FRIDAY, 1/2

• film: The Shining (TBD)

SATURDAY, 1/3

• craft: Crafternoons @ Union Market (11am-1pm, free)

• Chess: Georgetown Library Chess ClubGeorgetown Library Chess Club (2-3:30pm, free)

• Book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book SaleFriends of Tenley Library Book Sale (1:30-4:30pm, free)

SUNDAY, 1/4

•  Closing reception/museum: A Bold and Beautiful Vision: Closing Reception (1-4pm, free)

• Art/museum: Free Community Day (10am-5pm)

• craft: Crochet 101: Basic Striped Scarf ($15 suggested donation, 11am)

• Plants: DC Plants Swap (12-4pm, free)

• Japan: Celebrate Japanese New Year with Origami (2pm, free)

MONDAY, 1/5

•  Art/tour: An Inside Look at the Portrait Gallery (5:30-6:30pm, free)

• lecture/snow: What We Know About Snow (6-8:30pm, $15)

• Chess: Adult Chess Monday Meet Up (5-7pm, free)

• Fireworks: The Illumination of America (7:55pm, free)

TUESDAY, 1/6

•  book talk/climate: Shelter From The Storm (7-8pm, free)

• Puzzle: Puzzling SwapPuzzling Swap (free)

• Film: DC Movie Club presents “The Secret Agent” (5:30pm, $)

WEDNESDAY, 1/7

• history/africa: An Evening With Frank Goodyear: Teddy Roosevelt in East Africa (6:30-8pm, free)

• museum/party: Wordplay Wednesday ($5-25, 5-8pm)

THURSDAY, 1/8

•  basketball/doc: Hoops, Hopes, and Dreams (7-8pm, free)

• hip-hop: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness: Meditation, Music, and Meaning with Born I (6-8:30pm, $15)

• palestine: Tomorrow is Yesterday (6pm, free)

FRIDAY, 1/9

• Iran/film: It Was Just an Accident (7-8:45pm, free)

• france: Dégustation de Galettes des Rois (7-8:30pm, $23)

• Cheese: Après Ski Cozy Alpine Cheeses (6-7:30pm, $75)

• Book talk: Overcoming Information Chaos (6-7pm, free)

SATURDAY, 1/10

• Film/kpop: KPop Demon Hunters (7-8:45, free)

• craft: Textile Print Upcycling Workshop (11am-1pm, $49) 

• visionboard: Set Your Intention: Vision Boarding (3-5pm, $49)

• movie: Weathering With You (6:30-9pm, free)

• workshop: Mending 101 Drop-In (12:30-4:30pm, free)

• Library: Mt. Pleasant Library Friends Merch and Book sale Mt. Pleasant Library Friends Merch and Book sale (10:45am-1pm, free)

SUNDAY, 1/11

•  Poetry/bilingual/spanish: Rescued Me with Nestor Gomez (2-4pm, free)

• cookbook: January Bake Club: RED TRUCK BAKERY COOKBOOK($19, 4:30pm) 

• jane austen: Books and Bonnets: A Belated Celebration for Jane Austen's 250th Birthday (9am-10:30am, $29) 

• booze-free/bingo: Booze Free Bingo for Dry January (1pm, $11) 

• nature/winter: Winter Tree Identification ($35+)

• Clothing swap: Happy Daze Clothing Swap (12-2pm)

MONDAY, 1/12

•  country/queer: Queer Country ($15, 6-8:30pm)

TUESDAY, 1/13

• politics: Can He Really Do That? The Presidency and the Constitution($29, 7-8:30pm) 

• Book talk: Is This a Cry for Help? (7pm, free) 

WEDNESDAY, 1/14

• doc/walrus: Walrus: Life on Thin Ice (6:45-8:30pm, free)

• crochet: Spinning a Yarn (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• science: Science on Tap: Aliens (7-8pm, free)

• history: Myths, Legends, and Monuments: The Popular Legacy of Early American Jewish History (virtual, 7:30-9pm, free)

• Book: Silent Reading Party (6:30pm, free)

• Bike: DC Bike Party (7:30pm, free)

THURSDAY, 1/15

•  Craft: Wine & Design Make Your Own Calendar (5:30-7:30pm, $25)

• cook: Make Handmade Empanadas from Scratch (6-8pm, $54) 

• espresso: Doubles Night School: That’s Me Espresso (6:30-8:30pm, $29)

• cook: Artisan Pasta Making (6-8pm, $71) 

• museum/after hours: Third Thursday at Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free)

• film: Matewan (TBD)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

FRIDAY, 1/16

• doc/farm/labor: Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers (7-9:30pm, free)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

SATURDAY, 1/17

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

SUNDAY, 1/18

•  cake: Winter Wishes Cupcake Decorating Class (3-5pm, $81)

• art talk: The Goldfish and the Minotaur: The Modernist Rivalry Between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso (11am-12:30pm, free)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

• Hockey: Professional Women’s Hockey League Takeover Tour: Montreal Victorie at New York Sirens (2pm, $34+)

MONDAY, 1/19

•  japan/memoir: Eight Million Ways to Happiness  (7-8pm, free) 

• lecture: A Practical Guide to Social Change ($15, 6-8:30pm)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

TUESDAY, 1/20

•  book talk: We Do Not Care Club (7pm, $15) 

• movie/music/france: "Right in the Eye" live movie-concert (7:30pm, $22) 

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

WEDNESDAY, 1/21

• architecture: The Making of The Wave (6-8pm, $15)

• craft: Collaborative Painting (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• spy: Fireside Chat with Director William J. Burns (6-8pm, $100)

• space/lecture: Astronomy on Tap (8pm, free)

• museum/party: NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, $25)

• sketchbook: Sketchbook Club: William Christenberry, Coleman’s Cafe (7-7:30pm, free)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

THURSDAY, 1/22

•  art/korea: Korean Treasures Symposium Keynote and Reception (6-8pm, free)

• Africa/gala: Afrobeat Vibes at the Smithsonian ($150, 6:30-10pm)

• book talk: Jennette McCurdy (7pm, $45) 

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

• Opera: Opera on Tap (7-9pm, free)

FRIDAY, 1/23

• Iran/film: The Crowd (7-8:15pm, free)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

• Watch party: Queer Eye in DC (5:30-7:30pm, free)

SATURDAY, 1/24

• workshop: Makgeolli: History, Culture, and Modernity (1-2:30pm, free)

• stamps/america250: Get the USA 250th Party Started! (11am-3pm, free)

• craft: Crafternoons @ Union Market (11am-1pm, free)

• cooking: Make Your Own Korean Gimbap Workshop (11am-1pm, $54) 

• craft: Mosaic Magic: Heart Coasters (3-4:30pm, free) 

• sketching: Sketching the Great Hall (10am-12pm, tickets on sale later)

• craft: Fabric Scrap Coasters (12:30-4:30pm, free)

• Art talk: Finding Awe: Sir Edwin Landseer’s Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler(2:15-4pm, free)

• Music: Let’s Sing Taylor: A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift ($35+, 8pm)

• Installation: Time by Luxmuralis ($25)

• Trucks: Monster Jam ($43, various times)

SUNDAY, 1/25

•  film/iran: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2-4pm, free)

• music: Maeve Gilchrist and Layale Chaker ($55, 7pm)

• Art talk: The Dreams of Arshile Gorky (11am-12:30pm, free)

• Chocolate: World of Chocolate ($40)

• Trucks: Monster Jam ($43, 1pm)

MONDAY, 1/26

•  politics: Wink, Nod, Kill ($15, 6-8:30pm)

