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Things to Do This Month

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Events Calendar

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Things to Do This Weekend in Washington, DC

Our end-of-the-week picks for May 16-18, 2025

15 Must-See DC Events & Festivals

You won’t want to miss the District's signature events and festivals...


May

24

2025

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Opening Day: Faces of Civil War Nurses

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

May 24, 2025

Exhibit Opening: Faces of Civil War Nurses

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May

24

2025

Southwest & The Wharf

In True Face Book Signing with author Jo...

International Spy Museum

May 24, 2025

Meet former CIA Chief of Disguise -  Jonna Hiestand Mendez

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May

25

2025

Virginia

Free Screenings of Taking Chance

National Museum of the Marine Corps

May 25, 2025 - May 26, 2025

Memorial Day Weekend: Free Screening of *Taking Chance* at the Medal of Honor Theater

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May

25

2025

Adams Morgan

Science Playtime For Kids Aged 2-5 years

Because Science

May 25, 2025

You’re never too young to become a scientist

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May

27

2025

Southwest & The Wharf

Spy With Me

May 27, 2025

Virtual program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners

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May

29

2025

National Mall

Lecture: Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?

National Air and Space Museum

May 28, 2025

Often called Earth's twin, there is much debate over Venus' status as a watery world

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May

29

2025

National Mall

Popup Stargazing at the National Air and...

National Air and Space Museum

May 28, 2025

Take a look through telescopes and see what's in the night sky

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May

29

2025

Virginia

History Talk: We the People: The Civil W...

National Museum of the United States Army

May 29, 2025

Generations of Americans have honorably served their country in the military.

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