What's happening in Downtown / Penn Quarter / Chinatown this week
217 events happening in Downtown / Penn Quarter / Chinatown this week.
DC's beating heart — museums, theaters, and a dining scene that's gotten seriously good. Penn Quarter and Chinatown have become the kind of neighborhoods you actually want to hang out in.
Saturday
All day
Canva Résumés To-Go
MLK Library · Gallery Place
All day
IC3-GS6 Digital Literacy Certification Series
MLK Library · Gallery Place
9 AM – 1 PM
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle · Downtown DC
10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Open Studio: In Suspense!
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
CANCELLED - Art Studio
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
3 PM
CANCELLED - DC | National Native American Veterans Memorial Flame
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Sunday
All day
Canva Résumés To-Go
MLK Library · Gallery Place
All day
IC3-GS6 Digital Literacy Certification Series
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
CANCELLED - Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
American Bison Cart Chat
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
CANCELLED - Art Studio
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Monday
All day
Canva Résumés To-Go
MLK Library · Gallery Place
All day
IC3-GS6 Digital Literacy Certification Series
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM – 12 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:30 AM – 12 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
Coral Reef Tank Talk
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12:30 – 2 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
12:45 PM
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
1 – 2 PM
The Write Vibe
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1 PM
A Changing America Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 – 4 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 – 4:30 PM
Excel I Basics
MLK Library · Gallery Place
3 – 4 PM
Summer Science Squad
MLK Library · Gallery Place
4 – 5 PM
MLK Teen/Tween Book Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
4 – 4:30 PM
Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 8 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 8 PM
Mahjong Mondays 麻将星期一
MLK Library · Gallery Place
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Tuesday
All day
Canva Résumés To-Go
MLK Library · Gallery Place
All day
IC3-GS6 Digital Literacy Certification Series
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:30 – 11 AM
Story Time in the Enid Haupt Garden
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10:30 AM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM – 2 PM
FRESHFARM CityCenterDC
FRESHFARM CityCenterDC · Downtown DC
11 – 11:30 AM
Toddler Story Time - For children aged 18-36 months
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM
Objects out of Storage: Revolutionary War
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
Ocean Topics Cart Chat
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: Cataloging and Digitization
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 – 4:30 PM
Techy Tuesdays
MLK Library · Gallery Place
4 – 5 PM
Teen Trivia
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5 – 6 PM
Crochet Away
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5:30 – 9 PM
Tuesday Night Movies
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 8 PM
Mahjong Night 麻将之夜
MLK Library · Gallery Place
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Wednesday
All day
Canva Résumés To-Go
MLK Library · Gallery Place
All day
IC3-GS6 Digital Literacy Certification Series
MLK Library · Gallery Place
9:30 AM – 5 PM
Small Biz Assist with DSLBD
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM – 12 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM – 12 PM
Friendship Bench DC at the MLK Library
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM
Storytime Studio: Chasing Rainbows
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Arcadia Mobile Market at Wah Luck
Arcadia Mobile Market at Wah Luck · Chinatown
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
Ocean Topics Cart Chat
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12:30 – 2:30 PM
Word I Basics & NorthStar
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 – 2:30 PM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
MLK Library · Gallery Place
2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: USS Maine
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Word II Intermediate
MLK Library · Gallery Place
4 – 5 PM
Gaming Unplugged
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5 – 8 PM
Create Geometric Blooms from Shrink Film with Kathleen Cole
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5:30 PM
Converse with a Conservator Gallery Talk: Preserving the World of Grandma Moses
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
6 – 8 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 7 PM
District Vibes / American Pride Exhibition Tours
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 8:30 PM
DC Punk Archive 2026 Summer Rooftop Shows
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 7 PM
MLK Friends' Monthly Meeting
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6:15 PM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
7 – 8 PM
The Great Wherever with Shannon Sanders
MLK Library · Gallery Place
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Thursday
10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty
African American Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Storytime Studio: Chasing Rainbows
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM – 2 PM
