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.
Performances
Jazz in the Garden: Dixie Power Trio
National Gallery of Art Sculpture GardenMon. Aug 19
Jazz in the Garden: Funky Dawgz Brass Band
National Gallery of Art Sculpture GardenFri. Aug 23
Live from the Lawn: UkeFest Finale
StrathmoreWed. Aug 21
Live from the Lawn: Aaron Abernathy
StrathmoreWed. Aug 28
Archive Challenge Sampler Concert
Library of CongressWed. Aug 21
Les Filles de Illighadad
Library of CongressThu. Sep 19
Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Bernstein Does Broadway
Reston Town CenterThu. Oct 10
Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-NOVATEQ
Reston Town CenterThu. Sep 26
Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Singers and Players from the School of Music
Reston Town CenterThu. Sep 12
Summerbration: Battery Lane
Reston StationFri. Aug 23
Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Squeez Bayou
Lake Anne PlazaThu. Aug 22
Take a Break Concert Series-The Rick Whitehead Trio
Lake Anne PlazaThu. Aug 29
Summerbration Fun Brunch: Rocknoceros
Reston StationSat. Aug 24
Sunday Art in the Park: Broadway Baby! An Evening of Musical Hits
Reston Town CenterSun. Aug 18
Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason - Autumn Jazz with Mason Music Productions
Reston Town CenterThu. Oct 24
Target Family Night: The U.S. Air Force Band
The Kennedy CenterTue. Aug 20
MK Zulu
The Kennedy CenterWed. Aug 21
Victory Boyd
The Kennedy CenterFri. Aug 23
Saxophone Genesis
The Kennedy CenterSun. Aug 25
Oh He Dead
The Kennedy CenterWed. Aug 28
East River Jazz Collective
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterThu. Aug 29
M.A.K.U SoundSystem
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterFri. Aug 30
NSO Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert 2019
West Lawn US CapitolSun. Sep 1
American Roots Concert Series: C.J. Chenier and the Red-Hot Louisiana Band
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalSun. Sep 8
American Roots Concert Series: Steve Poltz
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalSun. Sep 15
American Roots Concert Series: Freddy & Francine
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalSun. Sep 22
Lake Anne Jazz and Blues Festival
Lake Anne PlazaSat. Aug 31
Jubilee Voices at Library of Congress
Library of CongressWed. Aug 21
Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Music and Song at American Baseball Stadiums
Smithsonian National Postal MuseumSat. Aug 24
Signature Theatre's Open House
Signature TheatreSun. Aug 18
The Apollo Orchestra with Carter Brey, Cellist
Chevy Chase Presbyterian ChurchSun. Nov 17
The Apollo Orchestra with Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
Church of the Little FlowerFri. Oct 18
The Apollo Orchestra with Chris Gekker, Trumpet
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory SchoolSat. Sep 14
Global Sounds on the Hill: Che Apalache
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalTue. Sep 10
Interference concert
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterThu. Oct 3
Who Am I?
Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySun. Aug 18
REMIX: Soundtrack to Summer
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThu. Aug 22
Día de los Muertos
Robert and Arlene Kogod CourtyardSat. Nov 2
REMIX: The Future is Female
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThu. Sep 26
Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Jamie Bernstein and Spencer Myer
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Oct 2
Dance with Step Afrika! at Yards Park!
