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.
Lilac Peril Book Launch
Lost City Books 2467 18th St NW, Washington, DCCelebrate the launch of Lilac Peril's Issue 01, a collection of 30+ trans contributors writing on the topic TABOO. When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans […]
DC Oral History Collaborative Community 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, […]
KICKOFF EVENT! Salon Redux: In the Spirit of Georgia Douglass Johnson
The Writer's Center at Howard University 2441 6th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesYou are invited to attend the launch of Salon Redux: In the Spirit of Georgia Douglas Johnson, a citywide public humanities project honoring DC's literary and cultural history on Tuesday, […]
At Issue: The Erasure of Black History Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain and New York Times White House Correspondent Erica L. Green
Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, WashingtonLearn more here: https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/at-issue-the-erasure-of-black-history-featuring-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian-marcia-chatelain-and-new-york-time-white-house-correspondent-erica-l-green/ Registration link
The Poetry & Folklore of Sterling A. Brown
Trinity Washington University Main Hall 125 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC, United StatesSterling A. Brown's preeminence as a poet, author, literary critic and folklorist is unchallenged. He was also Washington, DC’s first poet laureate, a famed educator for 40 years at Howard […]
Photography 2025 Opening Reception
Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, WashingtonThe annual Photography Gallery is back. Juried by Philip Kennicott. Philip Kennicott is the Pulitzer Prize-winning art and architecture critic of The Washington Post. He has been on staff at The […]
Immigration Film Festival: Local DMV Stories
The Festival Center 1640 Columbia Rd NW 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, United StatesConnect with your DMV community at this special screening taking place at The Festival Center in Adams Morgan. Enjoy delicious, locally-made Ghanaian, Mexican, and Iraqi Kurdish food (included with ticket), […]
Immigration Film Festival
Regal Gallery Place 701 7th St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Immigration Film Fest is hosted by KAMA DC, a volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to providing a platform for immigrants and refugees in the DMV to share their skills and stories. […]
$15Culture Series: 9-Man
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesTo what extent did 9-man volleyball help Chinese immigrants preserve their culture? HumanitiesDC & Ted Gong Present Culture Series: 9-Man, a conversation with key members of the Chinese American community […]
FreeFusion Festival 2025
Anacostia Arts Center 1231 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC, MD, United StatesAnacostia Arts Center will host the second annual Fusion Festival 2025, powered by WACIF and sponsored by EventsDC, on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Anacostia Arts Center in Washington, […]
$30
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