TUESDAY, 1/27

•  Trump: Profs & Pints DC: Trump, Your Rights, and Resistance ($15, 6-8:30pm)

• small business: The State of Small Business in DC: 2026 Outlook (10am-12pm, free)

• Tarot: Grief in Process: A Tarot + Creativity Workshop (6:30-8:30pm, $44+)

• Happy hour/jewish: Gather DC Happy Hour (5:30pm, free)

• History/book: Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen (7-9pm, free)

THURSDAY, 1/29

•  literacy: Teaching and Assessing Writing with Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller (6-8pm, free)

• book talk: Governor Josh Shapiro (7pm, $15)

FRIDAY, 1/30

• Film/iran: The Great Yawn of History (7-8:40pm, free)

• museum/party: Spy Fest: A Family Festival (6-9pm, free)

SATURDAY, 1/31

• Korean/folk: SANGJARU (2-3:30pm, free)

• craft: Crafternoons @ Union Market (11am-1pm, free)

• craft: A Modern Beading Workshop with Holartisan (3-5pm, $59)

• museum/hotels: Capital Accommodations (11am-1pm, free)

• Puzzle: National Puzzle Day Puzzle Swap (12-4pm, free)

• Dance: Dayshift: The 30+ Daytime Party (5pm, $25)

TUESDAY, 2/3

•  bhm/lecture:Joy Goddess of the Harlem Renaissance(5:30-7:30pm, $22) 

WEDNESDAY, 2/4

• show:Ask A D.C. Native, Live! (6:30-9:30pm, free) 

• lecture/exhibit opening:Chasing Kaguya(6:30pm, free)

THURSDAY, 2/5

• bhm/book talk:Joy Goddess of Harlem (7-8pm, free)

• bhm/film:Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask(6:30-9pm, free)

• art tour:Come Look with Us(5:30-6:15pm, free)

• music:Yumi Kurosawa Trio (7:30-9pm, $6)

• cookbook swap:Cookbook Swap(6-9pm, free)

• Valentine’s Day/lecture:Affirming Sex and Relationship Questions & Answers (7pm, free)

• skating/party:Under the Wave (6-9pm, $20)

• museum/party:VALENTINE’S FÊTE (5-8:30pm, $20)

FRIDAY, 2/6

• film:Mortician (7-8:40pm, free)

• japan/lecture:Japanese Onsens (6:30pm, free)

• karaoke:Punk Rock Karaoke(8pm, $15 advance)

• bhm/craft:A Bookish Vision Board Workshop(4:30-6pm, 6:30-8pm)

• film:Great Movies in the Great Hall: Cinderella(6:30-9pm, $15)

• burlesque/bhm:Every(body) Wants to Be a Showgirl (8pm, $44)

SATURDAY, 2/7

• concert:The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (7:30pm, $36)

• Art exhibit/opening: “Interactive Echo Chamber” (2pm, free) 

•  bad bunny:Bad Bunny Look-A-Like Contest(8pm)

• Girl Scouts/beer:Girl Scouts Cookie Beer Tasting(1-3pm, $22)

• crepes:Crêpe Days: Celebrate La Chandeleur!(10am-5pm, $20)

• mending:Textiles 101 Pop-Up: Clothing Repair Lab(12:30-4:30pm, free)

• festivals:Capital Accommodations (11am-1pm, free)

• clothing swap:Sustainable Clothing Swap(1-4pm, $13)

• chocolate:Chocolate Truffle Making Workshop (1pm, $50)

• Cookie decorating: A Galentine's Cookie Decorating Class (11am, $85)

SUNDAY, 2/8

• film:Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk(4:30-6:30pm, free)

• zine: Valen-zine: Making, Sharing, and Trading Zines (3:30-6pm, $5)

• craft: Oyster Trinket Tray: Valentine’s Edition (11am, $59)

• yoga: Galentines Flow & Social at The Morrow ($35)

• film:Cutting through Rocks(2-3:45pm, free)

• crepes:Crêpe Days: Celebrate La Chandeleur!(10am-5pm, $20)

• craft: Pottery with a Purpose (12-2pm, $75)

TUESDAY, 2/10

•  art talk:Conserving Artworks on Paper(5:30-6:30pm, free)

• lecture:Herbivores That Chewed Through Time: How Insects and Pathogens Responded to Earth’s Biggest Events (6:30-8:15pm, free)

• galentines:Galentine’s Bravo Trivia (7-9pm, free)

• comedy:Mean But True! Live (7:30pm, $40)

• interior design/lecture:Defining Elegance Through the Classic Worlds of Interior Design, Architecture and Gardening (5:30-8pm, $22)

• book talk:American MiG Pilot (6:30pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 2/11

• craft:Handi-hour: Rosemaling (5:30-8pm, $25)

• floral design:Flowers, Flowers, Flowers(5-6:30pm, free)

• concert:Musicians from Marlboro II(7:30-9pm, $6)

• valentines/museum:Wordplay Wednesday: Valentine’s Day Edition (5-8pm, $5+)

• craft:Spinning a Yarn (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• film: 2026 DC Environmental Film Festival Preview Event (6:30-8pm, free)

THURSDAY, 2/12

• Valentine’s Day:DuPont Circle Sip and Shop (5-7pm, free)

• Urban/panel:In Pursuit of Healthy and Equitable Cities(6-8pm, free)

• concert: Curtis on Tour (7pm, $40)

• food: The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese (5-8:30pm, free)

FRIDAY, 2/13

• party/valentines/festival:Africa, With Love(6-9pm, free) 

• orchestra: Courtly Love Songs from the 15th Century France for Valentine’s Day Weekend ($20-40)

• valentines: Ladies’ Night at Frager’s (5-8pm, free)

• galentines:The Pink Line Party: Gal-entine's Craft Party (7pm-midnight, free) 

• valentine’s day: Anti-Valentines Day & The Shredding of Grievances(7-9pm, free)

SATURDAY, 2/14

• festival/250:250th Festival: Celebrating Our Story(11:30am-4pm, free)

• festival:The Story of Chocolate (10am-5pm, free)

• queer: DC Queer Bike Ride (12pm, free)

• orchestra: Courtly Love Songs from the 15th Century France for Valentine’s Day Weekend ($20-40)

• valentines: Valen-zine swap (1-3pm, free)

• galentines/craft:Valentine's Watercolor Calligraphy (1-2:30pm, $25)

• tattoo: Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Flash Day (12-7pm)

• craft: Flowers & Friends:A Weaving Workshop Experience (6-7:30pm, craft)

• valentines:Valentine’s Day Stuffed Animal Adoption Fundraiser (8pm-1am, $)

• Mardi Gras/festival:Mardi Gras at The Wharf(3:30-6:30pm, 6:30pm fireworks, free) 

SUNDAY, 2/15

• film:Resurrection (2-4:45pm, free)

• galentines/wine:CRUSH ::: Wine Tasting & Taco Party (Valen-wines)(12-1:30pm, 2-3:30pm, $66)

• Mardi Gras/festival: Mardi Gras on H St.(all day)

• orchestra: Courtly Love Songs from the 15th Century France for Valentine’s Day Weekend ($20-40)

• mardi gras/festival:Mardi Gras at Dauphine's (6-10:30pm, $141)

• fashion show:The Art of Assembly Fashion Show (7-11pm, $35)

• trail run/bhm:Run Juneteenth Winter Trail Run Series (9am-1pm, free)

• Birding: Documenting Birds & Biodiversity Workshop (10am-12pm, $)

• candy: Valentine’s Sweets Swap at Bold Fork Books (4pm, $18)

MONDAY, 2/16

•  lunar new year:Midnight Madness(11:30pm, free)

