception-"When The Creek Rises" Exhibition (free)

• art/workshop: Spoonful of Style: Transform Wooden Spoons into Artful Treasures (free)

January 26

• clothing swap: Happy Daze Clothing Swap (free)

• judaism/film/comics: Batman and Bill (free)

• pop-up: PALI/TEX/MEX ($)

January 27

• presidents: Trump and the World ($17) 

• holocaust: Haunted by Auschwitz 80 Years Later (free)

• book talk: Brooke Shields ($45)

• concert/austria: Spirit of Hope (free)

• mlk/judaism: MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice (free)

January 28

• film: Driving Miss Daisy ($5)

• lecture: Understanding Immigration ($17)

• cookbook/bread: The Hungry Ghost Bread Book : An Offbeat Bakery’s Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones, and More ($10+)

• bingo/drag: Drag Bingo (bring cash)

January 29

• lunar new year: Lunar New Year Dessert Swap (free)

• lunar new year: Lunar New Year Yoju (Yogurt Soju) Tasting (free)

• flowers/mocktails: Eucalyptus Bouquets and Mocktails ($36)

• flowers: Flower Arranging Basics with Winter Flowers ($95) 

• volunteer: Invasive Vine Removal at Historic Walter Reed (free)

• wine: The Wines of Austria ($45)

January 30

• book talk: Black in Blues (free)

• film: Monster’s Inc. (free)

• book talk: Sex with a Brain Injury (free)

• japan/film: The Deer King (free)

• film/austria: Film Screening: "The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home" (free)

January 31

• film: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival ($28+)

• museum/after hours: Spy Fest: A Family Festival (free)

• wine: Drinking Local: Wines of Maryland & Virginia ($45) 

• dance party: Sorry For Party Rocking (2010-2015 Pop & EDM Bangers) ($25)

• art exhibit/opens: Marley Seday (free)

February 1

• market/lunar new year: Lunar New Year Market (free)

• native/storytelling: The Art of Storytelling: Uncanny Stories (free)

• festival/lunar new year: Lunar New Year (free)

• festival/lunar new year: Lunar New Year Family Celebration (free)

• crepes: Crêpe Days: Celebrate La Chandeleur! ($18)

• film: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival: Quartzite ($28+)

• film: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival: Basalt ($28+)

• garden: Planning and starting your garden from seeds! ($15) 

• valentines/craft: Valentine Collages ($50)

• art exhibit/opens: Material Defects (free) 

• market: Vintage Garage Sale (free)

• art/crafting/museum: Drop-in Art Making at the National Gallery of Art (free)

• film: AI: African Intelligence (free)

• art: Super Art Fight ($20) 

• book/market: Friends Book Sale (free)

February 2

• crepes: Crêpe Days: Celebrate La Chandeleur! ($18)

• parade: DC Chinese Lunar New Year Parade (free) 

• cookies/valentines: “We Go Together Like” Cookie Class ($80)

• valentines/craft:  Beginner Embroidery Class ($50)

• museum/community day: Free Community Day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (free)

• film/bhm: Who in the Hell is Regina Jones? (free)

• bake sale/fundrasier: Community Bake Sale & Fundraiser ($20) 

• closes/bonsai: Winter Silhouettes (free)

• tator tots: National Tater Tots Day ($)

• books: Book Swap (free)

• movie: Shrek & Shrek 2 (free)

• bhm/film: The Green Book - Guide to Freedom (free) 

February 3

• literary trivia: Kramers Literary Trivia (free)

February 4

•  lecture: The Fire of Frederick Douglass ($17)

• workshop/film: Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop (free)

February 5

• curling: Curling & Cocktails (free)

February 6

• after hours/museum: Bold & Beautiful After Dark (free) 

• art talk/online: Viewing Byzantium through Arts & Crafts Eyes: from Greece to Sudan (free) 

• architecture: Spotlight on Design: Jeanne Gang ($15)

• after hours/museum: I <3 ART ($20) 

• museums/after hours: Live! At the Library (free)

February 7

• film/iran: 6 in the Morning (free)

• podcast/history: Lincoln: A National Treasure ($15) 

• comedy/arab: Funny Arabs by Rola Z ($25)

• dance party: SZA Dance Night ($20)

February 8

book talk/bhm: Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad with Andrew K. Diemer (free) 

• valentines: Valentine’s Day Party ($)

• dance/asian history: Sightlines Saturday Dance Performance: Seeds of Toil: Three Asian American Stories of Resistance and Resilience (free) 

• baldwin/dinner: Dining with Baldwin: A Culinary Homage with Jessica Harris ($30) 

• craft: District Spring Embroidery Class ($50)

• beer/bhm: Cheers and Beers: Black Brewers Tasting Party ($32)

• festival/dc: Washington’s Historic Homes (free)

• art/opening reception: Proximity/Relic of My Time/Animal, Vegetable, Popsicle (free)

• festival: Community Love Day (free)

• dance party: Daft Disko: A French Touch & Disco House Party ($15)

• dance party: Crushin’ On You (free)

• volunteer: Takoma Park Tree Care (free)

• valentines: February Family Day: Valentine's Day (free)

• book/market: Used Book Sale (free)

February 9

• art talk/tour: Spirit & Strength: Modern Art from Haiti (free)

• film/bhm: James Baldwin in I Heard it Through the Grapevine (free)

February 10

• spies/book talk: An Evening with H.R. McMaster (free)

February 11

•  plants: Plant Styling with Hilton Carter ($22) 

• film/unhoused: I Have A Name Film Screening (free)

• unhoused: Nights at the Round Table: Ending Homelessness ($15) 

• book talk: Tara Roberts ($12)

• queer: Hank’s Oyster Bar LGBTQ+ Event Series ($25) 

• flowers: Orchid Workshop ($39)

• lecture: The Love Lecture ($17)

February 12

• taylor swift: Swiftonomics: The Economics of Taylor Swift ($30)

• after hours/museum: Wordplay Wednesday: Valentine’s Edition ($5-25) 

• candles/craft: Wax and Wonder ($55)

• art talk: Fresh Talk: Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix ($22+)

• craft: Spinning a Yarn (free)

• curling: Curling & Cocktails (free)

February 13

• teachers: D.C. Teachers' Night: An Environmental Education Evening (free)

• language/book talk: Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words ($10) 

• black/theatre: State of DC Black Theatre: The Convening (free)

• galenntines: Venus Party: A Galentines Dance Party ($10) 

• happy hour: All Day Happy Hour at El Presidente (free)

• cover show: GIRLS ROCK! DC VALENTINE’S COVER SHOW BENEFIT ($20) 

• museums/after hours: Live! At the Library (free)

February 14

after hours/museum: Africa, With Love (free)

• valentines: HRA Paws-Up (free)

• dance: Valentine’s Masquerade (free)

• adopt/valentine’s/dogs: HRA Pawp-Up (free)

• date night/book store: Date Night at Lost City Books! ($75)

• art talk: Radical Paper: Art and Invention with Colored Pulp (free with museum admission)

• valentines/cheese/chocolate: Cheese, Chocolate & Bubbles ($75) 

