Discover upcoming hidden gem events in Washington, DC
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We share thousands of hidden gem events each year—many of which never grace the page of mainstream media. While we won’t promise you love every event, here’s what we can promise:
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locally-vetted
Founder Jade was born in DC, grew up in Arlington, and resides in Union Market—and has continued to explore culturally-enriching events throughout each phase of life.
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straight from the source
We dig through 100+ primary sources each week to find hidden-gem events our neighbors will love, never consolidating research from other news outlets.
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anti-algorithm
What’s the point of sharing events that are constantly sold-out? We help DC locals discover untapped events to fit their interest, background, or lifestyle.
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your neighbor
We highlight events we know we, or our neighbors, would enjoy.
Mark your calendar for these locally-vetted events
MONDAY, 2/23
bhm/film: Baldwin (6:30-7:30pm, free)
TUESDAY, 2/24
immigration: Melodies of Migration: Storytelling through Music (7-8:30pm, $18)
craft: Heart Shaped Fake Cakes (6pm, $50)
WEDNESDAY, 2/25
poetry: Poetry Reading: Winter Edition (7pm, free)
film: Goat Girl (6:30pm, free)
backpacking: Backpacking Basics (6:30-8:30pm, free)
landscape architecture/documentary:Sitting Still(6-8:30pm, $10)
THURSDAY, 2/26
Asia/book talk: Shattered Lands (6:30-8pm, free)
queer/craft: Queer As Craft Club (6-8pm, free)
music: Opera on Tap: Love Songs (7-9pm, free)
italian: Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History (6pm, free)
interior design/lecture: Designing a Beautiful Life: How Spaces and Gatherings Shape Our Stories (5:30-7:30pm, $22)
Valentines: Date Night at The Kreeger Museum (6-8pm, $25)
FRIDAY, 2/27
chocolate/cheese: Cheese & Chocolate (6-7:30pm, &75)
SATURDAY, 2/28
plants: House Plant Success (1-2pm, $30)
zines: Community Zine Workshop to Shape Bridge Spot (2-4pm, free)
yoga: Southeast Yoga 2.0 (11am-12pm, free)
performance: Live Art Series: The Earth Still Shakes (2-4pm, free)
bhm/market: Afro House: Spirit Fest 2026 (1-5pm, free)
bhm/market: CELEBRATE BLACK MAKERS AT THE ROOST! (10am-4pm, free)
SUNDAY, 3/1
Film: Kokuho (2-5pm, free)
Womens history/festival: Women’s History Month Kickoff (10am-5pm, free)
Craft: Crochet 101 (11am, $17)
Palestine: When the World Sleeps: An Evening with Francesca Albanese (1-3pm, free)
Plants: DC Plant Swap (1-5pm, free)
Soccer: SheBelieves Cup USA v. Argentina (5pm, free)
MONDAY, 3/2
panel : Black Art Legacies at HBCUs (7-8pm, free)
run club: Run Club Ready: Build your running stamina and make new friends (6:30pm, free)
TUESDAY, March 3/3
America250: The Sound of 1776 (6-8pm, $15)
Plants: Plant Care Intermediate (7pm, $38)
Bike: Washington DC Bicycling Advocates Meetup (5:30-7pm, free)
music/trivia: Songbyrd Music Trivia Night (6pm, free)
Politics: Trump, Your Rights, and Resistance (6-8:30pm, $15)
technology/marine: How Are Marine Robots Shaping Our Future? (6-8pm, free)
WEDNESDAY, 3/4
Plants: Growing Community: Perfect Little Plants (5-6:30pm, free)
museum/after hours: Wordplay Wednesday (5-8pm, $5+)
Wine: Aperitivo Hour Natural Wine Tasting (6pm, $13)
Craft: Mosaic Class : Pisces Season (6-8pm, $66)
Concert: Journey (7:30pm, $62+)
THURSDAY, 3/5
Women’s history/panel: Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Wonder Woman (6:30-7:30pm
art/tour: First Thursdays: Come Look with Us (5:30-6:15pm, free)
Dog sledding: Are the Dogs Running Today? (6-7:30pm, free)
Architecture: Höweler+ Yoon (6:30-8:30pm, $15)
museum/after hours: Techno Takeover (5-8:30pm, $20)
Films: Microcinema: Short Films (7pm, $12+)
Book talk/womens history: “We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America” An Evening with Norah O’Donnell (6-8pm)
Politics: Private Military Contractors: How Non-State Actors Are Changing War (5-6pm, free)
Coffee: Doubles Night School: That's That Me Espresso (6:30-8:30pm, $29)
