What's happening in Downtown / Penn Quarter / Chinatown today
39 events happening in Downtown / Penn Quarter / Chinatown today.
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.
Morning
Museum & Gallery8 AM
Wellness Wednesdays
Portrait Gallery · Penn Quarter

Cultural & Community9:30 AM – 5 PM
Small Biz Assist with DSLBD
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Museum & Gallery10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery10 AM
CANCELLED - Spark!Lab
American History Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery10 AM
Storytime Studio: City Colors
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty
African American Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens · Downtown DC

Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Virtual ESL Conversation Circles
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Cultural & Community10 AM – 12 PM
Friendship Bench DC at the MLK Library
MLK Library · Gallery Place

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

Museum & Gallery10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC
Cultural & Community10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Outlook Email Intermediate
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Museum & Gallery11 AM
Storytime Studio: City Colors
Hirshhorn Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery11 AM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC

Cultural & Community11 AM – 12 PM
Coffee & Conversation
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Museum & Gallery11:30 AM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum · Downtown DC
Afternoon

Museum & Gallery12 PM
CANCELLED - Curator Tour | Of the Hills
Asian Art Museum · Downtown DC

Cultural & Community12 – 1:30 PM
Certiport Exams from Home
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Museum & Gallery1 PM
SHOUT
American History Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Freer Gallery of Art · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum · Downtown DC

Museum & Gallery1 PM
Annual Fellows Lectures
American Art Museum · Penn Quarter

Museum & Gallery1 PM
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience Highlights Tour
African American Museum · 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

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 & Gallery2:15 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 – 5 PM
Lego Club
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Cultural & Community3 – 4 PM
Suminagashi with the Embassy of Japan
MLK Library · Gallery Place

Cultural & Community4 – 5 PM
Gaming Unplugged
MLK Library · Gallery Place
Evening

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