Discover upcoming hidden gem events in Washington, DC
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We share thousands of hidden gem events each year—many of which never grace the page of mainstream media. While we won’t promise you love every event, here’s what we can promise:
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locally-vetted
Founder Jade was born in DC, grew up in Arlington, and resides in Union Market—and has continued to explore culturally-enriching events throughout each phase of life.
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straight from the source
We dig through 100+ primary sources each week to find hidden-gem events our neighbors will love, never consolidating research from other news outlets.
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anti-algorithm
What’s the point of sharing events that are constantly sold-out? We help DC locals discover untapped events to fit their interest, background, or lifestyle.
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your neighbor
We highlight events we know we, or our neighbors, would enjoy.
Mark your calendar for these locally-vetted events
FRIDAY, 4/11
embassy: Soirée Musicale avec Constantine Kazakos ($10-15)
jazz: Jazz Concert featuring Armand Ntep (free)
art opening: JACKIE FLANAGAN PANGELINAN (free)
classical: The Red Violoncello: Prokofiev and the Piazzolla Tango ($55)
stargazing: Eisenhower Under the Stars (free)
whiskey: Wilderness Trail Tasting & Release Party ($60)
bdsm/film: HUMP!'s 20th Anniversary! ($25)
dance party: Gimme Gimme Disco ($35)
SATURDAY, 4/12
tree planting: Community Tree Planting: West Hyattsville Metro Station (free)
craft: District Spring Embroidery Class ($50)
beer: Kolsch Service ($3 each)
clothing swap: Plus Size Clothing Swap ($15)
flowers: Ikebana + Cocktails at Dear Sushi ($78)
japan/market: Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival ($10+)
craft: Gel Plate Printing ($75)
tour: Sightlines Saturday Guided Tour and Activity: Community Connections (free)
flowers: Georgetown Flower Tour ($40)
volunteer: Pollinator Planting Program (free)
yoga/emo: Emo Yoga at Atlas Brew Works ($28+)
craft: Spring Arts & Crafts Workshop (free)
flowers: Sips and Stems - Mounted Orchids ($69)
book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)
book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)
book sale: Used Book Sale (free)
book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)
music: 21st Century Consort: Child's Play (free)
bdsm/film: HUMP!'s 20th Anniversary! ($25)
dc: Emancipation Day (free)
festival: Moonscape Ensemble Cherry Blossom Festival (free)
opening reception: Art Enables Opening Reception (free)
dancing/museum: Stompin’ at the Savoy Swing Dance Social (free)
art: A Community Art + Justice Evening - Freedom Making Through the Arts ($35)
history: Invite to the FDR Memorial to honor the 80th anniversary of FDR's passing (free)
yoga/goth: Health Goth Yoga at Atlas Brew Works ($28+)
cocktails: Cocktails Featuring Providencia Seasoned Bartender Pedro Tobar ($55)
volunteer: District Clean-Ups (free)
flowers: Flower Arranging Basics ($95)
beer: DC Beer Festival ($55)
SUNDAY, 4/13
cycling: Confident City Cycling ($10)
dogs: Paws and Petals Yappy Hour (free)
fitness: Spring into Fitness (free)
japan/market: Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival ($10+)
film: Walk Cheerfully (free)
workshop: An Introductory Workshop ($5)
clothing; Blossom: A Spring Fashion Pop Up (free)
flea: Aslin Flea Market (free)
writing workshop: Trans Writing Workshop (free)
art exhibit/closes: Hung Liu: Happy and Gay (free)
book swap: Monthly Book & Puzzle Swap (free)
MONDAY, 4/14
book club: A Quiet Word Silent Reading (free)
craft: Paint Easter Eggs (free)
french/history: Women and the French Revolution ($15)
craft: DIY No-Sew T-Shirt Bag (free)
TUESDAY, 4/15
national parks: Creating a Homegrown National Park® in Your Home or Community (free)
japan: Discover Kyōgen | The Art of Laughter (free)
architecture: The Land is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects ($15)
dc/history: When Washington Burned ($15)
book talk: New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement (free)
WEDNESDAY, 4/16
community building: The Dreaming and Building Together Series: Anacostia Arts Center (free)
museum/party: NWMA Nights ($25)
cheese: WASHED OUT! Washed Rind (Stinky) Cheeses & Wine! ($60)
fiction/book talk: Root Rot (free)
film/museum after hours: Two Wars: Double Feature ($22)
spy chat: Rogue Agent (free)
workshop: Hands-On with Figure Drawing (free)
journalism: Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Featuring Zeke Miller Associated Press Chief White House Correspondent ($10)
THURSDAY, 4/17
jazz: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Grant Langford (free)
film: Jurassic Park (free)
board game: Board Game Night (free)
tarot: Tarot For Beginners: A Workshop ($120)
craft: Yarnworks Meetup (free)
space/italy: ORA. The limits of the planet (free)
tattoo: Mucha Flash (free)
museum/party: Live! At The Library (free)
