Things to do in Washington
1.4k+ things to do in Washington this month
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2,561 eventsAll venues in Washington
Sun · Nov 22 · 1:30 PM
DC Anthem Singers Shine!
DC Anthem Singers Shine +3
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
Sat · Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Fall Festival
Scott Kurt Band
Tysons II · Tysons
$49.50Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Josh Ritter A Book Of Gold Thrown Open
Josh Ritter +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$49.50Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
Josh Ritter A Book Of Gold Thrown Open 2
Josh Ritter +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Cem Adrian
Cem Adrian
Union Stage · Washington
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM
Carsie Blanton
Carsie Blanton
Union Stage · Washington
FreeMon · Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
GW Bernard Center for Law & Tech Career Networking Reception
George Washington University · Washington
Fri · Oct 16
The Wedding Funeral RJVJ Donna Lynch (spoken word)
The Wedding Funeral +2
Rhizome DC · Washington
Thu · Oct 15 · 9:30 PM
The Classic Jam with The Low Rent Quartet
The Low Rent Quartet
New Deal Cafe · Greenbelt
Sat · Dec 5 · 6:30 PM
Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn
Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn +3
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
$1Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Madds Buckley
Madds Buckley
Union Stage · Washington
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Hosted by Rebecca Dupas
Host: Rebecca Dupas
Busboys and Poets
Tue · Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Rookiez & Vetz SZN 1: Veteran's Day Beat Battle
Rookiez & Vetz SZN 1: Veteran's Day Beat Battle
Union Stage · Washington
Sat · Oct 17
Relaxed Fit
Relaxed Fit
Clare and Don's Beach Shack · Falls Church
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 AM
Halloween Whodunit 3
Die Laughing Productions
Improv Comedy Club- DC · Washington
Wed · Nov 4 · 9:00 PM
The Campfire Sessions
Host: Joey Campfire
New Deal Cafe · Greenbelt
$15Thu · Oct 15
Nora Dell: I Am A Snail
Nora Dell: I Am A Snail +1
DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern · Washington
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
🧇🥂 WEEKEND BRUNCH! 🥂🧇
Roofers Union
Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Inner Loop Author’s Corner w/ Shelagh Johnson!
Author: Shelagh Johnson
The Writer's Center
Sat · Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
WHITE FORD BRONCO: DC's ALL 90s BAND
WHITE FORD BRONCO +1
Union Stage · Washington
Mon · Oct 19 · 12:00 PM
Resource Rally
George Washington University · Washington
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Strange Souls: The Doors Reimagined
Strange Souls
The State Theatre · Falls Church
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
The Fabulous Dialtones Rock and Dance Party
Union Stage Presents 25th anniversary Gift Shop +2
Jammin' Java · Vienna
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin
The Theater at MGM National Harbor · National Harbor
Sat · Oct 17
Crochet 101: Back to Basics
Instructor: Annie
Rhizome DC · Washington
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Rainao: Marcriá tour
RaiNao +1
Union Stage · Washington
↻ RecurringWed · Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas
Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas +2
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
Mon · Oct 19
UMD performs at Rhizome - works by Wolfe, Reich, Beethoven, Fields, Rojas
Umd
Rhizome DC · Washington
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Raiatea Helm
Raiatea Helm +1
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
↻ RecurringThu · Nov 19 · 7:30 PM
Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas
Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas +2
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
Sun · Oct 18
Maria Grand Quartet
Maria Grand Quartet
Rhizome DC · Washington
Tue · Oct 20 · 8:00 PM
Buddha Trixie
Buddha Trixie
DC9 Nightclub · Washington
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Welbilt + Boogiehawg Reunion Show
Union Stage Presents 25th anniversary Gift Shop +3
Jammin' Java · Vienna
