Free Events: Music

If you're a music lover on a budget, you've come to the right place! Below you can find free music events including concerts, chamber music, hip-hop, jazz and many other live music events.

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Performances

LACE, Elisa Monte Dance, DJ Twelve45

National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 21

Seoul to Soul

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Apr 21

The United States Army Band Pershing's Own Chamber Players

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Apr 22

Digital 21 Live

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Tue. Apr 23

Jeremy Dutcher

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Apr 24

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Apr 25

Duo Sonidos Fourth Friday Sound Sketch

 National Gallery of Art
Fri. Apr 26

Carousel Day 2019

 Glen Echo Park
Sat. Apr 27

FMMC: Greenspring Concert Series

 Greenspring Retirement Community
Sat. Apr 27

Franz Liszt’s Sardanapalo

 Library of Congress
Sat. Apr 27

National Philharmonic Singers Present Spring Concert

 Christ Episcopal Church
Sat. Apr 27

Shaw Pong Liu

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Apr 27

Concert: The Brandee Younger Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 28

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Apr 28

U.S. Army Blues

 The Kennedy Center
Mon. Apr 29

Mahidol University School of Music

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Apr 30

NSO Prelude

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 1

FMMC: Strathmore Concert Series

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Thu. May 2

Atlas Presents Silent Film: Sounds of Silence

 Atlas Performing Arts Center
Fri. May 3

Chiara Izzi & Kevin Hays

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 3

LA TI DO: Where Spoken Word and Musical Theatre Collide

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 4

May Revels at National Cathedral Flower Mart

 Washington National Cathedral
Sat. May 4

Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 4

DC Concert Orchestra - Postcards

 Church of the Epiphany
Sun. May 5

FMMC: Riderwood Concert Series

 Riderwood Village Chapel
Sun. May 5

May Revels at BlackRock Center for the Arts

 BlackRock Center for the Arts
Sun. May 5

Poulenc Trio From Nature, Truth: Whitman, Ruskin and the American Pre-Raphelites

National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 5

Vinicio Capposela

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. May 5

Capitol Cantata Series

 St. Peters Catholic Church
Mon. May 6

The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 6

Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 7

Downtown Cantata Series

 Church of the Epiphany
Tue. May 7

Danish Clarinet Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Wed. May 8

Džambo Aguševi Orchestra

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 8

Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Amaranth Quartet

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 8

Lee Narae: A cursed woman, Ong-nyeo

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 10

FMMC Chorale

 Lutheran Church of the Reformation
May. 9 & 11

Alphabet Rockers

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 11

Paolo Angeli

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. May 12

The Canales Project: A Mother’s Day Celebration

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 12

Vladivojna La Chia & 4Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 13

All Souls Church Unitarian Choir

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 14

FMMC: Dumbarton House Series

 Dumbarton House
Tue. May 14

Isabel Pfefferkorn and Hanna Bachmann

 National Gallery of Art
Wed. May 15

The Bamms

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 15

Joe Barbieri

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. May 16

Gaithersburg Chorus

 Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
Fri. May 17

Georgian Culture Center’s Pesvebi Ensemble

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 17

Jazz in the Garden: Rob Curto

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 17

Polaris Piano Trio

 Potter Violins
Fri. May 17

Target Family Night: Sticks+Bars

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 18

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. May 19

Yumi Kurosawa, koto

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 19

D.C. Boys Choir

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 20

Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC)

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 21

Gaithersburg Chorus

 Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center
Tue. May 21

Maritime Voices at Friendship Heights

 Friendship Heights Village Center
Wed. May 22

School Without Walls

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 22

Wilson Senior High School

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. May 23

Jazz in the Garden: Futurist

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 24

Unleash Your Superpowers! An International PeerPositivePOWER Presentation

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 25

National Memorial Day Choral Festival

 The Kennedy Center
Sun. May 26

Washington International Competition for Voice - Finals

 Terrace Theatre
Sun. May 26

Rhythm Project All-Stars

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 29

NSO Youth Fellows

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Apr. 23 – May. 30

Take a Break Concert Series - Origem

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. May 30

Jazz in the Garden: Billy Price

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 31

Whitman 200: Poetry Films

 Rhizome
Fri. May 31

FMMC: Avanti Orchestra

 Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College
Sat. Jun 1

NSO Prelude

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 1

Open Rehearsal: New York Opera Society

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 1

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

 Library of Congress
Sat. Jun 1

Apollo Orchestra with Elizabeth Bishop and Barry Banks

 Church of the Little Flower
Sun. Jun 2

Hellwana

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 2

New York Opera Society

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 2

U.S. Army Band Mozart in Boots

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 3

Target Family Night: The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras (TCSYO)

