Multi-Cultural Events
164 performances · 18 ongoing events
Performances
Embassy of Romania: Irina Muresano, Violin
Embassy of RomaniaFri. Sep 13
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
Wolf TrapSun. Sep 8
Drum TAO 2020
StrathmoreFri. Feb 7, 2020
Taj Express
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Nov 9
Ladama
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversityFri. Oct 4
Cirque Mei
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Oct 19
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Feb 22, 2020
Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Mar 21, 2020
CAPAC: Langston Hughes' Black Nativity
Hylton Performing Arts CenterFri. Dec 6
Circo Comedia
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSun. Nov 17
Cirque Mei
Hylton Performing Arts CenterThu. Oct 24
Hot Peas 'N Butter
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySun. Mar 1, 2020
I Draw Slow
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSat. Apr 4, 2020
Milos
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSun. Mar 8, 2020
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSun. Feb 23, 2020
Russian National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Hylton Performing Arts CenterFri. Mar 6, 2020
Taj Express
Hylton Performing Arts CenterFri. Nov 15
The Hot Sardines
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSat. Sep 21
The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra
Hylton Performing Arts CenterFri. Jan 31, 2020
Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano
Hylton Performing Arts CenterSun. Mar 22, 2020
Les Filles de Illighadad
Library of CongressThu. Sep 19
Mames Babegenush
AMP by StrathmoreWed. Aug 28
Skerryvore
AMP by StrathmoreFri. Sep 27
Nella
AMP by StrathmoreSun. Nov 3
Arturo O’Farrill
AMP by StrathmoreThu. Nov 7
Arooj Aftab
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Oct 3
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
StrathmoreFri. Nov 8
Pardon My French!
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Nov 21
Bereishit Dance Company
StrathmoreThu. Feb 6, 2020
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Apr 9, 2020
Danú: An Emerald Isle Christmas
Dumbarton ConcertsSat. Dec 7
A Celtic Christmas
Dumbarton ConcertsDec. 8 & 15
Helicon: Winter Solstice
Dumbarton ConcertsSat. Dec 14
Camille Claudel
Signature TheatreMar. 24 – Apr. 19, 2020
Love Sick
Theater JSep. 4 – 29
M.A.K.U SoundSystem
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterFri. Aug 30
WORLD STAGES—The Clemency of Titus (with Havana Lyceum Orchestra)
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15, 2020
Gregory Maqoma's Vuyani Dance Theatre: Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Boléro
The Kennedy CenterJan. 24 & 25, 2020
Nemr
The Kennedy CenterSat. Oct 5
NSO Music for Young Audiences: 1-2-3 Andrés
The Kennedy CenterMar. 7 – 8, 2020
Mariinsky Ballet: Paquita
The Kennedy CenterOct. 8 – 13
Let's Talk Dance: Artist Talk: Dancing for Merce Cunningham
The Kennedy CenterSat. Oct 5
Let's Talk Dance: Panel Discussion: Martha Graham, Women in Dance, and Dance as Activism
The Kennedy CenterSat. Mar 7, 2020
NSO: Dvořák's Cello Concerto
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 6 & 9, 2020
NSO: Kozhukhin plays Grieg's Piano Concerto
The Kennedy CenterApr. 2 – 4, 2020
NSO: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 27 – 29, 2020
NSO: Urbański conducts Tchaikovsky's Fourth / De la Salle plays Chopin
The Kennedy CenterOct. 31 – Nov. 2
Renée Fleming VOICES: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
The Kennedy CenterThu. Sep 26
Renée Fleming VOICES: Norm Lewis
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 29, 2020
Renée Fleming VOICES: Mariza
The Kennedy CenterMon. May 4, 2020
The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Kylián, Ratmansky & More (Jan. 28 & 29) / The Sleeping Beauty (Jan. 30–Feb. 2)
The Kennedy CenterJan. 28 – Feb. 2, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Danilo Pérez Global Messengers
Sixth & ISat. May 16, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Amjad Ali Khan
Sixth & ISat. Nov 16
Washington Performing Arts: Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Sixth & ISat. Feb 8, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Zakir Hussain Trio
GW Lisner AuditoriumFri. Apr 24, 2020
Outside the Bachs
AMP by StrathmoreSun. Dec 15
The Maryland Renaissance Festival
Maryland Renaissance FestivalMon. Sep 2
Olde Towne Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade
Olde TowneMon. Sep 2
Chaos & Liar
The Kennedy CenterSun. Aug 18
Burgundy Wine Tasting with Château de Pommard
Alliance Française of Washington, D.C.Fri. Sep 20
Fashion Show: Beyond The Little Black Dress, 4th edition
Embassy of FranceSat. Sep 28
Vivre la belle Epoque à Paris, a book talk with Wilfried Zeisler
Alliance Française of Washington, D.C.Fri. Sep 13
