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Things to Do This Weekend in Washington, DC

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15 Must-See DC Events & Festivals

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May

06

2025

Virginia

Battle Brief: Prelude to Yorktown: The B...

National Museum of the United States Army

May 06, 2025 - May 13, 2025

Learn more with John Maass

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May

07

2025

Virginia

History Talk: Duty to Country: Filipino ...

National Museum of the United States Army

May 07, 2025 - May 21, 2025

Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have helped develop and defend the United States,

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May

07

2025

Virginia

History Talk: "Can't Anything ...

National Museum of the United States Army

May 07, 2025 - May 21, 2025

Known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, May 8, 1945 marked the conclusion of World War II operations in Europe.

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May

08

2025

Downtown

National Archives Special Events Open Ho...

National Archives Museum

May 08, 2025

Planning a Historic Event? Come see what the National Archives has to offer!

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May

13

2025

Georgetown

Landmark Lecture: Resting in Resistance:...

Tudor Place Historic House & Garden

May 13, 2025

Explore Washington DC’s oldest African American burial grounds as sites of remembrance, resistance and resilience.

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May

15

2025

Virginia

Call to Connect: Virginia Claims Day

National Museum of the United States Army

May 15, 2025

Veteran Programming

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May

15

2025

Virginia

Book Talk: "I Dread the Thought of ...

National Museum of the United States Army

May 15, 2025

Join Historian D. Scott Hartwig for Insights on the Battle of Antietam in Virtual Book Talk

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May

17

2025

Maryland

Sensory-Friendly Concert Hall Tours

Strathmore

May 17, 2025

Sensory-Friendly Concert Hall Tours at Strathmore

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