• Lincoln:Lincoln’s Life, Death, and Legacy Tour(10am-4:30pm, $75)

• birding:Winter Bird Walk (9-11am, free)

TUESDAY, 2/17

•  film: “Crazy Rich Asians” (5:30-7:30pm, free)

• food: Annual Pączki Day

• queer: Dyke Date Night Party (7:30pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 2/18

• art talk:An Inside Look at the Portrait Gallery (5:30-6:30pm, free) 

• museum/party:NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, $25)

• cookbook: National Parks Cookbook (7pm, $8)

THURSDAY, 2/19

• history/asianAmerican: Removed by Force: Day of Remembrance 2026 (7-9:30pm, free)

• gardens/lecture:Tashiding: Beyond Earth and Sky (5:30-8pm, $22)

• lunar new year: Lunar New Year at Capital One (7pm)

• museum:Third Thursday at the Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free)

FRIDAY, 2/20

• film:Left-Handed Girl (7-8:45pm, free)

• film: “The Princess Bride” (2pm or 7pm, $8)

• Dance party/lny: Chinatown Funk Express: Asian City Pop Dance Party (8pm-1am, free)

SATURDAY, 2/21

• hbcu/film:Through the African American Lens: Our Blues Make Us Gold (2-4:30pm, free)

• festival/asian American:Lunar New Year Festival (12-6pm, free)

• lunar new year: Lion Dance at Tiger Fork (1 & 7pm)

• film: “The Princess Bride” (2pm or 7pm, $8)

• festival/art/family:Mammoth Family Day(11:30am-3pm, free)

• Art exhibit/opening:Shrimps on the Mountain (5-7pm, free) 

• valentines/volunteer:Love is Trash Clean-up(12-3pm, free) 

• special Olympics:Special Olympics Polar Plunge(12-3pm, free)

• valentines/fundraiser:Cupid’s Undie Run(12-4pm, $45)

• bhm:Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Althea Gibson (11am-1pm, free)

• lunar new year:Year of the Horse Festival(11am-3pm, free)

SUNDAY, 2/22

• lunar new year:Lunar New Year Parade (2pm, free)

• market: Lucky Girl Market (11am-6pm, $10)

• swap:Green Kitchen Swap (10am-1pm, $12)

• chocolate:World of Chocolate (3pm, $40)

• bhm: Cheers & Beers 2026: Black Brewers Tasting Party(3-6pm, $38)

MONDAY, 2/23

•  bhm/film:Baldwin (6:30-7:30pm, free)

TUESDAY, 2/24

•  immigration:Melodies of Migration: Storytelling through Music (7-8:30pm, $18)

• craft: Heart Shaped Fake Cakes (6pm, $50) 

WEDNESDAY, 2/25

• poetry:Poetry Reading: Winter Edition (7pm, free)

• film: Goat Girl (6:30pm, free)

• backpacking: Backpacking Basics (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• landscape architecture/documentary:Sitting Still(6-8:30pm, $10)

THURSDAY, 2/26

• Asia/book talk:Shattered Lands (6:30-8pm, free)

• queer/craft: Queer As Craft Club (6-8pm, free)

• music: Opera on Tap: Love Songs (7-9pm, free)

• italian: Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History (6pm, free)

• interior design/lecture:Designing a Beautiful Life: How Spaces and Gatherings Shape Our Stories (5:30-7:30pm, $22)

• Valentines: Date Night at The Kreeger Museum (6-8pm, $25)

FRIDAY, 2/27

• chocolate/cheese:Cheese & Chocolate(6-7:30pm, &75)

SATURDAY, 2/28

• plants: House Plant Success (1-2pm, $30)

• zines: Community Zine Workshop to Shape Bridge Spot (2-4pm, free)

• yoga: Southeast Yoga 2.0 (11am-12pm, free)

• performance: Live Art Series: The Earth Still Shakes (2-4pm, free)

• bhm/market: Afro House: Spirit Fest 2026 (1-5pm, free)

• bhm/market: CELEBRATE BLACK MAKERS AT THE ROOST! (10am-4pm, free)

SUNDAY, 3/1

• Film: Kokuho (2-5pm, free) 

• Womens history/festival: Women’s History Month Kickoff (10am-5pm, free) 

• Craft: Crochet 101 (11am, $17) 

• Palestine: When the World Sleeps: An Evening with Francesca Albanese (1-3pm, free)

• Plants: DC Plant Swap (1-5pm, free) 

• Soccer: SheBelieves Cup USA v. Argentina (5pm, free)

• MONDAY, 3/2

  • panel : Black Art Legacies at HBCUs (7-8pm, free) 

  • run club: Run Club Ready: Build your running stamina and make new friends (6:30pm, free)

  TUESDAY, March 3/3

  • America250: The Sound of 1776 (6-8pm, $15)

  • Plants: Plant Care Intermediate (7pm, $38) 

  • Bike: Washington DC Bicycling Advocates Meetup (5:30-7pm, free)

  • music/trivia: Songbyrd Music Trivia Night (6pm, free) 

  • Politics: Trump, Your Rights, and Resistance (6-8:30pm, $15) 

  • technology/marine: How Are Marine Robots Shaping Our Future? (6-8pm, free)

  WEDNESDAY, 3/4

  • Plants: Growing Community: Perfect Little Plants (5-6:30pm, free) 

  • museum/after hours: Wordplay Wednesday (5-8pm, $5+) 

  • Wine: Aperitivo Hour Natural Wine Tasting (6pm, $13) 

  • Craft: Mosaic Class : Pisces Season (6-8pm, $66) 

  • Concert: Journey (7:30pm, $62+)

  THURSDAY, 3/5

  • Women’s history/panel: Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Wonder Woman (6:30-7:30pm

  • art/tour: First Thursdays: Come Look with Us (5:30-6:15pm, free) 

  • Dog sledding: Are the Dogs Running Today? (6-7:30pm, free)

  • Architecture: Höweler+ Yoon (6:30-8:30pm, $15) 

  • museum/after hours: Techno Takeover (5-8:30pm, $20) 

  • Films: Microcinema: Short Films (7pm, $12+) 

  • Book talk/womens history: “We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America” An Evening with Norah O’Donnell (6-8pm) 

  • Politics: Private Military Contractors: How Non-State Actors Are Changing War (5-6pm, free)

  • Coffee: Doubles Night School: That's That Me Espresso (6:30-8:30pm, $29) 

  • Beer: NoMa Run Club x Lost Generation Lil' Gnomad Beer Launch Party (6:45-10pm, free)

  FRIDAY, 3/6

  • Film: Dune: Part Two (6:30-10pm, $15) 

  • Party: NMWA Unframed: Aluminate the Night (8:30-11:59pm, $150) 

  • Dance: Party Girl: A Night of Party Girl Anthems (9pm, $18) 

  • Dance: Broadway Rave (10pm, $27)

  SATURDAY, 3/7

  • Indigenous/womens history: Honoring Polly Cooper (11am-4pm, free) 

  • Cambodian: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean: Blessing Ceremony (2-3pm, free)

  • queer/fat positive/swap: Plentiful: A Queer Fat Positive Market + Plus Size Clothing Swap (5-9pm, $15)

  • Beer: Ponzi Day at Atlas Brew Works Navy Yard (3-5pm, $48)

  • Dogs: HRA Adoption Event and Market (2-4pm, free)

  • Jewelry: Korean Knot Bracelet Workshop (6:30pm, $20) 

  • Craft: Firsthand Experience: Fiber (11am-3pm, $25) 

  • Flowers: Flower Arranging Basics at Cork Wine Bar (11am, $155)

