Discover upcoming hidden gem events in Washington, DC
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We share thousands of hidden gem events each year—many of which never grace the page of mainstream media. While we won’t promise you love every event, here’s what we can promise:
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locally-vetted
Founder Jade was born in DC, grew up in Arlington, and resides in Union Market—and has continued to explore culturally-enriching events throughout each phase of life.
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straight from the source
We dig through 100+ primary sources each week to find hidden-gem events our neighbors will love, never consolidating research from other news outlets.
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anti-algorithm
What’s the point of sharing events that are constantly sold-out? We help DC locals discover untapped events to fit their interest, background, or lifestyle.
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your neighbor
We highlight events we know we, or our neighbors, would enjoy.
Mark your calendar for these locally-vetted events
MONDAY, 9/28
history: Forgeries Throughout History (6-8:30pm, $15)
TUESDAY, 9/29
elections: Predicting November’s Election Results (6-8:30pm, $15)
WEDNESDAY, 9/30
THURSDAY, 10/1
autumn/party: Fall Garden Party (5:30-7pm, $150+)
dating: Singles Tracking Dating Mixer (7pm, free)
Halloween/lecture: Nat Geo Live: Battling Bloodsuckers (7:30-9pm, $30)
Party/museum/jewish: CJM After Sunset: Party in the Sukkah (5:30-8pm, $12)
Museum/party: Phillips After 5: Art, Bikes, and Beer (5-8:30pm, $20)
SATURDAY, 10/3
Craft: Crochet Kingpin’s Wearable Art (12-2pm, free)
Islamic Art: From the Louvre | Opening Lecture with Souraya Noujaim (2-3:30pm, free)
music: 21st Century Consort: An Unsecret Garden (5-7pm, free)
Nature: Guided Forest Bathing Walks (9:30-11:30am, free)
workout: [solidcore] on the mat (11am-12pm, free)
pickles: Quick Pickling & Knife Skills 101 Workshop (3-5pm, $64)
craft: Let's Celebrate! Celebration Crowns (3-5pm, $49)
craft: Crafting Crepe Paper Peony Flowers (10:30am-1pm, $50)
craft: Crafting Crepe Paper Hibiscus Flowers (2-4:30pm, $50)
dc history: Open House: Generations D.C. (11am-1pm, free)
Festival: Oktoberfest at the Wharf (2-6pm, free)
Fall/festival: Brookland Fall Fest (4-6pm, free)
Festival: Home Rule Music Festival (12-9pm, free)
Market: Free matcha Tasting and Designer Vintage Shopping (10am-1pm, free)
SUNDAY, 10/4
Music: 21st Century Consort: An Unsecret Garden (2-6pm, free)
Film/iran: Destiny (2-3:45pm, free)
swap: Halloween Clothing Swap (12-2pm, free)
Museum: Free Community Day at NMWA (10am-5pm, free)
Festival: Takoma Park Street Fest (10am-5pm, free)
MONDAY, 10/5
art/talk: Frida in Theater and Art (6:30-8:30pm, $25)
TUESDAY, 10/6
lecture: The Vampire as “Other” (6-8:30pm, $15)
Swap: Southwest Swap (4-6pm, free)
Day of the dead: Catrina Crowns: A Day of the Dead Workshop (6-8:30pm, $30)
Happy hour: DC Community Happy Hour (5:30-7pm, free)
THURSDAY, 10/8
Korean/music: LEENALCHI (7:30-9pm, $6 to reserve a seat)
Art/panel: On Art and History: Revealing Abstraction – Artists in Conversation (7:15-8:15pm, free)