• comedy/show: Awkward Sex and the City ($20) 

• rock n roll/dance: Annual Valentine’s Day Rock & Roll Dance Party (free)

• broadway/dance: Broadway Rave ($25)

• valentines: Anti-Valentines Day: The Shredding of Grievances (free)

February 15

• craft: Modern Weaving Workshop ($85)

• beer/valentines: Precious One Seasonal Brew Release Party (free)

• film/bhm: Great Migrations: A People on The Move (free)

• film/bhm: Dahomey (free)

• storytelling/valentines: Mortified DC: Doomed Valentines ($30) 

• dance party: Good Luck Club – An Unapologetic Party ($20) 

• fundraiser: Cupid’s Undie Run ($45)

• volunteer: Love is Trash (free)

• lunar new year: Fashion and Food: A Tết Celebration (free)

February 16

• market/vintage: LVRS & FRNDS: A Vintage Night Market ($10)

• dance party: Masquerade Party (free)

February 17

• trivia: Kramers Literary Trivia (free)

• lecture/presidents: George Washington and Executive Power ($17)

• presidents: Washington's Birthday Federal Holiday (free)

February 18

• bhm: Historically Speaking Tricia Hersey: We Will Rest! (free) 

• astronomy: Astronomy on Tap (free)

• translation/lecture: Lost City Books Translation Salon (free)

• lecture: Medieval Sex ($17)

February 19

• after hours/museum: NMWA Nights ($22+)

• pop-up: Ekiben ($)

• workshop: Photo Collaging (free)

• curling: Curling & Cocktails (free)

• bike: DC Bike Party (free)

• book talk:  The Overground Railroad with Candacy Taylor (free)

February 20

• language/film: Singing Back the Buffalo (free)

• community day/museum: Third Thursday at the Phillips Collection (free)

• staged reading: Impressionism ($12)

• after hours: After Hours at Arts Enable (free)

• aerial/acrobat: Fire & Ice - The Immersive Live Music Show ($59)

• re-opening: 1921 Biergarten (free)

• after hours/museum: Live! At the Library (free)

• relationships: The Genius of Polyamory (free)

February 21

• film: My Stolen Planet (free)

• dance/2000s: The Ultimate 2000s Live Band Dance Party ($25)

• dance/k-pop: KaptureCon K-Pop Night ($30)

• volunteer: Invasive Plant Removal (free)

February 22

• floral design/tropical: Sail Away to the Caribbean Tropical Blooms Floral Workshop ($80)

• beer: District Beer Fest: Winter ($35+)

• craft: Colors of Freedom: Painting on Canvas (free)

• lecture/bhm: From Court Martial to Exoneration: Remembering Port Chicago (free)

• festival: Afro House: Spirit Fest (free)

• photography/lecture: A Conversation with Thomas Demand (free)

• craft: Design Your Own Animal Face Mask (free)

• dance party: CRYFEST: THE CURE vs. THE SMITHS DANCE PARTY ($25)

• dance party: SATISFACTION (2010-2017 EDM bangers All Night Long!) ($15) 

• ice skating: Rock the Rink! (free)

• market: Friends Book Sale (free) 

February 23

• book talk: Governor Gretchen Whitmer ($12+)

• baking/mardi gras: Bake & Take: King Cake Edition ($85)

February 24

• dc/metro: How the Metro Made Washington ($17)

February 25

February 26

• art talk: The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Gallery Talk (free)

• curling: Curling & Cocktails (free)

February 27

• gardens/philly: The Secret World of Philadelphia’s Private Gardens ($22)

• lecture/urban planning: The County as Ecosystem: Political Economy and Landscape History in Boulder, Colorado and Benzie, Michigan (free) 

• politics/book talk: The Highest Calling (free) 

• museum/party: Live! At the Library (free) 

• cookies: Girl Scout Cookies + Beer Pairing ($20)

• opera/comedy: Opera on Tap: Sung and Unsung (free)

• film: Hidden Figures (2016) (free)

February 28

• art exhibit/opens: Uncanny ($) 

• dance party: Dancing Queen: ABBA Glitter Disco Anniversary ($25)

• community: Eastern Market Main Street Annual Meeting (free)

SATURDAY, 3/1

• literacy: What’s Next in the Science of Reading ($15)

• festival/workshop: First Saturday: March (free)

• festival/mardi gras: Mardi Gras at The Wharf (free)

• craft: Beginning Crochet - Granny Squares (suggested $30) 

• abortion: My Body My Festival ($39)

• book sale: Friends of the Cleveland Park Library Used Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)

• book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free) 

SUNDAY, 3/2

• film/ramadan: Closer to God (free)

• community day: Free Community Day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (free)

• cheese: Paste & Rind on H Street's 2nd Birthday (free) 

• adoption: HRA Pawp-Up at City State Brewing ($50 adoption fee) 

• queer: Vroom Vroom... A DC Dyke Night Tea Party (free) 

  MONDAY, 3/3

• film: International Movie Night (free) 

• book talk/politics: Author Talk: Kamala (free)

TUESDAY, 3/4

•  science/lecture: What If Fungi Win? (free) 

• wine: Meet The Maker with Maria Koppitsch ($15) 

• technology/books: Picks and Shovels (free) 

• local authors: Celebrate Women and Writing with the Inner Loop (free) 

• film: Gladiator II (free)

WEDNESDAY, 3/5

• museum/party: Wordplay Wednesday ($5+)

• architecture: Tatiana Bilbao ($15)

• beer/release party: Senate Bock Release Party (free) 

• italian/cookbook: Giada De Laurentiis ($12+)

• floral/non-alcoholic: Women's Month Eucalyptus Bouquets and Mocktails ($36)

• book: Saving Five (free) 

THURSDAY, 3/6

• navy/history: Sea Cloud, Coast Guard, and Captain Skinner ($22) 

• concert/asian: Interwoven (free)

• art/monuments/lecture: The Shape of Power Conversation with Monume nt Lab: Monumental Matters (free)

• army/music: US Army Strings - 75th Anniversary Celebration (free)

• purim/jewish/museum/party:  Purim Superheroes (cancelled)

• dc history: 1976 TO 2026: LESSONS FROM DC’S LOCAL BICENTENNIAL (free)

• museum/party: Techno Takeover ($20) 

• ukraine/film: Erase the Nation (free) 

• museum party/after hours: Live! At The Library featuring World Music Collective (free)

• womens history/fundraiser: SHE NIGHT OUT: SIP + SHOP FUNDRAISER (free) 

• cookbook: Molly Yeh ($12+) 

• japan/anime: Animezing! | The First Slam Dunk (free) 

• carribean/cookbook: KIN: An Evening Celebrating & Exploring Caribbean Food ($10+)

• film: High Society (free)

• wildfire relief: LA Wildfire Relief Concert ($15) 

FRIDAY, 3/7

•  art opening: SHE:DC ART SHOW OPENING PARTY ($15) 

• film/womens history month: Friday Movie (free)

• mexico/immigration: Los Niños Perdidos (The Lost Children): A Piece in 20 Questions ($25)

SATURDAY, 3/8

• music: 21st Century Consort: Art Becomes Music Becomes Art (free)

