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Free arts Events and Things to do in Washington, DC

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El Día de los Muertos
Sun, Nov 1, 5:00 PM
Downtown · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
El Día de los Muertos
Sun, Nov 1, 5:00 PM
Downtown · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Almost full
Play Reading & Discussion: Protest
Wed, Nov 18, 6:30 PM
Downtown · NYU Washington, DC
Almost full
Play Reading & Discussion: Protest
Wed, Nov 18, 6:30 PM
Downtown · NYU Washington, DC
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Lecture | Manga as a Global Form with Kofi M. Bazzell-Smith
Tomorrow at 6:30 PM
Downtown · Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
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Lecture | Manga as a Global Form with Kofi M. Bazzell-Smith
Tomorrow at 6:30 PM
Downtown · Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
The Inner Loop's October Reading
Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM
Shaw · Shaw's Tavern
The Inner Loop's October Reading
Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM
Shaw · Shaw's Tavern
Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Jeffrey Gibson
Thu, Nov 12, 5:00 PM
Downtown · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Jeffrey Gibson
Thu, Nov 12, 5:00 PM
Downtown · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Almost full
An Autumn in Old Town - A Piano Concert
Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM
Old Town · Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum
Almost full
An Autumn in Old Town - A Piano Concert
Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM
Old Town · Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum
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All New: New Material Show at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show DC
Today at 8:00 PM + 14 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
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All New: New Material Show at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show DC
Today at 8:00 PM + 14 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
Almost full
Dream Co Presents - Makoto Fujimura’s Jacob’s Ladder: Closing Reception
Today at 6:30 PM
Near Southeast · Capital Turnaround
Almost full
Dream Co Presents - Makoto Fujimura’s Jacob’s Ladder: Closing Reception
Today at 6:30 PM
Near Southeast · Capital Turnaround
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Salsa Dancing in the Park (Back at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park!)
Saturday at 11:00 AM + 2 more
Columbia Heights · Meridian Hill Park
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Salsa Dancing in the Park (Back at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park!)
Saturday at 11:00 AM + 2 more
Columbia Heights · Meridian Hill Park
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Drawing Out The Dragons - Featuring James A. Owen
Tomorrow at 4:00 PM
Georgetown · Old North
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Drawing Out The Dragons - Featuring James A. Owen
Tomorrow at 4:00 PM
Georgetown · Old North
Opening Reception: REFLECT & NIGHT AND DAY
Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM
Northwest Rectangle · Flagg Building, Atrium
Opening Reception: REFLECT & NIGHT AND DAY
Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM
Northwest Rectangle · Flagg Building, Atrium
Open Studios @ 52 O Street
Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM
Truxton Circle · 52 O St NW
Open Studios @ 52 O Street
Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM
Truxton Circle · 52 O St NW
Hot Book of the Month Club at Solid State Books 14th Street
Thu, Oct 22, 7:30 PM + 3 more
Cardozo · Solid State Books
Hot Book of the Month Club at Solid State Books 14th Street
Thu, Oct 22, 7:30 PM + 3 more
Cardozo · Solid State Books
Underground Comedy at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show Adams Morgan
Sunday at 8:00 PM + 2 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
Underground Comedy at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show Adams Morgan
Sunday at 8:00 PM + 2 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
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Gallery Reception w/ Life Pieces to Masterpieces
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM
Shipley · THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
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Gallery Reception w/ Life Pieces to Masterpieces
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM
Shipley · THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
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The Wednesday Night Showcase at Room 808
Tomorrow at 8:30 PM + 2 more
Petworth · Room 808 DC
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The Wednesday Night Showcase at Room 808
Tomorrow at 8:30 PM + 2 more
Petworth · Room 808 DC
Selling fast
Art Walk
Saturday at 11:00 AM + 8 more
Downtown · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Selling fast
Art Walk
Saturday at 11:00 AM + 8 more
Downtown · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Underground Comedy at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Comedy Show DC
Friday at 11:30 PM + 2 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
Sales end soon
Underground Comedy at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Comedy Show DC
Friday at 11:30 PM + 2 more
Adams Morgan · Hotbed
Sales end soon
Mount Pleasant Free Comedy Night
Tomorrow at 9:00 PM + 9 more
Mount Pleasant · Haydee's Restaurant
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Mount Pleasant Free Comedy Night
Tomorrow at 9:00 PM + 9 more
Mount Pleasant · Haydee's Restaurant
Comics With Bookmarks Book Club
Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 PM + 1 more
Near Northeast · Solid State Books
Comics With Bookmarks Book Club
Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 PM + 1 more
Near Northeast · Solid State Books

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El Día de los Muertos

Play Reading & Discussion: Protest

Lecture | Manga as a Global Form with Kofi M. Bazzell-Smith

The Inner Loop's October Reading

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Dream Co Presents - Makoto Fujimura’s Jacob’s Ladder: Closing Reception

All New: New Material Show at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show DC

Drawing Out The Dragons - Featuring James A. Owen

Gallery Reception w/ Life Pieces to Masterpieces