Literary-art Events in Washington

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

Boudoir Bohéme Masquerade Ball

 Wed, 31 Dec at 09:00 pm Secret Location USD 59 to 250

ROYALTY HERITAGE - KINGS & QUEENS

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium, Building 46 West USD 0 to 82

Make It Mt. Pleasant Holiday Market

 Sun, 14 Dec at 11:00 am Lamont Plaza Free

ISMO - Washington DC

 Fri, 05 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Theatre

New Year's Eve International Gala at the Omni Shoreham Hotel

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:30 pm Omni Shoreham Hotel USD 105 to 341

Crescent Moon Nights Open Mic - WE BACKKKKK

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Sankofa Video Books & Café USD 12

From Ballots to Better Health: Why Health Is Wealth in Every Community

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Howard University School of Law Free

ART EXPO

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

Walter Isaacson — The Greatest Sentence Ever Written — at Sidwell

 Sun, 07 Dec at 05:00 pm Sidwell Friends School USD 45

Lovell Holder - The Book of Luke

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 34

Black Ass Comedy - Washington, D.C.

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 30

Sip.Stretch.Sketch. with Alissa Wilmina X Alissa Morabito

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm Lūneh Yoga USD 137

A Star of Christmas

 Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm Howard University Free

Sweet & Sour Valentine's Day Comedy Show

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 18 to 130

Ken Burns "The American Revolution" : Screening and panel discussion

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm La Maison Française at the Embassy of France USD 7

Write On!

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am The Potter's House Café & Bookstore Free

Historical Novelist Erika Robuck Holiday Book Signing

 Sun, 14 Dec at 01:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

General Trivia at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC Bryant Street Free

The Revolution Will Not Be Rated G by Keya Chatterjee

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm The Potter's House Free

Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center Free

Russian Intelligence Services in the Struggle for World Domination

 Fri, 12 Dec at 05:30 pm Free Peoples of Russia House USD 0 to 13

Evolutionary Poems by Mihret Kibede, translated by anna moschovakis

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Holiday Party

 Fri, 05 Dec at 05:30 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Golden Haiku Workshop 2026

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:30 pm The Bender Building Free

Pro Voices Open Mic @ Provost DC (Holiday Edition)

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm Provost Free

Secrets & Sins Book Signing

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm The Darcy USD 0 to 53

What Would The Ancestors Say?? Book Talk/Q&A + Signing with Amanda Seales

 Tue, 02 Dec at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

The Rewind story open mic + social

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm DC Writers’ Salon USD 0 to 5

Cortina 1956 - Cold War, Dolce Vita and Olympic Dreams

 Mon, 08 Dec at 05:30 pm Italian Cultural Institute of Washington Free

Book Talk with Ben Markovits, Author of THE REST OF OUR LIVES

 Sat, 10 Jan at 03:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

Gold Member Happy Hour Q4

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm HQ House by The Burns Brothers USD 38

Spit & Stroke - Paint | Sip | Poetry - OPEN BAR

 Fri, 05 Dec at 08:00 pm The Consortium, Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC, USA USD 59 to 104

Book Club: Best American Food & Travel Writing 2025 by Bryant Terry

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 7 to 23

Noteworthy History Book Club: The Guns of August

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

10 Anniversary Gala to Benefit US Ukrainian Activists’ Programs for Ukraine

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Embassy of France USD 0 to 103

David Nihill: Taking Tangents (March 27-28)

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

New Jokes for the New Year! It's The Womb!

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 15 to 82

Kucheh Kollective: Book Klub

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Kucheh Art Studio + Shop Free

Whodunit Book Club: What about the Bodies

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

A Celtic Christmas

Sun, 07 Dec at 04:00 pm Dumbarton Concerts

Friday Music Series: Dessa

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

Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

 Sat, 17 Jan at 12:30 pm Union Station USD 29

Cursive | AJJ (Duo) at Songbyrd DC

 Mon, 08 Dec at 07:00 pm 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

Notre-Dame de Paris special evening: Film and Conversation

 Mon, 01 Dec at 06:30 pm La Maison Française USD 17

Hold Fast to Dreams - The Poetry of Langston Hughes in Song

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm 1317 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005-3102, United States

An Evening with Jenn Lueke for DON'T THINK ABOUT DINNER

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm All Souls Church Unitarian USD 59 to 68

A. Natasha Joukovsky - Medium Rare

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 12 to 23

Goldmund Quartet

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm St. John's Church Georgetown Parish USD 13 to 61

5th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Glo Shines

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

Enduring Hostility: A Book Talk on Why the U.S. and Iran Remain Adversaries

 Thu, 04 Dec at 12:00 pm 1211 Connecticut Ave NW Free

Hybrid Event: Most Eligible, Isabelle Engel

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Chris Redd (January 9-11)

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

A Celtic Christmas

Sat, 06 Dec at 04:00 pm Dumbarton Concerts

Pride Poetry Workshop: "Weird Way to Protest...but, Yes!"

