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.
Oral History 101: A workshop for the new and novice oral historian
Anacostia Arts Center 1231 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC, MD, United StatesYour 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 StatesHow 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 […]
FreeDC Day of Archaeology Festival
Tudor Place 1644 31st St. NW, Washington, United StatesThe 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 StatesThis 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 […]
Thrilling Upcycled Celtic Folk Trio House of Hamill in Concert
Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, WashingtonA concert featuring House of Hamill. Register here
$20Educator’s Seminar: Oral History in the Classroom
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis 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 StatesCelebrate 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 – $27.38Conference on Public Archaeology
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis meeting will be hosted by Archaeology in the Community and is intended to provide a dedicated space for public-minded archaeologists and cultural heritage practitioners to share their experiences and […]
$35 – $100Lauri Willialmson Book Signing
O Museum in the Mansion 2020 O Street, NW, Washington, DCABOUT LAURI WILLIAMSON: Lauri is the Chief Experience Officer at DC Tours and Events. She wears many hats - author, tour guide, event planner, gifting company owner, & storyteller & […]
$40.45Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “It’s All About Palestine”
Alliance for Peacebuilding 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW # 401, Washington, DC, United States"It Is All About Palestine" documents the courage of student activists confronting repression and the moral clarity of a generation refusing silence. Please join the Museum of the Palestinian People […]
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