• art/lecture: Sightlines Saturday Artist-to-Artist Conversation: MISS CHELOVE and Ameya Okamoto (free)

• film/architecture/lecture: Sleeping Beauty ($15)

• plants: USBG Production Facility Open House (free)

• yoga: International Women’s Day Yoga ($20) 

• workshop: Pinhole Pics ($25) 

• art exhibit/closing: Material Defects (free)

• drawing: Figure Drawing ($15-35)

• trivia: Women’s History Month Trivia (free) 

• race: Her Story 5K (free)

• volunteer: Community Conservation Invasive Removal at Hellbender Hill (free) 

• film/mural: MISS CHELOVE Screening + Conversation (free) 

• craft/mardi gras: Drop- in Arts & Crafts: Mardi Gras (free)

• dance party: SZA Night (free) 

• cookie decorating/st patrick’s day: “Luck Of The Icing” Cookie Class w/ Cakewich Craft ($80)

• book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Used Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)

SUNDAY, 3/9

• purim/jewish/family: Purim Party ($5)

• judaism/cookbook: An Exploration of MATZAH AND FLOUR ($10)

• book talk/french: Canoes (free)

• vintage/market: The Disco Loft and Evolve Vintage Present: Vintage Market (free) 

MONDAY, 3/10

• creatives: Networking Happy Hour (free)

• crafting: Decorate Your Own Bookmarks (free)

TUESDAY, 3/11

•  dc/history: Enslaved at Tudor Place: The Life of Anastacia Hepburn, 1801-1895 (free)

• fundraiser: Pawp-up event (free)

• queer: Queer Soup Night ($) 

• astronomy: Astronomy on Tap (free)

• austria: Pianistic Impressions from Vienna (free) 

• film: Blink Twice (free)

WEDNESDAY, 3/12

• craft: Spinning a Yarn (free)

• chinatown: Asian American Cuisine Culture in Washington, DC (free)

• putin/book: Putin’s Revenge (free)

• japan/art/lecture: Maai 間合い (free) 

• biking: DC Bike Party (free)

THURSDAY, 3/13

• navy/history/art: Jacob Lawrence & Nigeria: Travels after Sea Cloud ($22) 

• art exhibit/opening: THE ARTIST’S EXPERIENCE: FROM BROTHERMAN TO BATMAN (free) 

• sale: A Baked Joint Thrift ($)

• after hours/party: Revolutionary Women (free) 

• movie screening: Mickey 17 ($)

• cookbook/ghana: GHANA TO THE WORLD ($10+)

• baking: Bake & Take: Pi Day Edition! ($95) 

• biography: Chasing Beauty: Isabella Stewart Gardner (free)

• film/disability: History Film Forum presents "Change, Not Charity" (free) 

• austria/music: An Evening of Music by Austrian Women (free) 

• after hours/party: Live! At The Library featuring Downtown Tumbao (free) 

• film: High Society (free)

• book talk/writing: How to Sell Out (free)

FRIDAY, 3/14

•  art/panel: Rediscovering Asian American Art Panel Conversation (free)

• chinatown: Building on Chinatown: Designing on Heritage, Community, and Change (free)

• poetry: An Evening of Barrelhouse Poetry (free) 

• Holi: Holi in the District (free)

• film: Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 ($) 

• book/emotions: Night Vision (free)

SATURDAY, 3/15

• dc/book talk: Black Broadway in DC (free)

• family festival: The Big Draw (free)

• st patricks day/festival: Ireland at The Wharf (free)

• museum/festival: March Family Day: Women's History Month (free) 

• workshop/craft: Craft Resin Inspired-Charms (free)

• fundraiser: A BENEFIT FOR LA WILDFIRE RELIEF ($15+)

• food: DC Meatball Battle! ($85) 

• volunteer: Driskell Park Volunteer Tree Care & Tree Maintenance Walk (free)

• burlesque/brewery: DC Braulesque: Blazing Tassels II ($25+) 

• lectures: Nerd Nite ($10+) 

• plants: Plant Your Own Succulent Arrangement ($20)

• market: Norooz Market (free) 

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free) 

• workshop: Mending Workshop (free) 

• book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)

SUNDAY, 3/16

• nowruz/festival: Nowruz Family Festival (free)

• art talk: Sandra Jackson-Dumont ($25) 

• environment/film: 7th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival ($30) 

TUESDAY, 3/18

•  lecture/birds: Ospreys on the Patuxent (virtual, free)

• cheese/cookies: Girl Scout Cookies & Cheese Pairing Class! ($65+) —sold out

• film: The Banker (free)

• talk: The Public Square: Karine Jean-Pierre (free)

• earrings: Craft and Chill (free) —sold out

WEDNESDAY, 3/19

• art/workshop: Salon Nights: Art Workshop with Jessica Valoris ($15)

• museum/party: NMWA Nights ($25)  —sold out

• game: LocalGuessr (free)

• art/workshop: GRAFFITI PAINTING (free)

• mending: Don’t Toss It! Fix It! (free)

• museum/lecture: New Approaches to Stewardship of Global Cultural Heritage in Academic Collections (free)

THURSDAY, 3/20

• italian/indigenous/ lecture: Mesoamerican Things in the Italian Renaissance: The Reception of Pre-Hispanic Indigenous Artifacts in Early Modern Italy (free) - sold out

• museum/extended hours: Third Thursday at the Phillips Collection (free)

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• museum/after hours: Live! At The Library with the Seán Heely Celtic Band (free) 

• art: SHE:DC Artist Talk ($10)

• party/fundraiser: Neon Party ($50) 

FRIDAY, 3/21

•  earrings/workshop: Maker-Led Workshop: Spring Floral Clay Earrings ($25)

• craft: BYOB Crafting (free)

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• francophone: La Nuit de la Poésie (free)

• after hours/gardens: Champagne Orchid Soirée ($35) — sold out

  SATURDAY, 3/22

  • film/environment: Rooted (free) 

  • festival:  Black Women: A Force for Change (free)

  • party: As You Are Turns 3! (free)

  • buffalo/film/environment:  Bring Them Home (Aiskótáhkapiyaaya) (free) 

  • yoga: Yoga in the Sculpture Garden ($20)

  • art/festival: Georgetown Spring Art Walk (free)

  • film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

  • gardens: Growing Community: Kick-off Celebration (free) 

  • clothing swap: Happy Daze Clothing Swap (free) 

  • book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)

  • book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)

  • book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)

  SUNDAY, 3/23

  • film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

  • norooz: Persian Tea Hour : Celebrating Persian New Year (donation) 

  MONDAY, 3/24

• business/lecture: Defining Success ($25)

• crafting: DIY Suncatchers (free)

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• TUESDAY, 3/25

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• film: The Color Purple (free)

WEDNESDAY, 3/26

• money/womens history: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Juliette Gordon Low (free) 

• collage & cocktails: La Tejana ($44)

• party: Spring Equinox Witch Party (free)

• film: The Ultimate Ice Mission ($10)

• architecture: Rick Joy ($15) 

• film: Holding Back the Tide (free)

• book swap/baseball: Baseball Book Swap (free) 