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington Free

Improv-a-ganza

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 15 to 82

Awesome Con 2026

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

Write Now with Malik Wilson

 Wed, 26 Nov at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

Handel's Messiah

 Sat, 20 Dec at 04:00 pm National City Christian Church

Free Thanksgiving Lunch @ Busboys and Poets

 Thu, 27 Nov at 11:00 am Busboys and Poets Anacostia Free

Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

Writerly Happy Hour

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm No Kisses Bar Free

Ybor City Music Workshop

 Fri, 16 Jan at 04:00 pm Gonda Theatre - Davis Performing Arts Center Free

1st Annual Quantum Conference: Building Quantum Literacy Across HBCUs

 Fri, 05 Dec at 09:00 am 4200 Connecticut Ave NW Free

Malcolm Kempt - A Gift Before Dying

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 32

Let’s Talk Books: An Intimate Afternoon

 Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm Busboys and Poets Free

Special screening of award-winning LA Times documentary OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:30 pm National Academy of Sciences Free

Emil Wakim! December 18-20

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Alphabet In Motion by Kelli Anderson: An Interactive Art Event for ALL AGES

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:00 pm The Festival Center Free

Pride Poetry Workshop: Erasure Poems

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington 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

Graduating Corporate

 Fri, 05 Dec at 09:30 am Chief USD 995

IABA DC’s Third Annual Yalda Celebration & Award Dinner

 Tue, 02 Dec at 06:00 pm Crowell & Moring LLP - Washington, D.C. Office USD 39 to 103

Pride Poetry Workshop: Resistance

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington Free

Agatha Christie + Sherry Club Chats Midwinter Murders

 Sun, 14 Dec at 03:00 pm Baan Siam USD 6 to 48

Pride Poetry Workshop: Poetry & Humor

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington Free

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

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

Emily Nemens - Clutch

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 32

Pride Poetry Workshop: Queer Homage

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington Free

Grant Ginder - So Old, So Young

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

Hybrid Event: Like in Love With You, Emma R. Alban

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Aurie Styla (February 10)

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

TEDxUStreetSalon presents The Peoples Choice Talent Showcase - The Finale

 Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 pm 625 Monroe St NE USD 0 to 109

THE AUTHORS BALL & AWARDS DINNER 2026

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm Capital Hilton USD 199

Family Concert: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

 Sun, 17 May at 02:30 pm St Mark's Capitol Hill USD 0 to 23

Jennette McCurdy

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Holidays Around The World: A Global Holiday Tour of Washington, DC

 Thu, 11 Dec at 04:00 pm InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C. by IHG USD 130

Voices of Remembrance and Resilience

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:30 pm St Mark's Capitol Hill USD 0 to 34

And Then We ... (January 29)

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde

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

Through Their Eyes — An Evening of Stories and Hope by Ukrainian Children | In-person & Online

 Tue, 25 Nov at 06:00 pm Ukraine House

Book Lecture: The Israeli

 Wed, 04 Feb at 05:00 pm The Institute of World Politics, Commodore Barry Room USD 0 to 1,069

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

Georgetown Spy History Walking Tour with a Former CIA Officer

 Sun, 05 Jan at 11:00 am 2920 R St NW USD 48 to 87

Spy History Walking Tour on Embassy Row with a Former CIA Officer

 Sun, 05 Jan at 01:30 pm Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial USD 53 to 87

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Washington Free

MINDSHOP™| Become an Efficient Product Owner

 Thu, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Pre-Recorded USD 50

2025 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Robert Costa of CBS News

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm National Press Club USD 0 to 375

Content Marketing Training: 1 Day Session in Washington, DC

 Fri, 28 Nov at 09:00 am regus DC, Washington - 1500 K Street USD 594 to 770

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm Washington USD 7 to 34

Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing with Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001