Literary Art events in Washington

Check out happening literary art events all around Washington, DC

NEW YEAR’S EVE CIRQUE du 2025 INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL GALA

 Tue Dec 31 2024 at 08:00 pm Omni Shoreham Hotel, Calvert Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA USD 105 to 324

Dave Attell

 Thu Jan 30 2025 DC Improv

Historian Talk: America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley

 Fri Dec 13 2024 at 12:00 pm National Museum of the U.S. Navy Free

MidnightRose: A Reading Series of Poetry and Prose #3

 Sat Jan 11 2025 at 02:00 pm Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library Free

DC Writers' Salon: Agent & Author Q&A with Meghan Keane

 Thu Dec 12 2024 at 06:30 pm DC Writers’ Salon USD 13

DC Fellows Meet-up: Black Broadway Walking Tour

 Sat Dec 21 2024 at 10:00 am U Street Northwest Free

Release Open Mic Holiday Party

 Sat Dec 21 2024 at 07:00 pm Anacostia Arts Center USD 13 to 18

Looking to History to Build Power

 Tue Dec 17 2024 at 06:00 pm Creative Grounds DC Free

Renee's Chat & Chew Book Signing

 Sun Dec 15 2024 at 02:30 pm 3418 4th St SE Free

Shape of Soap Workshop

 Sat Dec 21 2024 at 12:00 pm Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Free

The Sketch Jam: DC's Only Sketch Comedy Open Mic (FREE Show, BYOB)

 Sun Dec 15 2024 at 08:00 pm The DC Arts Center (DCAC) Free

Realms 25 - The Christian Entrepreneurs Conference

 Sat Jan 04 2025 at 09:00 am Hilton Garden Inn Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol Free

Culture Series: James Baldwin at 100: Celebrating the Enduring Witness

 Thu Jan 09 2025 at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets Free

Edward Said Memorial Lecture: The Question of Palestine in America

 Thu Dec 12 2024 at 06:30 pm The Jerusalem Fund Free

DMV지역 독서모임 - 한강 <소년이 온다>

 Sat Dec 14 2024 at 01:00 pm National Portrait Gallery Courtyard Cafe Free

Black to the Future Book Club: Chain Gang All-Stars

 Wed Jan 15 2025 at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

10th Anniversary Her Story Matters & Courage In Action Breast Cancer Awards

 Sat Dec 21 2024 at 02:00 pm Capital Turnaround Free

Golden Haiku Workshop 2025

 Wed Jan 15 2025 at 06:00 pm The St. Gregory Hotel Dupont Circle | Georgetown Free

Fresh Fiction Book Club: Martyr!

 Thu Jan 23 2025 at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham

 Thu Jan 23 2025 at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Sex with a Brain Injury by Annie Liontas

 Thu Jan 30 2025 at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

The Sweet Spot Burlesque

 Fri Feb 14 2025 at 08:00 pm The Howard Theatre USD 23 to 258

WPFS: Santa Sangre

 Mon Dec 16 2024 at 07:00 pm Stoney's DC

Soulmate Magnet Workshop: Harness the Law of Attraction for Lasting Love

 Tue Dec 17 2024 at 02:00 pm Washington Free

IN-GALLERY | Writing Workshop: Creating Community Change

 Sun Jan 26 2025 at 10:00 am National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Free

Comedy & Bluegrass About FOIA & Public Records, in Washington DC

 Wed Dec 11 2024 at 07:30 pm Studio Theatre USD 30

Just Write: Inspiring Writer's Workshop

 Sat Jan 11 2025 at 12:00 pm Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Free

Something Major Power Lunch: A Women's Leadership Networking Lunch

 Fri Jan 31 2025 at 01:00 pm Rasika West End USD 159 to 169

Hyperbolic

 Mon Jan 27 2025 at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

Gadiel del Orbe! December 11

 Wed Dec 11 2024 at 07:30 pm The Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy Loft

Black to the Future Book Club: Freshwater

 Wed Feb 12 2025 at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

Paris Bistro Life, an illustrated lecture by Gary Lee Kraut

 Thu Feb 20 2025 at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 0 to 18

Fresh Fiction Book Club: Two-Step Devil

 Thu Feb 20 2025 at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

No/Bodies: Tattoos and the Work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres

 Thu Jan 30 2025 at 05:30 pm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Free

A Not At All Creative Kickback

 Wed Dec 11 2024 at 07:00 pm Eaton House USD 13 to 23

WOMANISH THEOLOGY | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

 Sun Feb 16 2025 at 05:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Love & Vinyl (A Play by Bob Bartlett) *Valentine's Day*

 Fri Feb 14 2025 at 08:30 pm 1264 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

2025 Women of Courage Awards Gala

 Sun Mar 30 2025 at 07:00 pm National Press Club USD 0 to 21,343

In-Person Event: Marie Benedict, Queens of Crime

 Wed Feb 12 2025 at 06:30 pm Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital USD 44

“The Harm Reduction Gap” Book talk and signing with Dr. Sheila Vakharia

 Wed Feb 05 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 Carroll St NW Free

Andrea Jin! December 19-21

 Thu Dec 19 2024 at 07:30 pm The Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy Loft

Of Fossil Fuels and Families

 Thu Feb 27 2025 at 06:00 pm German Historical Institute Free

SOP Writing, Training and Compliance in the Pharmaceutical Industry

 Wed Feb 26 2025 at 08:30 am Washington USD 15,556

KC Shornima! December 26-28

 Thu Dec 26 2024 at 07:30 pm The Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy Loft

Paris Lost and Found with Scott Carpenter

 Fri Jan 10 2025 at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 0 to 18

New Year's Eve Champagne & Sweets

 Tue Dec 31 2024 at 05:00 pm The Mansion on O & O Street Museum USD 8 to 107

New Year's Eve Secret Door Tour

 Tue Dec 31 2024 at 09:00 am The Mansion on O & O Street Museum USD 8 to 107

Children of Saturn with John Neeleman

 Fri Jan 24 2025 at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 0 to 18

& Juliet

 Tue Dec 17 2024 at 07:30 pm The Kennedy Center

Renee Bracey Sherman - Liberating Abortion

 Tue Jan 14 2025 at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 34

Nonprofit Neighborhoods

 Thu Mar 27 2025 at 06:00 pm German Historical Institute Free

Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

 Sat Jan 18 2025 at 12:30 pm Union Station USD 29

The Womb - New Jokes for the New Year!

 Wed Jan 15 2025 at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 15 to 29

Inkspires: A Night of Poetry with a Purpose

 Sat Jan 04 2025 at 06:00 pm Mixxed Food & Drinks USD 20

In The Round

 Sat Jan 04 2025 at 07:30 pm Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater USD 45 to 98

DC Singer Collective

 Sun Feb 02 2025 at 05:00 pm St. John's Church Georgetown Parish USD 10 to 60

Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications 2025

 Fri May 02 2025 at 09:00 am City View Room, 7th Floor of the Elliott School of International Affairs Free

Girls Rock DC! benefit w/ East Coast Offense Band & more at Songbyrd DC

 Fri Jan 03 2025 at 06:30 pm Songbyrd Music House

The Delicate Beast: Book Talk with Roger Celestin

 Thu Feb 06 2025 at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 0 to 18

The 2025 Inaugural Peace Ball: Voices of Justice and Liberation

 Sat Jan 18 2025 at 08:00 pm Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture USD 115 to 398

Billy Prine Presents: Songs & Stories of John Prine

 Wed Jan 29 2025 at 07:30 pm 600 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005

Hybrid Event: B.K. Borison, First-Time Caller

 Wed Feb 12 2025 at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 22 to 30

Chris Hayes

 Wed Jan 29 2025 at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

Geraldine Brooks

 Mon Feb 10 2025 at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

Jan. 31st - Wash. DC - 7pm - Pedro Gonzalez

 Fri Jan 31 2025 at 07:00 pm BloomBars USD 36 to 115

Tobin Sprout with Bevel Web (ex-Guided By Voices) at Songbyrd DC

 Fri Feb 14 2025 at 07:00 pm Songbyrd Music House

Space Piracy Conference

 Tue Feb 11 2025 at 08:00 am Washington USD 795

mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey & GRAMMY® nominated pianist Myra Huang in Recital

