Come join us for a fun-filled day of puzzles and brain teasers at DC Puzzle Fest!

Join us for a special centennial edition of our annual Celebration of Textiles community festival! This year, we’re highlighting the enduring textile traditions of cultures around the world, with special performances and activities led by practicing artists and diaspora communities from the Washington area. Explore the world of possibilities for making clothing and textiles, enjoy cultural dance and music performances, and visit our centennial exhibition Enduring Traditions: Celebrating the World of Textiles to explore global traditions that continue to inspire textile communities today.

Celebrating the District’s agricultural, culinary, and artistic talents.

The 2025 National Book Festival will be held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is free and open to the public. A selection of programs will be livestreamed online and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the Festival.

DC's only car-free social bike ride for all ages & experience levels! Iconic sights, live music + more!

Join Mayor Bowser, Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI) & the DC Commission for Women to celebrate Women’s Equality Day!

"In Living Color" celebrates art & culture with acclaimed poet John Johnson and an electrifying set by Americas Got talent Malik Dope.

Awesome Free Introductions to Improv.

The Mayor's Office on Caribbean Community Affairs (MOCCA) & D.C. Caribbean Carnival, Inc. present the 3rd Annual Caribbean Cultural Concert.

Join us for our End-of-Summer Ice Cream Social on Friday, August 1 from 2:00–4:30 PM at the Project Create Arts Center!

Welcome to The Dreaming and Building Together Series!

Join us for the 2025 Anacostia Arts Center’s Dreaming and Building Together Series, a community-wide, collective journey to reimagine and shape the future of the Anacostia Arts Center.

Discover DC Fashion Week’s diverse schedule featuring runway shows.

Words Beats & Life’s family-friendly festival celebrates the DMV community with multiple stages of performances, arts, poetry and storytelling pavilions, interactive dance & crafts workshops, fun zones and a health & wellness pavilion to keep the community strong.

Join us for a magical Family Art Day where science, creativity, and memory come together! In "Sunshine Stories", families will explore the enchanting world of cyanotype printing, also known as sun printing – a 19th-century photographic process that uses the power of the sun to create striking blue and white prints.

Events DC Camp Zen is a free outdoor community event for all ages centered around holistic healing and development in Ward 8.

The best beach reads are back at The Yards’ Sundeck Summer Reads with a new format!

Get rid of a few unwanted pieces of clothing. Then come dig and leave with a whole new wardrobe!

This all-ages, hands-on class builds your confidence to photograph the world they way you see it & to take photos you will want to print.

From salsa to strings, and blues to swing, Live! Concert Series on the Plaza features hot entertainment for the downtown DC community.

From July 7 through September 26, 2025, noon - 1:00pm on Wilson Plaza, join us for free lunchtime performances featuring the area's most talented entertainers. Enjoy a variety of musical flavors, such as Go-Go, jazz, bluegrass folk, reggae, rock, country, pop rock and more. There is plenty of outdoor seating, so take the Metro, grab lunch and spend the afternoon grooving.

Launched in 2000, the LIVE! Concert Series supports our mission to create an open, active and inviting atmosphere for the community and establish a pedestrian link between the National Mall and business district north of Pennsylvania Avenue.