jewelry/book: Bodyworks: The Jewelry of Art Smith Book Reading + Conversation + Signing(6:30-9pm, free)
Autumn/trivia: Fall and Fabulous (5:30-8:30pm, $10)
WEDNESDAY, 10/7
Halloween/party: Goth(ic Lit) Night (5-8pm, $5-25)
architecture: Spotlight on Design: Toni Griffin (6:30-8:30pm, $15)
Art/film: Artists in Residence (6:30-8:30pm, free)
FRIDAY, 10/9
yoga: Chill Yoga x Live Harp (7-9pm, $36)
SATURDAY, 10/10
film: Screening of Milk (2-4:30pm, free)
chess: Always Think B4U Move: The Art of Strategy II (11am-3pm, free)
festival: Capitol Hill Porchfest (2-6pm, free)
vaccines: Free Vaccine Clinics for Dogs and Cats (9-11am, free)
sketching: Walk and Sketch Tour with Artist
Carlos Carmonamedina (10-11:30am, free)
festival: Annual Chile Celebration (1-4pm, free)
Beer/festival: Snallygaster (2pm, $75)
Halloween/markets: DC Witchfest (11am-4pm, free)
Immigrants/film: Refugees: People, Places, Perspectives (7pm, $17)
SUNDAY, 10/11
fall: Calico’s Annual Fall Festival (1-9pm, free)
Festival: Georgetown Canal Day (11am-3pm, free)
Immigrants/film: Mixed Media: Immigrants and America’s Tapestry (5:30pm, $17)
MONDAY, 10/12
Art talk/reception: HEROES RISE-UP: The Power of Luchadores Cinema, Comics, and Creative Legacy (5:30-8pm, $25)
TUESDAY, 10/13
Dinosaur: Behind the Science with Paleontologist and Curator of Dinosauria Matthew Carrano (6:30-8:15pm, free)
Kazakhstan/music: HasSak Ethno-Folk Ensemble (7:30-9pm, $6)
games: Analog Night (5-7pm, free)
awards: Belonging in Place (5-8pm, free)
WEDNESDAY, 10/14
Jewish/america: Forging a More Perfect Union: American Jews and Democracy with Professor Lauren Strauss (6:30-7:30pm, $10)
THURSDAY, 10/15
discussion: An Evening With Smithsonian Secretary Emeritus Wayne Clough (6:30-8:15pm, free)
FRIDAY, 10/16
Art/opening: Opening Celebration: Light Is a Plastic Medium (5:30-8pm, free)
china: Center Stage (7-9:30pm, free)
mystery/game: Fierce Flora: A Garden Whodunit ($40, 6-9pm)
craft: Painting with the Colors Around Us (6-8pm, $45)
Anniversary: DC Movie Club 3-Year Anniversary Party (7-10pm, $24)
SATURDAY, 10/17
Book: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists (11am-1pm, free)
Quilting: Quilt Along: Sit and Sew (1-3pm, free)
Korea/diplomacy: Global Conversations: Korean Culture and the Power of Cultural Diplomacy (2-3pm, free)
writing: Write Your Dreams to Life: Writing Workshop (10:30-12pm, $50)
calligraphy: The Art of Penmanship and Calligraphy (10:30-12:30, $50 for five sessions)
Fall: Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild Fall Festival (10am-4pm, free)
bike/halloween: Halloween Heroic Ride (7:30pm, free)
festival: Georgetown Fall Market (11am-4pm, free)
5K: Race for Every Child 5K (8-12am, free)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics with Fall Flowers (11am, $95)
festival: BFF: Benjamin Franklin Forever (10:30am-3:30pm, free)
Craft: DCAF x Merry Pin: Come Diamond Paint with Us (6:30-8:30pm, $35)
Halloween/markets: Witching Hour market (11am-3pm, free)
SUNDAY, 10/18
Film: Farewell My Concubine (2-5pm, free)
Craft: Paper Quilling with Ashley Chiang (1-3pm, $20)
festival: Planet Word’s 6th Anniversary Community Day (12-4pm, free)
Festival/Grain: Peirce Mill Grain Fair (10am-4pm, free)
festival: Georgetown Fall Market (11am-4pm, free)