Damian Sneed’s We Shall Overcome
McLean Community CenterThu. Jan 30, 2020
Danú
McLean Community CenterSun. Mar 15, 2020
Hiplet Ballerinas
McLean Community CenterSat. Jan 25, 2020
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Memorial CenterWed. Oct 2
Chineke! Orchestra with Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
The Kennedy CenterTue. Apr 21, 2020
Opening Reception: Veronica Melendez Photography Exhibit
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)Sat. Aug 31
Electrogynous
Dance PlaceSep. 14 & 15
Oktoberfest
Arts BarnSun. Oct 13
Focus Cia De Dança
Dance PlaceOct. 12 & 13
Kwanzaa Celebration
Dance PlaceDec. 14 – 15
KanKouran West African Dance Company
Dance PlaceJan. 19 & 20, 2020
Global Perspectives Festival
Dance PlaceFeb. 8 & 9, 2020
Orange Grove Dance
Dance PlaceMar. 7 & 8, 2020
Unit Souzou
Dance PlaceMay. 9 & 10, 2020
NEXTgeneration Showcase
Dance PlaceSat. May 16, 2020
Xing Dance Theatre
Dance PlaceJul. 25 & 26, 2020
Reston Multicultural Festival
Lake Anne PlazaSat. Sep 28
Tiger Style
Olney Theatre CenterSun. Aug 18
Miss You Like Hell
Olney Theatre CenterJan. 29 – Mar. 1, 2020
The Royale
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabSep. 25 – Oct. 27
Embassy of Uzbekistan: Roman Rabinovich
Embassy of UzbekistanTue. Sep 17
Embassy of Sri Lanka: SerendibDance
Embassy of Sri LankaSat. Oct 5
Embassy of South Africa: 25th Anniversary Celebration
Embassy of South AfricaThu. Oct 10
Formosa Quartet
Twin OaksFri. Oct 25
Richard Lin, Violin Chih Chen, Piano
Anderson House & The American Revolution InstituteTue. Nov 12
Embassy of Afghanistan: Elham Fanoos, piano
Embassy of AfghanistanFri. Nov 22
Embassy of Slovakia: Gala Holiday Concert
Embassy of SlovakiaWed. Dec 4
Embassy of Bulgaria: Zlatomir Fung
Embassy of BulgariaFri. Dec 6
Embassy of the Czech Republic: BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
Embassy of the Czech RepublicThu. Mar 26, 2020
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Theater JMar. 27 – Apr. 19, 2020
Edward Albee’s OCCUPANT
Theater JNov. 7 – 30
Sheltered
Theater JJan. 9 – Feb. 1, 2020
The Wanderers
Theater JFeb. 19 – Mar. 15, 2020
Mi Casa, Su Casa: A Migration Celebration
College Park Aviation MuseumSat. Sep 21
Harvest Moon Festival
Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans PlazaSun. Aug 25
Opening Reception: Say it With Flowers - A fiber art exhibit by Anne Smyers
Reston Community CenterSun. Sep 22
Cultural Capital: Step Afrika!
National Museum of Women in the ArtsFri. Aug 30
Dr. Azar Nafisi - Reading Lolita in Tehran
CenterStage at RCCWed. Nov 6
Lulu Fall - Between Two Worlds
CenterStage at RCCSat. Apr 4, 2020
Boys Don't Cry
CenterStage at RCCTue. Mar 3, 2020
Bakari Sellers RCC MLK Keynote & Lunch
CenterStage at RCCMon. Jan 20, 2020
An Evening with poet Marilyn Nelson - African American History in Verse
CenterStage at RCCSat. Apr 11, 2020
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
National TheatreNov. 21 – 23
LOC National Book Festival: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
Opening Reception: Newly Connected. Contemporary Works by three Korean American Artists
Korean Cultural Center DCFri. Sep 6
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares
AMP by StrathmoreSun. Mar 8, 2020
Lúnasa with MALINDA
CenterStage at RCCSun. Mar 29, 2020
Lúnasa with MALINDA
CenterStage at RCCSun. Mar 29, 2020
Artist Talk—Portraits of the World: Korea
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryWed. Sep 11
Día de los Muertos
Robert and Arlene Kogod CourtyardSat. Nov 2
March on Washington Film Festival: The Me I Want to Sing
Nan Tucker McEvoy AuditoriumSat. Sep 28
¡Muévete! Hispanic Heritage Month Community Day
Robert and Arlene Kogod CourtyardSat. Sep 28
Young Portrait Explorers: American Indian Heritage Month
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryNov. 18 & 25
Women of Color: The Power of Protest Native American Women Activists: Resistance, Resilience, and Passing the Torch
Nan Tucker McEvoy AuditoriumThu. Oct 10
Women of Color: The Power of Protest But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Sisterhood and Solidarity Across, Cultures, Communities & Colorlines
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThu. Sep 12
Women of Color: The Power of Protest Ain’t I A Woman: Activism, Legacy and Our Quest for Justice
Nan Tucker McEvoy AuditoriumThu. Nov 14
School Girls: or, The African Mean Girls Play
Round House TheatreWed. Sep 18
Vintage Movie Night with Richard Hall: Films About Immigrants and Refugees
Takoma Park Community CenterThu. Sep 12
Cultural Capital: Mujeres de Cine—Journey to a Mother’s Room
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Nov 6
Young Learners Program: Read for the Record 2019
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThu. Nov 7
In Series: Butterfly
Source TheatreSep. 5 – 22
Brunch and Party with Step Afrika!
