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.
DC/DOX Film Submission Deadline
DC/DOX Film Festival HumanitiesDC has partnered with DC/DOX once again for their annual film festival. DC/Frame features films made by documentary filmmakers from the Washington metropolitan area, telling stories that demonstrate […]
The H Street Oral History Project Festival
The multi-year arc of Mosaic Theater Company?s H Street Oral History Project, spearheaded by the Andrew W. Mellon Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24, culminates with the H Street Oral History Project Festival. […]
FreeThe Inner Loop March Reading
Shaw's Tavern 520 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesMark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to Shaw's Tavern on March 19th at 7:30pm to hear the amazing Helena Andrews with Author's Corner Spotlight Len Kruger and eight […]
FreeBlack Women on the Move: JOURNEY(S): addis to dc Screening & Discussion
Eaton DC 1201 K St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin Eaton DC for an evening of storytelling and conversation centering the diverse origins and migration experiences of Black women. We're screening JOURNEY(S): addis to dc, an experimental "docupoem" anthology, […]
$15 – $25The DC History Conference Celebrates 50 Years
Event Details: HumanitiesDC, in partnership with the DC Public Library and the DC History Center, is proud to present the 50th Anniversary of the DC History Conference held April 4-6, 2024, at […]
Culture Series: Transcending Boundaries – Trans Histories and Liberation
Busboys and Poets, Brookland 625 Monroe Street NE, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Explore frontline perspectives on the escalating anti-trans legislation in the US in this compelling paneled event, slated from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Thursday, April 11, at Busboys […]
FreeThe Inner Loop’s 10th Anniversary Reading
Sonny's Pizza 3120 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Alice McDermott returns to The Inner Loop to read from the new novel Absolution, after which Inner Loop board, staff, and veteran readers read flash pieces of […]
FreeThe Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals
NYU Washington DC 1307 L Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Theater and Policy Salon presents, “The Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals: From the Early Days of the American Republic to the Present” Last fall's HumanitiesDC supported event featured […]
FreeCulture Series: Decoding DC Language
Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: HumanitiesDC invites you to an engaging interactive discussion on African American Language and its speakers in the DMV area. The event, which will include special appearances from local […]
FreeWilliam Beckett Project: Conversation and Reception
Picnic Grove #1 Picnic Grove #1, near the intersection of Shoemaker and Tilden Streets NW, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Come learn about William Beckett, who was once the enslaved manager of Joshua Peirce's nursery business on Linnaean Hill, now Rock Creek Park headquarters. With funding from HumanitiesDC, […]
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