Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Our end-of-the-week picks for Feb. 27 – March 1, 2026
We've gathered up some fun things to do in DC this weekend. You can also read what else is going on during the week and throughout the month.
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Friday
The World to Come – Final Weekend
As the world crumbles, Fanny, Barbara, Ruth and Hal try to carry on their daily routines inside the SeaBreeze Hebrew Home for the Aging. The quartet take on armored nurses, an ostrich, bewildering prophecies and their own weakening bodies. The epic tale demonstrates how friendship and community can hold strong even in the face of disaster.
Tickets
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Theatre
Stereophonic – Final Weekend
The most Tony Award-winning show of 2024. The most Tony Award-nominated play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of breaking up — or breaking through to superstardom. Featuring original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, the play is "... a staggering, ingeniously entertaining achievement," according to The New York Times.
Tickets
The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
The Anthem
Jim Gaffigan
Rigorous in his dedication to the bit, Jim Gaffigan has mastered his role as America’s goofiest everyman. His unique blend of sarcasm, self-deprecation and social commentary has made him a household name when it comes to stand-up comedy. The Anthem hosts the celebrated artist across a weekend of shows.
Tickets
The Anthem, 901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Peaches
Back in 2000, one of the most in-your-face artists of the century debuted with The Teaches of Peaches. The feminist icon has been educating ever since, across four more trendsetting albums, collaborations with Yoko Ono, Daft Punk and Iggy Pop and through her work as a producer, director and performance artist. Expect a head-spinning show at the 9:30 Club.
8 p.m. | Tickets
9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Saturday
Hirshhorn Museum
Carlotta Corpron: Light Is a Plastic Medium
Hirshhorn’s new exhibit showcases the work of a pioneer in the field of photography. Carlotta Corpron poetically rendered light and technology to create images that helped elevate photography to fine art. The exhibition displays 48 recent gifts from Herbert Lust to the museum.
Hours | Free Admission
Hirshhorn Museum, Independence Avenue & 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20560
Zenith Gallery
Zenith Gallery: Black History Month Exhibit, Receptions & Artist Talks – Final Weekend
Visit Zenith Gallery, one of DC's many free museums, to check out enthralling art pieces from an array of Black artists throughout Black History Month. The gallery also hosts a wearable art show on Saturday and a closing reception on Feb. 28, which offers guests a chance to meet the artists showcased. Art on display is also available for purchase.
Free Admission | More Information
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
National Gallery of Art
Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris
The National Gallery of Art presents the vibrant work of Mary Cassatt across three galleries. The museum’s impressionist collection served as the source for this in-depth examination of how Cassatt went about creating her radically modern pieces. Roughly 40 paintings, drawings and prints will be on display.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free Admission
National Gallery of Art, 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20560
Arena Stage
Chez Joey
Prepare for a blockbuster at Arena Stage as Chez Joey lands at the historic playhouse. Co-directed by Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover and actor, director and producer Tony Goldwyn, the set-in-1940s-Chicago show includes a Rodgers and Hart score as well as a spellbinding tale of a singer caught between a rich baroness and an ambitious chorus girl on his way to the top (he hopes).
Tickets
Arena Stage, 1101 6th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
The Washington Ballet
Giselle
The Washington Ballet performs Edwaard Liang’s wondrous and immersive interpretation of Giselle, which uses modern touches and style to create a beautiful world that is also of-the-moment. The emotional journey is told through the immense talent of The Washington Ballet, with timeless music as the soundtrack inside Sidney Harman Hall.
Tickets
Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
The Sea Beyond the Ocean
The world premiere of a Kennedy Center commissioned play written by Doug Robinson and directed by KenYatta Rogers invites family audiences to embark on a journey to discover the end of an unfinished story. Nine-year-old Scooter has a big imagination and is obsessed with a fantasy book series … that was never properly ended by its author, Poppy Carousel. Join Scooter as he looks for answers and meets lots of fun characters along the way.
Tickets
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566
Sunday
National Gallery of Art
Celebrating American Art
The National Gallery of Art will commemorate 250 years of America with a wide-ranging program that encompasses special installations and exhibitions that grapple with ideas at the heart of American stories vividly told through art. The series begins with Celebrating American Art, which includes iconic works and showcases how artists reckoned with the American story from the colonial to the 20th century.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free Admission
National Gallery of Art, 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20560
Camouflage: Designed to Deceive
The International Spy Museum’s new self-guided experience takes visitors through the fascinating history of camouflage and its many connections to espionage. Trace camouflage from its natural origins to its application to covert operations. In the form of real stories, artifacts and immersive media, the exhibition will show how animals, soldiers and spies have employed the strategy of hiding in plain sight.
Hours & Admission
International Spy Museum, 700 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection
This exhibition illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, the exhibition considers historical contributions, formal and material breakthroughs and intergenerational relationships among women artists over the last eight decades. It brings together over 70 pieces in all kinds of media, juxtaposing current work with its historical antecedents.
Hours & Admission
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Nick Cave: Mammoth
Internationally renowned artist Nick Cave uses surrealism, real-life experiences, raw materials and an unceasing creative intensity to create works that speak to race, gender, identity and history in America. This new installation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum explores the entanglement of land and race in the national consciousness.
11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Free Admission
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Paranormal Activity
Shakespeare knew how to deal out some scares, so don’t be surprised that DC’s outstanding local theatre company named after The Bard is staging a new tale from the world-renowned Paranormal Activity universe. James and Lou relocate from Chicago to London and … well, you’ll just need to see this chilling production for yourself to find out what happens.
Tickets
Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Shakespeare Theatre Company
On Beckett
Bill Irwin is both a Tony Award-winning actor and a master clown. When he steps on the stage at Klein Theatre, he’ll explore both the comedy and tragedy of the essential work of Nobel Prize winner Samuell Beckett. The one-man show features physical and verbal comedy that makes Beckett’s writings accessible to all.
Tickets
Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Places to Stay
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