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Art & museums

Access to SPY: A Morning for the Neurodivergent Community

International Spy Museum · 8:30 AM

Art & museums

Access to SPY: A Morning for the Neurodivergent Community

International Spy Museum · 8:30 AM

Art & museums

World War II Memorial Ranger Tour

World War II Memorial · 10:00 AM

Free2 more dates through Nov 22
Art & museums

Korean War Veterans Memorial Ranger Tour

Korean War Veterans Memorial · 11:00 AM

Free2 more dates through Nov 22
Art & museums

Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Ranger Tour

Martin Luther King · 2:00 PM

Free2 more dates through Nov 22
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Ranger Tour

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 3:00 PM

Free2 more dates through Nov 22
Art & museums

Dealt a Bad Hand: A Program on How FDR Saved America

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · Through Nov 15

Free
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial Ranger Tour

Thomas Jefferson Memorial · 5:00 PM

Free2 more dates through Nov 22
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

National Mall · Through Nov 22

3 more dates through Dec 27
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In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness

National Mall · Through Dec 31

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Mall to Monuments 5k Running Tour

National Mall · Through Sep 5

Art & museums

Special Exhibitions and Installations

National Mall · Through Jan 1

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National Mall Walking Tour: Honor, History, and Heroes

National Mall · Through Jan 1

1 more date through Nov 28
Art & museums

American Icon: The US Flag in Art

National Mall · Through Dec 6

Art & museums

Exploring Freedom: Historic Artifacts Showcase the Declaration of Independence

National Mall · Through Dec 31

Art & museums

Historic Carousel Will Reopen to the Public

National Mall · Through Nov 14

Art & museums

Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa

National Mall · Through Nov 14

Art & museums

July Fourth, 1862: At Sea

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 11:00 AM

Free2 more dates through Nov 18
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The Last Invasion of England: 1688 and the Dutch Armada

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

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250 Years of American Silversmithing

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

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Palazzo Barberini

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

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When and How Leaders Matter with Jared Diamond

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

Revolutionary Snipers

International Spy Museum · 6:45 PM

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Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Presidential Valor: The Military Service of Presidents and Vice Presidents Who Served in World War II

World War II Memorial · 12:00 PM

Free1 more date through Nov 21
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Beyond In the Room Where It Happened

Thomas Jefferson Memorial · 2:30 PM

Free
Music

Faith in Harmony: Voice

American History Museum · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

The Art of Chagall

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

America's Sweet Tooth: 250 Years of Sweets, Treats, and Traditions

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

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Circling the Sierra Nevada: California's Grand Range of Light

Smithsonian Associates · 7:00 PM

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Treasures of Warsaw

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

From Hell to Texas: The Psychological Westerns of the 1950s

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

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Tidal Basin 5k Running Tour

National Mall · Through Dec 31

Art & museums

Science on a Sphere

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Castle Docent Tours

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

FDR Grows the National Park System

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · 11:00 AM

Free
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Gettysburg Address: Past, Present, and Future

Lincoln Memorial · 11:00 AM

Free
Art & museums

Paleoproteomics in Paleoanthropology

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:30 AM

Art & museums

Peacock Room Shutters Open

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

A History of the Movie Musical

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Tours: Arts of Japan

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

DC Closer Look: Water's Edge

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 21
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Ocean Topics Cart Chat

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM

Art & museums

Permanent Collection Tour

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM

Art & museums

NY Hands On: Clay Pinch Pots

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

DC Inspired to Create: Water's Edge

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

Tour: From the Louvre

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 21
Art & museums

The Peacock Room at 150

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:15 PM

Art & museums

Tarawa: Was it Worth It?

World War II Memorial · 4:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

AI and the Humanities

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

The American Revolution, Part 2

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Art & museums

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa Exhibition Highlights Tour

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

War, Memory, and the National Mall

S. Dillon Ripley Center · 10:30 AM

Food & drink

Book Signing and Pastry Pop-up with Chef Carla Hall

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Tour: Art & Architecture

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 21
Art & museums

Michelangelo's Painted World

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Tours: Arts of China

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Art Bites Gallery Talk

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 12:15 PM

Art & museums

Observe the Sun

National Mall · Through Nov 28

1 more date through Dec 4
Art & museums

Daytime Solar Observing

National Mall · Through Dec 19

Art & museums

Sungazing

National Mall · Through Dec 26

Art & museums

NY Mighty Miniatures Opening Day

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Open Studio: Play with Clay

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

What Fools These Mortals Be: A Closer Look at Shakespeare's Comedies

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Art Walk

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Curator Tour (In French)

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:00 AM

Event

DC Story Time

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:15 AM

Art & museums

Art Studio

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 11:30 AM

Art & museums

Picnic in the Park: History Through Music

Sylvan Theater · 11:30 AM

Free
Festivals & markets

DC A Bison Celebration

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 1:00 PM

Art & museums

Teen Studio: Head Outside!

