Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Dec
2026
Downtown
DC Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant
Dec 06, 2026
stand-up from the "Shawarma King"
Maryland
MGM National Harbor, The Casino
Sabaton with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel
The National Theatre
Dec 08, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026
Waitress - The Musical
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.
9:30 Club
Dec 08, 2026
Gwar with Midnight, Mac Sabbath and X-Cops
Capitol Hill
Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger invites poet Rebecca Lehmann for this annual event celebrating the legacy Emily Dickinson
Dec 09, 2026
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Dave Koz and Friends