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• film: Once Upon a Time in a Forest (free)

• film/embassy/bikes: When We Cycle (free) 

THURSDAY, 3/27

• navy: Above Deck, Below Deck: A Tour of Sea Cloud ($22)

• art talk: Dyani White Hawk (free)

• clocks/museum/party: Seconds and Centuries: Evolution of Timekeeping ($35)

• textile/art talk: Helena Hernmarck (free)

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• film/embassy: Planet Soil (free) 

• after hours/parties: A Martha Washington and Queen Charlotte Regency Ball (free) 

• lecture/space: The New Golden Age of Astronomy: Hubble's Universe Today (free)

• film: Gentlemen Prefers Blondes (free)

FRIDAY, 3/28

•  film/architecture/lecture: The Grand Budapest Hotel ($15)

• film festival: Environmental Film Festival (free/$)

• party: La Grande Fête 2025 ($55)

SATURDAY, 3/29

• women/history/party: Womens History Costume Party ($45)

• festival/textiles: Family Day: Kimonos, Capes and Other Art to Wear (free)

• festival/cherry blossoms: Bloomaroo (free)

• clothing swap: Swap into Spring (free)

• craft/workshop: Indigo & Shibori 101 ($15-25)

• Book: Lost City Books Sidewalk Sale (free)

• market: The Big Dyke Market (free)

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)

• film: The Wild Robot (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)

SUNDAY, 3/30

• market: Vintage March Market (free)

• Book: Lost City Books Sidewalk Sale (free)

• clothing swap: ReThread DC Clothing Swap (free)

  TUESDAY, 4/1

  •  storytelling: Defying Expectations: Stories of Women from Immigrant Families ($10) 

  • fiction booktalk: Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler (free) 

  • cheese: FLOWER POWER! Cheeses With Florals Tasting Class! ($60)

  • market/vintage: Vintage Market (free)

  • architecture/doc: The Promise: Architect BV Doshi ($15) 

  • book talk: FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House (free) 

  • birds: Bird Songs—A Listeners’ Guide ($15) 

WEDNESDAY, 4/2

• cheese: FLOWER POWER! Cheeses With Florals Tasting Class! ($60)

• united nations: "The Quiet Diplomat" Film Screening and Q&A (free) 

• art talk: A Walking Tour of “Untitled” (America) (free)

• film/museum after hours: Maiden (2018) ($22) 

• cocktail: Sips & Giggles ($10) 

• self-help/book: Dear Writer (free) 

THURSDAY, 4/3

• embassy/spain: Spanish Young Music Talents: Alexander Beliakov de Felipe, piano (free) 

• wine: Off the Beaten Path: French Wines ($45) 

• party: CHERRY BLOSSOM JAMBOREE ($20)

• board game: BYO Board Game Night (free)

• trivia: Bravo TV! series (free) 

• embassy: Ambassador Insider Series: Tunisia ($65)

• book talk: IRAN’S RISE AND RIVALRY WITH THE US IN THE MIDDLE EAST (free)

• invention: Innovative Lives: Stephen and Elizabeth Wampler (free)

• music: Verona Quartet with Wu Man ($6) 

• museum/party: Live! At the Library: Discovery Night (free)

FRIDAY, 4/4

•  beer: Metropolitan Beer Trail Launch Day at metrobar (free)

• history/conference: DC History Conference (free)

• film: Asian Persuasion (free) 

• dance party: SOS: The Recession Pop Party ($18) 

• anime: Awesomecon ($) 

• art: Art Walk Dupont (free)

SATURDAY, 4/5

• gardening: Growing Community: Planning the Growing Season (free)

• bike: WABA x Bridge District Bike Ride to Petalpalooza! (free)

• bike: Gearin' Up Bicycles Grand Opening! (free)

• volunteer: Dupont Circle Trash Clean-Up (free)

• market: Native Art Market (free)

• beer: Brewery Tour (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free) 

• book talk: Discussion of Symbiote (free) 

• geneology: Genealogy with Gigi (free)

• anime: Awesomecon ($) 

• fundraiser/abortion: A FUNDRAISER FOR DC ABORTION FUND ($30+) 

• art: Drop-in Art Making (free)

• astrology/herbs: Astroherbalism ($65)

• craft: Intro to Lineoleum Printmaking ($65) 

• japan/museum/festival: April Family Day: Japanese Culture Day (free) 

• florals: Flourish Bouquet Workshop ($50) 

• craft: Interactive Printmaking (free)

• cherry blossom: Blossoms & Brews: A Celebration of Art, Coffee & Cherry Blossoms (free)

• textiles/native: Weaving Family Threads (free) 

• dance party: Charli x Sabrina x Chappell Dance Party ($10) 

• volunteer: Weekend Weeders (free)

• festival/cherry blossom: PETALPALOOZA 2025 (free) 

• volunteer: Pollinator Planting Program (free) 

• art tour: The Art of Women (free) 

• dentistry: Howard University College of Dentistry’s Annual Health Fair (free, sign up) 

SUNDAY, 4/6

• festival: Jazz and Blossoms 2025 (free) 

• queer: Vroom Vroom... A DC Dyke Night Tea Party (free)

• music: Celebrate Elizabeth Catlett with the Freedom Jazz Quartet (free) 

• craft: A Beginner’s Photo Embroidery Class ($85) 

• free admission/museum: Free Community Day (free) 

• plant swap: DC Plant Swap (free) 

• anime: Awesomecon ($) 

• workshop: Body Scrub 101 ($35) 

• craft: Crochet 101 ($35) 

• native/textile: Weaving Family Threads (free) 

• volunteer: Pollinator Planting Program (free) 

• poetry: "each other’s harvest”: an afternoon of poetry, community, and address (free)

• film: Seven Samurai (free)  

• community: CommUNITY Tables (free)

• donation: Clothing Drive & Letter Writing (free) 

MONDAY, 4/7

• sound bath: Tibetan Sound Healing for Mental and Emotional Well-Being ($30)

• craft: DIY Pinweels (free)  

TUESDAY, 4/8

•  cookbook/pot luck: April Cookbook Club: PERFECTLY GOOD FOOD ($5+) 

• craft: Craft Club (free)
  history: Landmark Lecture: Who Were the Custises? (free)

• trivia: Trivia Night (free) 

• trivia: Songbyrd Trivia (free)

• concert: Kylie Minogue ($42+)

• music: The Bagpipe of Ireland and Scotland ($15)

WEDNESDAY, 4/9

• space: The Terrestrial Worlds of Other Stars: David Charbonneau (free) 

• history: Dred Scott: Struggle for Freedom and Continued Legacy ($10)
  craft: Handi-Hour: Bow Garland ($25) 

• film/museum after hours:  Paratus 14:50 (2015) ($22) 

• wine: Taste Fundamentals: An Introduction to Wine ($45) 

• chocolate: Chocolate for World Peace ($22) 

• write: Writerly Happy Hour (free) 

• craft: Get Crafty! (free)

• craft: SPINNING A YARN (free) 

• museum after hours/party: Wordplay Wednesday: Cherry Blossom Edition ($5+) 

THURSDAY, 4/10

• book talk: Realistic Fiction (free)

• literacy: Eyes on Reading: Maximizing Phonics Instruction through Differentiation with Wiley Blevins (free)

• book talk: Mary Louise Kelly, host of NPR's All Things Considered (free)

• military: The Perils of Overreliance on Special Operations Forces (free)  

• film/animation: Flow (free)

• run: Run & Drink With Us (free)

• baking: Fat and Flour ($12)

• poety: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2025 (free) 

• film: The Amateur (free) 

• board game: Board Game Night (free)

• museum/party: Live! At the Library: Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey (free)

FRIDAY, 4/11

•  embassy: Soirée Musicale avec Constantine Kazakos ($10-15) 

• jazz: Jazz Concert featuring Armand Ntep (free) 

• art opening: JACKIE FLANAGAN PANGELINAN (free)

• classical: The Red Violoncello: Prokofiev and the Piazzolla Tango ($55)

• stargazing: Eisenhower Under the Stars (free)

• whiskey: Wilderness Trail Tasting & Release Party ($60)

• bdsm/film: HUMP!'s 20th Anniversary! ($25) 

• dance party: Gimme Gimme Disco ($35)

SATURDAY, 4/12

• tree planting: Community Tree Planting: West Hyattsville Metro Station (free) 

• craft: District Spring Embroidery Class ($50) 

• beer: Kolsch Service ($3 each)

• clothing swap: Plus Size Clothing Swap ($15) 

• flowers: Ikebana + Cocktails at Dear Sushi ($78) 

• japan/market: Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival ($10+)

• craft: Gel Plate Printing ($75) 

• tour: Sightlines Saturday Guided Tour and Activity: Community Connections (free)

• flowers: Georgetown Flower Tour ($40)

• volunteer: Pollinator Planting Program (free) 

• yoga/emo: Emo Yoga at Atlas Brew Works ($28+)

• craft: Spring Arts & Crafts Workshop (free) 

• flowers: Sips and Stems - Mounted Orchids  ($69)

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Used Book Sale (free)

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free) 

• music: 21st Century Consort: Child's Play (free) 

• bdsm/film: HUMP!'s 20th Anniversary! ($25) 

• dc: Emancipation Day (free)

• festival: Moonscape Ensemble Cherry Blossom Festival (free) 

• opening reception: Art Enables Opening Reception (free) 

• dancing/museum: Stompin’ at the Savoy Swing Dance Social (free) 

• art: A Community Art + Justice Evening - Freedom Making Through the Arts ($35) 

• history: Invite to the FDR Memorial to honor the 80th anniversary of FDR's passing (free) 

• yoga/goth: Health Goth Yoga at Atlas Brew Works ($28+)

• cocktails: Cocktails Featuring Providencia Seasoned Bartender Pedro Tobar ($55)

• volunteer: District Clean-Ups (free) 

• flowers: Flower Arranging Basics ($95) 

• beer: DC Beer Festival ($55)

SUNDAY, 4/13

• cycling: Confident City Cycling ($10) 

• dogs: Paws and Petals Yappy Hour (free) 

• fitness: Spring into Fitness (free) 

• japan/market: Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival ($10+)

• film: Walk Cheerfully (free) 

• workshop: An Introductory Workshop ($5) 

• clothing; Blossom: A Spring Fashion Pop Up (free)

• flea: Aslin Flea Market (free)

• writing workshop: Trans Writing Workshop (free) 

• art exhibit/closes: Hung Liu: Happy and Gay (free) 

• book swap: Monthly Book & Puzzle Swap (free)

MONDAY, 4/14

• book club: A Quiet Word Silent Reading (free) 

• craft: Paint Easter Eggs (free)

• french/history: Women and the French Revolution ($15) 

• craft: DIY No-Sew T-Shirt Bag (free)

TUESDAY, 4/15

•  national parks: Creating a Homegrown National Park® in Your Home or Community (free) 

• japan: Discover Kyōgen | The Art of Laughter (free)

• architecture: The Land is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects ($15) 

• dc/history: When Washington Burned ($15) 

• book talk: New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement (free) 

WEDNESDAY, 4/16

• community building: The Dreaming and Building Together Series: Anacostia Arts Center (free)

• museum/party: NWMA Nights ($25)

• cheese: WASHED OUT! Washed Rind (Stinky) Cheeses & Wine! ($60)

• fiction/book talk: Root Rot (free) 

• film/museum after hours: Two Wars: Double Feature ($22) 

• spy chat: Rogue Agent (free) 

• workshop: Hands-On with Figure Drawing (free) 

• journalism: Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Featuring Zeke Miller Associated Press Chief White House Correspondent ($10) 

THURSDAY, 4/17

• jazz: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Grant Langford (free) 

• film: Jurassic Park (free)

• board game: Board Game Night (free) 

• tarot: Tarot For Beginners: A Workshop ($120)

• craft: Yarnworks Meetup (free) 

• space/italy: ORA. The limits of the planet (free)

• tattoo: Mucha Flash (free) 

• museum/party: Live! At The Library (free)

• free admission: Third Thursday (free) 

FRIDAY, 4/18

•  military: History Talk: Operation Praying Mantis (free) 

• broadway/dance party: Broadway Rave ($25)

• drag/burlesque: Burly Undeground ($20-30)

• cheese: French Wine and Cheese ($75)

• fundrasier/lebanon: Stand-Up Sawa Comedy for Lebanon ($25)

SATURDAY, 4/19

• movie/screening: "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" (free) 

• dance party: Reggaeton Rave ($20+)

• bike/picnic: Bloom Ride & Spring Picnic (free) 

• cupcakes: Cupcake Decorating Class ($75)

• festival/gardening: Spring Kickoff Community Event (free) 

• burlesque: DC Braulesque: Celestial Bawdies II ($25-40)

• jazz/film: Jazz Film Festival (free) 

• gardening: Seed & Plant Swap (free)

• volunteer: Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Planting: University Hills Duck Pond (free) 

• festival: Earth Day Celebration: A Day Unplugged (free) 

• flowers: Flower Arranging + Espresso Martinis at Residents ($145) 

• volunteer: Clean Waterways Cleanup: Earth Day (free) 

• jazz: "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" (free) 

• lectures: Nerd Nite ($10-15) 

• family day: Dumbarton Oaks Family Day (free) 

• cooking: Roots, Heart, & Soul with Chef Todd Richards – A Journey Through the African Diaspora ($40)  

• film: It Happened One Night (free) 

• asian/tea: Tea Presentation | Chanoyu with Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA (free) 

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free) 

• donation/media: Friends' Donation Drop-in (free) 

• book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free) 

SUNDAY, 4/20

• baking/cookbook: A GOOD DAY TO BAKE ($6) 

• craft: Bubbles & Blossoms Hand Painted Candles ($50)

• bike: Confident City Cycling ($10) 

MONDAY, 4/21

• book talk: The Interpreter (free) 

• metro: How the Metro Made Washington ($15)

• origami: Drop In Adult Crafts (free) 

• comics/zine: DC CoZi (free) 

• craft: Yarn Lovers Club (free) 

