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, 8/31
drawing: Figure Drawing Session (7-9pm, $15)
TUESDAY, 9/1
Restaurant: Tapori & Daru at Revelers Hour
titanic: Drinks with Bob Ballard (7-8pm, $20)
cooking/jewish: THE DESSERT TABLE: 100 Joyful Jewish Sweets ($46+, 7pm)
WEDNESDAY, 9/2
Museum/party: Wordplay Wednesday: Back-to-School Edition ($5-25)
spy/book: Ortiz’s War (6:30pm, free)
outdoor movie: When Harry Met Sally (1989) and First Wives Club (1996) (7pm, free)
wine: Introduction to Italian Wines (7-8pm, $47)
THURSDAY, 9/3
outdoor movie: Soul Surfer (7-10pm, free)
Jazz: DC JazzFest (7-8pm, $40)
tattoo: The Hayley Williams Show
FRIDAY, 9/4
Dance: State Fairs Line Dance (5:30-7pm, free)
outdoor movie: Sound of Music (7:30pm, free)
opening/gallery: Veiled Ladies (6-8pm, free)
music: Music In The Meadow: Rock Garden with Daisy Road Band (6:45-8:30pm, $30)
dance party: Emo Night Brooklyn (9pm, $26)
wine: Foothills of the Andes: The Wines of Chile & Argentina ($47, 7-8pm)
SATURDAY, 9/5
Wedding/food: May You Grow Old on One Pillow: Food, Music, and the Armenian American Wedding Table (1-2:15pm, free)
market: Fantom Flea Market (12-6pm, free)
RFK: RFK A tailgate experience (1-5pm, free)
festival: First Saturday Festivals (10am-5pm, free)
film: Oklahoma! (2-4:30pm, free)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics With Fall Flowers (11am, $95)
dance party: Gimme Gimme Disco ($37, 9pm)
Jazz: 22nd Annual DC JazzFest at The Wharf ($29)
SUNDAY, 9/6
vintage/car: Vintage Car Show
game night: Fantom Comics Board Game Night (6:30pm, $10)
festival: DC State Fair (11am-6pm, free)
Market: Logan Circle Market (11am-4pm, free)
Museum/community: Free Community Day (10am-5pm, free)
games: Break My Game Playtest (11am-5pm, free)
lantern: Lantern Making Workshop (10am, 3pm)
plants: Plant Swap (1-5pm, free)
MONDAY, 9/7
trivia: Songbyrd Music Trivia (free)
TUESDAY, 9/8
Offline:Analog Nights(5-7pm, free)
Film: Coyote vs. Acme (6:45pm, free)
WEDNESDAY, 9/9
Jazz: Jazz in the Gardens (5:30-8pm, $30)
workshop: Kokedama Workshop (7pm, $55)
bikes: Light It Up Ride (7:30pm, free)
THURSDAY, 9/10
Lecture: 9/11: 25 Years Later 9/11: 25 Years Later (8-9pm, free)
craft: Fall Candle Wax Painting (6-7:30pm, $35)
outdoor movie: 50 First Dates (7-10pm, free)
crafting: Coloring and Cocktails (5:30-7:30pm, free)
museum/party: National Gallery Nights: American Icons (6-9pm, free but lottery required)
dancing: Dancing on the Waterfront (6-8pm, free)
comics: Taiwanese Comics Showcase (7-8pm, free)
FRIDAY, 9/11
Film/india: Kaagaz Ke Phool (aka Paper Flowers) (7-9:30pm, free)
outdoor movie: Starship Troopers (7:30pm, free)
outdoor movie: Toy Story (7:25pm, free)
festival: Mount Pleasant Art All Night (free)
Dogs: Paws and Prose Fashion Show (5:30-6:30pm, free)
Festival: Brookland Arts Walk Art All Night (free)
festival: U Street Art All Night (5:30-10pm, free)
mahjong: Friday Night Mahjong (6:30-10:30pm, $36)
competition: America’s Next Top Upcycler (5-10pm, free)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
SATURDAY, 9/12
Panda: Qing Bao’s Birthday Celebration (9-11am, free)
Dog: Doggie Day Swim (12–4pm, free))
Family: Soar Together at Air and Space: Exploring Air and Space through the Arts(10am-2pm, free)
Africa/Education: Teaching Africa Day (1-5pm, free)
Lecture/Indigenous: Turtle Island in 1776: The Native World Caught Between Empires (1-4pm, free)
America/film: Created Equal: An American Ideal on Screen (Lincoln) (2-4:30pm, free)
Music/sept 11: Kronos QuartetKronos Quartet (3-5pm, free)
Birds: Guided Bird Walks(9:30-11am, $20)
festival: Capitol Hill Art Walk(12-4pm, free)
festival: Heurich House Art All Night Mini Night
textiles/andes: Celebration of Textiles: Andean Traditions (10am-4pm, free)
festival: Art All Night - Van Ness (2-9pm, free)
festival: Art All Night Chevy Chase(free)
cooking: 3 Banana Breads Making Class ($190, 11am-3:30pm)
Volunteer: Bridge District Cleanup (9-11am, free)
Festival: Silent Disco (6-9pm, free)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
SUNDAY, 9/13
Paper/film: The Japanese Paper Film Project (2-4pm, free)
Beer/running: NOMA Beer Run (10am-3pm)
market: Clayfest (11am-3pm, free)
Entrepreneur: Digital Strategy for Handmade Business (11am-5pm, $30)
Dog: Pints for Paws (12-3pm)
film: Paddington Palooza (2-6pm, $20)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
MONDAY, 9/14
film: Dune and Messiahs (6-8:30pm, $15)
craft: Autumn Welcome Mat (6-8pm, $40)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