City WinerySat. Aug 24
Dance with Step Afrika! at Yards Park!
The Yards ParkSun. Aug 25
From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping
Shaw Neighborhood LibraryMon. Aug 26
From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping
Cleveland Park Neighborhood LibraryTue. Aug 27
From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping
Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood LibraryWed. Aug 28
Lunchtime Performance with Step Afrika!
National Museum of Women in the ArtsFri. Aug 30
Featuring: Step Afrika! and Some of The Best Talent From The DMV!
Kingman IslandSat. Aug 31
Jones Benally Family Dancers
Library of CongressTue. Sep 10
We Have Iré
GALA Hispanic TheatreDec. 6 & 7
Exquisita Agonía (Exquisite Agony)
GALA Hispanic TheatreFeb. 6 – Mar. 1, 2020
Flamenco en Familia
GALA Hispanic TheatreSat. Nov 9
Fuego Flamenco XV: Entresueño - Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company
GALA Hispanic TheatreNov. 7 – 10
Fuego Flamenco XV: Raíz de 4 - Rafael Peral and Marisa Adame (Spain)
GALA Hispanic TheatreNov. 14 – 17
La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream)
GALA Hispanic TheatreSep. 12 – Oct. 13
Que las hay... las hay. Believe It or Not!
GALA Hispanic TheatreOct. 19 – Nov. 2
Rigoberta, ¿dónde estás? A Journey through Guatemala
GALA Hispanic TheatreMar. 14 – 28, 2020
Kim So Ra's Janggu Project
Studio TheatreFri. Sep 20
2019 Art All Night at the KCC
Korean Cultural Center DCSat. Sep 14
Eileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas
The Barns at Wolf TrapSat. Dec 7
Flamenco Legends
The Barns at Wolf TrapSat. Oct 12
Chiarina Chamber Players: A Hebrew Overture
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchSun. Sep 22
Ella es Tango
GALA Hispanic TheatreJun. 10 – 28, 2020
Tía Julia y el Escribidor (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter)
GALA Hispanic TheatreApr. 23 – May. 17, 2020
International Guitar Night
The Barns at Wolf TrapJan. 29 & 30, 2020
Masters of Hawaiian Music
The Barns at Wolf TrapJan. 24 & 25, 2020
Silk Road Ensemble
The Barns at Wolf TrapNov. 15 & 16
Latin Dance School Showcase
REACH Plaza StageWed. Sep 18
Yiddish Tango from Warsaw
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterTue. Sep 24
Toko Telo
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterWed. Sep 25
Dal’Ouna Ensemble & The Atlantic Reed Consort
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterSat. Sep 28
Lucibela
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterSun. Sep 29
Sintesis
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterMon. Sep 30
Atlas Presents Dance: Cafe Flamenco
Atlas Performing Arts CenterOct. 5 & 6
Opening Reception: The Migrant Quilt Project
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)Sat. Nov 9
Hispanic Heritage Month Concert: New Inca Son
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianSat. Sep 14
Step Afrika! Step Xplosion 2019
THEARCWed. Aug 21
The Art of French Cooking with Chef Gérard Pangaud
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalSep. 14 & Oct. 5
Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Pocahontas
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryNov. 2 & 3
Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Sequoyah
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryNov. 9 & 10
Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Sitting Bull
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryNov. 23 & 24
Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Zitkala-Ša
Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySat. Nov 30
Ongoing Events
Portraits of the World: Korea Exhibition
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru Nov. 17
Americans
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Dec. 31, 2022
Nation to Nation
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Dec. 31, 2021
Our Universes
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Sep. 30, 2020
The Great Inka Road
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Jun. 1, 2020
Queens of Egypt
National GeographicThru Sep. 15
Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America
Anderson House & The American Revolution InstituteThru Oct. 27
Water: The Mirror of Life
Former Residence of the Ambassadors of SpainThru Sep. 27
Veronica Melendez Photography Exhibit
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)Aug. 19 – Sep. 9
Art Mirrors Culture - Reston Multicultural Festival Exhibit
Reston Community CenterSep. 9 – Oct. 6
Say it With Flowers - A fiber art exhibit by Anne Smyers
Reston Community CenterSep. 16 – Oct. 31
Power in My Hand: Women Poets, Women Artists, and Social Change
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Oct. 31
Newly Connected. Contemporary Works by three Korean American Artists
Korean Cultural Center DCSep. 6 – 27
Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age
National Museum of Women in the ArtsOct. 11, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020
K-Wave: Character Exhibition
Korean Cultural Center DCThru Aug. 28
La Città Italiana: Solo Show by Matthew Miller
Gallery ClarendonThru Sep. 6
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop presents the Migrant Quilt Project
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)Oct. 28 – Dec. 9
Day of the Dead Festival
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianNov. 1 – 3
