What's happening in Downtown / Penn Quarter / Chinatown this week
198 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.
Wednesday
Museum & Gallery8 AM
Wellness Wednesdays
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
Cultural & Community9:30 AM – 5 PM
Small Biz Assist with DSLBD
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Friendship Bench DC at the MLK Library
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Storytime Studio: City Colors
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
CANCELLED - Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Outlook Email Intermediate
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community11 AM – 12 PM
Coffee & Conversation
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery11 AM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11 AM
Storytime Studio: City Colors
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community12 – 1:30 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery12 PM
CANCELLED - Curator Tour | Of the Hills
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Annual Fellows Lectures
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community2 – 3:30 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community2 – 4:30 PM
AI Basics
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community3 – 4 PM
Suminagashi with the Embassy of Japan
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community3 – 5 PM
Lego Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community4 – 5 PM
Gaming Unplugged
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community6 – 8 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Theatre & Comedy6:15 PM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery7 – 8 PM
Ain't No Place: Curator Tour — Touchstone Gallery
Touchstone Gallery · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery8 PM
Chasing Storms with the Hurricane Hunters (Amelia Earhart Lecture in Aviation History)
Air and Space Museum · Downtown DC
Thursday
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Farmers Market10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Arcadia Mobile Market at Wah Luck
Arcadia Mobile Market at Wah Luck · Chinatown
Farmers Market11 AM – 2 PM
FRESHFARM By the White House
FRESHFARM By the White House · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community11 AM – 12:30 PM
AI Fundamentals
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery11 AM
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Tuck Me In by Nathan Pyle
Air and Space Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Peacock Room Shutters Open
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Coral Reef Tank Talk
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
DC | Closer Look: "Water's Edge"
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Annual Fellows Lectures
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community2 – 4:30 PM
Job Seekers Clinic
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community4 – 5 PM
Children's Paint N' Sip
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery5 PM
Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Clara Campbell
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
Cultural & Community5 – 6 PM
Yarnworks Meetup
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community5:30 – 7:30 PM
Excel II Intermediate
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Theatre & Comedy6:15 PM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
Friday
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Financial Excel: Loan and Mortgage Payments
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Cooking Up History: Giuliano Hazan and a Legacy of Cooking Italian
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Curator Tour | Of the Hills
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Annual Fellows Lectures
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery5 PM
IlluminAsia | Bruce Lee Night with Jeff Chang and DJ 2-Tone of Shaolin Jazz
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Saturday
Farmers Market9 AM – 1 PM
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle
FRESHFARM Mount Vernon Triangle · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery9:30 AM
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens Bird Walk
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Open Studio: Color Flow State
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Braille Class
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Cultural Expressions Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Theatre & Comedy10:15 AM
History on Foot: McDevitt
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
DC | Service and Sacrifice: Memorial Day 2026
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community11 AM – 2 PM
MLK Bargain Basement Books & Shop
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery11 AM
IlluminAsia | Children's Book Fair
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community11 AM – 3 PM
Lagos Library Club - African & Diaspora Literature Gathering
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery11:15 AM
DC | Story Time
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
IlluminAsia | BookCon Fair and Disco
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Art Studio
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community2 – 4 PM
COMICTROPOLIS: La Borinqueña Rises
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Teen Studio: Don’t be Blue
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
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Music Venue & Nightclub8 PM
The Earth Wind & Fire Tribute Band
The Hamilton Live · Downtown DC
Theatre & Comedy8 PM
Orchestra Noir
Warner Theatre · Downtown DC
Sunday
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11 AM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11 AM
American Bison Cart Chat
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Art Studio
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Theatre & Comedy5 PM
Ford’s@5
Ford's Theatre · Downtown DC
Monday
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Portrait Gallery Kids
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Tuesday
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
Play Date at NMNH: Birds!
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11 AM
Coral Reef Tank Talk
Natural History Museum · Downtown DC
Farmers Market11 AM – 2 PM
FRESHFARM CityCenterDC
FRESHFARM CityCenterDC · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community2:30 – 4:30 PM
Techy Tuesdays
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community4 – 5 PM
Teen Trivia
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community5 – 6 PM
Crochet Away
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery5 PM
Analog Nights
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter
Cultural & Community5:30 – 9 PM
Tuesday Night Movies
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community6 – 8:30 PM
Scrabble Meetup
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community6 – 8 PM
Mahjong Night 麻将之夜
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community7 – 8:30 PM
Queer Book Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community7 – 9 PM
The War Within a War
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Wednesday
Cultural & Community9:30 AM – 5 PM
Small Biz Assist with DSLBD
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty
African American Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10 AM
Storytime Studio: Pour It Out
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Friendship Bench DC at the MLK Library
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery10:45 AM
Story Time with DC Public Library
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11 AM
Storytime Studio: Pour It Out
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery12 PM
Curator Tour | Of the Hills
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2 PM
Meet the Expert
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC
Museum & Gallery2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community3 – 5 PM
Lego Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Museum & Gallery3 PM
Spotlight Talk: Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community3 – 5 PM
Teen Anime Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community4 – 5 PM
Gaming Unplugged
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community4:30 – 6 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community5:30 – 7:30 PM
Excel III Advanced
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community5:30 – 7 PM
Creative Minds Book Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community6 – 8 PM
Punk Archive Processing Night
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Cultural & Community6 – 8 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place