Festivals
Check the CultureCapital.com Festival section for dates, times and information on the many film festivals, music and jazz festivals, literary and book festivals, theatre and fringe festivals held in Metro DC throughout the year.
45 performances · 1 ongoing event
Performances
Shift: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Kennedy CenterWed. Mar 25, 2020
WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock
The Kennedy CenterJan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2020
WORLD STAGES—The Manganiyar Seduction
The Kennedy CenterNov. 1 – 2
WORLD STAGES—The Clemency of Titus (with Havana Lyceum Orchestra)
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15, 2020
WORLD STAGES—Huff: featuring Cliff Cardinal
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 6 – 8, 2020
WORLD STAGES—Heroine: one female soldier's story
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 12 – 14, 2020
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (part of SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras)
The Kennedy CenterFri. Mar 27, 2020
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (part of SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras)
The Kennedy CenterSat. Mar 28, 2020
Library of Congress National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
The Maryland Renaissance Festival
Maryland Renaissance FestivalMon. Sep 2
Olde Towne Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade
Olde TowneMon. Sep 2
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival
Roosevelt CenterAug. 30 – Sep. 2
Kensington Labor Day Parade
Howard and Armory AvenuesMon. Sep 2
Lake Anne Jazz and Blues Festival
Lake Anne PlazaSat. Aug 31
25th Anniversary: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival
The Kennedy CenterMay. 8 & 9, 2020
Oktoberfest
Arts BarnSun. Oct 13
Reston Multicultural Festival
Lake Anne PlazaSat. Sep 28
Herndon Labor Day Festival: Wine & Craft Beer Tastings
Herndon Town GreenMon. Sep 2
Harvest Moon Festival
Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans PlazaSun. Aug 25
Family Day at the AU Museum
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterSat. Oct 19
Community Open House
Round House TheatreSat. Aug 24
LOC National Book Festival: Prize for American Fiction: Richard Ford, Main Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC Book National Festival: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presentation
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: José Andrés, Main Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Raina Telgemeierm , Main Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: David McCullough, Main Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Michael Beschloss, Main Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Joyce Carol Oates - Genre Fiction
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Ann Beattie, Genre Fiction
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Poetry Slam, Teens
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Fabien Cousteau, Children's Purple Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Jennifer & Matthew Holm, Children's Purple Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: R.J. Palacio, Children's Purple Stage
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Conversation: Finding Their Voices, Teens
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC: National Book Festival: David Maraniss, History & Biography
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Rick Atkinson, History & Biography
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Barbara Kingsolver, Fiction
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
LOC National Book Festival: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterSat. Aug 31
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
College Park Day
College Park Aviation MuseumSat. Oct 5
Craft2Wear
National Building MuseumOct. 4 & 5
NSO Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert 2019 ( Open Rehearsal)
US Capitol West LawnSun. Sep 1
Ongoing Event
The REACH Opening Festival
The Kennedy CenterSep. 7 – 22
