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.
Calendar of Events
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| 0 events, | 1 event, -  In conjunction with our special exhibition, LGBTJews in the Federal City, hear from members of the LGBTQ+ Jewish Washington community as they reflect on their personal experiences with coming out. With Dana Beyer, Councilmember Evan Glass, and Danielle Pasekoff. Includes access to LGBTJews in the Federal City. Come early to see the exhibit! Registration link Free – $18 | 1 event, -  The DC Oral History Collaborative will be at popping up at the Mt. Pleasant Library to help library goers learn about oral history and record informal interviews with their friends and family! The oral history booth will feature recording equipment, comfortable conversation space, and guides to help interviewers get started. Interviewers and interviewees will be […] | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, -  DC Zinfest is Saturday, November 1st from 11am–4pm at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC. DC Zinefest is an annual, one-day independent event designed to provide a space for zine-makers, self-published artists, and writers to share their work with each other and the Washington, D.C., community. This year, we’ll have 80+ […] | 0 events, |
| 1 event, -  This introductory workshop will help participants define oral history in relationship to the history of the practice and other forms of interviewing and storytelling. Participants will learn what motivates oral historians to do their work and what might motivate them to initiate projects of their own. Participants will also learn how to discover archival oral […] | 0 events, | 1 event, -  Have you ever wanted to spend a cozy fall evening reading in a museum? Grab your book and join fellow bibliophiles for a relaxing and enlightening evening of reading and discovery. Explore our exhibitions, find a quiet nook to read, hear from book lovers (including our staff) about what they?re currently reading, and participate in […] Free | 1 event, -  We’re delighted to invite you to the fall DC Works-in-Progress Screening, a community event celebrating documentary storytelling in progress. DC offers directors and producers at all experience levels a rare opportunity to receive thoughtful feedback on their works-in-progress—whether feature-length or short. The screening is followed by a moderated conversation, giving filmmakers the chance to gather insights from […] Free | 1 event, -  November 7, 2025 | Ward 8 | Busboys and Poets Anacostia Mosaic partners with Busboys and Poets Anacostia for a night uplifting local spoken word and hip hop artists and highlighting Young John Lewis? hip-hop roots. Free | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 1 event, -  Join Shout Mouse Press youth authors plus guest author Ebony LaDelle to discuss The Light Looks Like Me. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, -  What does it take to become a humanist, and what is lost if we fail to preserve DC’s stories? HumanitiesDC Presents Culture Series: Documenting Culture - How to Be a Humanist, a thoughtful conversation featuring three public historians exploring what it means to be a humanist in the nation's capital. Featuring Paul Grant, Creative Director […] Free -  Food brings people together but not always how you'd expect. Behind every favorite dish, there's tension, tradition, chaos, or comfort. Sometimes all of it at once. This show is about what happens when meals go sideways, recipes carry history, and family shows up with opinions. Come for real stories about how food stirs things up, […] | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 1 event, -  Calling 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, November 17 at 6 pm to be in community with other oral historians. During the meetup we’ll share ideas, talk through challenges and obstacles, and […] Free | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, -  This annual celebration of the new Teen Publishing Project (TPP) books published by Reach tutors (in Wards 4-8) will be held at the True Reformer Building. The festivities will take place from 6-8pm, featuring hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and an opportunity to connect with Reach tutors and the Reach community. In 2025, the tutors explored themes […] $40 -  Join us for an advance screening of the closing episode of Season 14 of Pati's Mexican Table, Pati Jinich's long running part travelogue-part cooking PBS series. We will view the episode For Love and Family, in advance of the episode's official public release on November 21. Following the screening, Jinich will be in conversation with […] $15 – $45 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
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