  • Garden/plants: Rooting DC 2026 (9am-4pm, free)

  • Beer: District Beer Fest: Winter (12-9pm, $44)

  • Lgbtq: Intro to Vocal Feminization Workshop (3pm, $28)

  • Garden/plants: Seed Starting (1-2:30pm, free) 

  • Music: “I Want My MTV!” Flashband Showcase (7pm, $27) 

  • Dance/workshop: Filipino Dance Workshop (2-3pm, $20) 

  • Dance: DISCO, ALWAYS: A HARRY STYLES DANCE NIGHT (10pm, $27)

  SUNDAY, 3/8

  • Film: Magellan (2-5pm, free)

  • Craft: Indigo & Shibori 101 (1pm, $17+) 

  • Craft: Papercutting Workshop (1-3pm, $20)

  • Womens history/yoga: International Women’s Day Yoga (9-10am, $17) 

  • Plants: Terrarium building workshop (1-2pm, $36)

  MONDAY, 3/9

  • Book talk: Faith Over Fear (7-8pm, free) 

  • Opera: Operation Mincemeat: Preview Performance (2-3pm, free)

  • Ramadan: Community Iftar (6:30-9pm, free)

  TUESDAY, March 3/10

  • Women’s history/film: K-Pop Demon Hunters Movie Night (5-8pm, free)

  • ancient/food: What was the real “paleo” diet? (6:30-8:15pm, free) 

  • Art conservaton: How We Care for Digital Video (5:30-6:30pm, free) 

  • Book talk: From Runaway Nun to Parlor Politician: Ann Gertrude Wightt (6:30-8pm, free)

  • celtic/lecture: Celtic Mythology (6-8:30pm, $15)

  WEDNESDAY, 3/11

  • Gardens: The Process of Time (5:30pm, $22) 

  • Craft: Spinning a Yarn (6:30-8:30pm, free) 

  • Hiking: How to Pack a Backpack Workshop (6:30-8:30pm, $20+) 

  • spain/film: "The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés" (6:30-8pm, free)

  THURSDAY, 3/12

  • Art tour: An Inside Look at the Portrait Gallery (5:30-6:30pm, free)

  • Reading: Reporting on Reading and Dyslexia (6-8pm, $15) 

  1. history/book talk: Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America (6:30-8pm, $5)

  FRIDAY, 3/13

  • Closing exhibit: We Mend in End Times Reception (6-7pm, free) 

  • Book talk: Medium Rare (7-8pm, free) 

  • Festival: Holi in the District (6-8pm, free) 

  • art/festival: AMALGAMATION Festival (6pm, $18+)
    Gala: National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie party (7-11pm, $250) 

  • Dance: The DMV's Ultimate 00's Live Band Dance Party (8pm, $65) 

  • Comedy: The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short (7:30pm, $118+) 

  • refugee/jewish: National Refugee Shabbat + Dinner (6pm, $45)

  SATURDAY, 3/14

  • st patricks day: Ireland at the Wharf (1-7pm, free) 

  • Meatballs: DC Meatball Battle (12-3pm, $104) 

  • norooz/festival: Nowruz Family Festival (11am-4pm, free)

  • indigenous/festival: The Art of Quillwork (11am-4pm, free) 

  • Festival: Portraiture Festival (11:30am-4pm, free) 

  • festival/american250: Music from the Revolutionary America (12-1pm, free) 

  • Ballet: Forever is a Feeling (3:30-4pm, free) 

  • Dance party: Gimme Gimme Disco: A Dance Party Inspired by ABBA (6pm, $92) 

  • emo/dance party: Emo Night Brooklyn (10pm, $73) 

  • Flowers: BLOOM: An EP Listening Party & Flower Potluck (1-4pm, $27)

  • Opening reception: Greta Chapin-McGill (3-6pm, free) 

  • Cabaret: NERDVANA: Comic Strip Showdown (8-10pm, $34) 

  • America250: Mapping a New Nation (10:30am-3:30pm, free) 

  • Womens history/tea: “Equali-” TEA & Tour (2-4pm, $55) 

  • Festival: The Big Draw (10am-5pm, free) 

  • Womens history/art: Pandora's BoxX Project: A Panel Discussion In Celebration of Women Artists and Cultural Visionaries (3pm, $15)

  SUNDAY, 3/15

  • market/norooz: Norooz Market at Brookland Arts Walk (1-5pm, free)

  • Womens history: Women’s History Tour (11am-12pm, $10) 

  • Plants: Grow your own microgreens (1-2pm, $30)

  • Lgbtq: Sapphic Songwriter Night (8pm, $26) 

  MONDAY, 3/16

  • irish/folk: Terrors of Irish Fairlylore (6-8:30pm, $15)

  TUESDAY, March 3/17

  • phone-free: Analog Nights (5-7pm, free) 

  • politics/football: The Congressional Football Game for Charity (7pm, $12)

  WEDNESDAY, 3/18

  • Plants: Growing Community: Getting Ready for Spring (5-6:30pm, free) 

  • Art talk: Nick Cave and Bob Faust (6:30-7:30pm, free) 

  • museum/after hours: NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, free) 

  • Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: The Musical (7pm, $54+) 

  • neuroscience/architecture: Neuroscience, Architecture, and Human Experience (6-8pm, $15)

  THURSDAY, 3/19

  • Reading night: Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms (5-7pm, free)

  • cooking/film: "Finding Edna Lewis" (7-9:30pm, $15) 

  • coffee/art: Latte Art (6 & 7:30pm, $75)

  • Book talk: Ibram X. Kendi (7pm, $68)

  • film/music: American Masters: Roberta Flack (6:30pm, free) 

  • america250/coffee/museum/after hours: Brew to the People: A Coffeehouse Conversation: Our Changing Landscapes (6:30-8pm, $25)
    Art talk: Miro, Calder, and Modern Art (6:30pm, free)

  • trivia/museum: Live! At the Library: Who Knew? Trivia Night (7-8:30pm, free) 

  • museum/after hours: Third Thursday at the Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free) 

  • Burlesque: Blue Note Burlesque (7:30-9pm, $25)

  FRIDAY, 3/20

  • Festival: Bloomfest at the Tidal Basin (12-6pm, free)

  • Music: THE JERRYMANDERS: GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE BAND (7pm, $16)

  • Dance: DC Loves Prince Dance Party (9pm, $25) 

  SATURDAY, 3/21

  • Film: Mother of Snow Cranes (2-4pm, free) 

  • Film: Libeled Lady (2pm, free) 

  • Plants: Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens (2-3pm, $25)

  • art/festival: Georgetown Spring Art Walk (12-5pm, free) 

  • Dance: All Your Friends: The Indie Party (10pm, $21)

  SUNDAY, 3/22

  • Film: What Does That Nature Say to You (2-4pm, free) 

  • Book talk/architecture: American Shrines (5-7pm, $15) 

  • Booze free: Booze Free Bingo (12pm, $11)

  MONDAY, 3/23

  • Plants: Kokedama Workshop (7pm, $50) 

  • Book talk: Dirty Metal (7pm, free)

  • Concert: Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball (8pm, $390+)

  TUESDAY, March 3/24

  • watches/fashion: The Development of Wristwatches in the 20th Century And How To Collect Them (5:30-7:30pm, $22) 

  • Book talk: Cory Booker: STAND (7pm, $53)

  • environment/film: MELT (7-9:30pm, free)

  • grief/tarot: Grief in Process: A Tarot Workshop (6:30-8:30pm, $55+) 

  • Book talk: Indian Country (7-8pm, free)

  • Concert: Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball (8pm, $390+)

