Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Nov
2025
Now - May 21, 2026
Morton Fine Arts Presents A Global Group Exhibition Of Fiber Art Exploring Healing, Reclamation, Finding And Being Found
Downtown
National Portrait Gallery
Now - Oct 19, 2027
Refreshed Presidential Portrait Gallery Enhances Visitor Experience with Art and Accessibility
DAR Museum
Now - Dec 31, 2025
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
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Now - Aug 30, 2026
Portrait Gallery Unveils 35 Works from Top Artists in Outwin Boochever Competition
Petworth
President Lincoln's Cottage
Stand in the room where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation
Now - Jan 30, 2026
Experience Art Ave, September 2025 - January 2026
Southwest & The Wharf
Museum of the Bible
Now - Nov 30, 2025
A deeply moving and sharply witty new play by Dean Batali that imagines an intimate, late-in-life reunion between two of the 20th century’s most celebrated authors and thinkers—C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