Lecture: The Macabre Poe (5-7:30pm, $15)
MONDAY, 10/19
lecture: Medieval Monsters (6-8:30pm, $15)
TUESDAY, 10/20
book talk: "The Fashion and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post" Book Launch (5:30-8pm, $22)
Halloween/lecture: Early American Witch Hunts (6-8:30pm, $15)
self-care: Talking Through The Body: Revisioning Internal Rhetoric (6:30-8:30, $55+)
WEDNESDAY, 10/21
bison: Return of the Last Wild Bison Herd in Yellowstone (6:30-8:15pm, free)
party: NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, $25)
THURSDAY, 10/22
Art/reception: The Peacock Room at 150: Lecture and Reception (6-8pm, free)
book talk/spies: the Havana Syndrome (6:30, free)
trivia/folklife: Trivia Night - Folklife in America (5:45-7:45pm, free)
FRIDAY, 10/23
Puppet/film: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (7-8:30pm, free)
Halloween: Night of the Living Zoo (7-11pm, $75)
Halloween/film: The Shining (6:30-10pm, $15)
SATURDAY, 10/24
oud/music: Rahim AlHaj (2-3:15pm, free)
floral design: Crescendo in Chrysanthemums (10am-2pm, $80)
Halloween/dog: Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration (4-6pm, $13)
vaccines: Free Vaccine Clinics for Dogs and Cats (9-11am, free)
garden: Growing Community: Endings and Beginnings in the Fall Garden (10am-12pm, free)
textiles: Radiocarbon Dating and the Inka Empire (11am-12pm, free)
market/vintage: DEADSTOCK: A Vintage Yard Sale (11am-4pm, free)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics with Fall Flowers (11am, $95)
halloween: Coven A Halloween Dance Party (9pm, $20)
market/autumn: Octoberfest Artisan Pop Up Market (10am-3pm, free)
SUNDAY, 10/25
entrepreneur: Handmade Business Workshop: Organization Strategy (11am-5pm, $30)
Halloween/festival: SPOOKTACULAR on Van Ness Main Street! (10am, free)
MONDAY, 10/26
TUESDAY, 10/27
NMAAHC: What a Dream Can Do: Building a Collection, Preserving a Legacy (7-8:45pm, free)
Festival: 39th Annual 17th Street High Heel Race (6-10pm, free)
WEDNESDAY, 10/28
Music: Musicians from Marlboro I (7:30-9pm, $6 to reserve a seat)
classic/film: The Pajama Game (1957) (5:30-9:15pm, $22)
pumpkin: Pumpkinpalooza (4pm, free)
THURSDAY, 10/29
astronauts: At Home in Space: Stories from ISS Astronauts (7-9pm, free)
Halloween: Spooky Night at the MOE (7-11pm, $40)
poison: USBG After Dark: Pick Your Poison (6:30-8:30pm, free)
Halloween: Late Night: Haunted Hall (6-9pm, $20 includes one drink)
lecture: Our Common Table: The Sweets That Bring Us Together (5:30-8pm, free)
FRIDAY, 10/30
Halloween/film: Train to Busan (7-9:15pm, free)
Halloween/party: Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun (10pm-2am, $15)
Halloween/festival: Hill-O-Ween (4-6pm, free)
SATURDAY, 10/31
Festival: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (10am-5pm, free)
Halloween/festival: Stamp & Scream (11am-3pm, free)
craft/halloween: Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds (12-3pm, free)
batik/indonesia: Batik Showcase (10am-3pm, free)
Fall/festival: FONA’S FALL 5K & FESTIVAL (8:30-am race $50, 10am-2pm festival is free)
Halloween/party: Spooky-Danza: a Halloween Natural Wine Party (10pm-2am, $72)
Halloween/dogs: Wisconsin Avenue Woof Walk (11am-1pm, free)
Halloween: Munch-O-Ween: a Sapphic Halloween Party (10pm-2am, no cover)