Sun · Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Chanpan – autogratis North American Tour
Chanpan
DC9 Nightclub · Washington
Wed · Dec 9 · 7:00 PM
2DEAD BOYZ x The Underachievers
2DEAD BOYZ +2
Union Stage · Washington
Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Humanities Lab: To Hear Her Speak
Author: To Hear Her Speak
Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill
FreeTue · Oct 27 · 7:30 AM
Pun DMV: Halloween Edition
Dana Fleitman +8
Improv Comedy Club- DC · Washington
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 7:30 AM
Read the Room
Tim D. Miller +1
Improv Comedy Club- DC · Washington
FreeTue · Dec 22 · 7:30 AM
The Washington Roast
Dee Ahmed +10
Improv Comedy Club- DC · Washington
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Mariah Barber
Host: Mariah Barber
Busboys and Poets
Sun · Oct 18
Guhoyas
Guhoyas
Xfinity Center - MD · College Park
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Author Erik Mohn discusses Stranger in My Own Story with Tony Hynes
Author: Erik Mohn +1
Busboys and Poets
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
An Evening With Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Julia Cole
Julia Cole
Union Stage · Washington
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Bachelor Boys Band
Bachelor Boys Band
Jammin' Java · Vienna
Sat · Oct 24 · 11:00 PM
The Good Trouble Troubadours
The Good Trouble Troubadours
New Deal Cafe · Greenbelt
Fri · Nov 20 · 7:30 PM
The Joni Mitchell Songbook
The Joni Mitchell Songbook +5
The Barns At Wolf Trap · Vienna
Sat · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Hijynx
Hijynx
Starr Hill Biergarten · Tysons
Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Silly Goose – The “Set It Off” Tour
Silly Goose +1
Union Stage · Washington
Thu · Oct 29
Wint Jeiko Zizi Indigo
Wint +3
Rhizome DC · Washington
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Maya De Vitry "All My Faith" Record Release Show
Maya de Vitry
Jammin' Java · Vienna
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Q Marsden - DO YOU SEE ME?
Q Marsden +1
Union Stage · Washington
$55.00Sun · Dec 20 · 7:30 PM
Luther Relives Holiday Show Featuring William Smooth Wardlaw
William Smooth Wardlaw +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$55.00Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Keiko Matsui
Keiko Matsui
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Sat · Oct 17
Rhythmic Tales: William Hooker & On Ka’a Davis
William Hooker +1
Rhizome DC · Washington
Sat · Oct 24 · 10:00 PM
2000's Night
2000's Night
Union Stage · Washington
Sun · Oct 18 · 9:30 AM
Women's Coffee Connection
Immanuel Christian Bookstore · Springfield
Sat · Oct 17
Live Music from My Chemical Bromance 9:30-1:30 Alt Rock Hits No Cover Charge
My Chemical Bromance
Caddies · Bethesda
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Car-O-Ween
Car-o-ween +1
Pearl Street Warehouse · Washington
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
Justin Trawick & The Common Good
Justin Trawick & The Common Good
Starr Hill Biergarten · Tysons
$16↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16
Creepypasties: A Burlesque and Variety Tribute to Urban Legends
Creepypasties: A Burlesque and Variety Tribute to Urban Legends +4
DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern · Washington
$20Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Elijah Jamal Balbed presents “Standard-ish”
Elijah Jamal Balbed
Mr. Henry's Restaurant · Washington
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Katt Williams discusses his new memoir: Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines
Author: Katt Williams
MahoganyBooks · Oxon Hill
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour
Little Big Town
The Theater at MGM National Harbor · National Harbor
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
O.B. Hardison Reading: Cornelius Eady
Author: Cornelius Eady
Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill
Thu · Oct 22
João Castro Pinto Guillermo Pizarro Zottoh
João Castro Pinto +2
Rhizome DC · Washington
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center
The Writer's Center
Sat · Oct 31 · 3:30 PM
Coco Live-to-Film Concert
Michael Giacchino
The Music Center at Strathmore · Bethesda
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