  WEDNESDAY, 3/25

  THURSDAY, 3/26

  • tour/america250: We Make History (6:30-9pm, free) 

  • Panel: Stacey Abrams (6-8pm, $25)

  • After hours/art: Shrimps/Cocktail (6-8pm, free) 

  • Womens history: Make Your Own Suffragist Button (5-8pm, free) 

  • After hours: African and Middle Eastern Reading Room Open House (5-8pm, free)

  FRIDAY, 3/27

  • trans/drag: Visibilitease: A Trans Day of Visibility Drag Revue and Party (11pm, $10-15)
    Gala: La Grande Fête 2026 (7-11pm, $55) 

  • Dance: CLUB K-POP (10pm, $21)

  • March madness: 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Regional ($240+)

  SATURDAY, 3/28

  • Cherry blossom/festival: SAAM Cherry Blossom Family Celebration (11:30am-3pm, free) 

  • indigenous/environment/film: "Aki" (1-3pm, free) 

  • Japan: Chanoyu Tea Ceremony (1-2:30pm, free) 

  • Cherry blossom/festival: Blossom Kite Festival (10am-4pm, free) 

  • Cherry blossom/festival: Bloomaroo at The Wharf (2-9pm, fireworks at 8:30pm) 

  • film/japan: The Horses of Fukushima (1-3pm, free) 

  • Craft: Make Your Own Picture Album (11am-3pm, free) 

  • Food: DIY Hot Sauce Blending (2:30-4pm, 34)

  • Plants: Friends of the National Arboretum Native Plant Sale(8am-1pm) 

  • Vines: Bicyclists Against Invasive Plants (10am, free)

  SUNDAY, 3/29

  • Womens history/wine: Women in Wine (1-3:30pm, $54) 

  • market/festival: Family Fun Day at Brookland Arts Walk (10am-3pm, free) 

  • kimono/fashion: Kyoto Kimono Trunk Show (10am-2pm, free)

  • craft: Book Bedazzling (2pm, $30)

  • march madness: 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Regional ($240+)

  MONDAY, 3/30

  • Lecture: Shakespeare Re-imagined for the 21st Century (7-9pm, free)

  • Book talk:Sing Down the MoonSing Down the Moon (7-8pm, free)

  • Cooking/japan: Rokkoku Kitchen (6:30-8pm, free)

  TUESDAY, March 3/31

  • Aliens: Is There Anyone Out There? (8-9pm, free) 

  • time/lecture: An Antiquarian Horologist on Mechanism, Risk, & Wonder (5:30pm, $22)

  • Politics: The European Union as a Defense Actor (5-6pm, free)

  • Public safety/book: Five Bullets Five Bullets (7-8pm, free)

  • Disability/america250: Disability Representation in America, FDR, the fight for the wheelchair (5:30-8pm, free)

  • Pizza: Pizza Practice (7pm, $13)

  • Marine exploration: Operation Trieste Bathyscaphe (6pm, free)

    FRIDAY, 4/24

    • festival:Georgetown French Market (12-5pm, free)

    • lecture:Nerd Nite DC (8pm) 

    • pottery/market: Hinckley Pottery Student Show (6-9pm, free)

    • Science/after hours:Q?rius Open Late: Botany Specimen Preparation - April(5-7pm, free)

    • Art/book talk:Saeb Eigner, Artists of the Middle East: Book Talk and Signing(5-7pm, free)

SATURDAY, 4/25

• festival:Georgetown French Market (12-5pm, free)

• workshop/textile: Turkish Kilim Weaving (1-3:30pm, free)

• workshop/cocktails/gardening: Cocktails & Containers: Herbs (1-2pm, 4-5pm, $65) 

• Swap: Flower Pot and Plant Clipping Swap (11am-2pm, free)

• Food festival: New Kitchens on the Block (12, 3pm, $114)

• volunteer: Ward 7 Park Stewards: Marvin Gaye Park Cleanup (9am-12pm, free)

SUNDAY, 4/26

• festival:Georgetown French Market (12-5pm, free)

• vinyl: CrateConvention (12-5pm, free)

• Market: Spring Flair at Congressional Cemetery g (1-4pm, free)

• lecture: Blacklists Through the Ages (3-4:30pm, free)

• festival:Living Earth Festival: "Always Becoming" (11am-5pm, free)

TUESDAY, 4/28

• politics: Cuba, Our Closest Enemy (6-8:30pm, $15)

• poetry: Live on the Rooftop: an evening of poetry (7-8:30pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 4/29

• lecture/oceans: Exploring the Deep Sea (6-8:30pm, $15) 

• jazz/music: Jazz on the Lunar Lawn | Amy K. Bormet Presents “Time Travel”(5:30-8pm, $30)

• architecture: Spotlight on Design: Terremoto (6:30-8pm, $15)

• nature/movie: Waste Land (5:30-7:30pm, free)

THURSDAY, 4/30

• after hours: Future of Food Waste (6:30-7pm, free)

• politics: Where is Congress and Looking Ahead to the 2026 Midterm Elections ($29, 7pm)

• Craft: Wine & Design (5:30-7:30pm, $25)

• elections: DC Board of Elections Ranked Choice Voting Townhall (4-8pm, free)

• board games: An Evening With Elizabeth Hargrave: Sanibel Board Game Night (6:30-9:30pm, free)

FRIDAY, 5/1

• Festival: Flower Mart (10am-6pm, free)

• After hours/Festival: DuPont Circle Art Walk (6-8pm)

• Aapi/Festival: AANHPI Heritage Month & Community Kickoff (5:30-8pm, free)

• Art/opening: Grand Opening Weekend of WE MAKE DC (5pm)

SATURDAY, 5/2

• plants: Growing Community: Healthy Eating in Any Garden (10am-12pm, free)

• craft: Crochet Kingpin’s Wearable Art (1-3pm, free)

• film: Third Act (2-4pm, free)

• Festival: Flower Mart (10am-5pm, free)

• Festival: Around the World Embassy Tour (9:30am-5pm, free)

• plants/workshop: Cocktails & Containers Workshop | Succulents (1pm, $65)

• festival: Running of the Chihuahuas (2-5pm, free) 

• volunteer: Weekend Weeders (10am-12pm, free)

• Comics: Free Comic Book Day (11am)

• plants: Guided Garden Tour (1:30-2:15pm, $10)

• festival: Bourbon & Bluegrass (1-5pm, $70)

• Nature: Spring Tree Walk in Rock Creek Park (10am, $10) 

• Market: Pottery on P St (12-5pm, free)

• Adam’s Morgan Porchfest 

• Racing: 14th Annual EV Grand Prix (9am, free)

• Market: MAME Market for Lao/Thai New Year (12-4pm, free)

• Art/opening: Grand Opening Weekend of WE MAKE DC (11am)

SUNDAY, 5/3

• music: Stephanie Chou Performs with The Tong Man and The Curse of Quon Gwon (4-6pm, free)

• community day: Free Community Day & Makers’ Market at NMWA (10am-5pm, free)

• festival: Bourbon & Bluegrass (1-5pm, $70)

• Art/opening: Grand Opening Weekend of WE MAKE DC (11am)

• Art talk: Protesting in Porcelain (3pm, free)

MONDAY, 5/4

• lecture: The Happiness Workshop (6-8:30pm, $15)

• craft: Intro to Crochet (6pm, $40)

• Book talk: The Evolution of Fire (7pm, free)

• Cookies: May Cookie Swap + Conversation: Italian Cookies (6:30pm, $8+)

  TUESDAY, 5/5

  • book talk: A Better Life for Their Children (5:30-8:30pm, $15)

