Go out in
Downtown DC & Penn Quarter.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
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
Lego Club
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 3:00 PM
Toddler Story Time
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 11:00 AM
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM
Baby Lap Time
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 1:00 PM
A Christmas Carol 2026
Ford's Theatre · Through Dec 31
Family Story Time
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 11:00 AM
DC Story Time
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:15 AM
DC Look, Learn, Create: Water's Edge for Families
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:15 PM
Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 3:30 PM
Tuesday Crafternoon
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library) · 4:00 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Eric Byrd Trio
The Hamilton Live · 6:30 PM
Family Program Community Days: Esther Bubley
Capital Jewish Museum · 10:00 AM
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
Your weekend, sorted.
The standout events in Downtown DC & Penn Quarter, in your inbox. Free, and you can unsubscribe any time.