Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Dec
2026
National Mall
Lockheed Martin IMAX® and Northrop Grumman Planetarium
Dec 05, 2026
A guided tour of the stars.
Dupont Circle
Blooms Collective
'Tis wreath season — and our Holiday Wreath Workshop is back!
Capitol Hill
Kimpton George Hotel
Sip & Script: Calligraphy Class
Southwest & The Wharf
Museum of the Bible
Dec 06, 2026
Dr. Mark David Hall, “Did America Have a Christian Founding? SEPARATING MODERN MYTH FROM HISTORICAL TRUTH”
Downtown
DC Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant
stand-up from the "Shawarma King"
Virginia
Signature Theatre
Dec 08, 2026 - Feb 21, 2027
Lucy Simon and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman’s Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Victorian novel receives a gorgeous new production shaped for Signature's intimate stage.
The National Theatre
Dec 08, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026
ORDER UP! THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL RETURNS TO DC
Folger Shakespeare Library
Dec 08, 2026
The Folger invites poet Rebecca Lehmann for this annual event celebrating the legacy Emily Dickinson
