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You can find amazing events all year long in Washington, DC. Explore everything that’s going on, from annual festivals and holiday celebrations to new museum exhibits, concerts and so much more.

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National Mall

Ase: Afro Frequencies

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National Mall

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

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Foggy Bottom

Shear Madness

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'Chemical Exile'

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National Mall

Girlhood (It's Complicated) Exhibition

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

SIX: THE MUSICAL Premieres at The National Theatre DC

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Southwest & The Wharf

Lee Brice w/ Tyler Farr and Jackson Dean

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Capitol Hill

Major League Quidditch East Division SuperSeries

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National Mall

Visual Storytelling at the National Museum of American History

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Downtown

Janelle James

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Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.

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Thomas Jefferson Memorial with Fireworks in the night sky

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Writing Hour

Now - Mar 05, 2024

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Open Studio Workshops

Now - Mar 01, 2024

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Open Studio Fridays

Now - Mar 01, 2024

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National Mall

Monuments at Night: Travel Photography Safari

Now - Dec 10, 2022

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Dupont Circle

First Friday Dupont

Now - Mar 01, 2024

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Animals, Collected

Now - Dec 31, 2022

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Maryland

Dolphin Training Session

Now - Dec 02, 2023

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Virginia

We Shall Someday Concert

Now - Jul 02, 2022

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Southwest & The Wharf

Summer x MO Events

Now - Aug 31, 2022

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Southwest & The Wharf

Dockside Tours

Now - Jun 27, 2024

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Shark Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Now - Dec 02, 2023

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Gun Violence Memorial Project

Now - Sep 25, 2022

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National Mall

Giving and the Arts

Now - Dec 26, 2022

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Foggy Bottom

Afternoon Tea at The Watergate Hotel

Now - Jun 30, 2024

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Downtown

Opaline Bar and Brasserie Presents Cocktails De Saison

Now - Oct 02, 2022

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National Mall

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Now - Jul 04, 2022

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Southwest & The Wharf

Sunset Sail

Now - Jun 30, 2024

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Justice is Beauty: The Work of MASS Design Group

Now - Sep 25, 2022

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'Chemical Exile'

Now - Jul 31, 2022

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Maryland

Early Access Tour

Now - Dec 17, 2023

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Open Studio Workshops

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Open Studio Fridays

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown
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Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Writing Hour

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Open Studio Workshops

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Open Studio Fridays

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Dupont Circle
First Friday Dupont
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