Things to do in Washington, DC

1,017 events · Music, Theater, Arts & Culture

Wednesday, September 30

$102-$308

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Our Lady Peace

Howard Theatre · Washington

Wed · Sep 30

Snooze w/ Right Chipper, A Shrewdness of Apes

Pie Shop

Wed · Sep 30

STREETWISE

Suns Cinema

Wed · Sep 30

ExPats Theatre: Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret

Atlas Performing Arts Center

Wed · Sep 30

HELL’S HIGHWAY: THE TRUE STORY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY FILMS

Suns Cinema

Wed · Sep 30

Pérez Johnson Dougherty Dixon

Rhizome DC

Thursday, October 1

Thu · Oct 1 · 6:30 PM

Towa Bird - The Gentleman Tour

The Atlantis · Washington

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

LAERZ

Songbyrd Music House

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not The Last Tour

9:30 CLUB · Washington

$35 - $60↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

Benito Gonzalez Buster Williams Lenny White

Blues Alley

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

Snail Mail & Soccer Mommy

The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM

Yachtley Crew

Birchmere · Alexandria

Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM

Get Get Aw! The Sexbomb Concert US Tour

Warner Theatre · Washington

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

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-$138

Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Daley – US Tour

Howard Theatre · Washington

$35 - $60↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Benito Gonzalez Buster Williams Lenny White

Blues Alley

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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

Free

Fri · 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 · 3:00 PM

Mundial: Culturas Sin Fronteras

Joe's Movement Emporium

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour

The Atlantis · Washington

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

March On!: New Orleans’ National Impact

Atlas Performing Arts Center

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Sat · 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↻ Recurring

Sat · 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-$88

Sat · 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

Sat · Oct 3

Leila Abdul-Rauf Vaelastrasz Form & Void

Rhizome DC

↻ Recurring

Sat · 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

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:00 PM

Capital City Symphony: Mysterious Landscapes

Atlas Performing Arts Center

$35 - $50↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM

Arturo O'Farrill Quintet

Blues Alley

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM

Arturo O'Farrill

Blues Alley

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

↻ Recurring

Sun · 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

Sun · Oct 4

Killick Hinds & John Jansen Nocturnal Creatures Troupe

Rhizome DC

Sun · Oct 4

stop.drop.rewind (early )

Pie Shop

Sun · Oct 4

The Takes w/ Morrissey Blvd.

Pie Shop

Monday, October 5

Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM

Sub Urban - The Bell Tolls Tour

The Atlantis · Washington

$25

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

M. Alex Ramirez feat. Arturo O'Farrill

Blues Alley

↻ Recurring

Mon · 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

Tuesday, October 6

↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

Asha Banks: something inbetween tour

The Atlantis · Washington

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

ELLA BOH: BLURRY TOUR

Songbyrd Music House

$30

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Perkutao

Blues Alley

↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Sylvan Esso

9:30 CLUB · Washington

↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Acoustic Jamming Class

Joe's Movement Emporium

↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

John Hiatt

Birchmere · Alexandria

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Daði Freyr

Lincoln Theatre · Washington

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

The Anthem · Washington

Tue · Oct 6

Capital City Symphony: 2026-27 Season Subscription

Atlas Performing Arts Center

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

$35

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Gustavo Casenave - Solo Piano Performance

Blues Alley

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

FAUX REAL

Songbyrd Music House

↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

John Hiatt

Birchmere · Alexandria

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom

Lincoln Theatre · Washington

$20.00-$50.00

Wed · 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

Wed · Oct 7

Mary Chicken Soup And Rice Gaspers Youth In Government Tongue Scraper

Rhizome DC

Thursday, October 8

Thu · Oct 8 · 6:30 PM

SLIFT

The Atlantis · Washington

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

ROBERT LESTER FOLSOM

Songbyrd Music House

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver Spring

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

BERTHA: Grateful Drag

9:30 CLUB · Washington

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

CAIN CULTO

Black Cat

↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Lalah Hathaway

Birchmere · Alexandria

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Cash Money & No Limit Tour

Capital One Arena · Washington

Thu · Oct 8 · 9:00 PM

El Colmo, Soroche, Sex Faces

Comet Ping Pong