• self-help/book talk: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy (free)

TUESDAY, 4/22

•  book party: Great Big Beautiful Release Party ($30)

• lecture: The Lives and Minds of Potomac Dolphins ($15) 

• poetry/book talk: Latino Poetry - Places We Call Home (free)

• queer: Dyke Night (free)

WEDNESDAY, 4/23

• lecture: The Electoral College & How Other Republics Elect Heads of Government (free)

• book talk: Houston I'm the Problem/ Houston yo soy el problema (free) 

• fishing: Fishing at the Tidal Basin (free)

• space: The Search for Mars' Oceans (free) 

• art talk: Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Thao Nguyen on The Island (free) 

• florals: Flower Arranging Basics with Spring Flowers ($95) 

• music: Music on the Lunar Lawn ($30) 

• celebration/museum: 1921 BIERGARTEN BIRTHDAY PARTY (free) 

THURSDAY, 4/24

• film/documentary/italian: History Film Forum: Marcella ($25) 

• film: The Lion King (free)

• music: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat ($6) 

• dc history: John Ihlder: Houser/Gentrifier: Georgetown and Barry Farm (free) 

• book talk/journalism: Atlantic Journalist Yoni Applebaum Discusses his new Book STUCK  ($10) 

• art/workshop: Weeknight Watercolor (free) 

• museum/party: Live! At The Library (free) 

• music/book talk: Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience (free)
  board games: Board Game Night (free) 

FRIDAY, 4/25

•  festival/jazz: Ella Fitzgerald Day (free) 

• festival: Georgetown French Market (free) 

• piano: Hélène Grimaud, Piano (free)

SATURDAY, 4/26

• craft: Drop-in Arts & Crafts Animal & Monster Hats (free) 

• concert: Petworth Porchfest (free)

• celebration/bookstore: East City Bookshop 9th Birthday (free)

• yoga: Yoga in the Sculpture Garden ($20)

• gardening: Growing Community: Garden Tours (free) 

• food festival: New Kids on the Block ($119)

• volunteer: Arbor Day Community Tree Planting: Northwest Park Apartments (free) 

• wine: DC Wine Fest! Spring Edition ($35-55) 

• rugby: Fundraiser for Renegades Rugby ($) 

• bookstore: Independent Bookstore Day (free)

• cupcakes: Spring Floral Cupcakes Class ($80) 

• gardening/cocktails: Onsite Cocktail Container Workshop ($65) 

• festival: Georgetown French Market (free) 

• gardening: Garden Fair & Plant Sale (free)
  craft: DC Dyke March Earth Day Crafternoon ($10-15) 

• dance party: Depeche Dance Party ($25) 

• book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Friends Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Georgetown Library Friends' Used Book Sale (free) 

SUNDAY, 4/27

• festival/environment: Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements (free)

• vinyl: Mezzanine Vintage and Vinyl Spring Festival (free)

• festival: Georgetown French Market (free) 

• sale/dress: Wedding Guest Dress Sale ($) 

• book sale: Book Sale (free) 

• book sale: Georgetown Library Friends' Used Book Sale (free)

• festival: MIMOUNA 2025 (free)

• coffee: Doubles Coffee Cupping Series ($10)

MONDAY, 4/28

• flu: A Bird's-Eye View of the Flu ($15) 

• trivia: Kramers Literary Trivia (free) 

• games: French Game Night (free)

• fashion: Fashion Club: A meetup for sewists and other fashion makers (free) 

TUESDAY, 4/29

•  Tuesday, April 29
  book talk: The Golden Road: Book Talk and Signing (free)

• italian: The Methods and Materials of Piranesi (free)

• mahjong: Mahjong Night (free) 

WEDNESDAY, 4/30

• kimchi: Let's Make Kimchi ($65)

• spring: Goddess of Spring and the Underworld ($15) 

• film/art: War Paint—Women at War (free with admission)

• deaf: MODDHH Jubilee: Fostering Resources for Accessible and Multimodal Education (free)

THURSDAY, 5/1

• asian/music: Musicians from Marlboro III ($6)

• tour/art museum: First Thursdays: Come Look with Us (free) 

• poetry/italy: Mia mamma fa il notaio, ma anche il risotto (free) 

• fete du travail: Scent & Tradition: A Celebration of French Springtime Flora at Diptyque ($35) 

• themed trivia: Star Wars Themed Trivia (free)

FRIDAY, 5/2

•  floral/festival: Flower Mart (free)

• coding/book: Enigma Traitors (free) 

• artifact/museum UNPRECEDENTED: A POP-UP EXHIBIT (free) 

• cookbook: SALSA DADDY: An Evening with Award-Winning Author Rick Martínez ($20+) 

• dance party: Gaga Dance Night ($10+)

• dogs: Pitchside Pups ($) 

• dance party: HALF HALLOWEEN PARTY ($10) 

SATURDAY, 5/3

• floral/festival: Flower Mart (free)

• amphibian: The World and Me: Amphibian Week Kickoff Celebration with the USDA Forest Service and Friends! (free) 

• gardening: Onsite Native Plant Container Workshop ($65) 

• museum/festival: First Saturday: May (free) 

• art talk: Tsedaye Makonnen and Kebedech Tekleab (free) 

• dogs:  Running of the Chihuahuas (free) 

• film: Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (free) 

• electric vehicles: 13th Annual EV Grand Prix (free) 

• festival: Pottery on P St (free)

• derby: Kentucky Derby Watch Party (free) 

• dance party: Beats and Brews: A Morning Dance Party for Coffee Lovers ($7) 

• craft: Juicy Fruit Hand Painted Candles ($50)

• picnic: Picnic Day at The Kreeger Museum (free)

• embassy: Around the World Embassy Tour (free) 

• porchfest: Adams Morgan Porchfest (free)

SUNDAY, 5/4

• film: Earth, I Thank You: The Garden and Legacy of Anne Spencer (free) 

• film: Parasite (free) 

• community day/market: Free Community Day & Makers’ Market (free) 

• crafting/cake: Vintage Cake Decorating ($125) 

• market: May Vintage & Artisan Market (free) 

• brunch: Flower Arranging + Brunch Bites at Lapis ($165) 

• market: LVRS & FRNDS: A Vintage Night Market ($10)

• craft: Crochet - DIY Borders & Sleeves ($35)

• plants: Plant Swap (free)

• art exhibit/opening: Beauty Behind Bars: The Transformative Power of Art in Confinement (free)

• pottery: Eastern Market Pottery Spring Student Sale ($)

MONDAY, 5/5

•  art talk: The Shape of Power Conversation with Monument Lab: Gods and Monsters (free)

• italy/embassy/art: The Golden Doors to Infinity (free) 

• sweden/embassy: Snow and Rain Shall Pass (free) 

• film: Sweden on the Roof: Screening of The Swedish Torpedo ($5)

TUESDAY, 5/6

•  language/food: NOODS 101: MILLENNIALS, LANGUAGE, INFLUENCE ($65) 

• vintage: Vintage Market @ The Dew Drop Inn (free)

• environment: Clearing the Air: Year in Review of the District's Air (free)