Beer: NoMa Run Club x Lost Generation Lil' Gnomad Beer Launch Party (6:45-10pm, free)
FRIDAY, 3/6
Film: Dune: Part Two (6:30-10pm, $15)
Party: NMWA Unframed: Aluminate the Night (8:30-11:59pm, $150)
Dance: Party Girl: A Night of Party Girl Anthems (9pm, $18)
Dance: Broadway Rave (10pm, $27)
SATURDAY, 3/7
Indigenous/womens history: Honoring Polly Cooper (11am-4pm, free)
Cambodian: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean: Blessing Ceremony (2-3pm, free)
queer/fat positive/swap: Plentiful: A Queer Fat Positive Market + Plus Size Clothing Swap (5-9pm, $15)
Beer: Ponzi Day at Atlas Brew Works Navy Yard (3-5pm, $48)
Dogs: HRA Adoption Event and Market (2-4pm, free)
Jewelry: Korean Knot Bracelet Workshop (6:30pm, $20)
Craft: Firsthand Experience: Fiber (11am-3pm, $25)
Flowers: Flower Arranging Basics at Cork Wine Bar (11am, $155)
Garden/plants: Rooting DC 2026 (9am-4pm, free)
Beer: District Beer Fest: Winter (12-9pm, $44)
Lgbtq: Intro to Vocal Feminization Workshop (3pm, $28)
Garden/plants: Seed Starting (1-2:30pm, free)
Music: “I Want My MTV!” Flashband Showcase (7pm, $27)
Dance/workshop: Filipino Dance Workshop (2-3pm, $20)
Dance: DISCO, ALWAYS: A HARRY STYLES DANCE NIGHT (10pm, $27)
SUNDAY, 3/8
Film: Magellan (2-5pm, free)
Craft: Indigo & Shibori 101 (1pm, $17+)
Craft: Papercutting Workshop (1-3pm, $20)
Womens history/yoga: International Women’s Day Yoga (9-10am, $17)
Plants: Terrarium building workshop (1-2pm, $36)
MONDAY, 3/9
Book talk: Faith Over Fear (7-8pm, free)
Opera: Operation Mincemeat: Preview Performance (2-3pm, free)
Ramadan: Community Iftar (6:30-9pm, free)
TUESDAY, March 3/10
Women’s history/film: K-Pop Demon Hunters Movie Night (5-8pm, free)
ancient/food: What was the real “paleo” diet? (6:30-8:15pm, free)
Art conservaton: How We Care for Digital Video (5:30-6:30pm, free)
Book talk: From Runaway Nun to Parlor Politician: Ann Gertrude Wightt (6:30-8pm, free)
celtic/lecture: Celtic Mythology (6-8:30pm, $15)
WEDNESDAY, 3/11
Gardens: The Process of Time (5:30pm, $22)
Craft: Spinning a Yarn (6:30-8:30pm, free)
Hiking: How to Pack a Backpack Workshop (6:30-8:30pm, $20+)
spain/film: "The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés" (6:30-8pm, free)
THURSDAY, 3/12
Art tour: An Inside Look at the Portrait Gallery (5:30-6:30pm, free)
Reading: Reporting on Reading and Dyslexia (6-8pm, $15)
history/book talk: Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America (6:30-8pm, $5)
FRIDAY, 3/13
Closing exhibit: We Mend in End Times Reception (6-7pm, free)
Book talk: Medium Rare (7-8pm, free)
Festival: Holi in the District (6-8pm, free)
art/festival: AMALGAMATION Festival (6pm, $18+)
Gala: National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie party (7-11pm, $250)Dance: The DMV's Ultimate 00's Live Band Dance Party (8pm, $65)
Comedy: The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short (7:30pm, $118+)
refugee/jewish: National Refugee Shabbat + Dinner (6pm, $45)
SATURDAY, 3/14
st patricks day: Ireland at the Wharf (1-7pm, free)
Meatballs: DC Meatball Battle (12-3pm, $104)
norooz/festival: Nowruz Family Festival (11am-4pm, free)
indigenous/festival: The Art of Quillwork (11am-4pm, free)
Festival: Portraiture Festival (11:30am-4pm, free)
festival/american250: Music from the Revolutionary America (12-1pm, free)
Ballet: Forever is a Feeling (3:30-4pm, free)
Dance party: Gimme Gimme Disco: A Dance Party Inspired by ABBA (6pm, $92)
emo/dance party: Emo Night Brooklyn (10pm, $73)
Flowers: BLOOM: An EP Listening Party & Flower Potluck (1-4pm, $27)
Opening reception: Greta Chapin-McGill (3-6pm, free)
Cabaret: NERDVANA: Comic Strip Showdown (8-10pm, $34)
America250: Mapping a New Nation (10:30am-3:30pm, free)
Womens history/tea: “Equali-” TEA & Tour (2-4pm, $55)
Festival: The Big Draw (10am-5pm, free)
Womens history/art: Pandora's BoxX Project: A Panel Discussion In Celebration of Women Artists and Cultural Visionaries (3pm, $15)
SUNDAY, 3/15
market/norooz: Norooz Market at Brookland Arts Walk (1-5pm, free)
Womens history: Women’s History Tour (11am-12pm, $10)
Plants: Grow your own microgreens (1-2pm, $30)
Lgbtq: Sapphic Songwriter Night (8pm, $26)
MONDAY, 3/16
