Washington DC
All The World's A Stage
through Dec 20 · Signature Theatre
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Gumshoes: Mystery Fiction Book Club
People’s Book
Rocky Dale Davis
DC Improv
All The World's A Stage
through Dec 20 · Signature Theatre
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
FeaturedWax to Watts: Illuminating History
Tudor Place
Isabelle Epoque's Pies 'n' Pasties Burlesque
Pie Shop (H St)
Private Event
Pearl Street Warehouse
nimino: keep me awake tour
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Rocky Dale Davis
DC Improv
Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Anthony Oakes
450K, Washington
All The World's A Stage
through Dec 20 · Signature Theatre
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Here, Queer, and Fantastic! Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
Maz Jobrani
DC Improv
Temples: The BLISS Tour
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Backpack Jeff
Hyattsville, Hyattsville
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Lady Brion
Columbia, Columbia
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Free Tarot with Jane Prompeng
People’s Book · Community Events
1st Friday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Art.is
Anacostia, Washington
Juice
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Maz Jobrani
DC Improv
Babies & Books!
People’s Book · Children's Events
riday Night Open Mic hosted by Mal Prac!
Brookland, Washington
Maz Jobrani
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Holiday Tea & Tour
Tudor Place
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Center for the Arts
H Street NE Year-Round Market
Fresh Farm
Death From Above 1979
The Howard Theatre (Union Stage Presents)
Maz Jobrani
DC Improv
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Center for the Arts
Maz Jobrani
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Dr. Mark David Hall, “Did America Have a Christian Founding? SEPARATING MODERN MYTH FROM HISTORICAL TRUTH”
400 4th St. SW · Free
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Martin Labazevitch & Stanislav Khristenko
Phillips Collection · Sunday Concert
Sugar & Spice Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Indie Press Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
GWAR
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Monday Night Open Mic hosted by KaNikki J
Shirlington, Arlington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan Tour
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Ike's Book Club (Meet Author Mack Teasley)
National Archives (Lectures/Panels)
Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Charity Blackwell
14th & V, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Tudor Tots: L is for Light
Tudor Place
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Daily Stoic Live
Capital Turnaround (Union Stage Presents)
FRIENDSHIP
Black Cat
Private Event
The Howard Theatre (Union Stage Presents)
Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Simply Sherri
450K, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Pink Martini All-Stars Present: A Season of Stars
Center for the Arts
Booker Book Club
People’s Book
Brew to the People: A Coffeehouse Conversation: Civic Participation
Tudor Place
WILD PINK
540 Penn Street NE
Margaret Glaspy – The I Am Both Tour
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Festival of Laughs: Eitan Levine
DC Improv
Pink Martini All-Stars Present: A Season of Stars
Center for the Arts
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Da Truth
Columbia, Columbia
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Miss Kiane Ink
Hyattsville, Hyattsville
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Octave Cat
Pearl Street Warehouse
THE BOUNCING SOULS
Black Cat
Emily Catalano
DC Improv
Babies & Books!
People’s Book · Children's Events
9th Hour Poetry Slam hosted by Charity Blackwell
14th & V, Washington
ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Marcus J Smith
Columbia, Columbia
Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Dwayne B!
Brookland, Washington
Emily Catalano
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season 2026
Center for the Arts
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season 2026
Center for the Arts
H Street NE Year-Round Market
Fresh Farm
Wax to Watts: Illuminating History
Tudor Place
Joe Jordan
Jammin Java (Union Stage Presents)
MINIATURE TIGERS
Black Cat
Weird Phishes
Pearl Street Warehouse
Emily Catalano
DC Improv
History Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
Emily Catalano
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Lorelei Ensemble
Phillips Collection · Sunday Concert
An Evening with Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters
Jammin Java (Union Stage Presents)
FEVER PRESENTS: BALLET OF LIGHTS
The Howard Theatre (Union Stage Presents)
FEVER PRESENTS: BALLET OF LIGHTS
The Howard Theatre (Union Stage Presents)
Emily Catalano
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Formidable! Aznavour
La Maison Française
Monday Night Open Mic hosted by 13 of Nazareth
Shirlington, Arlington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson
14th & V, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Poetry Book Club with Sidney
People’s Book · Book Club
Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Nekos Ramos
450K, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
ANGELA AUTUMN
540 Penn Street NE
KING BUFFALO
Black Cat
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby
Columbia, Columbia
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Hosted by Rebecca Dupas
Hyattsville, Hyattsville
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Dos Santos
Jammin Java (Union Stage Presents)
Sammy Obeid
The Howard Theatre (Union Stage Presents)
New Lit Fic Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
Zarna Garg
IMP Concerts (9:30 / The Anthem / Lincoln Theatre)
Sam Jay
DC Improv
Babies & Books!
People’s Book · Children's Events
Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Mariah Barber
Brookland, Washington
Sam Jay
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
H Street NE Year-Round Market
Fresh Farm
Book People Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
Sam Jay
DC Improv
Sam Jay
DC Improv
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
Supergirl: What’s Whimsical on the Page Becomes Familiar On-Screen
Washington City Paper Arts · Arts
FeaturedThe Needle: U.S. Kids Are Food Insecure, Joyce Beatty Challenges Kennedy Center Tarp, Trump Spends $527K in Taxpayer Funds on a Slave Owner Statue Base, Bezos Hates WaPo People, and the Reflecting Pool Drama Continues
Washington City Paper Arts · News
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Messy! Sexy? Midlife. Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Angelique Palmer
Shirlington, Arlington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines
14th & V, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Art.Is
450K, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Celebrate
through Jan 3 · Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery · Exhibition
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Tao
Columbia, Columbia
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby
Hyattsville, Hyattsville
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
Disco Biblioteca: Music Books & Listening Party
People’s Book · Book Club
Live! from Busboys Hosted by MalPractice
Anacostia, Washington
Babies & Books!
People’s Book · Children's Events
ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Wade Green
450K, Washington
Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Casey Catherine Moore
Brookland, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
H Street NE Year-Round Market
Fresh Farm
4th Saturday Slam! | Anacostia | hosted by Black Chakra
Anacostia, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
through Dec 27 · Studio 19 – Scope Gallery · Exhibition
A.C.T.O.R.
Shirlington, Arlington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Young Bookworms Book Club
People’s Book · Book Club
5th Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines
14th & V, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Gift Tuition - Improv Classes
DC Improv
5th Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Charity Blackwell
450K, Washington
An Irish Carol
through Dec 31 · Keegan Theatre · $55-$65
Festive Luminescence
through Dec 31 · Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery
The Secret Garden
through Feb 21 · Signature Theatre
Exhibit Closing: United We Play
National Archives (Lectures/Panels)
Stand-Up Coaching
DC Improv
5th Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Backpack Jeff
Hyattsville, Hyattsville
5th Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Lady Brion
Columbia, Columbia