• biking: Washington DC Bicycling Advocates Social (free)

• pilates: TriFit: Pilates in Farragut Square Park (free)

WEDNESDAY, 5/7

• art talk: “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” (free) 

• museum/after hours: Wordplay Wednesday ($5+)

• books: Lost City Books Spring Salon (free) 

• outdoor movie: Wicked (free) 

• film/spain: You have to come and see it (free) 

• wine: Aperitivo Hour Natural Wine Tasting ($10) 

THURSDAY, 5/8

• book talk: Donald Lopez, How the Buddha Met His Mother: Book Talk and Signing (free)

• after hours/museum: '70s Disco Prom (free) 

• documentary: Documentary Screening: Idle Warriors (free)

• embassy: Creating a Cultural Bridge with Trey Trahan of Trahan Architects (free)

• film: Before a Breath (free) 

• austria: Musikakademie in Liechtenstein (free)

• art/food: Popsicle Party (free)

FRIDAY, 5/9

•  museum/festival: Asia After Dark | Poetry! Comedy! Music! (free)

• extended hours: National Arboretum (free) 

• outdoor movie: Sister Act (free)

• film: My Fair Lady ($)

• baseball/concert: O.A.R. ($) 

• dance party: PLENTY HAPPENING LOCAL COMPILATION RELEASE: A Benefit for Gender Affirming Care at Whitman Walker Clinic ($20)

SATURDAY, 5/10

• art talk: Sightlines Saturday Guided Tour and Activity: Making Place, Making Space (free)

• market: Spring Cleaning Sale (free)

• market: Takoma Flea Market (free)

• art talk: Sightlines Saturday Feature Program: 50 Years of Southeast Asian American Journeys (free) 

• language: Language Science Fair (free) 

• market: Van Ness Pop-Up Market (free)

• craft: SPRING FLING EGG-STRAVAGANZA (free) 

• music: Takoma Porchfest (free)

• film: The Exiles (featuring Christine Choy) (free) 

• volunteer: Armed Forces Retirement Home (free) 

• gardening: Connecting the Past (free) 

• craft: Gemstone and Pearl Bracelet Making Workshop ($60) 

• pottery: Claydate X Femme Fatale DC - Build and glaze pottery workshop ($85) 

• lectures: Nerd Nite ($10+) 

• flowers: Flower Arranging Basics Mother's Day Edition ($125) 

• embassy: EU Open House (free) 

• art exhibit/opening: "Between Starshine & Clay" Exhibition (free)

SUNDAY, 5/11

• dance: Irish Dance Workout ($) 

MONDAY, 5/12

•  language/social media: Like: The Button That Changed the World ($10)

• wine: ONE THOUSAND VINES: An Evening with Pascaline Lepeltier and Meri Lugo ($15+) 

• movie: Mamma Mia! (free)

• trivia: Music Trivia (free)

TUESDAY, 5/13

•  dinosaur/film: Natural History on the Big Screen: Why Dinosaurs? (free)

• music: TOMÁŠ KAČO ($20) 

• court: Justice Stephen Breyer ($12) 

WEDNESDAY, 5/14

• craft: Get Crafty (free) 

• outdoor movie: Mamma Mia! (free)  POSTPONED

• theater/book: Theater Kid ($45) 

• politics: At Issue: The Assault on America’s Cultural Institutions ($10) 

THURSDAY, 5/15

• jazz: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Kenny Rittenhouse (free)

• book talk: History As Mixtape: Theo Gonzalves and Jeff Chang on Asian American Experiences (free) 

• museum: Third Thursday (free) 

• ice cream/cookbook: An Evening Celebrating MALAI ($15+) 

• plants: Kokedama Moss Balls ($48)

• bike: Bike to Work Day (free)

• sober: Spirit Free Cocktail Class (free)

FRIDAY, 5/16

•  cambodia/film: Pol Pot Dancing (free) 

• craft: Clay & Create: Donut Miniatures ($45) 

• film: Paris When it Sizzles ($)

• craft: BYOB Craft (free)

• embassy/spain: Spring Open Doors 2025 (free)

• beer: AAPI Beer Release Party (free)

• cookbook: We, the Pizza (free)  

• abortion: My Body My Festival ($25+)

SATURDAY, 5/17

• mahjong: Mahjong at the Museum: Book Talk and Gameplay with Nicole Wong (free) 

• piano: Music from the Hearts of America: Charles Covington Ragtime Piano (free)

• drag: DC Braulesque: Weeabooties II ($18)

• volunteer: District Clean-Ups (free)

• veteran: Blue Star Museum Celebration (free) 

• craft: Glasses to Creative Fashion (free) 

• music: Music in the Circle (free)

• craft: A Maker's Workshop: The Art of Mosaics ($30) 

• bourbon/music: Bourbon and Bluegrass 2025 ($50+)

• festival: ANACOSTIA RIVER FESTIVAL (free) 

• craft: Honey Bee Embroidery Class ($50) 

• burlesque: Weeabooties II ($25+) 

• film: Wisdom Gone Wild (free) 

• festival: Fiesta Asia Street Fair DC (free) 

• coffee/wine: Bar Americano Coffee & Natural Wine Tasting ($10) 

• Festival: Bloomingdale Community Day (free)

• books: DMV Anarchist Book Fair (free)

SUNDAY, 5/18

• bourbon/music: Bourbon and Bluegrass 2025 ($50+)

• bakeoff: Not Too Sweet: an AAPI Community Bakeoff ($15)

• cocktails: AAPI Cocktail Week 2025: Panel Discussion ($40)

MONDAY, 5/19

•  poetry: Ocean Vuong ($12)

• movie: Wicked (free) 

• native: Ask A D.C. Native, Live! (free)

• cocktail: AAPI Cocktail Week 2025: Live Bartender Competition ($35)

TUESDAY, 5/20

•  queer: DC Dyke Night (free)

• aapi: Hung Ci Lion Dance (free)

• italy/embassy/creator: Power, Influence, and Tech in the Creator Economy (free)

• clothing swap/sweden: Sweden at WorldPride: Film Screening of Crossing ($8)

WEDNESDAY, 5/21

• pow: Reflections on Captivity (free)

• art talk: Double Take: Pictures of Belonging (free) 

• museum/after hours: NMWA Nights ($22) 

• art/workshop: HANDS-ON WITH NOIR DRAWING (free) 

• cookbook: May Cookbook Club: LOVE JAPAN ($6+) 

• outdoor movie: Barbie (free) 

THURSDAY, 5/22

• runway: After Hours: Wreck the Runway  ($20)

• clothing swap: ThreadCycle: Diplomatic Wardrobes & Sustainable Fashion Futures (free)

• unions/book talk: Roy Reuther & the UAW: Fighting for Workers & Civil Rights (free) 

• opera: Opera on Tap (free)

• after hours: Inside the Dictionary and the Scripps National Spelling Bee with Merriam-Webster’s Peter Sokolowski (free) 

• cookbook: GHANA TO THE WORLD ($12+) 

• urban farm/fundraiser: A Night on the Farm ($50+)

• book talk: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson: Original Sin ($55) 

• night market: Tiger Fork Spring Night Market (free)