Smithsonian museums on the National Mall · 2:30 PM

Art & museums

The Sky Tonight: Live Planetarium Show

National Mall · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 19
Art & museums

Rhythms, Roots, Recipes: Ho-Chunk Nation

National Mall · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Masterworks of Five Centuries Series

American History Museum · 6:30 PM

Comedy

Unearthing DIG: Where Archaeology Meets Comedy

Smithsonian Associates · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

SPY with Me | Memory Loss Program

International Spy Museum · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

Season's Greenings: National Parks and Historic Places

U.S. Botanic Garden · Through Jan 3

Art & museums

Masada: The Untold Story

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

The Panama Canal: Power, Politics, and Ambition

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Art & museums

50th Anniversary Film Series: The Martian

National Mall · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 28
Theater & dance

Seasons of Light

Discovery Theater · Through Dec 18

Art & museums

Winter's Wisdom

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

The Visual Language of Islamic Art

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

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Amaryllis and Paperwhites: Luminous Winter Florals

Smithsonian Associates · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

The Grateful Dead and the Quest for Transcendence

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

The Mosaics of Ravenna: A Glittering Vision in Glass and Gold

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

The Cuban Missile Crisis: Re-examining a Moment of Extreme Danger

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Art & museums

In the Company of Pandas

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

The Roots of Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Revolutionary Vision

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

The Irrepressible Rosa Bonheur: The 19th Century's Most Famous Woman Artist

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Music

How to Listen to Jazz

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Festivals & markets

The Great American Christmas Market

National Mall · Through Dec 3

Event

Color Theory and Chroma-psychology

Smithsonian Associates · 1:00 PM

Art & museums

Justice on Trial: The Dreyfus Affair and the Making of Modern France

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

Keep Calm and Carry On: England's Home Front in World War II

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Art & museums

The Fairies of Winter: From Nisser to Huldufolk

Smithsonian Associates · 6:45 PM

Festivals & markets

National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

National Christmas Tree and Pageant of Peace · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

As You Like It

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Paul Simon's Graceland: Days of Miracle and Wonder

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Food & drink

Brewed Brilliance: A Sake Deep Dive

Smithsonian Associates · 6:00 PM

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Takuga: Botanical Prints in Sumi Ink and Watercolor

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

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Mosaic Jewelry

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

The Grapes of Wrath: A Philosophical Journey Through Steinbeck's American Epic

Smithsonian Associates · 10:00 AM

Music

Sing in the Season!

National Gallery of Art concerts (via DC Music Live) · 12:00 PM

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Upcycled Aluminum Holiday Ornament

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

Music

Holly Bass, American Woman: Semiquincentennial Edition

National Gallery of Art concerts (via DC Music Live) · 12:30 PM

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Jazz it up: Holiday Cards Using Pointed-Pen Calligraphy

Smithsonian Associates · 1:30 PM

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Holidays in the Brandywine Valley

Smithsonian Associates · 7:30 AM

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Holiday Keepsake Ornaments

S. Dillon Ripley Center · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

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The Seven Wonders of Rome

Smithsonian Associates · 12:00 PM

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Palatine Chapel

Smithsonian Associates · 6:30 PM

Festivals & markets

National Christmas Tree and Holiday Lights on The Ellipse

National Christmas Tree and Pageant of Peace · Through Jan 1

Theater & dance

Little Red and the Gingerbread Man with Barefoot Puppets

Discovery Theater · Through Dec 11

Music

Holiday Concert

National Gallery of Art concerts (via DC Music Live) · 12:30 PM

Music

Jammin' Through the Jazz Age

Discovery Theater · Through Feb 5

Music

Jazz to Hip Hop with Vinton "The Music Man" Jones

Discovery Theater · Through Feb 19

Festivals & markets

Pink Tie Party

Union Station · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Wild Waves: The Science of Light and Sound!

Discovery Theater · Through Mar 18

Festivals & markets

BloomFest at the Tidal Basin

South Lawn/rear of Jefferson Memorial · Through Apr 11

Festivals & markets

Opening Ceremony

DAR Constitution Hall · 5:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Blossom Kite Festival

Washington Monument Grounds · 10:00 AM

Music

Sakura Taiko Fest

Sylvan Theater · 12:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Night in Bloom

Washington Navy Yard · 10:00 AM

Free
Festivals & markets

Petalpalooza®at Navy Yard

Capitol Riverfront Navy Yard Metro · 1:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Oxon Run Pinknic & Kite Fly

Valley Ave SE & Wheeler Rd SE · 12:00 PM

Theater & dance

Powerful Pollinators

Discovery Theater · Through Apr 9

Festivals & markets

65th Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival

Pennsylvania & Constitution Aves. 3rd-7th St NW · Through Apr 11

Festivals & markets

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade®

Constitution Ave · 11:00 AM

Theater & dance

New Squid on the Block with Barefoot Puppets

Discovery Theater · Through Jun 4

Event

Stars, Stripes, and Spies: Teaching the Secret History of America

International Spy Museum · 7:00 PM

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