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Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 6

Theater & dance

SPARKED: The Vanishing at Buzzard Point

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Nov 15

Theater & dance

MAMMA MIA

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Nov 15

Music

Ellington Carthan

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 5:00 PM

Free
Music

Thad Wilson

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 5:30 PM

Music

Bobbe Shore Duo

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Free
Music

SK Jazz Group

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Elijah Easton

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

From $20
Music

Jonathan Karrant

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

From $50
Music

Sharón Clark Trio

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

Event

Forget Why Poetry Series, Cathy Eisenhower and Vivek Narayanan

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Qlatse Band: Sounds of Africa Concert featuring Ethio Jazz

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

Hanukkah Spectacular

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 13

Music

Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: To Swing Through the Sky

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

From $45
Music

Chante Moore

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

From $96.50
Music

Abe Mamet Trio

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

Free
Music

Reginald Cyntje Quartet

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 8:00 PM

Music

Charged Particles

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 8:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 15
Music

Peter Edelman Trio and Jazz Jam

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 8:00 PM

Free1 more date through Nov 15
Music

Herb Scott

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 8:00 PM

From $202 more dates through Nov 17
Event

Guided Bird Walks

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · 9:30 AM

From $10
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Fun with Flora and Fauna

Rock Creek Park Nature Center · 10:00 AM

Free11 more dates through Dec 27
Event

Ranger Led Garden Tour

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (NPS) · 10:00 AM

Free15 more dates through Nov 30
Event

Sacred Texts, Shared Thoughts: A Religious Exploration Discussion Group

Rhizome DC · 11:00 AM

Music

Steve Zubrick

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 11:30 AM

Art & museums

Ranger Tours at the Old Stone House

Old Stone House · 11:30 AM

Free11 more dates through Dec 27
Music

Sara Zhu Duo

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 12:00 PM

Music

Knox Engler Duo: Bonne Vie Jazz Brunch

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 12:00 PM

Music

Dida Pelled

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 3:00 PM

From $20
Music

Reuben Jackson Poetry Jazz Set

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 3:00 PM

Free
Event

Death Cafe

Rhizome DC · 3:00 PM

Event

GBIV Monthly Game Night

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 4:00 PM

Music

Brooks Tegler and Friends

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 4:30 PM

Music

Steve Herberman and Sharon Clark

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Seth Frommel

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Jazz Music by Rhythm Doctors

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

blooming, Rhea Burdick, Patrick Smith

Rhizome DC · 6:30 PM

Music

Sol Roots

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:30 PM

Music

Walt Johnson Trio

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:30 PM

Music

DC Jazz Jam

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:30 PM

Music

Perkutao Afro Peruvian Jazz

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

From $20
Music

Hiroshima

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

From $66.50
Music

Dave Manley Duo

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 8:00 PM

Free
Music

Jim West

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Jazz Duets with Jeff Seigle

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Donato Soviero and Herman Burney

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Jazz on the Rocks Jam Session

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Event

Pub Trivia Hosted by Sporcle

Red Bear Brewing · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 30
Music

Joe Brotherton

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:00 PM

Music

Adenochrome, Infiltrators, Reason Why, Unused Einstein

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

DCJF: A Night of Stars featuring Gregory Porter and The String Queens

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

From $115.50
Event

Bird Walk

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (NPS) · 8:30 AM

Free7 more dates through Dec 22
Event

Teen Scene @ Tenley

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 3:45 PM

3 more dates through Dec 15
Music

Antonio James

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Music

Eugenio Ibarz Duo

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Tuesday Talks

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 6:15 PM

Free
Music

JazzMob at Ciel Downtown

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 6:30 PM

From $13.20
Music

D. Davis, Sun V Set, Vanessa Wills

Rhizome DC · 6:30 PM

Event

Drag Bingo (ASL Accessible)

Red Bear Brewing · 7:30 PM

Event

Drag Bingo with Tiffany D Carter

Red Bear Brewing · 7:30 PM

Music

Takoma Station Jazz Jam

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 7:30 PM

Music

Marx Cafe Jam Session

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 9:30 PM

Event

Coffee & Crosswords

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 9:30 AM

Free1 more date through Dec 2
Event

Family Story Time

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 25
Event

Sensory Friendly Study Lounge

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

WednesDEUS

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 4:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 9
Event

