Free events and happenings going on now in the nation's capital.
Our end-of-the-week picks for July 31 – Aug. 2, 2026
Check out this week's exciting lineup of events
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Sep
2026
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
U.S. Navy Memorial
Sep 01, 2026
Concert on the Avenue - Sea Chanters
Southwest & The Wharf
International Spy Museum
Sep 02, 2026
Join us this evening to discover more about this extraordinary man—the most battle-decorated member of America’s WWII spy agency, the OSS.
National Mall
Lockheed Martin IMAX® and Northrop Grumman Planetarium
Sep 03, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026
Follow Big Bird and Elmo on a journey of the night sky
National Air and Space Museum
Sep 04, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026
Sun-gaze through our filtered telescope
Sep 05, 2026
A guided tour of the stars.
Fairmont Washington, DC, Georgetown
Sep 11, 2026
Explore Local Sustainability Initiatives at Fairmont's Annual Sustainability Fair
Sep 15, 2026
Markus Wolf’s Memoir of the Cold War
Downtown
National World War I Memorial
Sep 18, 2026
Doughboy Foundation’s Summer Concert Series: From Ragtime to Swing, America Finds its Rhythm