irish/folk: Terrors of Irish Fairlylore (6-8:30pm, $15)
TUESDAY, March 3/17
phone-free: Analog Nights (5-7pm, free)
politics/football: The Congressional Football Game for Charity (7pm, $12)
WEDNESDAY, 3/18
Plants: Growing Community: Getting Ready for Spring (5-6:30pm, free)
Art talk: Nick Cave and Bob Faust (6:30-7:30pm, free)
museum/after hours: NMWA Nights (5:30-8pm, free)
Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: The Musical (7pm, $54+)
neuroscience/architecture: Neuroscience, Architecture, and Human Experience (6-8pm, $15)
THURSDAY, 3/19
Reading night: Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms (5-7pm, free)
cooking/film: "Finding Edna Lewis" (7-9:30pm, $15)
coffee/art: Latte Art (6 & 7:30pm, $75)
Book talk: Ibram X. Kendi (7pm, $68)
film/music: American Masters: Roberta Flack (6:30pm, free)
america250/coffee/museum/after hours: Brew to the People: A Coffeehouse Conversation: Our Changing Landscapes (6:30-8pm, $25)
Art talk: Miro, Calder, and Modern Art (6:30pm, free)trivia/museum: Live! At the Library: Who Knew? Trivia Night (7-8:30pm, free)
museum/after hours: Third Thursday at the Phillips Collection (5-8pm, free)
Burlesque: Blue Note Burlesque (7:30-9pm, $25)
FRIDAY, 3/20
Festival: Bloomfest at the Tidal Basin (12-6pm, free)
Music: THE JERRYMANDERS: GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE BAND (7pm, $16)
Dance: DC Loves Prince Dance Party (9pm, $25)
SATURDAY, 3/21
Film: Mother of Snow Cranes (2-4pm, free)
Film: Libeled Lady (2pm, free)
Plants: Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens (2-3pm, $25)
art/festival: Georgetown Spring Art Walk (12-5pm, free)
Dance: All Your Friends: The Indie Party (10pm, $21)
SUNDAY, 3/22
Film: What Does That Nature Say to You (2-4pm, free)
Book talk/architecture: American Shrines (5-7pm, $15)
Booze free: Booze Free Bingo (12pm, $11)
MONDAY, 3/23
Plants: Kokedama Workshop (7pm, $50)
Book talk: Dirty Metal (7pm, free)
Concert: Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball (8pm, $390+)
TUESDAY, March 3/24
watches/fashion: The Development of Wristwatches in the 20th Century And How To Collect Them (5:30-7:30pm, $22)
Book talk: Cory Booker: STAND (7pm, $53)
environment/film: MELT (7-9:30pm, free)
grief/tarot: Grief in Process: A Tarot Workshop (6:30-8:30pm, $55+)
Book talk: Indian Country (7-8pm, free)
Concert: Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball (8pm, $390+)
WEDNESDAY, 3/25
THURSDAY, 3/26
tour/america250: We Make History (6:30-9pm, free)
Panel: Stacey Abrams (6-8pm, $25)
After hours/art: Shrimps/Cocktail (6-8pm, free)
Womens history: Make Your Own Suffragist Button (5-8pm, free)
After hours: African and Middle Eastern Reading Room Open House (5-8pm, free)
FRIDAY, 3/27
trans/drag: Visibilitease: A Trans Day of Visibility Drag Revue and Party (11pm, $10-15)
Gala: La Grande Fête 2026 (7-11pm, $55)Dance: CLUB K-POP (10pm, $21)
March madness: 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Regional ($240+)
SATURDAY, 3/28
Cherry blossom/festival: SAAM Cherry Blossom Family Celebration (11:30am-3pm, free)
indigenous/environment/film: "Aki" (1-3pm, free)
Japan: Chanoyu Tea Ceremony (1-2:30pm, free)
Cherry blossom/festival: Blossom Kite Festival (10am-4pm, free)
Cherry blossom/festival: Bloomaroo at The Wharf (2-9pm, fireworks at 8:30pm)
film/japan: The Horses of Fukushima (1-3pm, free)
Craft: Make Your Own Picture Album (11am-3pm, free)
Food: DIY Hot Sauce Blending (2:30-4pm, 34)
Plants: Friends of the National Arboretum Native Plant Sale(8am-1pm)
Vines: Bicyclists Against Invasive Plants (10am, free)
SUNDAY, 3/29
Womens history/wine: Women in Wine (1-3:30pm, $54)
market/festival: Family Fun Day at Brookland Arts Walk (10am-3pm, free)
kimono/fashion: Kyoto Kimono Trunk Show (10am-2pm, free)
craft: Book Bedazzling (2pm, $30)
march madness: 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Regional ($240+)
MONDAY, 3/30
Lecture: Shakespeare Re-imagined for the 21st Century (7-9pm, free)
TUESDAY, March 3/31
Aliens: Is There Anyone Out There? (8-9pm, free)
time/lecture: An Antiquarian Horologist on Mechanism, Risk, & Wonder (5:30pm, $22)
Politics: The European Union as a Defense Actor (5-6pm, free)