 Tue Jan 14 2025 at 07:30 pm The Kennedy Center

2025 Washington DC Travel & Adventure Show

 Sat Mar 29 2025 at 10:00 am Walter E Washington Convention Center - HALL C USD 0 to 26

Sue Foley

 Thu Feb 06 2025 at 08:00 pm 600 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005

2025 DC Forum: Trump Inauguration - Shaping US-China Business & Investment

 Tue Jan 21 2025 at 10:30 am Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf USD 546 to 1,055

The Illuminated Window: Perspectives on Chartres with Virginia Raguin

 Fri Jan 31 2025 at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 0 to 18

Natural Hair Fest DC Metro has Vendor Space Available EVENING EVENT

 Sun Feb 16 2025 at 06:00 pm Holiday Inn Washington Capitol USD 115

Encountering Beauty in the Arts at the Museum of the Bible

 Fri Jan 31 2025 at 06:00 pm Museum of the Bible USD 59

Stile Antico

 Sun Mar 30 2025 at 05:00 pm St. John's Church Georgetown Parish USD 10 to 60

THE AUTHORS BALL & AWARDS DINNER 2025

 Sat Mar 29 2025 at 07:00 pm Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf USD 135

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country

 Thu Mar 13 2025 at 12:00 am 600 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005

Dave Attell (Jan. 30 - Feb. 2)

 Thu Jan 30 2025 at 08:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

2nd Friday Open Mic | Brookland| Hosted by Malachi Byrd

 Fri Jan 12 2024 at 09:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 5

4th Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by Dwayne B

 Wed Jan 24 2024 at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 5

2-HOUR COPYWRITING MASTERCLASS BY "ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP COPYWRITERS"

 Thu Sep 26 2024 at 10:00 pm Virtual via Zoom Free

A.W.E Open Mic | Brookland |3rd Fridays| Host: Carlynn Newhouse

 Fri Jan 19 2024 at 09:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 5

3rd Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by Jonathan B. Tucker

 Wed Jan 17 2024 at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 5

mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron & pianist Kunal Lahiry: "The Power & The Glory" - U.S. Recital Tour

 Fri Mar 14 2025 at 07:30 pm The Kennedy Center

Open Mic at Art Of Noize

 Sun Apr 21 2024 at 06:00 pm Art of Noize USD 10 to 15

3rd Tuesday Open Mic Night | Anacostia| Hosted By DJ Art.is

 Tue Sep 17 2024 at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

9th Hour Poetry Slam | 14th & V | 2nd Fridays | Hosted by Charity Blackwell

 Fri Jan 12 2024 at 09:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 0 to 5

A Not At All Creative Kickback

 Mon Mar 25 2024 at 07:00 pm Eaton House @ Eaton DC USD 12

4th Friday Open Mic Poetry | Brookland | Hosted by Regie Cabico

 Fri Jan 26 2024 at 09:00 pm Brookland USD 5

4th Saturday Poetry Slam! | Anacostia| Hosted by Black Chakra

 Sat Sep 28 2024 at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 0 to 8

Smithsonian Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum Private Tour

 Wed Jul 03 2024 National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution Free

3rd Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Drew Anderson

 Tue Jan 16 2024 at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 5

Fahim Anwar

 Tue Sep 10 2024 DC Improv

9th Hour SLAM! | 14th & V | Host: Charity Blackwell

 Fri Jan 10 2025 at 09:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 0 to 8

Reading Palestine: Isabella Hammad

 Thu Nov 07 2024 at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

1st Fridays Open Mic | Brookland | Host Dwayne B

 Sat Jan 04 2025 at 09:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Embassy Row Spy Tour

 Sun Nov 06 2022 at 12:30 pm Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial USD 58

Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by: Anthony Oakes

 Wed Jan 01 2025 at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Tête-à-Tête by Samuel Miranda [Art Exhibit]

 Fri Nov 22 2024 at 06:00 pm Honfleur Gallery Free

1st Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Twain Dooley

 Tue Jan 07 2025 at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8