free admission: Third Thursday (free)
FRIDAY, 4/18
military: History Talk: Operation Praying Mantis (free)
broadway/dance party: Broadway Rave ($25)
drag/burlesque: Burly Undeground ($20-30)
cheese: French Wine and Cheese ($75)
fundrasier/lebanon: Stand-Up Sawa Comedy for Lebanon ($25)
SATURDAY, 4/19
movie/screening: "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" (free)
dance party: Reggaeton Rave ($20+)
bike/picnic: Bloom Ride & Spring Picnic (free)
cupcakes: Cupcake Decorating Class ($75)
festival/gardening: Spring Kickoff Community Event (free)
burlesque: DC Braulesque: Celestial Bawdies II ($25-40)
jazz/film: Jazz Film Festival (free)
gardening: Seed & Plant Swap (free)
volunteer: Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Planting: University Hills Duck Pond (free)
festival: Earth Day Celebration: A Day Unplugged (free)
flowers: Flower Arranging + Espresso Martinis at Residents ($145)
volunteer: Clean Waterways Cleanup: Earth Day (free)
jazz: "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" (free)
lectures: Nerd Nite ($10-15)
family day: Dumbarton Oaks Family Day (free)
cooking: Roots, Heart, & Soul with Chef Todd Richards – A Journey Through the African Diaspora ($40)
film: It Happened One Night (free)
asian/tea: Tea Presentation | Chanoyu with Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA (free)
book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)
book sale: Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)
donation/media: Friends' Donation Drop-in (free)
book sale: Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (free)
SUNDAY, 4/20
baking/cookbook: A GOOD DAY TO BAKE ($6)
craft: Bubbles & Blossoms Hand Painted Candles ($50)
bike: Confident City Cycling ($10)
MONDAY, 4/21
book talk: The Interpreter (free)
metro: How the Metro Made Washington ($15)
origami: Drop In Adult Crafts (free)
comics/zine: DC CoZi (free)
craft: Yarn Lovers Club (free)
self-help/book talk: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy (free)
TUESDAY, 4/22
book party: Great Big Beautiful Release Party ($30)
lecture: The Lives and Minds of Potomac Dolphins ($15)
poetry/book talk: Latino Poetry - Places We Call Home (free)
queer: Dyke Night (free)
WEDNESDAY, 4/23
lecture: The Electoral College & How Other Republics Elect Heads of Government (free)
book talk: Houston I'm the Problem/ Houston yo soy el problema (free)
fishing: Fishing at the Tidal Basin (free)
space: The Search for Mars' Oceans (free)
art talk: Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Thao Nguyen on The Island (free)
florals: Flower Arranging Basics with Spring Flowers ($95)
music: Music on the Lunar Lawn ($30)
celebration/museum: 1921 BIERGARTEN BIRTHDAY PARTY (free)
THURSDAY, 4/24
film/documentary/italian: History Film Forum: Marcella ($25)
film: The Lion King (free)
music: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat ($6)
dc history: John Ihlder: Houser/Gentrifier: Georgetown and Barry Farm (free)
book talk/journalism: Atlantic Journalist Yoni Applebaum Discusses his new Book STUCK ($10)
art/workshop: Weeknight Watercolor (free)
museum/party: Live! At The Library (free)
music/book talk: Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience (free)
board games: Board Game Night (free)
FRIDAY, 4/25
festival/jazz: Ella Fitzgerald Day (free)
festival: Georgetown French Market (free)
piano: Hélène Grimaud, Piano (free)
SATURDAY, 4/26
craft: Drop-in Arts & Crafts Animal & Monster Hats (free)
celebration/bookstore: East City Bookshop 9th Birthday (free)
yoga: Yoga in the Sculpture Garden ($20)
gardening: Growing Community: Garden Tours (free)
food festival: New Kids on the Block ($119)
volunteer: Arbor Day Community Tree Planting: Northwest Park Apartments (free)
wine: DC Wine Fest! Spring Edition ($35-55)
rugby: Fundraiser for Renegades Rugby ($)
cupcakes: Spring Floral Cupcakes Class ($80)
gardening/cocktails: Onsite Cocktail Container Workshop ($65)
festival: Georgetown French Market (free)
gardening: Garden Fair & Plant Sale (free)
craft: DC Dyke March Earth Day Crafternoon ($10-15)dance party: Depeche Dance Party ($25)
book sale: FOLio - Friends of the Library Book Sale (free)
book sale: Friends Book Sale (free)
book sale: Book Sale (free)
book sale: Georgetown Library Friends' Used Book Sale (free)
SUNDAY, 4/27
festival/environment: Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements (free)
festival: Georgetown French Market (free)
sale/dress: Wedding Guest Dress Sale ($)
book sale: Book Sale (free)
book sale: Georgetown Library Friends' Used Book Sale (free)
MONDAY, 4/28
flu: A Bird's-Eye View of the Flu ($15)
trivia: Kramers Literary Trivia (free)
fashion: Fashion Club: A meetup for sewists and other fashion makers (free)
TUESDAY, 4/29
Tuesday, April 29
book talk: The Golden Road: Book Talk and Signing (free)
WEDNESDAY, 4/30
kimchi: Let's Make Kimchi ($65)
spring: Goddess of Spring and the Underworld ($15)
film/art: War Paint—Women at War (free with admission)
deaf: MODDHH Jubilee: Fostering Resources for Accessible and Multimodal Education (free)