History Events in Washington

Check out happening history events all around Washington, DC

1776 - The Musical at Fords Theatre

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm Fords Theatre

1776 - The Musical

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Ford's Theatre

Jon Meacham

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 187

Lech Wałęsa: Freedom in Practice

 Fri, 06 Feb at 05:30 pm Free Peoples of Russia House USD 0 to 13

President Lech Walesa on "The Future of Global Freedom and Peace"

 Wed, 04 Feb at 05:30 pm Cannon 390 (The Cannon Caucus Room) Free

TYA Black History Show - Nokore: Truth

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Free

Vans Warped Tour Washington D.C. - Sunday

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:30 am RFK Festival Grounds

America’s 250th: A Festival Celebration

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:30 am National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Free

The Great Gatsby at National Theatre

 Tue, 12 May at 07:30 pm National Theatre

US Capitol Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:20 pm Union Station USD 29

Celebrating Black Women's History: Special NMAAHC Tour with Nona Florence

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm National Museum of African American History and Culture Free

Afro House: Spirit Fest 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Anacostia Arts Center Free

In Living Memory: A conversation on African American Archives

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Free

Erik Larson with Clint Smith

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Rooted in Resilience- Washington DC Chapter

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:45 am National Museum of African American History and Culture USD 0 to 3

Special 250th Independence Day Tour-Thomas Jefferson’s Wild Life & Times DC

 Fri, 03 Jul at 05:45 pm InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG Hotel USD 30

The Genocide in Gaza and International Solidarity | Busboys and Poets

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Parking 1776 - The Musical - Washington DC

 Fri, 13 Mar at 11:30 pm Ford's Theatre

Eatonville Night at Busboys and Poets

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets

Lecture | Towards a Nude Architecture with Yuval Zohar

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan Free

Trajectory of Power: Rise of the Strongman Presidency

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Free

Embassy Row Valentines Chocolate Tour

 Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 pm DUPONT METRO ENTRANCE USD 47

NO MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:30 pm Union Station USD 29

GAZA: THE DREAM AND THE NIGHTMARE | Busboys and Poets Books

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Book Talk with Sam Dalrymple: Shattered Lands

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Gallery 27, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (East Building) Free

Hidden Hospitality: Author Talk & Conversation featuring Calvin Stovall Jr.

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm Eaton DC Free

Whiskey & History: Love & Broken Hearts Edition

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Hard Rock Cafe-Washington DC USD 65

DC HISTORY WEEK HAIR SHOW

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm Capital Turnaround Free

Staging Change: Race, Justice, and Judaism

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 21 to 39

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porter

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Intercultural Center (ICC) Free

250th Independence Day Tour! Thomas Jefferson’s Wild Times, July 5, 2026!

 Sun, 05 Jul at 05:45 pm Organization of American States USD 30

Ancient Aliens Live

 Thu, 26 Feb at 08:00 pm Warner Theatre

NOBLE NY Black History Month Journey to DC

 Wed, 18 Feb at 05:00 am National Museum of African American History and Culture USD 80

Brâncuși at the National Gallery of Art – 2026

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:00 pm National Gallery of Art - East Building Free

Documentary Screening

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:00 pm Armour J. Blackburn University Center Free

Meet the Author and Book Signing!

 Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm The People’s House: A White House Experience Free

North Korea & Russia: A Dangerous Reunion

 Fri, 27 Feb at 05:30 pm Free Peoples of Russia House Free

Whiskey & History: Wild Women Edition!

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Hard Rock Cafe-Washington DC USD 65

13.3 סיור מודרך : סודות הבית לבן, המול הלאומי והאנדרטאות של וושינגטון

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:30 am The White House USD 28 to 56

Inherit the Wind

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm Fichandler Theatre

14.3 סיור מודרך : סודות הבית לבן, המול הלאומי והאנדרטאות של וושינגטון

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm The White House USD 28 to 56

Melissa in De Nile Museum Meetups: The Smithsonian Museums

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Natural History Museum USD 20

Blessed Assurance: This is Our Story

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm Saint John Paul II National Shrine Free

Our History, Our Humanity: A Black History Month Event

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ Free

Infant Investigators: Winter Animals

 Sun, 08 Feb at 10:15 am National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013

Washington, DC Cherry Blossoms Weekend

 Fri, 27 Mar at 04:30 am Washington D. C.

