These 95 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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February 16 at 10am
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.
Every day
National Museum of Asian Art · Southwest Washington • Free
Twenty-six Louvre treasures cross the Atlantic for the first time. Gold-inlaid basins, a mysterious bronze peacock, and jeweled cups trace centuries of exchange between France and the Islamic world.
February 18 at 5pm
United States Botanic Garden · Southwest Washington • Free
Wander through lush conservatories while live music drifts through the leaves and botanical mocktails keep things cool. The U.S. Botanic Garden's free evening hours feel like a secret garden party that somehow landed in the middle of DC.
February 14 at 12pm +2
Moonraker · Southwest Waterfront • Free
Suntory Daytime Social turns Moonraker's rooftop into a weekend oasis of Japanese City Pop, Nu-Disco, and Chill Jazz Funk. DJs soundtrack your afternoon while tableside Kakigori and specialty sushi keep things cool.
February 14 at 4pm
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
One piano, two pianists, zero dull moments. Husband-and-wife duo Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia tackle everything from Debussy's dreamy miniatures to a four-hand take on Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
February 18 at 12:30am
The Anthem · Southwest Waterfront
FLO's silky three-part harmonies and club-ready R&B land at The Anthem. The BBC Sound of 2023 winners bring their Therapy At The Club Tour to the Wharf for one night of big vocals and bigger choreography.
February 17 at 7pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown · Northwest Washington
Hear a rarely performed musical giant: all 253 movements of Tournemire's L’Orgue Mystique. This haunting, meditative journey weaves French modernism with ancient Gregorian chant across the liturgical year.
February 21 at 4pm
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
A husband-and-wife guitar and cello duo who chat from the stage and treat Bach, Radiohead, and Stevie Wonder as natural neighbors. Intimate, eclectic, and quietly charming.
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Wed, Feb 17 · 9:00 PM
Desert 5 Spot · Northeast Washington
Free
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Bonne Vie Cafe and Bistro · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Feb 15 · 7:00 PM
Wunder Garten · Northeast Washington
$$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Public Bar Live | Sports Bar Dupont Circle Washington DC · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, Feb 17 · 9:00 PM
Desert 5 Spot · Northeast Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 9:00 AM
DAR Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:30 AM
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 AM
Tidal Basin · Southwest Washington
Tue, Feb 16 · 10:00 AM
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
$55-$75
Mon, Feb 15 · 5:00 PM
River Club DC · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 7:00 AM
The White House · Northwest Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 3:00 PM
Café Riggs · Northwest Washington
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:45 PM
8th Street Northwest & F Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Tue, Feb 16 · 6:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Thu, Feb 18 · 6:30 PM
Flash · Northwest Washington
Free
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM
Bonne Vie Cafe and Bistro · Northwest Washington
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Mon, Feb 15 · 5:00 PM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
Residents Cafe & Bar · Northwest Washington
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
National Building Museum · Northwest Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 7:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:45 PM
Mixxed Food & Drinks · Northwest Washington
$9
Mon, Feb 15 · 5:00 PM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:30 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
Mon, Feb 15 · 2:00 PM
Kramers · Northwest Washington
$39
Fri, Feb 19 · 6:30 PM
Pinstripes · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Union Market · Northeast Washington
Free
Fri, Feb 19 · 12:00 PM
Union Station · Northeast Washington
$38
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:30 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
$10
Fri, Feb 19 · 12:00 PM
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office · Northwest Washington
$0-$10.50
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:30 PM
The Museum · Southeast Washington
$10
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:00 AM
Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill
Free
Fri, Feb 19 · 8:00 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
Fri, Feb 19 · 8:00 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:30 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
$10
Sat, Feb 20 · 10:00 AM
Dupont Circle · Northwest Washington
$38
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:00 AM
River Club DC · Northwest Washington
$$$
Sat, Feb 20 · 9:30 AM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sat, Feb 20 · 12:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:00 AM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Sat, Feb 20 · 12:00 PM
Washington Monument Grounds · Southwest Washington
$38
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:00 AM
Lyle's · Northwest Washington
$$
Sat, Feb 20 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Feb 20 · 2:00 PM
Smithsonian Castle · Southwest Washington
Sat, Feb 20 · 1:00 PM
Dandelion Collective DC · Northwest Washington
$0
Sat, Feb 20 · 12:00 PM
African American Civil War Museum · Northwest Washington
Sat, Feb 20 · 5:00 PM
Pinstripes · Northwest Washington
$25-$55
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 PM
1001 16th St NW · Northwest Washington
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
$38
Sun, Feb 21 · 2:00 PM
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
$38
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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