vinegar: Vinegar Making 101 (6-7:30pm, pay what you can)
TUESDAY, 9/15
Lecture/science: Behind the Science with Zoologist and Curator of "Bison: Standing Strong" Dr. Melissa Hawkins and Genomics Researcher Dr. Sarah Johnson (6:30-8:15pm, free)
Mahjong: Queer Mahjong Night (6:30-10pm, $35)
longevity: The Science of Longevity (6-8:30pm, $15)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
THURSDAY, 9/17
Ornithology/book: Clues in the Collection: Roxie Laybourne, Forensic Ornithology, and the Smithsonian Science of Solving Mysteries (6-8pm, free)
Museum/party: A Night at the Museum: Celebrating 59 years of ACM (7-10pm, free)
outdoor movie: Blue Crush (7-10pm, free)
extended hours: Summer Evening Hours at the Garden (until 8pm, free)
Art: Phillips Collection Third Thursday (5-8pm, free)
Food: The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese (7pm, $9+)
dancing: Dancing on the Waterfront (6-8pm, free)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
WEDNESDAY, 9/16
DC/artwork: Celebrating the Voices of hometown DC (free)
Jazz: Jazz in the Gardens(5:30-8pm, $30)
museum/party: NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, $25)
Horror: Women Running From Houses (7pm, free)
Workshop: Bookbinding (6-8pm, $30))
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
FRIDAY, 9/18
outdoor movie: The Iron Giant (7:30pm, free)
vintage/wedding: Vintage Bridal Show
book talk: A Nation Unraveled Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era (5pm, free)
dance party: Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party ($29, 10pm)
market: All Trinkets Go (free)
festival: NoMa in Color Mural Festival (free)
Festival/closing: NoMa in Color Mural Festival Closing Ceremony (4-8pm, free)
SATURDAY, 9/19
Festival: Celebrate with StampsCelebrate with Stamps (11am-3pm, free)
Festival: Chuseok Family Festival (11am-4pm, free)
Lecture: Nerd Nite DC: Jurassic Park-emon, Earth Had a Dune Phase, How a Sea Creature Became a Love Symbol (6:30pm, $20)
Transcribe: Freedmen’s Bureau Project Transcribe-a-Thon(10am-2pm, free)
vintage/wedding: Vintage Bridal Show
yoga: Yoga in the Sculpture Garden (10am, $25)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics With Fall Flowers(11am, $95)
Market: Autumn Artisan Pop-Up Market(11am-4pm, free)
dancing: Dancing in Forest Hills Park (2-4pm, free)
sushi: Sushi-Making Class at Love, Makoto(2pm, $66)
festival: H Street Festival (12-7pm)
dogs: Pups on the Patio (11am-2pm, free)
market: All Trinkets Go (free)
beer: Dacha Oktoberfest (12-8pm, free)
food: Koji Fermentation 101 (2-4pm, $10)
Bird: Bird Walk & Breakfast in Rock Creek Park Creek Park (9-11am)
SUNDAY, 9/20
chili: 6th Annual Chili Cook-Off (2-5pm, free)
wine: CRUSH ::: Winetoberfest (12pm, $66)
lantern: Lantern Making Workshop (10am, 3pm)
market: All Trinkets Go (free)
MONDAY, 9/21
games: Mahjong Night (6:30-9pm, $)
running: Run Club Ready (6:45pm, free)
TUESDAY, 9/22
Gala: Dinner Under the Stars ($500)
elections: Preventing Election Violence (6-8:30, $15)
grief: Grief In Process (6:30-8:30pm, $55+)
WEDNESDAY, 9/23
art talk: The Work Against the World (6:30-7:30pm, free)
craft: Intro to Needlepoint: Fall Themed Fare Card (6-8pm, $65)
THURSDAY, 9/24
market: Mid-Autumn Night Market (5-11pm)
china: China to Our South (6-8:30pm, $15)
Plants: Plant Care Basics (7pm, $32)
dancing: Dancing on the Waterfront (6-8pm, free)
running: Bridge to Bridge Fun Run & Concert (5:30pm, free)
FRIDAY, 9/25
Lecture: Understanding America: Conversations With Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 10 Years of Excellence (7-8pm, free)
outdoor movie: Jojo Rabbit (7:30pm, free)
film: Big Screen Adventures: Thelma and Louise ($15, 8:30-11pm)
burlesque: Burlesque Underground (9-10:30pm, $20-40)
festival: Mid-Autumn Festival Night Market (6-10pm, free)
SATURDAY, 9/26
Lecture/canoe: Lake Mendota's Archaeological Canoes Lake Mendota's Archaeological Canoes (2-3pm, free)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics With Fall Flowers (11am, $95)
salsa: Salsa on the Farm
dance party: Don't Stop Believing: An 80s Prom Experience (9pm, $33)
SUNDAY, 9/27
Craft: Beyond the Studio Workshop: Moss Art (1pm, $20)
Film: The Seoul Guardians (2-4pm, free)
Birds: Guided Bird Walks (9:30-11am, free)
Picnic: Family Picnic in Partnership with Rainbow Families (11am-2pm, $5)
farm: Paw Paw Tasting & Growing (5:30-7:30pm, $5)
MONDAY, 9/28
history: Forgeries Throughout History (6-8:30pm, $15)
TUESDAY, 9/29
elections: Predicting November’s Election Results (6-8:30pm, $15)