The Yards ParkSun. Aug 25
Chucho Valdés - Jazz Batá
Library of CongressSat. Oct 12
Fretwork with Iestyn Davies
Library of CongressWed. Oct 16
Arod Quartet Concerts from the Library of Congress, 2019-2020
Library of CongressFri. Oct 18
Tank & the Bangas
Library of CongressFri. Oct 25
As Ever, Oscar: Letters and Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II
Library of CongressMon. Oct 28
Quicksilver - Founder's Day Concert
Library of CongressWed. Oct 30
Midori, violin & Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Library of CongressSat. Nov 2
A Cabaret Evening with Norm Lewis
Library of CongressThu. Nov 14
Chopin: the Raphael of the Piano
Library of CongressSat. Nov 16
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Library of CongressWed. Nov 20
Leila Josefowicz, violin & John Novacek, piano
Library of CongressSat. Nov 23
Clara Schumann at 200
Library of CongressFri. Dec 6
Miró Quartet | Antonio Stradivari Memorial Concert
Library of CongressWed. Dec 18
Dunedin Consort
Library of CongressThu. Jan 30, 2020
Asko|Schönberg
Library of CongressJan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2020
Skride Piano Quartet
Library of CongressWed. Feb 5, 2020
Phaeton Trio
Library of CongressFri. Feb 7, 2020
Perfection: The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848
Library of CongressSat. Feb 15, 2020
Miranda Cuckson & Friends
Library of CongressFri. Feb 21, 2020
Sphinx Virtuosi
Library of CongressFri. Feb 28, 2020
Concerto Köln
Library of CongressSat. Feb 29, 2020
Arabesque Marouan Benabdallah
Library of CongressSat. Mar 14, 2020
Takács Quartet
Library of CongressTue. Mar 17, 2020
Tabea Zimmermann, viola | Javier Perianes, piano
Library of CongressWed. Mar 18, 2020
#Declassified: Manuscript Music for Men’s Chorus
Library of CongressSat. Mar 28, 2020
Conrad Tao, piano | Caleb Teicher, tap dance
Library of CongressSat. Apr 4, 2020
Fly Higher: Charlie Parker @ 100
Library of CongressSat. Apr 11, 2020
Bang on a Can All Stars | Field Recordings
Library of CongressFri. Apr 17, 2020
2019 Art All Night at the KCC
Korean Cultural Center DCSat. Sep 14
Flux Quartet with Oliver Lake and Donal Fox
Library of CongressMay. 1 & 2, 2020
International Contemporary Ensemble
Library of CongressFri. May 8, 2020
Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata: Two Visions
Library of CongressFri. May 15, 2020
Big Band Evening: Strayhorn Known and Unknown
Library of CongressThu. May 28, 2020
The Bill Charlap Trio with Jon Faddis
Library of CongressSat. May 30, 2020
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Library of CongressFri. Jul 24, 2020
The Apollo Orchestra with Roberto Diaz, viola
Chevy Chase Presbyterian ChurchSun. Jan 12, 2020
The Apollo Orchestra with Peter Orth, piano
The Kennedy CenterThu. Mar 5, 2020
The Apollo Orchestra with Michelle Kim, violin
Church of the EpiphanySun. May 17, 2020
The Apollo Orchestra presents Rossini’s Stabat Mater
Church of the Little FlowerSun. Jun 14, 2020
Monumental Theatre Company presents Montgomery
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterSat. Aug 31
The United States Air Force String Quartet
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterTue. Sep 3
Mellifera
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterWed. Sep 4
Sariyah Idan
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterThu. Sep 5
The Chuck Brown Band with Special Guest Bootsy Collins
REACH Plaza StageSat. Sep 7
Brandee Younger
Studio K of the REACHSun. Sep 8
Keali'i Reichel
REACH Plaza StageTue. Sep 10
DC Strings Workshop
REACH Plaza StageWed. Sep 11
Renée Fleming VOICES ft. Soloman Howard, Afro Blue, and The Mellow Tones
Skylight PavillionThu. Sep 12
Night Glitter
The Terrace Gallery in the REACHFri. Sep 13
J.PERIOD & The Live Mixtape ft. Mumu Fresh
Studio K of the REACHSat. Sep 14
Dan & Claudia Zanes
REACH Plaza StageSun. Sep 15
DCPS Teacher Showcase
REACH Plaza StageMon. Sep 16
The U.S. Army Band Pershing's Own Saxophone Quartet
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterMon. Sep 23
Yiddish Tango from Warsaw
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterTue. Sep 24
Toko Telo
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterWed. Sep 25
La Mojarra Electrica
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterThu. Sep 26
Nitty Scott
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterFri. Sep 27
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
Lakota Music Project with the South Dakota Symphony Chamber Ensemble
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianSat. Oct 19
NSO Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert 2019 ( Open Rehearsal)
US Capitol West LawnSun. Sep 1
Project ChArma
Dance PlaceThu. Sep 26
