Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Oct
2026
Capitol Hill
Folger Shakespeare Library
Oct 20, 2026
Join Folger Poetry in honoring the legacy of former Folger Shakespeare Library Director O.B. Hardison, Jr. with acclaimed poet Cornelius Eady
Downtown
DC Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant
Oct 21, 2026
sketch comedy out of New York City
Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026
Rapid-fire laughs with a "Wild N Out" standout
Virginia
Oct 23, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026
Isabel Hagen
Oct 23, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026
New stand-up from a DC Improv favorite
Oct 23, 2026
David Cross
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Penn Social
Everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics, and locker notes…in front of total strangers.
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Oct 24, 2026
Catch the "Addams Family Values" on the big screen in the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ Medal of Honor Theater!
