Events Calendar

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.

The DC History Conference Celebrates 50 Years

Event Details: HumanitiesDC, in partnership with the DC Public Library and the DC History Center, is proud to present the 50th Anniversary of the DC History Conference held April 4-6, 2024, at […]

Culture Series: Transcending Boundaries – Trans Histories and Liberation

Busboys and Poets, Brookland 625 Monroe Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: Explore frontline perspectives on the escalating anti-trans legislation in the US in this compelling paneled event, slated from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Thursday, April 11, at Busboys […]

Free

The Inner Loop’s 10th Anniversary Reading

Sonny's Pizza 3120 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details:   Alice McDermott returns to The Inner Loop to read from the new novel Absolution, after which Inner Loop board, staff, and veteran readers read flash pieces of […]

Free

The Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals

NYU Washington DC 1307 L Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Event Details: Theater and Policy Salon presents, “The Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals: From the Early Days of the American Republic to the Present” Last fall's HumanitiesDC supported event featured […]

Free

Culture Series: Decoding DC Language

Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: HumanitiesDC invites you to an engaging interactive discussion on African American Language and its speakers in the DMV area. The event, which will include special appearances from local […]

Free

William Beckett Project: Conversation and Reception

Picnic Grove #1 Picnic Grove #1, near the intersection of Shoemaker and Tilden Streets NW, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, DC, United States

Event Details: Come learn about William Beckett, who was once the enslaved manager of Joshua Peirce's nursery business on Linnaean Hill, now Rock Creek Park headquarters. With funding from HumanitiesDC, […]

Free

¿Qué es la historia oral y por qué es importante?

Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library 3160 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details Este taller introductorio explorará qué es la historia oral, cómo esta herramienta se ha utilizado para la preservación de historias comunitarias y su relación con las entrevistas y […]

Free

Art of Resilience: Celebrating DC’s Black Arts Community

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: Join us for this exciting opportunity to hear the stories of some of DC's most iconic Black visual artists. The speakers will talk about their lives and their […]

Free

Free Concert: Musical Journey Around the Globe

F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD, United States

Event Details: Summer is just around the corner! Join Washington Metro Oasis to kick off the new term with a bang! Join Seth Kibel and Friends for a whirlwind tour […]

Free

Culture Series: Narratives of Black Resilience

Busboys and Poets, Brookland 625 Monroe Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details:   Join HumanitiesDC and guest curator Jermaine Jones to explore how Black literature produced from the 20th century up to today offers quasi essential history of a resilient […]

Free

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