These 157 events are worth leaving the house for.
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November 14 at 10am (This weekend)
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Mark Rothko’s canvases in Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea guide color selections for family compositions during this drop-in program at The Phillips Collection, featuring studio art methods, kid-friendly tours, and a creative-play area.
November 14 at 5:30pm (This weekend)
Turnage Theatre · Washington
Give everyday materials a creative second life at this hands-on workshop. Participants will transform recycled and repurposed items into something new through a fun, approachable art project.
November 14 at 11am (This weekend)
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill • $79
Learn to make Korean Jap Chae and seafood scallion pancakes with Chef Wilma, a journalist-turned-chef who brings serious cred and zero pretension. It is the kind of hands-on class that actually leaves you ready to host.
November 15 at 5:30pm (This weekend)
Edgewood Community Farm DC · Edgewood
Plants and fish grow together in one closed-loop system during this hands-on workshop at Edgewood Community Farm DC. Attendees tour the farm setup, watch a live demonstration, and sample onsite-grown greens and fish.
Every day at 7pm from Sep. 27 to Nov. 22
Meridian Hill Park · Northwest Washington • $38
Wander from Gilded Age mansions to embassies and scandal-soaked monuments on this architecture walk through two wildly different neighborhoods. Your guide unpacks 16th Street's retail ban and the social upheaval baked into Adams Morgan's eclectic streets.
November 15 at 10am (This weekend)
The Oak Hill Cemetery · Northwest Washington
Trade Georgetown's cobblestones for covert history: a former CIA officer leads you past real spy sites, sharing personal anecdotes, signal sites, and the art of the dead drop.
November 14 at 2:30pm (This weekend)
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington • $35
Slow way down and let Hillwood's gardens work their magic. This guided shinrin-yoku walk invites you to breathe deep, tune into birdsong and bark texture, and remember that doing nothing in nature is doing something wonderful.
Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 5pm
African American Civil War Museum · Northwest Washington
Walk the streets where Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday once performed while tracing U Street's architectural legacy from the Civil War through the Harlem Renaissance of DC and beyond. This tour unpacks the layered history and panache of a neighborhood built by Black architects and shaped by legendary performers.
November 14 at 6pm (This weekend)
9:30 CLUB · Northwest Washington
Sammy Rae & The Friends turn the 9:30 Club into a full-blown soul revue. The Brooklyn collective's horn-laden grooves and Sammy's powerhouse vocals make The Get Down exactly what it sounds like: a dance party.
November 14 at 8pm (This weekend)
Lisner Auditorium · Northwest Washington
Spare, haunting phrases from Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments meet the world premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Urge at Lisner Auditorium, where Teddy Abrams leads the National Symphony Orchestra through works by Tchaikovsky, Michael Tilson Thomas, and bass-baritone Will Liverman.
November 14 at 7pm (This weekend)
Church of the Epiphany · Northwest Washington
Violin Sonatina, Arpeggione Sonata, and the Trout Quintet open a nine-concert Schubert celebration at the Church of the Epiphany, performed by five musicians including pianist Larissa Dedova and violinist James Stern.
November 14 at 7pm (This weekend)
Dew Drop Inn · Edgewood • $$
Eastern Standard Time, Black Masala, and La Chicha de tu Madre take the stage at the Dew Drop Inn for a night of live music benefiting the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, presented by Chaos Cat Booking.
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Sat, Nov 14 · 12:45 PM
8th Street Northwest & F Street Northwest · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 PM
Supreme Court of the United States · Capitol Hill
Sun, Nov 15 · 5:30 PM
Philippe Chow DC · Southwest Waterfront
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Capital Hilton · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM
CUT D.C. · Northwest Washington
$$$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 5:15 PM
The St. Regis Washington, D.C. · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
$35-$85
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM
Georgetown · Georgetown
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM
Zenith Gallery · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 AM
The White House · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Dupont Circle · Northwest Washington
$60-$75
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
CityCenterDC · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Building Museum · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Museum of Natural History · Northwest Washington
Free Admission
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Archives Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
Smithsonian · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Building Museum · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM
Café Riggs · Northwest Washington
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 AM
National Mall · Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Northwest Washington
Free Admission
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
DAR Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Building Museum · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino · Southwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
ARTECHOUSE DC · Southwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Free admission
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 AM
The Plaza · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Arts Club of Washington · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
DC by Foot · Northwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 AM
Tidal Basin · Southwest Washington
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens · Washington
Sun, Nov 15 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
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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