WEDNESDAY, 5/6

• outdoor movie: Pirates of the Caribbean (sunset, free)

• after hours/party: Wordplay Wednesday (5-8pm, $5+)

• Wine: Apervito Hour (6pm, $13)

THURSDAY, 5/7

• lecture/space: Exploring Space: Return to Venus (8-9pm, free)

• language/politics: Language & Liberty: Restoring Integrity in Civil Discourse (6-8pm, $15)

• architecture: Spotlight on Design: GGN (6:30-8pm, $15)

• museum/party: JAHM Out After Hours (6-9pm, $12)

• party: Garden Party (6-8pm, $50)

• Coffee: That’s That Me Espresso (6:30-8:30pm, $50)

• Cookbook/aanhpi: Ohana Style: Food from Hawai’i, for Your Family (7pm, $13)

• surfing/film: “Waterman” Documentary on Duke Kahanamoku: Screening + Conversation (7-9:30pm, free) 

FRIDAY, 5/8

• Chinatown/film: A Tale of Three Chinatowns Documentary: Screening + Conversation (7-9:30pm, free)

• Soirée: Phillips Collection After Party (9pm-midnight, $200)

• Outdoor movie: Mulan (7:30pm, free)

SATURDAY, 5/9

• film: Lilo & Stitch + Bao + The Queen's Flowers (11am-1pm, free)

• Storytelling: Legacy Letters (1-2pm, free)

• Filipino/film: Nurse Unseen Documentary: Screening + Conversation (2-4:30pm, free)

• Desi/film: A Nice Indian Boy Screening + Conversation (7-9:30pm, free)

• festival: EU Open House (free)

• Birds: World Migratory Bird Day (10am-1pm, free)

• film/hepburn: Roman Holiday (2pm, $8)

• Volunteer: Community Tree Planting: Shrine of St. Jude (9am, free)

• Yoga: Cello Yoga (9-10am, $17)

  • Film: Atlan (1-3pm,  free)

• panel/opening: Miró and Sert: Art, Architecture, and Resistance (3-6:30pm, $5)

• Festival/food: DC Margarita Rumble! (12pm, $44) 

MONDAY, 5/11

• lecture/volcano: Behind the Science with Research Geologist and Curator Elizabeth Cottrell (6:30-8:15pm, free)

• lecture: Terrors of Irish Fairlylore (6-8:30pm, $15)

TUESDAY, 5/12

• Art/lecture: Preserving the World of Grandma Moses (5:30-6:30pm, free)

• lecture: Nightmares and Creativity (6-8:30pm, $15)

• Book talk/puerto Rico: Cold War Puerto Rico (6pm, free)

• america250/book talk: On National Commemorations: The Bicentennial, the Semiquincentennial and What We Can Learn About the Future of the Past (6:30-8pm, free)

• Dc/book: 111 Places for Kids in Washington, DC That You Must Not Miss (6pm, free)

• craft: Shell Collage Phone Case (6pm, $35)

• Austria/film: Shaping the American Avant-Garde (7-9pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 5/13

• outdoor movie: Jurassic Park (sunset, free)

• after hours/movie: Sunset Boulevard (1950) ($22, 5:30pm)

• lecture: Science on Tap: Libraries of Insects (7-8pm)

• wellness: Sound Healing Meditation (6:30-7:30pm, $22)

• Craft: Crochet Circle (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• FDR: Commemorative Event & Celebration at the FDR Memorial (5:30-7:30pm, free)

THURSDAY, 5/14

• AAPI/market: AAPI Night Market at Hi-Lawn (5:30-10:30pm, $5)

• Aapi/festival: AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 Community Celebration (5:30pm, free)

• Concert/austria: Trio Lumina (7-9pm, free)

• Literature: Lost City Books Spring Reading Series (7pm, $7)

FRIDAY, 5/15

• mahjong: Mahjong 101 Class (6pm, $45)

• AAPI/cabaret show: AAPI Anthologies: Folklore (9-11pm, $34) 

SATURDAY, 5/16

• Hawai’i/indigenous: Hoʻolauleʻa: Welcoming Kānepō Ka Lua (11am-5pm)

• film: The Adventures of Robin Hood (2-3:45pm, free)

• Festival: Fiesta Asia Street Festival (free)

• Festival: Columbia Heights Day (12-5pm,)

• neurology/plants: Neuro-Botany (10am-12pm, free)

• Market: Yard Sale Extravaganza (9am-1pm, free)

• disability/film: Adapted (3:30pm, $27)

• Pottery/market: District Clay Center Pottery Sale (11am-5pm, free)

SUNDAY, 5/17

• film: Gentleman’s Agreement (1-3pm, $5)

• craft/wellness: Abstract Herb Bundles Workshop (11:30am-1pm, $72)

• AAPI/market: AAPI Art and Vintage Market (11am-4pm, free)

• Pottery/market: District Clay Center Pottery Sale (11am-5pm, free)

MONDAY, 5/18

• AAPI/food: 2026 Foodelicious Night: AANHPI Foodways & Culinary Demonstration (6-8pm, free)

TUESDAY, 5/19

• art/workshop: Exploring Portrait Mode: The Divine Selfie (5-7pm, free)

• Theatre/austria: I Lost My Way (7-9pm, free)

• film: The Gardener (7-8:47pm, $15)

• Sweden/ america250: Swedish Footprints in the United States (5pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 5/20

• Outdoor movie: Top Gun (sunset, free)

• Hurricane/lecture: Chasing Storms with the Hurricane Hunters (8-9pm, free)

• soirée: Spring Garden Party (6-9pm, $350+)

• craft: Intro to Knitting (6pm, $45)

• movie: Keeper of Time (2022) (5:30pm, $22)

• Cookbook: Vietnamese Food Any Day (7pm, $8+)

THURSDAY, 5/21

• outdoor movie: Rocky (sunset, free)

• after hours: Third Thursday at Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free)

• Art talk: Miró and the United States (6:30pm, free)

• Coffee: Latte Art Workshop (6pm & 7:30)

FRIDAY, 5/22

• Craft: Intro to Rug Tufting (6pm, $80)

• poetry: Read the Room Poetry Series (6:30-7:30pm, $20)

• AAPI/film: Bruce Lee Night (5-9pm, free)

SATURDAY, 5/23

• Memorial Day: Memorial Day: Service and Sacrifice: Memorial Day 2026 (10:30am-5:30pm, free)

• wellness: Guided Forest Bathing Walks (9:30am, $35)

SUNDAY, 5/24

• film: Funny Face (2pm, $8)

MONDAY, 5/25

• Parade: National Memorial Day Parade (10am, free)

TUESDAY, 5/26

• analog: Analog Nights (5-7pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 5/27

• Outdoor movie: National Treasure (sunset, free)

• concert: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band ($)

• Book talk: Senator Chris MurphySenator Chris Murphy (7pm, $16)

THURSDAY, 5/28

• Market: Cleveland Park Night Market (5-9pm, free)

• after hours/movie: Secret Mall Apartment (2024) (5:30pm, $22)

• after hours/dc/plants: Future-Proofing D.C.'s Flora (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• outdoor movie: East Side Sushi (sunset, free)

FRIDAY, 5/29

• Film: Devi (7-8:45pm, free)

• opening: We Make History: After Dark with Marcus Mitchell (7pm, free)

• soirée: Spring Soirée at the National Arboretum (6-9pm, $350)

• baseball/concert: Taio Cruz 

SATURDAY, 5/30

• festival: Petworth Porchfest (2-7pm, free)

• opening: We Make History (10am-5pm, free)