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 4

A Drag Salute to Divas and Devos

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 5

DC JazzFest: Stefon Harris & Blackout

 Residence of the Denmark Ambassador
Thu. Jun 6

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Radio King Orchestra

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jun 6

Jazz in the Garden: Shannon Gunn

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 7

DC JazzFest: Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Jun. 6 – 8

DC JazzFest: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Justin Brown's Nyeusi and Miles Okazaki

 The Sandlot
Sat. Jun 8

DC JazzFest: Nanny Assis

 Mr. Henry's
Sat. Jun 8

Chamber Music Concert

 Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: DC Jazz Jam

The Brixton
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Kelly Green Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Nag Champa Art Ensemble

Wild Days
Sun. Jun 9

Krakauer-Tagg Duo

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 9

The Wildmans

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Amy K. Bormet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 10

DC JazzFest: Jordon Dixon

University of the District of Columbia
Mon. Jun 10

DC JazzFest: Future Band

Ivy City Smokehouse
Tue. Jun 11

DC JazzFest: Trent Cokley: Heal Our Hearts

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 11

FMMC: Dumbarton House

 Dumbarton House
Tue. Jun 11

DC JazzFest: Joe Herrera feat. James Zimmerman

Wild Days
Wed. Jun 12

DC JazzFest: The Noa Fort Quartet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 12

DC JazzFest: Dante Pope After Five Experience

Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station
Thu. Jun 13

DC JazzFest: The Barry Gurley Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jun 13

DC JazzFest: Kevin Cordt Quartet

Mr. Henry's
Fri. Jun 14

DC JazzFest: The King and Mic featuring Micah Smith

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jun 14

Jazz in the Garden: Adwela & the Uprising

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 14

Raul Midón at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 14

DC JazzFest: Alison Crockett

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Allyn Johnson & Sonic Sanctuary

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Coniece Washington Trio

The Phillips Collection
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Jose Montaño Trio

Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Joshua Redman Quartet

 District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Michael Franks

 District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Sasha Berliner and Band

 The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: String Queens

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Tarus Mateen & Beyond Genre

District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: The Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet

 Kreeger Museum
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra

 The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Yannick Rieu

District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

Justin Jones at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 15

The 11th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival

 Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Cinema Italia

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: El Violin Latino

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Evan Harris

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Joey Alexander

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Nommo

 Market Stage
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Oleg Butman and Natalia Smirnova

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Olli Soikkeli Trio

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Ralph Peterson & Gen-Next Big Band

 District Pier
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Sean Jones: Dizzy Spellz

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: The Cornerstore

District Pier
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: The Eric Byrd Trio and the Jazz Ambassadors

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Witness Matlou Trio

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

Inscape Chamber Orchestra

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 16

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 17

Yogev Shetrit

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 18

AIR Workshop: Secrets for Success with Trey Sorrells

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Wed. Jun 19

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 19

UNHCR, World Refugee Day

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jun 20

Full Power Blues Band at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 21

Jazz in the Garden: Black Masala

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 21

La Marvela: Pura Verbena

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jun 21

Air Force Strings

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 22

BlaqueStone

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 22

Sin Miedo at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 22

Sneaks

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 23

Los Cenzontles

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 24

The Eurasia Festival

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 25

Astrid Kuljanic: Croatian Farewells

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 26

Arlington Philharmonic Pops for Pets at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 28

Jazz in the Garden: Hendrik Meurkens Quartet

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 28

Signature Theatre Cabaret at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 29

Jazz in the Garden: The JoGo Project

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 5

U.S. Army Blues at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 5

The Fuss at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 6

Front Country

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 10

Jazz in the Garden: Eleke

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 12

Vox Pop at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 12

King Soul at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 13

Band of Us

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 17

Dogo at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 19

Jazz in the Garden: Miles Stiebel

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 19

Hot Lanes at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 20

Joe Falero Band

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 24

Jazz in the Garden: Incendio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 26

Mariachi Los Amigos at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 26

Shamans of Sound at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 27

Levine School of Music Interactive Family Concert at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 28

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 31

Jazz in the Garden: Son del Caribe

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 2

Irene Jalenti at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 3

Mr Gabe and the Circle Time All Stars

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 4

The Josanne Francis Septet

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 7

Carly Harvey at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Aug 9

Jazz in the Garden: The Bailsmen

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 9

Veronneau at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 10

Rare Essence

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 14

Jazz in the Garden: Dixie Power Trio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Mon. Aug 19

UkeFest Finale

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 21

Jazz in the Garden: Funky Dawgz Brass Band

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 23

Aaron Abernathy

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 28
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