FRESHFARM By the White House
FRESHFARM By the White House · Downtown DC
11 AM – 1 PM
iOs VoiceOver Clinic
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 – 11:30 AM
Toddler Story Time
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
12 PM
Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Army Strolling Strings, performances at 12 Noon & 1:30 PM
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12:45 PM
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Big Objects, Big Stories: Veranda Post, Olowe of Ise
African American Museum · Downtown DC
1 – 1:30 PM
Baby Lap Time - For Pre-Walking Babies
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Army Strolling Strings, performances at 12 Noon & 1:30 PM
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 – 4 PM
Computer Comfort Series Part 1
MLK Library · Gallery Place
2 – 4:30 PM
Job Seekers Clinic
MLK Library · Gallery Place
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: Firefighters in the 1800s
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 – 4 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
4 – 6 PM
AI & Us: How AI is impacting DC and what we can do about it
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5 – 6 PM
Yarnworks Meetup
MLK Library · Gallery Place
5 PM
Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Joshua Bayer
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
6 – 8:30 PM
MLK DOCS presents: I Am Big Bird
MLK Library · Gallery Place
6 – 7 PM
Responding to Strong Emotions
MLK Library · Gallery Place
7 PM
Brick by Brick: Tuskegee’s Legacy of Agriculture and Architecture
African American Museum · Downtown DC
8 PM
Todd Rundgren: DAMNED IF I DO TOUR
Warner Theatre · Downtown DC
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Friday
10 AM
Open Studio: Artistic Reflections
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM – 12 PM
Chair Yoga with Beth
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
Nature Journaling
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12 – 2:30 PM
"Wicked" Sing Along!
MLK Library · Gallery Place
12 PM
Cooking Up History- From the Bronx to the Caribbean: The Power of Baking with Paola Velez
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Closer Look: Making a Statement
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 – 4:30 PM
Windows 11 & NorthStar
MLK Library · Gallery Place
3 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
6:15 PM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
7 PM
We the Woolly: Remixing 250
Woolly Mammoth · Penn Quarter
8 PM
White Ford Bronco
The Hamilton Live · Downtown DC
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC
Saturday
All day
MLK Jr. Memorial Library - Odyssey-Themed Stamp Rally
MLK Library · Gallery Place
9 AM – 1 PM
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle · Downtown DC
10 AM – 1 PM
Notary Public Office Hours
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10 AM
Open Studio: Artistic Reflections
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Soar Together at Air and Space: Happy 50th Birthday!
Air and Space Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
The World and Me: National Bison Month
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Observation and Perception: Unlocking the Skill of Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center · Downtown DC
10:15 AM
The Perfect Pairing: Books and Collage - In Person
Ripley Center · Downtown DC
10:30 AM – 12 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
10:30 AM
Jump into Acrylic Painting - In Person
Ripley Center · Downtown DC
11 AM – 12 PM
Accessible Game Meet-Up
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 – 11:30 AM
Family Story Time - For Ages 0-5
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM – 2 PM
MLK Bargain Basement Books & Shop
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11 AM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM
DC | Story Time with the Author: Laurel Goodluck
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
11 AM – 12:30 PM
Android Basics
MLK Library · Gallery Place
11:30 AM
Luce Local Community Day
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Story Time with the Author: Laurel Goodluck
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1 PM
Art Studio
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
1 – 2 PM
District Vibes / American Pride Exhibition Tours
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1 – 4 PM
A Day at the Fair
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1 PM
DC | Animation Celebration!
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
1:30 – 4 PM
Accessible Movie Screening: How to Train Your Dragon
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1:30 – 3 PM
Typing Practice
MLK Library · Gallery Place
1:30 PM
Family Art Workshop
Air and Space Museum · Downtown DC
2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2 PM
DC | Story Time with the Author: Laurel Goodluck
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
2 – 4 PM
Black Studies Book Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
2:15 PM
Mixed Media Constructions - In Person
Ripley Center · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Family Art Workshop
Air and Space Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Ripley Center · Downtown DC
6:15 PM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
7 PM
We the Woolly: Remixing 250
Woolly Mammoth · Penn Quarter
8 PM
Knights of the Night
The Hamilton Live · Downtown DC
8 PM
The Marvelous Miss Gender starring BOSCO (Ages 18+)
Warner Theatre · Downtown DC
8 PM
Volunteer Opportunity at the National Museum of African Art
African Art Museum · Downtown DC