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You can find amazing events all year long in Washington, DC. Explore everything that’s going on: events happening right now, annual happenings, holiday celebrations, groundbreaking museum exhibits, touring concerts and so much more.

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National Mall

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist

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Dupont Circle

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

March Maddness

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Capitol Hill

Orchids: Masters of Deception

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Capitol Hill

A Room in the Castle

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Foggy Bottom

Guided Tour of OAS Underground Mural

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Capitol Riverfront

Cherry Blossom Candle Making Workshop

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Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle & Embassy Row Architecture Tour

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29

2025

Logan Circle

Saturday Sports Brunch

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2025

Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle Farmers Market

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Capitol Hill

The Flea Market at Eastern Market

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Rabbi Shira Stutman with David Brooks

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Virginia

NSO at Mount Vernon

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04

2025

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

AwesomeCon

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2025

Downtown

Washington Capitals: 50th Anniversary Era Night- “All Caps and the Stanley Cup Era”

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Apr

09

2025

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers

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11

2025

Downtown

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Downtown

Faith and Freedom Tour

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Dupont Circle

Breakfast Tour

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Virginia

Patriots Path: A Revolutionary War Encampment

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Dupont Circle

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

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Virginia

Patriots Path: A Revolutionary War Encampment

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24

2025

Southwest & The Wharf

Bond In Motion Exhibition at the International Spy Museum

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2025

Downtown

America's Presidents

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Downtown

Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence

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National Mall

The ’70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography

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2025

National Mall

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist

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24

2025

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

March Maddness

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Capitol Hill

Orchids: Masters of Deception

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Events

Brand-new exhibits, exhilarating outdoor activities, unique festivals & more only-in-DC experiences

24

National Mall

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist

24

Dupont Circle

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

24

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

March Maddness

25

Capitol Hill

Orchids: Masters of Deception

25

Capitol Hill

A Room in the Castle

25

Foggy Bottom

Guided Tour of OAS Underground Mural

29

Capitol Riverfront

Cherry Blossom Candle Making Workshop

29

Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle & Embassy Row Architecture Tour

29

Logan Circle

Saturday Sports Brunch

30

Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle Farmers Market

30

Capitol Hill

The Flea Market at Eastern Market

31

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Rabbi Shira Stutman with David Brooks

01

Virginia

NSO at Mount Vernon

04

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

AwesomeCon

04

Downtown

Washington Capitals: 50th Anniversary Era Night- “All Caps and the Stanley Cup Era”

09

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers

11

Downtown

Annie

Upcoming events that are worth your attention.

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