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Parvati and Cirie: The Soulmate Tour
Parvati and Cirie: The Soulmate Tour
Dec 10 · 8:00 PM • Free
The Howard Theatre
Beltway Brass Quintet
Beltway Brass Quintet
Dec 10 · 6:00 PM • Free
Millennium Stage
Folk Night Out
Folk Night Out
Nov 27 · 10:30 PM • Free
Pearl Street Warehouse
The Bends – If You Insist Tour
The Bends – If You Insist Tour
Nov 17 · 8:00 PM • Free
Union Stage
The Suitcase Junket
The Suitcase Junket
Nov 18 · 8:00 PM • Free
Jammin Java
Dave Chappell & Friends- AKA HippieHappy Hour
Dave Chappell & Friends- AKA HippieHappy Hour
Nov 18 · 5:00 PM • Free
49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery
Ixia Chamber Music
Ixia Chamber Music
Nov 13 · 12:00 PM • Free
Arts Club of Washington
Senior Movie Day
Senior Movie Day
Nov 18 · 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM • Free
Reston Town Center
No Delays, Just Vibes: Saturday DJs on the Train
No Delays, Just Vibes: Saturday DJs on the Train
Nov 14 · 7:00 PM • Free
metrobar
Dr. Brandie Smith — In the Company of Pandas: My Life with the World's Favorite Bear - with Annalisa Meyer
Dr. Brandie Smith — In the Company of Pandas: My Life with the World's Favorite Bear - with Annalisa Meyer
Nov 19 · 7:00 PM • Free
Politics and Prose Bookstore
TUESDAY JAZZ JAM EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
TUESDAY JAZZ JAM EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
Nov 10 • Free
Takoma Station Tavern
The Megiddo Mosaic: Foundations of Faith
The Megiddo Mosaic: Foundations of Faith
Nov 10 · 9:00 AM • Free
Museum of the Bible
Christmas Day Organ Recital
Christmas Day Organ Recital
Dec 25 · 1:30 PM • Free
Cathedral Choral Society
Lelynd Darkes Presents: FUSION
Lelynd Darkes Presents: FUSION
Nov 15 · 10:00 PM • Free
SOST
The NOVA Traffic Jam
The NOVA Traffic Jam
Nov 24 • Free
Crescendo Studios
The Georgetown Saxatones
The Georgetown Saxatones
Nov 15 · 2:00 PM • Free
Athenaeum
Back and Forth
Back and Forth
Nov 10 · 10:00 AM • Free
National Gallery of Art – Sculpture Garden
Concerts on the Green
Concerts on the Green
Nov 15 • Free
Village Centre
SPIT DAT
SPIT DAT
Dec 14 · 8:00 PM • Free
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co.
All New
All New
Nov 16 · 8:00 PM • Free
Hotbed
Divas del Caribe : Tokisha, Natty Natasha and Ivy Queen Night
Divas del Caribe : Tokisha, Natty Natasha and Ivy Queen Night
Nov 22 · 9:00 PM • Free
BUNKER
Open Studios
Open Studios
Dec 6 · 12:00 PM • Free
Jackson Art Center
The Other O'Briens
The Other O'Briens
Nov 11 · 5:30 PM • Free
Hank Dietle's Tavern
Pub Trivia
Pub Trivia
Nov 10 · 7:00 PM • Free
Kirwan’s on the Wharf
Women Photojournalists of Washington
Women Photojournalists of Washington
Nov 16 • Free
Lost Origins Outside
Late Night Khaos Karaoke
Late Night Khaos Karaoke
Dec 9 · 10:30 PM • Free
DC9 Nightclub
Solomons Christmas Walk
Solomons Christmas Walk
Dec 12 · 6:00 PM • Free
Drum Point Lighthouse
Underground Comedy at Hotbed
Underground Comedy at Hotbed
Nov 18 · 8:00 PM • Free
Underground Comedy
Rockville Tree Lighting 2026
Rockville Tree Lighting 2026
Dec 4 · 6:00 PM • Free
Rockville Town Square
Jingle Jubilee Annual Tree Lighting
Jingle Jubilee Annual Tree Lighting
Dec 4 · 6:00 PM • Free
Gaithersburg Concert Pavilion
Cuba Libre Nights
Cuba Libre Nights
Nov 19 · 9:00 PM • Free
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Handwork: Contemporary Craft Open House
Handwork: Contemporary Craft Open House
Nov 13 · 11:00 AM • Free
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Conscious Museum-A Drop In Supper Club
The Conscious Museum-A Drop In Supper Club
Nov 21 · 3:00 PM, 6:15 PM • Free
IA&A at Hillyer
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Nov 17 • Free
National Museum of the United States Army
Live Music: Jason Hibler
Live Music: Jason Hibler
Nov 13 • Free
The Commodore DC
September Sunday Sketch with Alice Porter
September Sunday Sketch with Alice Porter
Nov 29 • Free
National Sporting Library & Museum
Toddler Tuesdays
Toddler Tuesdays
Nov 10 · 10:00 AM • Free
Rod 'N' Reel Resort
Drop-in Art Making
Drop-in Art Making
Nov 21 · 10:00 AM • Free
The Walters Art Museum
Frederick Card Fest
Frederick Card Fest
Nov 27 · 11:00 AM • Free
Nymeo Field At Harry Grove Stadium
Food and Farm Fridays at THEARC
Food and Farm Fridays at THEARC
Nov 13 · 12:00 PM • Free
THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
Saturday Workshops
Saturday Workshops
Nov 14 • Free
Art Enables
Trivia Wednesdays
Trivia Wednesdays
Nov 11 · 8:00 PM • Free
R. House
Free Trivia Every Thursday at 7:30 PM
Free Trivia Every Thursday at 7:30 PM
Nov 19 · 7:30 PM • Free
Denizens Brewing Co.
Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green — The Rebbe of Baton Rouge - With Amy Schwarz — at Union Market
Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green — The Rebbe of Baton Rouge - With Amy Schwarz — at Union Market
Nov 21 · 6:00 PM • Free
Politics and Prose at Union Market
Good Morning, Commuters!
Good Morning, Commuters!
Dec 2 · 9:00 AM, 9:00 PM • Free
The Stamp (Adele H. Stamp Student Union)
Richard J. Powell
Richard J. Powell
Dec 17 · 6:30 PM • Free
Phillips Collection
Develop a Spiritual Practice — Meditate with Us
Develop a Spiritual Practice — Meditate with Us
Nov 11 · 12:15 PM • Free
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Black History Month at the Meeting House
Black History Month at the Meeting House
Nov 14 • Free
Frying Pan Farm Park
TAILGATE BINGO
TAILGATE BINGO
Nov 15 · 3:30 PM • Free
Calico
Jeopardy Bar Trivia
Jeopardy Bar Trivia
Nov 24 · 7:00 PM • Free
Zen West

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