Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
Oct
2025
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Oct 30, 2025 - Oct 29, 2027
Tour The Missing Soldiers Office
Petworth
President Lincoln's Cottage
Now - Dec 31, 2025
Stand in the room where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation
Downtown
Now - Jan 30, 2026
Experience Art Ave, September 2025 - January 2026
Virginia
Signature Theatre
Now - Nov 09, 2025
From Succession writer Miriam Battye comes a razor sharp, not-quite-romantic comedy about the absurdity of modern dating in the seemingly endless quest to find “the one.”
Dupont Circle
O Museum In The Mansion
Now - Nov 01, 2025
This Halloween weekend celebrate the BOO season on this zany journey around the museum.
DC Design Tours
Now - Dec 31, 2026
Explore the White House neighborhood and discover how architecture, politics, and urban design transformed Murder Bay into America’s Main Street.
The Phillips Collection
Now - Feb 08, 2026
The Phillips Collection Presents: The 2025 James McLaughlin Staff Show
Anacostia
Now - Feb 19, 2026
Pioneering DC Artist Rik Freeman to Exhibits at Phillips@THEARC