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1,244 events · Music, Arts & Culture, Nightlife
Thursday, October 1
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Squirrel Flower w/ Dari Bay
Union Stage · Washington
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:30 PM
Twista
Bethesda Theater · Bethesda
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:30 PM
Powerplant, Carrion Kids, Dim Wizard
Comet Ping Pong
Thu · Oct 1
Insomniac w/ Bleak Shore, Druid Stone
Pie Shop
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR THURSDAYS!
Roofers Union
Friday, October 2
Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM
Buffalo Traffic Jam - Pictures of You Tour
9:30 CLUB · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
WEEZER: The Gathering
Capital One Arena · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
TIM ATLAS
Songbyrd Music House
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
BEAR GHOST
Black Cat
$45-$138Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Daley – US Tour
Howard Theatre · Washington
$35 - $60↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Benito Gonzalez Buster Williams Lenny White
Blues Alley
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Asha Banks: something inbetween tour
The Atlantis · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
The Format
Lincoln Theatre · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Pennywise
The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Martin Sexton - Live Wide Open Tour 2026
Birchmere · Alexandria
FreeFri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Upstate
The Hamilton Live
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Black Violin - The Be Free Tour
Warner Theatre · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:15 PM
wave to earth - the pieces tour
The Anthem · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 9:30 PM
Iguana Death Cult
Comet Ping Pong
Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 PM
Peggy Gou
Echostage · Washington
Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 PM
Can't Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party
9:30 CLUB · Washington
Fri · Oct 2
Veneraxiom w/ Glorious Descent, Dashuyn
Pie Shop
Fri · Oct 2
Eli Winter Trio This Time's Quartet Kajwan Ziaoddini
Rhizome DC
Saturday, October 3
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour
The Atlantis · Washington
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour
Capital One Arena · Washington
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
KIEFER
Songbyrd Music House
$35 - $50↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
Blues Alley
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry
The Anthem · Washington
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
DJ Shadow Celebrates 30 Years of Endtroducing
The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS] IN FAIRFAX
EagleBank Arena · Fairfax
$50-$88Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Kruder & Dorfmeister - K&D Kicks 30 Anniversary Tour
Howard Theatre · Washington
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
FROG
Black Cat
Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 PM
THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS - SWEET LIKE THAT TOUR 2026
9:30 CLUB · Washington
Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 PM
Meduza³
Echostage · Washington
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
SIDEWALK SOUL BAND
Roofers Union
Sat · Oct 3
Leila Abdul-Rauf Vaelastrasz Form & Void
Rhizome DC
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
WEEKEND BRUNCH!
Roofers Union
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
Indigo & Shibori 101 Workshop
Rhizome DC
Sat · Oct 3
Electric Grandmother (Album release !) w/ Soroche, Trash Boat and the Ambush
Pie Shop
Sunday, October 4
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 1:00 PM
Sunday Afternoon Live Jazz
St. Vincent Wine
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 5:00 PM
LIL Coffee Chat
As You Are
$35 - $50↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM
Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
Blues Alley
Sun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM
Arturo O'Farrill
Blues Alley
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 6:00 PM
AYA pickup basketball
As You Are
Sun · Oct 4 · 6:30 PM
Theo Katzman
The Atlantis · Washington
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Medium Build Presents The King of Having Fun on Tour
9:30 CLUB · Washington
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Jeff Bernat - Luv Language Tour
Union Stage · Washington
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour
Capital One Arena · Washington
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
The Theater at MGM National Harbor · National Harbor
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
HANA STRETTON
Songbyrd Music House
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Indigo Girls
The Anthem · Washington
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:30 PM
CEREMONY
Black Cat
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:30 PM
Jahnavi Harrison
Birchmere · Alexandria
Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
Everything Everything - Get To Heaven, 10th Anniversary, North America
Lincoln Theatre · Washington
Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
SCHOOLBOY Q - 10 Years of Blank Face LP
The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 11:00 PM
er Karaoke
As You Are
Sun · Oct 4
Killick Hinds & John Jansen Nocturnal Creatures Troupe
Rhizome DC
Sun · Oct 4
GOTCHA COVERED BAND
Roofers Union
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4
WEEKEND BRUNCH!
Roofers Union
Sun · Oct 4
stop.drop.rewind (early )
Pie Shop
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4
💅🏳🌈 DRAG BRUNCH 🏳🌈💅
Roofers Union
Sun · Oct 4
The Takes w/ Morrissey Blvd.
Pie Shop
Monday, October 5
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 6:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Monday)
Ballston Local
Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM
Sub Urban - The Bell Tolls Tour
The Atlantis · Washington
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
The Pub & The People
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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
Water Bar at National Landing
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
Monday Night Jazz: Joe Brotherton Trio
St. Vincent Wine
$25Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
M. Alex Ramirez feat. Arturo O'Farrill
Blues Alley
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
Sylvan Esso
9:30 CLUB · Washington
Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM 'PUREFLOW' TOUR IN WASHINGTON
Capital One Arena · Washington
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
Small Batch Trivia
Prost - Washington DC
Tuesday, October 6
Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM
Asha Banks: something inbetween tour
The Atlantis · Washington
↻ Recurring
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Del Ray Pop Up Bar
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
ELLA BOH: BLURRY TOUR
Songbyrd Music House
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
The Casual Pint of Dunn Loring
$30Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Perkutao
Blues Alley
↻ Recurring
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Town Center Market
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Sylvan Esso
9:30 CLUB · Washington
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Ireland's Four Courts - Arlington
↻ Recurring
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
Dudley's Sport & Ale - Arlington
↻ Recurring
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Cue Club Cafe
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM
John Hiatt
Birchmere · Alexandria
Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Daði Freyr
Lincoln Theatre · Washington
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Kingfisher
Tue · Oct 6 · 8:30 PM
THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY
The Anthem · Washington
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6
TACO TUESDAYS
Roofers Union
Tue · Oct 6
Heavy Temple w/ Crystal Spiders, Viqueen, Uga Buga
Pie Shop
Wednesday, October 7
Wed · Oct 7 · 6:30 PM
Grace Enger - The Satisfied Girl Tour
The Atlantis · Washington
Wed · Oct 7 · 6:30 PM
INGRID ANDRESS - NOWHERE ELSE TO GO TOUR
The Atlantis · Washington
$35Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Gustavo Casenave - Solo Piano Performance
Blues Alley
↻ Recurring
Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Boombox Bingo
Quincy Hall
Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
FAUX REAL
Songbyrd Music House
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Wednesday Evening Live Jazz
St. Vincent Wine
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM
John Hiatt
Birchmere · Alexandria
Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM
Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom
Lincoln Theatre · Washington
↻ Recurring
Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
Boundary Stone
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Wednesday)
Ballston Local
$20.00-$50.00Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Phantom Planet
The Hamilton Live
Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Foster The People - Good Mourning Sunshine
The Anthem · Washington
Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Kylie Cantrall Presents: The Valley Girl Problems Tour
The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring