Literary-art Events in Washington

Check out happening literary-art events all around Washington, DC

Awesome Con 2026

 Fri, 13 Mar at 01:00 pm Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, USA

Washington DC – Ira Glass: Seven Things I've Learned (WAMU x Union Stage Presents)

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 pm Capital Turnaround

David Sedaris at DAR Constitution Hall

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm DAR Constitution Hall

The Book of Mormon (Touring)

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The National Theatre

David Nihill: Taking Tangents (March 27-28)

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

Jon Meacham

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

National Press Club Headliners: Joe Manchin

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm The National Press Club USD 5 to 13

Kasaun Wilson (April 17-19)

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

KIN w/ Tayari Jones and Jacqueline Woodson | Busboys and Poets Books

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V USD 40 to 52

Smut Slam DC: Back in the Saddle

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Pubkey USD 0 to 30

A Valentine's FLO... W/ Marcus Johnson @ Busboys and Poets: Brookland 8 PM

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 61 to 114

Black History Month Centennial: A Tribute to Eatonville @ Busboys and Poets

 Sun, 22 Feb at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets Brookland USD 58

Neal Allen and Anne Lamott — Good Writing — at Sidwell

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Sidwell Friends Meeting House USD 45

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

Jim Collins

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 187

Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass (Solo)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm 600 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005

Martina Barta & Jazz Trio

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Blues Alley

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

Jim Collins with Kelly Corrigan

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

Authors, Activists, Artists Speak! Writing our Story, Righting our History

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:30 pm Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Free

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

 Fri, 27 Mar at 12:30 pm Oyamel USD 175 to 225

The Genocide in Gaza and International Solidarity | Busboys and Poets

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

5th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Twain Dooley

 Tue, 31 Mar at 08:30 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Dan St. Germain at City State (Washington, DC)

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm City-State Public House USD 25

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Daniel Van Kirk at City State (Washington, DC)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm City-State Public House USD 25

Dr. Mary Claire Haver

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 8 to 187

5th Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by: Anthony Oakes

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

STEPH GRASSO: A Book Signing + Meet & Greet

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 40

PrePairing for Love: Book Launch + Q&A with Weena Wise

 Sun, 22 Feb at 05:00 pm Busboys and Poets Free

Brad Wenzel at City State! (Washington DC)

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm City-State Public House USD 25

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 24 Jul at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Flicker & Fiction at District Candle Lab

 Sun, 01 Mar at 06:00 pm 1325 5th St NE suite f USD 81

Stephen Kellogg and The Homecoming

 Thu, 26 Feb at 08:00 pm 600 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005

Lost City Books Winter Reading Series

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm 1770 Euclid St NW Free

OPEN MIC ACTIVATED

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm SOST Free

Grounded Wellness Expo: Nervous System Regulation

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am 1913 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Free

Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

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

La Nuit de la Poésie, 9e édition

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Free

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

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

LET IT OUT! A Communal Healing & Poetry Writing Workshop

 Tue, 17 Feb at 05:30 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Boss Bae Social - A Women's History Month Connection Experience

 Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 18 to 23

Book Talk with Sam Dalrymple: Shattered Lands

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

INT26- DEVIATED THEATRE

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm 1333 H St NE, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

Putin’s Last Rodeo and Beyond

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:30 pm Free Peoples of Russia House Free

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Four Years On: Taking Stock of the Renewed Russian Invasion of Ukraine

 Mon, 16 Feb at 12:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Room 258 Free

Kate Bowler with Rachel Martin

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

How Shakespeare Saved My Life - Open Captioned

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm Folger Elizabethan Theatre

5th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Charity Blackwell

 Tue, 30 Jun at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

NAAEE's "In Our Nature" Washington D.C. Premiere Celebration

 Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm Miracle Theatre Free

Taiwan Trajectories in 2026: Domestic Debates and Foreign Policy Pivots

 Fri, 20 Feb at 10:30 am Lindner Commons, 602 Free

Crate Convention @ Busboys and Poets!

 Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 pm Busboys and Poets Free

Discover the story of the first U.S. Congresswoman

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm 610 Water St SW Free

APPEL A AUTEURS DE LANGUE FRANCAISE / CALL FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE AUTHORS

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel Free

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre USD 13 to 23

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

Black History Month Event: Black Saturday Panel + Business Expo

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am New Bethel Baptist Church Free

Inherit the Wind

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm Fichandler Theatre

Deuxième Édition du Salon du Livre Francophone

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel Free

MAXINE SHARF: A Book Signing + Meet & Greet

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 40

MOTHER of All Comedy Shows: Takoma Comedy Night

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 21 to 82

Women's History Month Poetry Slam

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Lost Generation Brewing Company USD 15 to 18

The Poetry Cafe: Live from DC's Busboys and Poets

 Thu, 12 Mar at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 30 to 42

Hybrid Event: Socially-Oriented Suspense Panel

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 41

Live! from Busboys and Poets hosted by MalPractice

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Saturday Morning Live! Presents: Writing Stories! Wowser Bowser!

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am The National Theatre Free

As You Like It

 Mon, 09 Mar Folger Elizabethan Theatre

Inherit the Wind

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Fichandler Theatre

GLACIERS - ICE IN FREEFALL - DC Environmental Film Festival

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm La Maison Française at the Embassy of France USD 13

Jeff Scheen at City State (Washington, DC)

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm City-State Public House USD 25

5th Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by: Simply Sherri

 Wed, 29 Jul at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

THE POETRY SPOT (DC)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 23 to 29

Echoes of the Sea: Spotlight on Lebanese Artist Vian Borchert

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

MAY 16TH - PEDRO GONZALEZ - LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Sitar Arts Center USD 36

Solidarity Economy Social Hour

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Bol Bookstore Free

How Shakespeare Saved My Life

 Mon, 08 Jun Folger Elizabethan Theatre

A TASTE OF MADAGASCAR: Author Emmanuel Laroche and Ambassador Rakotomalala

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 9 to 43

NATIONAL PARKS COOKBOOK: Nina Elder & Melissa Knific with Natalie Compton

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 8 to 37

Realign & Recharge Retreat

 Fri, 08 May at 09:30 am The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C. USD 995

FMS: PostClassical Ens. - Netanel Draiblate, David Jones, & Audrey Andrist

 Fri, 27 Mar at 12:30 pm McNeir Hall, New North Building | Georgetown University Free

Marie de Quatrebarbes Poetry Soirée

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Alliance Française de Washington DC USD 13 to 18

The Abortion Companion by Becca Rea-Tucker

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Green: Nature Poems, a DC Poet Project reading

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Anacostia Neighborhood Library Free

Community Iftar @ Busboys and Poets

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm Busboys and Poets Anacostia Free

Not Another Home Movie Film Festival (2026 - Hybrid)

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm Jack Morton Auditorium USD 0 to 19

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

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

The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook Tour at Malai DC

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Malai USD 11 to 53

The Rewind story open mic + social

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm DC Writers’ Salon USD 6

New Age Open Mic

 Wed, 14 Jan at 08:00 pm 2714 Georgia Ave NW Free

Grant Ginder - So Old, So Young

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 12 to 34

Lost Ship

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts Free

Erik Larson

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

Will You Be My Valentine? Open Mic

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Bryant St Market USD 10 to 15

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

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

ART EXPO

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Temple Mother Earth Free

Inherit the Wind

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm Fichandler Theatre