Pokémon Club

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Free
Music

CGT Jazz Collective

D.C. jazz calendar (CapitalBop) · 5:30 PM

From $10
Event

Pub Trivia Night

Red Bear Brewing · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 2
Theater & dance

Cult of Love

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 27

Music

Jas Stade, Thunderpaw, Zachary Dixon and Nelson Dougherty

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Jessie Reyez A Little Vengeance Tour

Echostage · 8:00 PM

Event

Fall Yard Care for Firefly-Friendly Gardens

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 5:30 PM

Art & museums

Tenley Movie Night: Moulin Rouge!

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Event

Dungeons & Drafts

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Old Man And The Old Moon

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 13

Music

Benefit for Baldwin House with Bodied, Undoll, Chunder and A. Guiou

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Amarilis Dueñas Castán

The Kreeger Museum · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Last Victorian

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 13

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Trivia with Capital City Showcase

DC Brau Brewing · 7:00 PM

Free1 more date through Dec 3
Theater & dance

Cold War Choir Practice

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 13

Event

Family Story Time

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 10:30 AM

Free1 more date through Nov 23
Art & museums

TeenyBopper Cinema: Brother Bear (2003)

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 3:30 PM

Free
Food & drink

Half Price Pint Night

DC Brau Brewing · 4:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 4
Theater & dance

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 6

Music

Sex Faces, Song People, Credit

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Eric Prydz

Echostage · 10:00 PM

Event

Guided Forest Bathing Walks

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · 9:30 AM

From $30
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Ramble with a Ranger

Rock Creek Park Nature Center · 10:00 AM

Free5 more dates through Dec 26
Event

Story Time for the Spectrum

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 10:30 AM

Free
Event

Write Your Dreams to Life: Writing Workshops

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · 10:30 AM

From $45
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The Art of Landscape: Beatrix Farrand's Enduring Imprint on Dumbarton Oaks

Dumbarton Oaks Park · 1:00 PM

Free
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Tarot & Bloom: A Floral Workshop

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 1:00 PM

Event

Writing The Resistance with Erin Frisby

Rhizome DC · 1:30 PM

Event

Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 1:30 PM

5 more dates through Dec 26
Music

Jazz at The Kreeger | EJB & Standard•Ish

The Kreeger Museum · 3:00 PM

Event

Songwriting Circle with Erin Frisby

Rhizome DC · 3:00 PM

Theater & dance

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Jan 3

Music

Stephan Crump's Passerine

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Alison Wonderland LET THEM RAVE

Echostage · 10:00 PM

Event

Mobilizing Memories at Meridian Hill

Meridian Hill Park · 9:30 AM

Free
Music

Kids' Music Time

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 11:00 AM

Event

Modular Meetup

Rhizome DC · 12:00 PM

Event

Bike with a Ranger: Fall Leaves

Peirce Mill Barn · 2:00 PM

Free
Event

Craftopia: 3D Thanksgiving Dinner

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Event

Building Camelot: JFK in Georgetown

Georgetown Waterfront by the Swedish Embassy · 2:00 PM

Free
Music

Fanoplane, Plark

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Music

Trippie Redd Non-Disclosure Agreement Tour

Echostage · 8:00 PM

Event

Baby Lap Time

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 11:30 AM

Free3 more dates through Dec 14
Music

Peter Kerlin (Animal, Surrender!) and Janel Leppin

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Event

Lego Hour

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 10:30 AM

Free3 more dates through Dec 15
Event

Be-TWEEN the Pages

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Free
Event

Trivia Night

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 6:00 PM

Free
Event

Vinegar Fermentation 101

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Event

Puzzles & Pints

Red Bear Brewing · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Holidays at Hillwood | A Woven Wonderland

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Through Jan 3

Event

Strong Start Playgroup

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 12:00 PM

Free
Event

Museum Store Sunday

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · 10:00 AM

2 more dates through Nov 29
Music

John Galm, William H. Travis, adobe moon, ghostworld

Rhizome DC · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

The 38th Annual Nutcracker

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 31

Music

BRESH

Echostage · 10:00 PM

Event

Echoes of Time in Rock Creek Park Guided Hike

Rock Creek Park Nature Center · 10:00 AM

Free
Event

B.A.R.K. Ranger at Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park Nature Center · 10:00 AM

