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Downtown DC & Penn Quarter.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Ranger Tour
Thomas Jefferson Memorial · 5:00 PM
LOTUS Sculpture
Chinatown Park · 7:00 PM
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice
National Children's Museum · 7:00 PM
Language & Liberty: 250 Years of America
Planet Word Museum · 7:00 PM
Access to SPY: A Morning for the Neurodivergent Community
International Spy Museum · 8:30 AM
World War II Memorial Ranger Tour
World War II Memorial · 10:00 AM
Korean War Veterans Memorial Ranger Tour
Korean War Veterans Memorial · 11:00 AM
Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Ranger Tour
Martin Luther King · 2:00 PM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Ranger Tour
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 3:00 PM
Dealt a Bad Hand: A Program on How FDR Saved America
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · Through Nov 15
July Fourth, 1862: At Sea
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 11:00 AM
Revolutionary Snipers
International Spy Museum · 6:45 PM
Presidential Valor: The Military Service of Presidents and Vice Presidents Who Served in World War II
World War II Memorial · 12:00 PM
Beyond In the Room Where It Happened
Thomas Jefferson Memorial · 2:30 PM
Center Stage Presents: The Serpent Queen
William and Mary Washington Center · 6:30 PM
Tampopo
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Go-Go Remembered
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 7:00 PM
Science on a Sphere
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
FDR Grows the National Park System
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 11:00 AM
Gettysburg Address: Past, Present, and Future
Lincoln Memorial · 11:00 AM
Paleoproteomics in Paleoanthropology
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:30 AM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM
Tours: Arts of Japan
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM
DC Closer Look: Water's Edge
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM
NY Hands On: Clay Pinch Pots
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM
DC Inspired to Create: Water's Edge
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM
Tour: From the Louvre
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM
The Peacock Room at 150
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:15 PM
Tarawa: Was it Worth It?
World War II Memorial · 4:00 PM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM
Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa Exhibition Highlights Tour
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:30 AM
Tour: Art & Architecture
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
Tours: Arts of China
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM
Art Bites Gallery Talk
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:15 PM
NY Mighty Miniatures Opening Day
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM
Open Studio: Play with Clay
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM
Art Walk
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
Curator Tour (In French)
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
Art Studio
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:30 AM
Picnic in the Park: History Through Music
Sylvan Theater · 11:30 AM
Teen Studio: Head Outside!
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:30 PM
Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds & Kier Gaines
Planet Word · 4:00 PM
Community Film Screening: What Will I Become?
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 6:30 PM
SPY with Me | Memory Loss Program
International Spy Museum · 2:00 PM
Tuesday Night Movies
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 5:30 PM
The Other Ellis Island: Jewish Immigration Through Galveston, Texas
Capital Jewish Museum · 7:30 PM
Close by, in U Street & Shaw, The Wharf, Foggy Bottom
Jasper James - Tobias Lindén
Flash Nightclub
Trey Anastasio Band
The Anthem
Amber Autry: Happy Holler Tour
Lincoln Theatre DC
AAMS Singers Concert
Kennedy Center
Jason Cheny
The Comedy Loft of DC
Austin Giorgio
DC9 Nightclub
Sammy Rae & The Friends
9:30 Club
Bedouine
The Atlantis (DC)
King Bo
The Comedy Loft of DC
That Jazz Flashband Showcase
The Pocket (7DrumCity)
SIR WOMAN
Black Cat (DC)
Ax and the Hatchetmen: The Late Checkout Tour 2026
Howard Theatre DCPlaces in Downtown DC & Penn Quarter
- Capital One ArenaArena · 48 coming up
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyTheater · 42 coming up
- National Mall and Memorial Parks (NPS)National park · 39 coming up
- The Hamilton LiveMusic venue · 36 coming up
- Warner Theatre DCTheater · 36 coming up
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library)Public library · 31 coming up
- Smithsonian museums on the National MallMuseum system · 30 coming up
- Washington Performing ArtsPerforming arts presenter · 22 coming up
- DAR Constitution HallConcert hall · 20 coming up
- National Theatre DCTheater · 14 coming up
- Sixth & IHistoric synagogue and event venue · 13 coming up
- Mount Vernon Triangle community calendarCommunity calendar · 12 coming up
- National Cherry Blossom FestivalFestival · 10 coming up
- DowntownDC Holiday Market and BID eventsHoliday market · 6 coming up
- Capital Jewish MuseumMuseum · 4 coming up
- International Spy MuseumMuseum · 4 coming up
- National Gallery of Art concerts (via DC Music Live)Art museum · 3 coming up
- Planet WordMuseum · 3 coming up
- Ford's TheatreTheater and historic site · 2 coming up
- National Christmas Tree and Pageant of PeaceHoliday display · 2 coming up
- Shakespeare Theatre CompanyTheater
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