Heritage Signature Chorale Artistic Legacy Concert

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm First Congregational UCC USD 53

Venezuela's Future — and Ours

 Wed, 11 Feb at 02:30 pm American University School of International Service Free

Baltimore District at the NMAAHC

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am National Museum of African American History and Culture Free

Celebrating Black Immigrants: Stories of Joy

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE USD 18

15.3 סיור מודרך : סודות הבית לבן, המול הלאומי והאנדרטאות של וושינגטון

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:00 am The White House USD 28 to 56

Manuscript Viewing at the Library of Congress

 Mon, 09 Feb at 12:00 pm Library of Congress Free

Greek

 Thu, 05 Mar at 11:30 pm The Atlantis

NOURISHING NETWORKS: Mardi Gras Evening with Ashley Young & Brinda Penmetsa

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 12 to 46

The Burden of the Past: Holocaust and Colonialism, Two Conflicting Memories

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Free

Ward 8 Clergy & Faith Leaders Meeting

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:30 am Union Temple Baptist Church Free

Families Together: Farming and Gardening

Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am National Museum of American History

Meet the Author and Book Signing!

 Tue, 10 Feb at 11:30 am The People’s House: A White House Experience Free

The Civil War & Lincoln Tour of Downtown D.C.! Tuesday, April 14, 2026!!

 Tue, 14 Apr at 05:30 pm The Garfield Monument USD 29

Ask A DC Native

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:30 pm Grounded: Plant Shop, Cafe, & Wellness Studio Free

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:30 pm Allen Chapel AME Church Free

Erik Larson

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 187

Star Power Saturday Movie Matinee

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm National Portrait Gallery Free

BFSA Museum Outing

 Wed, 04 Feb at 01:15 pm National Museum of African American History and Culture Free

Landmark Lecture: GW, Slavery, and America's Historical Memory

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm Tudor Place Free

Ballroom Culture: Rhythms of Resilience

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm 1828 Wiltberger St NW Free

Yoga + Sound Experience at National Building Museum

 Sun, 22 Feb at 09:00 am National Building Museum USD 36

Film and Conversation: Removed by Force: Day of Remembrance 2026

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Smithsonian National Museum of American History Free

Meeting the Moment: Abolitionist Interventions in the Face of Retrenchment

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Georgetown University Law Center Free

Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm The Howard Theatre USD 34

Child Creativity & Visual Arts: From Secessionist Vienna to Postwar America

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Embassy of Austria Free

Inherit the Wind

 Wed, 25 Mar at 12:00 pm Fichandler Theatre

America 250 at Risk: Defending National Parks From the Erasure of History

 Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Free

City Singers Black History Sang Along

 Sat, 21 Feb at 03:00 pm Southwest Library Free

The Dark White Forest Premiere

 Fri, 27 Feb at 05:00 pm 1899 9th St NE Free

History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:00 pm 3206 O Street NW USD 25 to 36

Happy Hour - Library of Congress

 Thu, 12 Feb at 04:00 pm Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building Free

Read & Run on the Road: 100 Things to Do in Arlington Before You Die

 Sat, 04 Apr at 12:00 pm Columbia Island Marina USD 0 to 39

SpyKids Mission Training America250

 Sat, 17 Aug at 06:00 pm Volta Park Pool USD 75 to 87

Black History Walking Tour With Author Lauri Williamson and NMAAHC entry

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Federal Triangle USD 46

Pitorro Making Class

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm Qui Qui DC

Read & Run on the Road: 22 Walks in Washington DC w/ Author Andrea Seiger

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm 15 Dupont Cir NW USD 0 to 39

God's Not Dead at George Washington University

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Norma Lee and Morton Funger Hall (103) Free

13.3 דיסי האותנטית : ברודווי השחורה ואדמס מורגן היסטוריה קולינריה וג'אז

 Fri, 13 Mar at 03:30 pm The Howard Theatre USD 30 to 58

Love Songs of the 15th Century at Folger Theatre

 Fri, 13 Feb at 08:00 pm Folger Theatre

African American History & Culture Museum Trip

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:45 am National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black History Month - Queer Black Broadway Walking Tour

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm The Howard Theatre USD 34

New Deal Art Tour at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building

 Thu, 12 Feb at 03:00 pm Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building Free

The Mapmaker: A Literary Conversation with Author Tom Young

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Alliance Française de Washington DC USD 13 to 18

2026 Sullivan Lecture

 Fri, 13 Feb at 05:00 pm ICC Auditorium Free

Blurring the Color Line: Talk Story with Crystal Kwok

 Thu, 19 Feb at 01:30 pm UCDC Free

Special Marian Tours at The Monastery

 Mon, 02 Feb at 01:00 pm Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America Free

Film Screening & Discussion: The Inquisitor

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Allen Chapel AME Church Free

Inside Capitol Hill "The Power Complex" Walking Tour

 Tue, 10 Mar at 11:00 am Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens (U.S. Botanic Garden) USD 45

The Louvre Revealed: A Journey Through Myths, Secrets, & Transformation

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Alliance française de Washington USD 13 to 18

Landmark Lecture: On National Commemorations

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Tudor Place Free

DC Black History Tour for Stenographers, Legal Professionals and Friends

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Planet Word USD 69

Rosenwald Exhibit Private Tour

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm National Building Museum

Black History Month Series: The Death of DEI

 Mon, 23 Feb at 04:00 pm SIS Founders Room Free