Explore our city’s upcoming humanities events from performances and lectures to celebrations and multi-media experiences. These public events are created and hosted by either HumanitiesDC, our grantees or local partners. To submit an event for consideration, please complete this form.
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Community Culture & Heritage Grant Workshop
Join for an in-depth look at the Community Culture & Heritage grant application and program requirements. This online session will provide a detailed look at the Community Culture & Heritage grant requirements, eligibility information, and application questions. Attendees will also get to hear from a current Community Culture & Heritage grantee who will share insights […]
Oral History Interviewing Grant Workshop
Join for an in-depth look at the Oral History Interviewing grant application and program requirements This session will provide a detailed look at the Oral History Interviewing grant requirements, eligibility information, and application questions. Attendees will also get to hear from a current Oral History Interviewing grantee who will share insights into their project, the […]
Visions – Projects + Events Grant Workshop
Join for an in-depth look at the Visions - Projects & Events grant application and program requirements. This online session will provide a detailed look at the Visions grant requirements, eligibility information, and application questions. Attendees will also get to hear from a current Visions grantee who will share insights into their project as well […]
HumanitiesDC Community Grants General Info Session
Join this virtual overview session to learn about all of HumanitiesDC's 2026 grant offerings. HumanitiesDC's 2026 community grants cycle opens December 8, 2025 with three grant opportunities, including: Community Culture & Heritage grant - $10,000 for DC-based individuals and non-profit organizations to create public humanities projects Visions grant - $25,000 for DC-based non-profit organizations to […]
DC Oral History Collaborative Meetup
DC History Center 801 K St NW, Washington, United StatesCalling all local oral historians: HumanitiesDC and the DC History Center are offering their next oral history meetup in Washington, DC! Join us at the DC History Center on Monday, February 9 at 6 pm to be in community with other oral historians. During the meetup we’ll share ideas, talk through challenges and obstacles, and […]
FreeCulture Series: Comedy Across the River
Busboys and Poets Anacostia 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC, United StatesIn this special Culture Series, we ask who gets to laugh together, and what is lost when communities east of the Anacostia are left out? HumanitiesDCPresents Culture Series: Comedy Across the River explores the stand-up scene east of the Anacostia and the lack of performance spaces in Wards 7 and 8. Comedians have long brought people […]
Free – $20Cancelled – DC Oral History Workshop: Planning Oral History Projects
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis session has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of our upcoming workshop offerings. How do you invite interviewees? How do you keep things on track? What does it cost? Running an oral history project is a lot of work! But the skills and best practices in this core workshop in the DC Oral History […]
Free – $32.49Culture Series: Leadership Without Titles (Film Showcase)
True Reformer Building 1200 U St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn this Culture Series, we showcase three short films while asking the question: What defines a community leader—and who gets to decide? HumanitiesDC Present Culture Series: Leadership Without Titles, a film showcase that brings together three documentaries produced through the Community Voice Lab at American University — Kil and the Kids, Street Reporter, and We Rock! — […]
Free – $20DC Oral History Collaborative: Oral History 101+ Workshop
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesLearn how to record oral history interviews with your family, friends, and community. This course will introduce Washingtonians interested in becoming oral historians to the best practices of doing oral history, to empower them with the basic tools for developing their style and approach to preserving DC’s rich past through oral history interviews. This course […]
Free – $75
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