• lecture: NerdNite DC (6:30pm, TBD)

• DC/france: A Tour of French Georgetown (4-6pm, free)

• Wine: Abbondanza: Natural Wine Party (12pm, $76)

MONDAY, 6/1

• Film:Musical Vision and Legacy with Clive Davis and Harvey Mason Jr. (7-8:30pm, free)

TUESDAY, 6/2

• women/america250:The Power and Privilege of Women’s Public Speech(6-8pm, $15)

• fire:A Fire Eating Training for Dykes by Dykes(6-9pm, $35)

• cooking:RETRO RECIPES: An Evening of Conversation with Bobby Hicks and Joe Yonan(7pm, $13+)

• trivia:Songbyrd Music Trivia (6:30pm, free)

• book:One Leg On Earth by 'Pemi Aguda(7-8pm, free)

• book:The Forgotten World War (7-8pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 6/3

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Space/lecture:Our Future on Mars?(8-9pm, free)

• Museum/party:Wordplay Wednesday (5-8pm, $5+) 

• outdoor movie:Night at the Living Museum (free, sunset)

• book talk:The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes(7-8pm, free)

• wine:Aperitivo Hour Natural Wine Tasting(6pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: Shrek 2 (sunset, free)

THURSDAY, 6/4

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Museum party:Party with Pride ($20, 5-8:30pm)

• Art talk:Come Look with Us (5:30-6:15pm, free)

• Film:The President’s Cake (5:30-9pm, free)

• Opening reception:A New Civic Path (6:30pm, $28)

• book talk/legal:Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate (6:30-7:30pm, $5)

• Pride/museum party:Party with Pride(5-8:30pm, $20)

• Pride/film:Eaton DC Pride Film Series: Saturday Church (7pm, free)

• board game:Board Game Night(6-10pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: Hamilton Sing-along (sunset, free)

FRIDAY, 6/5

• Food festival:Taste of America (7pm, $200)

• Market:Mini Markt (5-8pm, free)

• Museum festival:Star & Stories Fest (9am-2pm, free)

• Community theater:My Favorite Year: A 1960s Late Night Comedy Parody(5:30-8:30pm, $20)

• Architecture:Architecture of Tudor Place(12-1pm, $10)

• Festivals:Spirit of Independence Festival at National Archives (free)

• concert:Music In The Meadow: Celebrating D.C. Teachers with Sirius Company Band ($25, 7-9pm)

• Outdoor movie: Barbie (sunset, free)

• cheese/greek:Yia Mas! Greek Wine and Cheese ($75)

• art/opening:PROUD 2026: Opening Reception(5-8pm, free)

• Spain/oman/film:EuroAsia Shorts 2026: Spain and Oman (6-8:30pm, free)

SATURDAY, 6/6

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Museum party:National Gallery of Art Block Party (10am-4pm, free)

• volunteer:Weekend Weeders (10am-12pm, free)

• garden:Guided Garden Tour (1:30-2:15pm, $10)

• Festivals:Spirit of Independence Festival at National Archives (free)

• Festival:Museum Walk Week(11am-4pm, free)

• reception:QUEERING SOUND - Exhibit & Performance Festival (2-4pm, free)

• games:Break My Game (11am-5pm, free)

• festival:Georgetown Summer Art Walk(12-5pm, free)

• Outdoor movies: How to Train Your Dragon (dusk, free)

• volunteer:Ward 7 Park Stewards: Kenilworth Park Cleanup (9:30am-12pm, free)

• dc history:Anacostia Skating Pavilion: 50 Years of Community on Wheels (12-2pm, free)

• trees:Anacostia River Tree Tour (3-6pm, $20)

• cupcake:Floral Cupcake Bouquet Decorating Workshop(3-5pm, $86)

SUNDAY, 6/7

• craft:Prints to Write Home About(1-4pm, $12+)

• museum:Free Community Day at National Museum of Women in the Arts(10am-5pm, free)

• Festival:Museum Walk Week(11am-4pm, free)

• Pride/market:Pride Month Vendor Pop-Up at Patagonia(12pm, free)

• book talk:Body Weather by Lorraine Boissoneault(6-7pm, free)

MONDAY, 6/8

• film:EuroAsia Shorts: Austria & Indonesia(7:30pm, free)

TUESDAY, 6/9

• Lecture/oceans:From Depths to Databases: Building a National Resource to Identify US Marine Fishes (6:30-8:15pm, free)

• embassy/film:EuroAsia Shorts 2026 | Japan & Germany (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• poetry:Erin O'Luanaigh - Avail(7-8pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 6/10

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Festival:Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Historic Synagogue (6-8pm, free)

• extended hours:Free Community Day: Extended Hours at National Museum of Women in the Arts(10am-8pm, free)

• Art/pride/party:Exhibition PRIDE Celebration Rooftop (5-7pm)

• outdoor movie:The Princess Bride (free, sunset)

• flowers:Flower Arranging Basics With Summer Flowers (6:30pm, $95)

• Pride/film:Eaton DC Pride Film Series: Beginners (7pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: Hairspray (sunset, free)

THURSDAY, 6/11

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Film:DC/DOX Film Festival (~$18/film) 

• Plants/art talk:The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today(5:30-6:30pm, free)

• Outdoor movie:Legally Blonde (5:30pm, $20)

• america250/jewish:Commemorating History: Then and Now(6:30-8pm, $5)

• art/party:Celebrate Miró(6:30-8:30pm, $100)

• Games:Board Game Night (6-10pm, free)

• book talk:Minerva by Keila Vall De La Ville(7-8pm, free)

• book talk:Jared Freid (7pm, $15)

• Outdoor movie: Sitar Arts Center Family Night* (sunset, free)

FRIDAY, 6/12

• Film:DC/DOX Film Festival (~$18/film) 

• Sweden/festival:Swedish Midsummer Celebration(6-9:30pm, free)

• Cabaret:“So Long American Century” Basement Cabaret Show (7-9pm, $20)

• cheese/greek:Yia Mas! Greek Wine and Cheese$75)

• karaoke:Punk Rock Karaoke (8pm, $19)

SATURDAY, 6/13

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Film:DC/DOX Film Festival (~$18/film) 

• Pride:Pride on the Pier (4-9pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings (sunset, free)

• Emo/festival:Vans Warped Tour($199 for 2 day pass)

• America250/concert:Sing Democracy 250 Signature Concert($28-40, 4pm)

• Art/conservation:Caring for a Butter Sculpture(11:30am-12:30pm, free) 

• Concert:Music from the Hearts of America(12-1pm, free)

• Workshop/craft:Postcard & Stamp Workshop (12-2pm, free)

• writing:Write Your Dreams to Life: Writing Workshops(10:30am, $50)

• market/art/disability:Art Enables Summer Market(11am-5pm, free)

• dance party:Eighties Mayhem Block Party: 80's Dance Party(9pm, $30)

• dance party:myspace nite(10pm, $26)

• gardens:Bog Gardens and Carnivorous Plants(1-2pm, $25)

• plants:Growing Tropical Crops and Unique Summer Veggies(1-2pm, $31)

SUNDAY, 6/14

• Film:DC/DOX Film Festival (~$18/film) 

• Emo/festival:Vans Warped Tour($199 for 2 day pass)

• Art talk:George Kevin Jordan (3-5pm, free)

• Craft:Indigo & Shibori 101 Workshop (1pm, $15+)

• Pride/market:Pride Month Vendor Pop-Up at Patagonia(12pm, free)

• jewelry:Gemstone and Pearl Bracelet Workshop (3-5pm, $65)

