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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 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 […]

  • Culture Series: Vital Signs – DC and the Poetry of AIDS

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

    How did DC nurture—and challenge—the artists and writers who lived through the AIDS crisis? And what can DC residents learn from their legacy to help ignite our resistance to the […]

    Free
  • DC Day of Archaeology Festival

    Tudor Place 1644 31st St. NW, Washington, United States

    The annual DC Day of Archaeology Festival gathers archaeology organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia together in one location to inform our community about local archaeology resources. […]

  • Oral History Interviewing Workshop

    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 workshop series will provide participants strategies to make the interview experience rewarding for the interviewer and the narrator. The workshop will […]

  • Educator’s Seminar: Oral History in the Classroom

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

    This workshop is open to DC teachers and those leading out-of-school youth programs. Attendees must apply and be approved before attending this session. Click here for more information on the […]

  • CJM After Sunset: After Hours Pride Party

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

    Celebrate WorldPride DC 2025 at the Capital Jewish Museum after hours with the launch of our new special exhibition, LGBTJews in the Federal City. Discover stories of LGBTQ+ Jewish Washington […]

    $11.63 – $27.38

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