DC, week of November 16, 2026
What's on in DC, Monday November 16 to Sunday November 22, 2026: 2,459 events, 985 of them free. A few picks per kind of event; every event links to its original listing.
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- Mon Nov 16: 253
- Tue Nov 17: 359
- Wed Nov 18: 308
- Thu Nov 19: 378
- Fri Nov 20: 366
- Sat Nov 21: 511
- Sun Nov 22: 284
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Music 268
- Mon Nov 16 · 6:30 PM Greg Freeman The Atlantis
- Mon Nov 16 · 7 PM P.E.E. Songbyrd
- Tue Nov 17 · 7 PM Faetooth 9:30 Club
- Tue Nov 17 · 8 PM Sleep: North America 2026 Lincoln Theatre
- Wed Nov 18 · 7 PM Francis of Delirium Pearl Street Warehouse
- Wed Nov 18 · 8 PM Bill Murray & his Blood Brothers Warner Theatre
Comedy 100
- Mon Nov 16 · 8 PM All New: New Material Show at Hotbed Comedy Club | Free Stand-Up Show DC Hotbed · Free
- Wed Nov 18 · 7:30 PM Rachel Scanlon: A Bit Much (stand-up comedy) DC Improv Comedy Club
- Thu Nov 19 · 10 PM Dupont Circle Late Night Comedy Show with Jamal Russell | X Marks the Spot The Golden Age · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 9 PM Ilana Glazer Live! Lincoln Theatre
- Fri Nov 20 · 9:45 PM Geoffrey Asmus @ DC Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant DC Improv
- Sun Nov 22 · 7 PM Michael Turner @ Room 808 Room 808
Arts, theater & film 718
- Mon Nov 16 · 7:30 PM Gregory Porter The Anthem
- Mon Nov 16 · 8 PM JoJo Howard Theatre
- Tue Nov 17 · 6:30 PM Donny Benet The Atlantis
- Tue Nov 17 · 8 PM The Bends & Common People Union Stage
- Wed Nov 18 · 7 PM Matt Hansen 9:30 Club
- Wed Nov 18 · 8 PM Jessie Reyez Echostage
Tech, AI & startups 165
- Mon Nov 16 · 10 AM Taiwan Conference: Bilateral Ballot Boxes Lindner Commons · Free
- Tue Nov 17 · 4 PM The State of American Democracy: Elections in the Digital Media Age Milken Institute School of Public Health
- Wed Nov 18 · 6 PM How States comply with ISDS awards: presentation of 2026 Compliance Report GW Law Jacob Burns Law Library · Free
- Wed Nov 18 · 6:30 PM Bits in Bio DC x DMV Petri Dish Happy Hour: November Electroporation Station⚡🦠 Sudhouse DC · Free
- Thu Nov 19 · 7 PM Real Estate Investor Networking Washington DC | Property Deal Network PDN Mr. Smith's of Georgetown · $0-$13.09
- Thu Nov 19 · 7 PM History Film Forum presents "Join or Die": Civic Engagement and Democracy American History Museum · Free
Food & drink 243
- Thu Nov 19 · 7 PM Thursday Night Themed Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Bridge District Atlas Brew Works Bridge District · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 6 PM Washington DC Whiskey Washback The Schuyler · $135.23-$187.51
- Fri Nov 20 · 7 PM Paint & Puff Night on H Street | Sip, Smoke & Paint in Washington, DC Allure Bar & Lounge · $37.59-$39.72
- Sat Nov 21 · 7 PM Beaujolais & Beyond Celebration 2026 at the Embassy of France Embassy of France · $118.15-$850.17
- Sat Nov 21 · 9:30 PM Geoffrey Asmus @ DC Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant DC Improv
- Sun Nov 22 · 9 AM Trinidad Farmers Market (Washington, DC) Trinidad Farmers Market · Free
Nightlife & dancing 252
- Tue Nov 17 · 7:30 PM The Hip Hop Nutcracker The National Theatre
- Fri Nov 20 · 10 PM QTS: DC ft. Farius + Solarstone Bunker
- Fri Nov 20 · 10 PM BEAUZ BERHTA
- Sat Nov 21 · 10:30 AM ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa Exhibition Highlights Tour Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Free
- Sat Nov 21 · 5 PM Reggaeton Friendsgiving DC at Abigail Abigail · $13.20-$30.16
- Sun Nov 22 · 12:30 PM Tara Hoot's Camp(y) Bingo Brunch 901 U Street Northwest · $12.80
Family & kids 157
- Mon Nov 16 · 11 AM Toddler Explorations Anacostia Neighborhood Library · Free
- Tue Nov 17 · 10:30 AM DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers American Indian Museum DC · Free
- Tue Nov 17 · 12 PM Coffee, Cinema & Conversation Southwest Neighborhood Library · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 10:30 AM Big Moments, Little Stories Anacostia Community Museum · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 7:30 PM A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre Ford's Theatre
- Sat Nov 21 · 11 AM Santa & Sashes: A Girl Scouts Holiday Breakfast Hard Rock Cafe-Washington DC
Outdoors 80
- Mon Nov 16 · 7 AM Uncover Washington D.C.’s secrets with our outdoor escape game! United States Capitol · $8.78-$15.70
- Mon Nov 16 · 6 PM Profs & Pints DC: Nature's Hidden Logic Penn Social
- Tue Nov 17 · 10 AM Georgetown Hidden Passage Mystery Georgetown Waterfront Park · $23.18
- Tue Nov 17 · 11 AM Wacky Washington, DC Scavenger Hunt Compass Coffee · $26.50
- Wed Nov 18 · 12 PM Spooky Hunt: Ghostly Secrets of DC History Freedom Plaza · $23.18
- Wed Nov 18 · 12 PM Spooky Hunt: Tidal Basin Ghostly Twilight Hunt Tidal Basin / MLK Memorial Area · $23.18
Free 908
- Mon Nov 16 · 7 PM Monday Night Trivia at PubKey DC PubKey DC · Free
- Wed Nov 18 · 6 PM LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hour @ Spark Social Spark Social · Free
- Wed Nov 18 · 8 PM Yaelokre Howard Theatre · Free
- Thu Nov 19 · 7 PM Heated Rivalry Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Bridge District Atlas Brew Works Bridge District Brewery & Tap Room · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 10 PM Friday Late Night Showcase at Room 808 Room 808 · Free
- Fri Nov 20 · 10 PM Juos Zebbie's Garden · Free
Week 2026-W47. Built from DC Events’s listings of 2026-11-14; picks favour events several sources list, with a set time and place, over weekly classes and repeating series. Times are local (America/New_York).