Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Oct
2025
Columbia Heights
Skye Marinda Tarot | Creative Events
Oct 11, 2025
A maker’s market & party with art, tarot + festivities
Union Market District
Nü Androids teams up with Union Market District for the very first outdoor block party takeover.
Dupont Circle
O Museum In The Mansion
Oct 12, 2025
Join us for an electrifying night of spoken word poetry, where talented poets compete by performing their original works before a live audience and a panel of judges.
Downtown
DAR Museum
Oct 14, 2025
Free virtual lecture at DAR Museum
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Oct 15, 2025
1250 New York Ave. NW
NMWA’s monthly after-hours event celebrates the opening of a solo show by Tawny Chatmon and storytelling of all kinds
Oct 16, 2025
Learn about contemporary art with NMWA and Art21.
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
National Portrait Gallery
Oct 18, 2025 - Aug 30, 2026
Portrait Gallery Unveils 35 Works from Top Artists in Outwin Boochever Competition
