Theatre Week
Our end-of-the-week picks for Oct. 23-25, 2026
We've gathered up some fun things to do in DC this weekend. You can also read what else is going on during the week and throughout the month.
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Friday
Theatre Week
Celebrate the theater season in the Washington, DC region with a weeks-long promotion from TheatreWashington which includes $25, $45 and $65 tickets to highly anticipated productions at venues all over the DC area. There are musicals, dramas, comedies, theater for young audiences and much more. In addition to discounted tickets, Theatre Week also includes special events (most of which are free) designed to entertain, educate and inspire, including the free Kickoff Fest. Plan your stay: Book a hotel today.
ARTECHOUSE
SUBMERGE
ARTECHOUSE DC resumes programming with SUBMERGE, which presents innovative digital art that utilizes technology for a wholly immersive experience. The exhibition is anchored by Beyond the Render, a 45-minute large-scale show created in collaboration with Render Network that brings together 13 artist teams — including Emmy winners Emily Yang and Maciej Kuciara — to transform the venue. A floor-to-ceiling projection canvas showcases a 280-degree, 18K-resolution digital world, a total reimagination of the possibilities of spatial storytelling.
Tickets (10% off most bookings)
ARTECHOUSE, 1238 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
Signature Theatre
All the World’s A Stage
The story of a closeted math teacher and his mentorship of a student as they explore the classic play Angels in America is a humanistic tale sure to strike your soul at Signature Theatre. The two outsiders turn their small town on its head as a powerful score soundtracks this tribute to the power of teaching and expressing yourself.
Tickets
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
Ford's Theatre
Come From Away – Final Weekend
The Tony Award-winning masterpiece returns to Ford’s Theatre a decade after its debut at the historic venue. Come From Away concerns a small Canadian town that welcomed 6,579 airline passengers with open arms after their plane was stranded there on Sept. 11, 2001. The story of friendship and the bonds of community will warm your heart this fall.
Tickets
Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Saturday
Adams Morgan BID
Adams Morgan Apple Festival
The annual Apple Festival brings neighbors and visitors together to celebrate the season with heirloom apple varieties from the Adams Morgan Farmers’ Market and a spirited apple pie-baking contest judged by local food personalities. Guests can sample apples, cheer on the bakers and purchase slices of freshly made pies.
Free Admission
In front of The Line DC, 1770 Euclid Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Air & Scare
The National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center hosts this annual Halloween event that offers free and family-friendly fun in Chantilly, Va. Expect trick-or-treat stations with free candy and snacks, creepy crafts and spooky experiments, special story times and puppet shows for the youngest kids, photo opportunities and a new Air & Scare Runway costume fashion show. Note that free tickets are required for the outdoor portion of the event and parking costs $15.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | More Info | Register | Free Admission
National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA 20151
Arena Stage
The Fruits of Our Labor
Legendary DC dance company Step Afrika! honors America’s 250th anniversary with a new show set to premiere at Arena Stage. The Fruits of Our Labor uses percussion, stepping, moving visual imagery and a bold red, white and blue color palette to explore the American experience.
Tickets
Arena Stage, 1101 6th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Fall Harvest Festival
Experience what harvest season looked like in the 18th century with activities and demonstrations at the Farm at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Navigate the corn maze, sample fresh breads or farm products and witness centuries-old techniques for wheat treading, cooking, candle-making, spinning, textile-making and horseshoeing.
Tickets
George Washington's Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 2212
D.C. United
D.C. United vs DC Cincinnati
Catch the Black-and-Red under the lights when D.C. United welcomes FC Cincinnati to Audi Field. Grab your scarf, settle into the stands and soak up the matchday energy as the two Eastern Conference clubs go head-to-head in the nation's capital.
7:30 p.m. | Tickets
Audi Field, 100 Potomac Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
Live Nation
Jerry Seinfeld
For five decades, Jerry Seinfeld has left audiences cackling in his wake. First emerging as a stand-up star, his eponymous sitcom (created alongside Larry David) became one of the most popular shows of all-time. Seinfeld can still bring it on stage, so get your tickets quick to his show at The Anthem.
8 p.m. | Tickets
The Anthem, 901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Sunday
The Phillips Collection
Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea
For three months this fall and winter, you can savor a lovely moment of summer. This exhibition will tell the story of the lifelong friendship between three towering figures in American art: Milton Avery (1885–1965), Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974) and Mark Rothko (1903–1970). Approximately 90 works of art will highlight the inspiration they derived from summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann, and from each other. Many have never been on public view.
Hours & Admission
The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Carlotta Corpron: Light Is a Plastic Medium
Step into the light. This exhibit at the Hirshhorn surveys work by the American abstract photographer and educator Carlotta Corpron whose investigations into the poetics of light and form and innovative use of technology supported the establishment of photography as fine art. Explore six bodies of work from Corpron’s career in Texas from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Free Admission
Hirshhorn Museum, Independence Avenue & 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20560
Measure for Measure
Psalmayene 24, Helen Hayes Award winner, directs this rare staging of a Shakespeare comedy. The story of societal upheaval, which concerns a corrupt official and a young nun, will make the audience wonder whose voices are elevated and whose are silenced.
Tickets
Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Live Nation
Beck
From his early sample-filled, hip-hop inspired tracks to acoustic medleys to floor-shaking dance beats to funk to punk and everything in between, Beck has done it all across a stunningly eclectic career. The musical savant releases his first album in seven years on Sept. 18, so you’ll be catching him at the perfect time when he brings his tour to The Anthem.
7:30 p.m. | Tickets
The Anthem, 901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Places to Stay
Need some inspiration for a place to stay in between events? Washington, DC is filled with a multitude of hotels to fit your needs. Whether you are looking for that specialty boutique hotel or booking at your favorite hotel brand, Washington, DC's booking engine has it all.
Find Your Stay
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