Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Aug
2025
Union Market District
Now - Aug 29, 2027
Union Market District Art Walks
Downtown
National Portrait Gallery
Now - Aug 30, 2027
Refreshed Presidential Portrait Gallery Enhances Visitor Experience with Art and Accessibility
DAR Museum
Now - Jan 01, 2026
Exploring African American Legacy: Crafting Freedom from the Revolutionary Era to Today
National Mall
National Gallery of Art
Now - Jan 01, 2027
National Gallery of Art Celebrates 250 Years of America with Special Exhibitions
Petworth
President Lincoln's Cottage
Now - Dec 31, 2025
Stand in the room where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation
Dupont Circle
O Museum In The Mansion
Now - Oct 22, 2025
Fight boredom . . . and . . . find your way through secret doors and covert passages to our Secret Beer Gardens.
Virginia
Signature Theatre
Now - Oct 05, 2025
A delightful musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Experience History: Daily Life of Revolutionary War Soldiers Uncovered