Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Oct
2026
Downtown
National Children's Museum
Now - Sep 25, 2028
Weekly early learner programming at National Children's Museum
Georgetown
Cheers to Happy Hour: Sip & Savor Daily Delights
Sep
Capitol Hill
Folger Shakespeare Library
Now - Nov 01, 2026
Catch Folger Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, directed by Helen-Hayes Award winner Psalmayene 24
DC by Foot
Now - Oct 02, 2027
Discover Power and Politics on the Capitol Hill Walking Tour
Shear Madness
Now - Oct 04, 2026
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Now - Jan 03, 2027
Special Exhibition
Virginia
Signature Theatre
Sondheim's masterwork about friendship, ambition and the compromises that shape a life takes the Signature stage again after 20 years and is directed by Matthew Gardiner.
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Now - Oct 25, 2026
Brian Cox is Bach in The Score—On Stage at STC