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.

In Zora’s Footsteps: Narratives of DC

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

EVENT AT CAPACITY. Join a FREE 4-week writing workshop series: "In Zora's Footsteps: Narratives of DC" led by Tracy Chiles McGhee. Whether you're a budding writer or a seasoned scribe, […]

Free

Alliance for New Music-Theatre: The Man Ray Project: Caesar & The Mannequin

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Inspired by the Man Ray painting "Shakespearean Equation: Julius Caesar," in the Phillips collection, Composer Andrew E. Simpson and Librettist Susan Galbraith have concocted a Dadaist fantastical story of a […]

Free

Culture Series: District of Cats

Busboys and Poets Monroe 625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: Every year, dozens of cyclists periodically meet up for “alleycats”: unsanctioned scavenger hunts-turned-races sprung by daring local bike couriers onto DC streets. They make for an eclectic, if […]

Free

The Inner Loop September Reading

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

Celebrate the written word with us featuring Sarah McCammon and 9 local writers incl. September Author's Corner Spotlight, Mai Sennaar! Mark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to the […]

Free

LGBTQ History Walking Tour of East DuPont and 17th St

Dupont Circle Fountain Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, United States

RHP's Director of Archiving has created a walking tour of the east side of DuPont neighborhood and the 17th Street corridor. Do you know about the Gay Liberation Front in […]

Free

Barkaeology Parade

Rock Creek Park, Picnic Grove #10 Beach Dr. NW, Washington, DC, United States

It's the 20,000th anniversary of humans' domestication of the dog (give or take 5,000 years). Join Archaeology in the Community for a celebration of that historic event with a Barkaeology […]

Free

Nights at the Round Table: Ending Homelessness

Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Inspired by the themes of Sukkot, hear from expert panelists on the issue of homelessness in the DC area. Learn about the roots of the problem, misconceptions about people experiencing […]

$27 – $39

WorldPride 2025 Exhibit Showcase

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

For WorldPride 2025, Rainbow History is preparing a public exhibit: "Pickets, Protests, and Parades: The History of Gay Pride in Washington." The exhibit centers the voices of the event organizers […]

Free

We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here! Exhibition

Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, DC, United States

Whether you are Indigenous or not, it is important to decolonize your knowledge about Native Deaf American History. Led by community curators, the "We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here!" […]

Free

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