An Evening with Oz Noy Trio featuring Dave Weckl & Brian Charette
Union Stage Presents 25th anniversary Gift Shop +3
Jammin' Java · Vienna
FreeMon · Oct 19
2026 Columbian College Graduate Programs Virtual Open House
George Washington University · Washington
$5, $8, $6,…↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Happy Hour
The Hall CP · College Park
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Natalie Baszile discusses Friends and Family with Victoria Christopher Murray
Author: Natalie Baszile +1
MahoganyBooks · Oxon Hill
$45Thu · Oct 15
Join The Bloom Chapter Florals at ReRead Books & Cafe for a cozy evening of books, blooms, and creativity on Thursday, October 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM
ReReads · Crofton
$2Wed · Oct 21
Color, Dine and Sip
Three Whistles · Arlington
$35.00Thu · Mar 25 · 7:30 PM
Robert Jon The Wreck
Robert Jon & The Wreck
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$49.50Fri · Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
David Cross
David Cross
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
KleptoRadio
KleptoRadio
Starr Hill Biergarten · Tysons
The Mansion↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM
Midnight Tea
Music Center at Strathmore · North Bethesda
Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Dent May
Dent May’s +1
Pearl Street Warehouse · Washington
$39.50Fri · Jan 15 · 7:30 PM
Newmyer Flyer Presents Laurel Canyon
Newmyer Flyer Presents LAUREL CANYON: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-’73 +18
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Mon · Nov 30 · 7:00 PM
Yuki Chiba - First North America Headline Tour
Yuki Chiba +1
Union Stage · Washington
Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Poetry Book Club w/ Melanie McCabe!
Author: Melanie McCabe
The Writer's Center
Thu · Dec 3 · 7:00 PM
Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock
Union Stage · Washington
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Thursday, Teres Major Steak Special
The Auld Shebeen · Fairfax
$39.50Mon · Nov 16 · 7:30 PM
Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$35.00Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Emma Nissen
Emma Nissen
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$79.50Sat · Mar 6 · 7:30 PM
The High Kings 2
The High Kings +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 AM
Porkchop Volcano improv
Anna Bethel +3
Improv Comedy Club- DC · Washington
$79.50Fri · Mar 5 · 7:30 PM
The High Kings
The High Kings +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
Sun · Oct 25 · 5:30 PM
The Kennedys “SMOKETREE” Tour Celebrating Maura’s Birthday & The Club’s 25th Anniversary
Union Stage Presents 25th anniversary Gift Shop +2
Jammin' Java · Vienna
$45.00Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Euge Groove
Euge Groove
The Birchmere · Alexandria
$59.50Sat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
Paula Poundstone 2
Paula Poundstone
The Birchmere · Alexandria
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Ceoltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Session Players
Ceoltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Session Players
The Auld Shebeen · Fairfax
Fri · Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Sweeping Promises
Sweeping Promises
Union Stage · Washington
Fri · Nov 27 · 10:00 PM
Spice Up Your Life: A Pop Dance Party
Spice Up Your Life: A Pop Dance Party +2
Union Stage · Washington
$45.00Sat · Dec 26 · 7:30 PM
Tarsha Fitzgerald Presents Voices Of Motown Christmas Show
Tarsha Fitzgerald Presents: VOICES OF MOTOWN CHRISTMAS SHOW +1
The Birchmere · Alexandria
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
BSO—Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra +1
Music Center at Strathmore · North Bethesda
Wed · Oct 21 · 9:00 PM
Pub Quiz
New Deal Cafe · Greenbelt
Sun · Dec 13 · 4:00 PM
The Trills: Home for the Holidays
The Trills +1
Union Stage · Washington
Tue · Oct 27
Screening - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari w/ live score by Satellite
Satellite
Rhizome DC · Washington
Events in Washington, DC
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Washington's rooms range from the 9:30 Club and Black Cat to the Kennedy Center and the Anthem, with free Library of Congress and Smithsonian programming most weeks.