MONDAY, 6/15

• cocktail:THE NEW COCKTAIL HOUR: An Evening with Andre Darlington ($11, 7pm)

TUESDAY, 6/16

• Analog:Analog Nights(5-7pm, free)

• World Cup:2026 World Cup Live Match Screening: France v. Senegal (3-5pm, $7)

• Austria/doc:Never in My Wildest Dreams(7-9:30pm, free)

• Palestinian/folklore/book talk:Hidden Companions by Ahmad Nabil (7-8pm, free)

WEDNESDAY, 6/17

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Bison/film:Bring Them Home Screening and Q&A (6:30-8:30pm, free)

• Art talk:Andrea Bowers (6-8pm, $25)

• Outdoor movie: Sinners (sunset, free)

• outdoor movie:Pirates of the Caribbean (sunset, free)

THURSDAY, 6/18

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Jazz:Jazz at SAAM with Paul Bailey(5-8pm, free)

• Music:Black Music Month Celebration(6-8pm, free)

• Art/pride: "Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art" (5-6pm, free)

• Extended hours:Summer Evening Hours at the Garden (5-8pm, free)

• Storytelling:Stories of Joy and Resistance(7-8:30pm, $10)

• extended hours:Third Thursday at Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free)

• craft:Pet Portrait Portrait (6pm, $65)

• disco/pride:Hot Stuff: A Disco Party with Stonewall Sports: Pride 2026 at metrobar (4pm, free)

• performing arts:Orlando Trip (7:30-10pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: MILK (sunset, free)

FRIDAY, 6/19

• Extended hours:Smithsonian Summer Solstice (free, until 11pm)

• Extended hours:Solstice Late Hours at the Castle (5-11pm, free)

• Extended hours: Indepen'Dance: Civic Season Lounge (5-10pm, free)

• Dance:Indepen'Dance: Beat Ya Feet Dance workshop and go-go performance by Next Gen Krank (4-7pm, free)

• Garden:Hidden Haupt Garden Tour(7:30-7:50pm, free)

• Craft:Glow & Create: Sling Braided Keychains(7:30-10pm, free)

• Extended hours:Discoteca del Sol: An Indepen’DANCE Evening Program (7-11pm, free)

• Garden:Garden Nights (7-9pm, free)

• Extended hours:Solstice Late Hours at the Arts and Industries Building (6-11pm, free)

• Extended hours:Open Late for Solstice at Air and Space Museum (6-11pm, passes required)

• Music:Amy Hānaialiʻi in Concert (7-8pm, free)

• Foraging:Reclaiming & Reconnecting with Wild Foods - A Juneteenth Foraging Workshop(12pm, $35)

• Music/lecture:Structures of Music Exploitation (S.O.M.E.)(6pm, free)

• Dance party:Booty Rex Queer Pride Dance Party (7pm. $30)

SATURDAY, 6/20

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Music/festival:Fête de la Musique (4-11:30pm, free)

• Pride:Capital Pride Parade (3-7:30pm, free)

• Extended hours:Smithsonian Summer Solstice (free, until 11pm)

• Gardens:Pollinator Party (10am-4pm, free)

• Outdoor movie: The Color Purple (sunset, free)

• Museum: ¡Puro Ritmo! Summer Solstice Celebration(10am-11pm, free)

• Social dance: Indepen'Dance: Hand Dance presentation and social dance with the National Hand Dance Association (1-4pm, free)

• film:Hairspray (1988)(2-3:30pm, free)

• Extended hours:Asia After Dark(5-11pm, free) 

• Extended hours:Solstice Celebration at African Art (6-11:45pm, free)

• Dance party:Outdoor DJ sets with Baronhawk Poitier and Les the DJ(6-10pm, free)

• Dance party:Indepen'Dance: Indoor DJ set with Leon City Sounds (6-9pm, free)

• Dance party:Shub's PowWow-Step Dance Party (8-9:30pm, free)

• Garden:Garden Nights (7-10pm, free)

• Craft:Beaded Keychains (7:30-10pm, free)

• Extended hours:NMNH Solstice Late Night Hours (5:30-11pm, free)

• Extended hours:Solstice Late Hours at the Arts and Industries Building(6-11pm, free)

• Art tour:Closer Look: "Making a Statement"(4-4:30pm, free)

• Extended hours:Solstice, Under The Stars(7-10pm, free)

• Extended hours:Solstice Late Hours at the Castle(5:30-11pm, free)

• Dance:Big band/swing dance party with Scott Silbert’s Biggest Big Band (4-6pm, free) 

• Extended hours:Sally's Night(6-11pm, free)

• Music:Summer Jazz Celebration (2-4:15pm, $40)

• exhibit/closing:Blueprint for Happiness (free)

• flowers:Flower Arranging Basics With Summer Flowers (6:30pm, $95)

• volunteer:District Cleanups in Anacostia Park(free)

• Pride/party:2nd Annual NoMa Pride Block Party 2026 (2-6pm, free)

SUNDAY, 6/21

• Pride/concert:Capital Pride Concert (1-10pm, free)

• Garden:Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden and Mary Livingston Ripley Garden Tour(11:00-11:45am, free)

• Cooking:Chef Alex Cooks with Corn(12-12:30pm, free)

• Garden:Pollinator Party (12-4pm, free)

• Chinese/festival:Duanwu DIY & Share (11am, free)

• Pride/market:Pride Month Vendor Pop-Up at Patagonia(12pm, free)

MONDAY, 6/22

• book talk:Carryout by Hasan Dudar(7pm, free)

TUESDAY, 6/23

• self-care:Talking Through The Body: Revisioning Internal Rhetoric (6:30-8:30pm, $55+)

WEDNESDAY, 6/24

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Lecture:Fact or Fabrication: The Archetype of the Lacemaker(5:30pm, $22)

• outdoor movie:Jurassic Park (sunset, free)

• craft:DIY Leather Charm Journal(6-8pm, $65)

THURSDAY, 6/25

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

• Craft:Crop Artwork (5:30-8pm, $25)

• Trivia:HBCU Trivia Night (7-9:30pm, free)

• politics/film:The Way We Were(6:30-8:30pm, $5)

• dinner:Summer Harvest Dinner on the Farm(6-8pm, $100)

• Outdoor movie: Kangaroo (sunset, free)

• World Cup:World Cup USA Watch Party vs. Türkiye at metrobar(free)

FRIDAY, 6/26

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

• Pride/market:Pride Month Vendor Pop-Up at Patagonia(12pm, free)

SATURDAY, 6/27

• Extended hours:National Gallery of Art(free, till 8pm)

• Cycling:Red Bull Spin Off (10am-3pm)

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

• food festival:34th Annual Giant BBQ Battle: America’s Food and Music Festival($22, 11am-7pm)

• Yoga:Golden Glow Yoga (11am-12pm, free)

• Genealogy:Genealogy for Family Historians(2-4pm, free)

• Art/opening:AZIZZ: YEAR 1 (6-11pm, free)

• yoga/tarot:Yoga & Tarot Workshop (1-3pm, free)

• flowers:Flower Arranging Basics With Summer Flowers (6:30pm, $95)

• swap:Free Community Art Supply Swap!(11:30am-1:30pm, free)

SUNDAY, 6/28

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

• food festival:34th Annual Giant BBQ Battle: America’s Food and Music Festival($22, 11am-7pm)

• Pride/market:Pride Month Vendor Pop-Up at Patagonia(12pm, free)

• Pride/film:Milk (2pm, free)

MONDAY, 6/29

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

TUESDAY, 6/30

• America250/festival:A Coast-to-Coast State Fair (free)

• lecture:NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon(6:30-8:30pm, $12)