Discover the best things to do in Washington, DC, from events happening right now to annual festivals and so much more.
May
2026
National Mall
National Air and Space Museum
May 02, 2026 - May 01, 2027
Get to know the night sky in this free, live planetarium show
Capitol Hill
Folger Shakespeare Library
May 09, 2026 - May 10, 2026
An English Garden
Virginia
Signature Theatre
May 12, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026
Stephen Schwartz’s (Godspell, Wicked) musical masterpiece of purpose, ambition, lust and glory sizzles for summer, thrillingly staged as only Matthew Gardiner can do.
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Penn Social
May 14, 2026
A night of real teenage cringe live on stage with Mortified DC.
National Portrait Gallery
May 15, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Milestone Exhibit at National Portrait Gallery Showcases 50 Years of Iconic Photography
May 19, 2026
The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading at the Folger
May 23, 2026 - May 25, 2026
Honoring Heroes: Celebrate Memorial Day and America's 250th Anniversary
Downtown
May 25, 2026
National Memorial Day Parade: Honoring Heroes with a Century of American Military History
