These 316 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 26 at 2pm +8
Dupont Circle · Northwest Washington • $60-$75
Walk Embassy Row with a former CIA officer who knows where the bodies are buried. You'll dig into real spy cases, from Kremlin deaths to notorious defectors, and run your own hands-on secret operation.
Every day from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7
African American Civil War Museum · Northwest Washington
Stroll the corridor once known as Black Broadway, where Duke Ellington played and Black architects built a self-sustaining world. This walk traces U Street from the Civil War through jazz glory, the 1968 riots, and today's resilient community.
Oct. 26 & Oct. 29 at 10am
The Oak Hill Cemetery · Northwest Washington
Walk Georgetown's shadowy past with a former CIA officer who actually lived it. Decode signal sites, unload a dead drop, and hear Cold War intrigue from the source.
Every day from Sep. 22 to Dec. 16
DAR Museum · Northwest Washington • Free
Walk through the Revolution in someone else's shoes. Curator Carrie Blough leads a 30-minute tour of rare letters and diaries that bring 1776 to life through actual voices.
October 26 at 7pm
Songbyrd Music House · Northeast Washington • $21.89
Smidley, Conor Murphy's indie rock project, turns Songbyrd into a confessional: tight songs about reinvention, played in a room so small the back row still feels front and center.
October 27 at 1am
Black Cat · Northwest Washington
Jenny Lewis, Tennessee Thomas, and Erika Spring crash together as Nice As Fuck, an all-female trio serving scrappy indie rock with teeth. Expect hooks about power, love, and fear at DC's most gloriously gritty rock room.
October 26 at 7pm
9:30 Club · Northwest Washington
Hey, Nothing brings raw emo-folk to the legendary 9:30 Club, trading haunting vocal interplay and unflinching stories of trauma and resilience. Expect a passionate, intimate night where humor cuts through the heaviness.
October 26 at 6pm
Black Cat · Northwest Washington
Nice As Fuck is an indie supergroup that sounds like The Clash making Rumors with King Tubby at the board. Expect raw, unpolished energy in a room built for noise.
October 26 at 10am
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington • $50-$60
Spend a Saturday morning exploring how Courtney Mattison transforms ocean conservation into stunning ceramic installations. This intimate artist talk unfolds within one of DC's most elegant estates, surrounded by lush gardens and world-class decorative arts.
October 26 at 6:30pm
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington • Free
Codebreaking historian Dermot Turing restores brilliant women like Elizebeth Friedman and Agnes Driscoll to the espionage history they helped write, challenging the long-held narrative that only men swayed the course of the war.
October 26 at 7pm
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Think the Supreme Court is above politics? Think again. Historian Rachel A. Shelden reveals the era when justices campaigned, drafted legislation, and even ran for office from the bench.
October 26 at 6pm
Penn Social · Northwest Washington • Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID.
Sanctuary turns threatening when familiarity curdles into uncanny terror. Brittany Warman leads a folkloric tour through literary haunted houses, tracing scary structures from fairy tales to Disney rides at Penn Social.
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Mon, Oct 26 · 2:00 PM
Meridian Hill Park · Northwest Washington
$38
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 PM
Supreme Court of the United States · Capitol Hill
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Capital One Arena · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Capital Hilton · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 AM
DAR Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 12:45 PM
8th Street Northwest & F Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:30 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
Mon, Oct 26 · 2:00 PM
Zenith Gallery · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Dacha Beer Garden (Navy Yard) · Navy Yard
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:30 AM
Embassy Row · Embassy Row
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 5:00 PM
River Club DC · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 AM
The White House · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 3:00 PM
Café Riggs · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Wunder Garten · Northeast Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Building Museum · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$349
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Hill Center DC · Capitol Hill
$240
Mon, Oct 26 · 2:30 PM
National Children's Museum · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Red Bear Brewing Co · Northeast Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
National Archives Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 5:00 PM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 1:00 PM
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM
Smithsonian · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 4:00 PM
Residents Cafe & Bar · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Wunder Garten · Northeast Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 5:00 PM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
Duke's Grocery · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 12:00 PM
ARTECHOUSE DC · Southwest Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$131
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$199-$349
Mon, Oct 26 · 12:00 PM
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater · Southwest Waterfront
$77-$97
Look at author conversations at Politics and Prose Bookstore, or the productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company: Harman Hall. A writer discussing their work or a play you’re still arguing about afterwards can give you plenty to build an evening around.
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