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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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  • Out/Spoken: A 15th Anniversary World Pride Celebration

    Howard Theatre 620 T Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Washington, DC hosts World Pride in 2025! We are excited to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Story District's Out/Spoken during this historic occasion. For 15 years, Story District has been […]

    $39.50

  • Audio Techniques for Oral History Projects

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    This core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative Training Series will take an in-depth look at some of the techniques that oral historians use to get quality audio from […]

  • AC Panel: Identity and Belonging in Literature

    Politics and Prose at Union Market 1324 4th St NE, Washington, United States

    Seeking and achieving both a sense of self as an individual and a sense of belonging among others are two sides of the same coin. Our understanding and perception of […]

  • Beyond LGBTQ+: An Introduction to Queer Archaeology

    Queer archaeology has its roots in the quest for and identification of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the past. Incorporating queer theoretical advances and approaches from other […]

    $20 – $50

  • DC/DOX 3rd Annual Documentary Film Festival

    The DC/DOX 3rd Annual Documentary Film Festival, sponsored in part by HumanitiesDC, is once again celebrating bold voices, innovative visions, and dedicated truth-seekers in the art of non-fiction storytelling. Make […]

  • The Inner Loop June Reading

    Shaw's Tavern 520 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

    Join us for our June Reading featuring Kat Chow reading alongside nine local writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry downstairs at Shaw's Tavern. The event is free and open to […]

  • Family Day: Full of Pride

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

    A Pride party for all ages! Dance to live music courtesy of the Hill Havurah ensemble at 10:15 am, listen to the fabulous Jewish Drag Story Time at 12pm, and […]

    $5.72

  • Oral History 101: A workshop for the new and novice oral historian

    Anacostia Arts Center 1231 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC, MD, United States

    Your family story: a gift to future generations. Your community?s traditions: your legacy. Your organization?s impact: its foundation. Attend this oral history workshop to learn beginning practices of oral history […]

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