These 67 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Tue, May 11 · 10:00 AM
The Kreeger Museum · Northwest Washington • $15
Joan Miró's complete Kreeger collection resurfaces after a decade, bringing together rare prints and works on silk, Guarro paper, and handmade paper. Wander a sunlit, crowd-free mansion where Surrealist experiments feel genuinely intimate.
May 9 at 8pm
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Three piano powerhouses toast John Adams at 80 with an all-Adams program. Adam Tendler tackles the hypnotic minimalist solo works, then Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies team up for two-piano fireworks.
May 14 at 11:30pm
The Anthem · Southwest Waterfront
A pop shapeshifter plays both sides of her heart. Carly Rae Jepsen's Day and Night Tour splits her new double album into sun-soaked left-field pop and after-hours disco, all at DC's waterfront Anthem.
May 11 at 11pm
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Sip a themed cocktail while a National Geographic Explorer unpacks their wildest journeys after hours. The museum goes quiet, the drinks flow, and someone's telling you how they got lost in the Arctic or chased jaguars through the Amazon.
May 11 at 2pm
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Pull up a chair with the scientists and photographers behind National Geographic's wildest stories. This intimate morning chat lets you ask real explorers anything over coffee.
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Mon, May 10 · 7:00 PM
Wunder Garten · Northeast Washington
$$
Mon, May 10 · 8:00 PM
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
$55-$75
Sat, May 8 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 12:45 PM
8th Street Northwest & F Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
Sat, May 8 · 9:00 AM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Tue, May 11 · 9:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Mon, May 10 · 4:00 PM
Residents Cafe & Bar · Northwest Washington
$$
Sun, May 9 · 7:00 AM
The White House · Northwest Washington
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sun, May 9 · 7:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sat, May 8 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, May 10 · 5:00 PM
River Club DC · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 10:30 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
Wed, May 12 · 9:00 PM
Desert 5 Spot · Northeast Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 7:00 AM
Tidal Basin · Southwest Washington
Wed, May 12 · 6:00 PM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Wed, May 12 · 7:00 PM
Bonne Vie Cafe and Bistro · Northwest Washington
$$
Wed, May 12 · 7:00 PM
Public Bar Live | Sports Bar Dupont Circle Washington DC · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, May 12 · 9:00 PM
Desert 5 Spot · Northeast Washington
Free
Wed, May 12 · 5:40 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sun, May 9 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Thu, May 13 · 7:00 PM
Bonne Vie Cafe and Bistro · Northwest Washington
$$
Thu, May 13 · 7:45 PM
Mixxed Food & Drinks · Northwest Washington
$9
Thu, May 13 · 6:00 PM
Solid State Books · H Street Corridor
Free
Fri, May 14 · 6:30 PM
Pinstripes · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
Union Market · Northeast Washington
Free
Sat, May 8 · 12:00 PM
Union Station · Northeast Washington
$38
Sat, May 8 · 12:00 PM
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office · Northwest Washington
$0-$10.50
Fri, May 14 · 8:00 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
Fri, May 14 · 8:00 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
Sat, May 8 · 10:00 AM
Dupont Circle · Northwest Washington
$38
Sat, May 8 · 11:00 AM
River Club DC · Northwest Washington
$$$
Sat, May 8 · 9:30 AM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sat, May 8 · 11:00 AM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Sat, May 8 · 12:00 PM
Washington Monument Grounds · Southwest Washington
$38
Sat, May 8 · 11:00 AM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Sat, May 8 · 2:00 PM
Smithsonian Castle · Southwest Washington
Sat, May 8 · 12:00 PM
Moonraker · Southwest Waterfront
Free
Sat, May 8 · 1:00 PM
Dandelion Collective DC · Northwest Washington
$0
Sat, May 8 · 10:10 AM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sat, May 8 · 5:00 PM
Pinstripes · Northwest Washington
$25-$55
Sun, May 9 · 10:00 AM
Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
$38
Sun, May 9 · 10:00 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
$38
Sun, May 9 · 8:00 AM
Georgetown Flea Market · Northwest Washington
Mon, May 10 · 2:30 PM
National Children's Museum · Northwest Washington
Mon, May 10 · 6:00 PM
Wunder Garten · Northeast Washington
Free
Tue, May 11 · 10:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Tue, May 11 · 7:00 PM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
$20
Wed, May 12 · 6:00 PM
Hill Center DC · Capitol Hill
$199-$349
Thu, May 13 · 7:00 PM
Kramers · Northwest Washington
$$
Thu, May 13 · 7:00 PM
Kramers · Northwest Washington
$$
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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