• ballet: Washington Ballet at Plaza (free)

FRIDAY, 5/23

•  cheese: American Cheese vs The World! ($75)

• ballet: Washington Ballet at Plaza (free)

SATURDAY, 5/24

• flower/craft: Flowers Galore (free)

• tour: Saturday Walking Tours of the Washington Navy Yard (free) 

• film: Surname Viet Given Name Nam (free) 

• scuba: SCUBA in the Navy and Civilian World (free)

• volunteer: Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (free)

• plants: Terrarium Building Workshop ($30)

• ballet: Washington Ballet at Plaza (free)

SUNDAY, 5/25

• film: What About China? (free)

• tomato: Build a Self-Watering Tomato Planter ($31)

MONDAY, 5/26

•  outdoor movie: Team America (free)

• france/games: Jouons! French Game Night (free)

TUESDAY, 5/27

•  graphic novel: Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance (free) 

• memoir: Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance (free)

• france/film: "Along Came Love" film screening ($12)

• sweden/film: Sweden at WorldPride: Film Screening of Nova & Alice ($5)

WEDNESDAY, 5/28

• space: Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? (free) 

• french/cookbook: MOSTLY FRENCH ($15)

• book talk: Enough Is Enuf ($10) 

• outdoor movie: Coco (free) 

• art talk: Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. (free) 

• linguistics: Enough Is Enuf with Gabe Henry ($10) 

• witches party: Witches Night Party: May Queen Edition (free) 

THURSDAY, 5/29

• after hours/party: Cocktails & Conversations: Warming Climate, Wilder Weeds (free)

• outdoor movie: The Birdcage (free)

• japan: Japanese Gardens as Healing Spaces (free)

• housing: Office of the Tenant Advocate Lease 101 Training (free)

• hacking: Hack to the Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers (free) 

• museum/party: CJM After Sunset: After Hours Pride Party ($15) 

• art museum: Street Fest Art Gallery (free)

FRIDAY, 5/30

•  extended hours: National Arboretum (free) 

• museum party: Asia After Dark (free)

• audrey hepburn: Sabrina ($8) 

• outdoor movie: Annie (free) 

• dance party: Can’t Feel My Face – 2010’s Dance Party ($15+)

• dance party: CHAPPELL VS. CHARLI – A POP DIVA DANCE PARTY + SHOW ($5+)

SATURDAY, 5/31

• tattoos: No/Bodies: Tattoos and the Work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres (free) 

• vintage: Vintage Stoop Sale (free)

• market: SAMASAMA Market (free)

• festival: Tenleyfest (free)

• volunteer: Community Tree Care: Takoma Recreation Center (free) 

• family festival/lgbtq: Pride Family Festival (free) 

• bakesale: Chinatown Bake Sale (free)

• dragon boat: Washington Dragon Boat Festival (free) 

• beer: (D)rafts & (C)rafts: 3rd Annual DC Producers Festiva ($10-55)

• clothing swap: Spring Cleaning: Craft, Book, Clothing Swap + Dye Day (free) 

• volunteer: Takoma Recreation Center (free) 

• birding: Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Garden Bird Walk (free)

• garden: Growing Community: Garden Friends I (free)

SUNDAY, 6/1

• asian/film/queer: Saving Face (free)

• language/games: The Crossword Show ($30) 

• museum/art: Free Community Day (free) 

MONDAY, 6/2

•  film/queer: The Dyke Show (free) 

• happy hour: World Ocean Month Happy Hour (free) 

• queer/film/festival: World Pride Cinema at Eaton (free) 

• artwork/sweden: Snow and Rain Shall Pass (free) 

• lecture:  El Salvador as Gang State ($15) 

• news: The Fire Within Tour: The Jim Acosta Show Live ($45)

TUESDAY, 6/3

•  dinosaurs/film: Walking With Dinosaurs (free) 

• art talk: Time-Based Media Art (free) 

• outdoor concert: Foots x Coles (free) 

• queer/film/festival: World Pride Cinema at Eaton (free) 

• gala: Gala Royale, 2025 Annual Gala ($750) 

• pope/lecture: Popes and Papal Conclaves ($15) 

• presidential: Bill Clinton and James Patterson: The First Gentleman ($68)

WEDNESDAY, 6/4

• classic: Singin’ in the Rain ($8) 

• museum party/pride: Wordplay Wednesday: Pride Edition ($5+) 

• outdoor movie: Inside Out (free) 

• queer/film/festival: World Pride Cinema at Eaton (free) 

• outdoor concert: Driven to Clarity (free) 

• wine: June Aperitivo Hour ($13) 

THURSDAY, 6/5

• trivia/pride: Trivia Night in celebration of WorldPride (free) 

• art talk: Come Look with Us (free)

• board games/natural history museum: World Ocean Day Board Game Night (free) 

• queer/museum: Party with Pride ($20)

• outdoor movie: Hairspray (free) 

• queer: WHAT IS QUEER FOOD?: An Evening with John Birdsall and Aaron Hutcherson ($7)

• queer: The Fabric of Me ($60) 

• outdoor movie: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar/ Mama Mia! (free)

• trivia/theme: Disney Trivia (free)

• book talk/politics: Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Power (free) 

• queer/film/festival: World Pride Cinema at Eaton (free) 

• pride/craft: Pride Collaged Totes ($45) 

• reception/museum: From Exile to Avant-Garde: The Life of Princess Natalie Paley ($150+) 

• outdoor movie: To Wong Foo. Thanks for Everything! Julie Newman (free) 

• queer/latinx/literature: Life, Work, and Queer Latinx voices in Literature (free) 

FRIDAY, 6/6

•  film/queer: All Shall Be Well (free) 

• open air/day party: Pride Outside (free) 

• lgbtq/festival: Global Dance Party (free) 

• yoga: Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation (free)

• exhibit: UNPRECEDENTED: A POP-UP EXHIBIT (free) 

• concert: New Jazz Underground (free) 

• art: PROUD 2025: Opening Reception (free)

• boat/pride: Boat Parade and Fireworks (free) 

• outdoor movie: Mamma Mia! (free) 

SATURDAY, 6/7

• art talk: Portrait of a Hatmaker (free) 

• ethiopia/architecture: Architecture and Preservation of Historical Sites in Ethiopia (free) 

• dance: Joy of African Movement (free)

• market/art: Art Enables Summer Market (free) 

• parade/lgbtq: World Pride Parade (free) 

• lgbtq/festival: Street Festival (free) 

• lgbtq/festival: Global Dance Party (free) 

• block party: NoMa Pride Block Party 2025 (free) 

• craft: Make Your Own Soap! ($65) 

• volunteer: Emery Recreation Center (free) 

• plants: Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens ($25) 

• flowers: Lei Making (free) 

• art museum: Drop-In Artmaking (free) 

SUNDAY, 6/8

• lgbtq/festival: Street Festival (free) 

• lgbtq/dance/queer: Sweden at WorldPride: Stockholm Underground (free) 

• craft/wellness: Plant Prayers (free) 

• cookbook: Potluck Desserts ($17+) 

• pride/party: WorldPride at metrobar (free)