Free
Event

City Spotlight: Echoes of Doubt

Rhizome DC · 6:00 PM

Music

Loud Luxury

Echostage · 10:00 PM

Art & museums

Noir-vember Matinees

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 1:15 PM

Free
Food & drink

Spilling the Tea at the Old Stone House

Old Stone House · 2:00 PM

Free
Event

Embodied Thanksgiving Decompression

Rhizome DC · 2:30 PM

Music

Advent Lessons and Carols

Washington National Cathedral (concerts and public programs) · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

orchiddBB, MASA, Weed Tree

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Event

December Flowers Watercolor Workshop

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 6:00 PM

Event

Commemoration of Matthew Shepard's 50th Birth Anniversary

Washington National Cathedral (concerts and public programs) · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

Wallace, Motl, Neuburg and John Pablo Rojas

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Improv Comedy Night

Red Bear Brewing · 7:00 PM

Event

Signed, Sealed, Delivered!

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Free
Music

Better Red and Mia and The Argonauts

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Tropical Secrets

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 27

Theater & dance

A Christmas Carol: A Holiday Haunting

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Jan 2

Event

Home-School Connection

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Pajama Movie Night: Frozen

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Theater & dance

Tall Girls

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 20

Event

Sisters Bingo

Red Bear Brewing · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

NOËL

Dance Place · Through Dec 6

Art & museums

Holy Childhood Association Artwork Awards

The Basilica · 10:00 AM

Music

Open Mic Night

DC Brau Brewing · 7:00 PM

Music

Max Styler Extended Set

Echostage · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

A Midsummer Night's Dream

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Oct 10

Art & museums

Nekisha Durrett and Virginia Shore in Conversation

The Kreeger Museum · 4:00 PM

Music

Pas Musique, Aphid, TL0741

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Event

Intro to Vocal Feminization

Rhizome DC · 2:00 PM

Music

MANAS, Cutting Ceremony

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Tenley Afternoon Teen Choice Movie

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 3:45 PM

Event

Learn the Process of Starting a Business at Your Library

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 6:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

The Secret Garden

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Feb 21

Art & museums

Closing Reception: The New Civic Path

President Lincoln's Cottage · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

WAITRESS

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Dec 13

Event

Trivia

Right Proper Brewing (Brookland) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 16
Music

BABYLONS DEATH MACHINE, Gullah Jack, Jamal Moore

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Event

Accessible Disney Trivia

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Event

Book Buddies

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Free
Music

PUSHOVERS, Jonathan Williger, Centennial Lozenge

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

TeenyBopper Cinema: Home Alone (1990)

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 3:30 PM

Free
Music

BCMC and JMB Motherfuckers and Co

Rhizome DC · 6:30 PM

Event

Meditation in the Galleries

The Kreeger Museum · 10:00 AM

Festivals & markets

Kwanzaa Celebration

Dance Place · Through Dec 13

Event

Forget Why Poetry Series, Sylvia Jones and Sommer Browning

Rhizome DC · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Camelot

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Jan 17

Event

Conversations at The Kreeger Museum

The Kreeger Museum · 11:00 AM

Event

Wellness Soundbath & Guided Meditation

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Free
Theater & dance

HAMILTON

DC-area theater listings (TheatreWashington) · Through Feb 7

Art & museums

Tenley Movie Night: Guardians of the Galaxy

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Music

Heifetz Holiday Concert 2026

The Kreeger Museum · 7:00 PM

Music

Tape B Two Nights

Echostage · 7:00 PM

Music

Basilica Choir’s Annual Christmas Concert

Great Upper Church · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

Chocolate Charm Holiday Spectacular

Dance Place · 7:00 PM

Event

Craftopia: Paper Snow Globes

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (DC Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Event

Blessing of the Bambinelli and Lighting of the Shrine Christmas Tree

The Basilica · 4:30 PM

Food & drink

2026 Christmas Day Dinner

The Basilica · 10:00 AM

Music

Crankdat New Years Weekend

Echostage · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

My City, My Power Opening Reception

President Lincoln's Cottage · 7:00 PM

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