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Our end-of-the-week picks for May 16-18, 2025
You won’t want to miss the District's signature events and festivals...
May
2025
Virginia
National Museum of the United States Army
May 21, 2025
Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have helped develop and defend the United States,
Downtown
Golden Triangle Business Improvement District
May 21, 2025 - Jun 18, 2025
Live Music, Lawn Games, and More
Mount Vernon Square
May 21, 2025 - May 28, 2025
Enjoy free outdoor workouts guided by instructors from Mount Vernon Triangle fitness studios every Wednesday in May from 6-7pm
Known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, May 8, 1945 marked the conclusion of World War II operations in Europe.
Maryland
Strathmore
May 21, 2025 - Jun 25, 2025
Meet the Artists in Residence 2025: Workshops, Concerts & Creativity
National Mall
National Air and Space Museum
May 22, 2025 - May 29, 2025
Learn about inventive people who have designed and built their own aircraft
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
May 22, 2025
HumanitiesDC Culture Series: Sex Work in Civil War Washington and Beyond
May 23, 2025
DC Black Pride 2023
