Discover upcoming hidden gem events in Washington, DC
The Clockout DC framework
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, 5/10
film/history: Through the African American Lens: The Riot Report (free)
art/aapi: Good Fortunes: Open House (free)
after hours/museum: Asia After Dark (free)
floral/workshop: Flower Arranging Basics ($95)
cookbook/happy hour: DIASPORICAN ($14+)
anime/dance: Animania – The Anime Club Night ($17+)
outdoor movie: Grease (free)
SATURDAY, 5/11
homebuyer fair: First Time Homebuyer Fair (free)
star wars: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($8)
volunteer: Community Tree Planting (free)
beer: Spring Fest at Dacha ($50)
film/art: Black Echoes and Imperatives (free)
music/performance: An Evening with Madame Gandhi (free)
extended hours: National Arboretum (free)
friends: Intergenerational Friend Lab (free)
clothing swap: Clothing Swap at Right Proper (free)
embassy/festival: EU Open House (free)
chocolate/workshop: Chocolate Workshop: Hand Truffles ($110)
workshop/florals: Mounted Orchids ($69)
90s/karaoke: ’90s R&B KARAOKE CONCERT ($35)
cookbook: Salvisoul (free)
market: The Great Brookland Yard Sale ($)
SUNDAY, 5/12
floral/workshop: Flower Arranging Basics Mother Days Edition ($125)
books/puzzles: Book & Puzzle Swap at Ivy City (free)
beer: Spring Fest at Dacha ($50)
art: Weekend Workshops (free)
mother’s day: Mother's Day @ NMAA (free)
dance: Flower Factory ($5)
MONDAY, 5/13
presidents: The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President (free)
mental health: Fireside Chats for Mental Health Awareness Month (free)
TUESDAY, 5/14
george washington: Commemorating George Washington with 18th Century Wax Miniatures (free)
workshop/plants: Flower Smudge Stick Lab ($50)
cookbook: KISMET ($5+)
supreme court/podcast: Amicus Live: How Originalism Captured The Court
WEDNESDAY, 5/15
jazz: Parisian Jazz Night | Hot Club of Baltimore ($30)
crafting: Good Fortunes: Get Crafty (free)
museum/party: NMWA Nights ($25)
birds: An Evening with Elizabeth Hargrave and Scott Edwards: Birds! (free)
books/local: Lost City Books Salon (free)
books/local: Completing the Arc: Local Author Panel (free)
art/workshop: Hands-On: Drawing with Light (II) (free)
outdoor movie: The Lost City (free)
THURSDAY, 5/16
jazz: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM (free)
japan/textiles: Kasuri (free)
language/aave: Meet the Researchers (free)
history: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, 70 Years Later (free)
art museum/after hours: Third Thursday (free)
outdoor movie: Shrek (free)
craft/workshop: Make Your Own Suncatcher ($65)
lecture: The Shores of Tripoli ($15)
president/book: George Stephanopoulos ($25)
FRIDAY, 5/17
korea/film: Right Now, Wrong Then (free)
book: Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life (free)
japan/lecture: Simplicity & Balance (free)
audrey/film: Charade ($8)
outdoor music: Music in the Meadow: Cumbia Heights (free)
bike: Bike to Work Day (free)
SATURDAY, 5/18
aapi/lion dance: Good Fortunes: Lion Dance Celebration (free)
bluegrass/bourbon: Bourbon and Bluegrass ($50+)
star wars/film: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ($8)
collaging/workshop: Collaging: Healing, Identity and Freedom through the Arts (free)
workshop/calligraphy: Calligraphy with Bertrand Mao (free)
festival: Africa on the Avenue (free)
frida kahlo: Archive Transcribe-a-thon: Frida Kahlo Papers (free)
art/film: Epochal Cultures – Chicago and New Orleans (free)
art/closing: A GOOD RECLUSE IS HARD TO FIND (free)
floral/workshop: Press Flower Bouquets ($75)
art/workshop: Drawing with Oil Pastels ($50)
volunteer: Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (free)
festival: Fiesta Asia (free)
SUNDAY, 5/19
bluegrass/bourbon: Bourbon and Bluegrass ($50+)
workshop/calligraphy: Calligraphy with Bertrand Mao (free)
cocktail: Bartender Competition ($35)
craft/workshop: Hand Built Mug Workshop ($80)
plants: Plants 101 with Cultivate The City ($15)
dogs: Dog Treat Decorating ($35)
records: DC Record Fair (free)
foraging: Foraging for Seasonal Berries and Strawberry Cultivation ($25+)
festival: Running of the Chihuahuas (free)
MONDAY, 5/20
TUESDAY, 5/21
outdoor movies: Bring It On (free)
spain/faith: The Uniqueness of Medieval Spain (free)
WEDNESDAY, 5/22
space: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission – Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System (free, but waitlist)
garden party: Spring Garden Party 2024 ($300)
outdoor movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (free)
spain/film: "Journey to Somewhere" (free)
poltiics/books: The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government (free)
THURSDAY, 5/23
quilts: Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Lecture with Janneken Smucker (free)
cookbook club: SIMPLY WEST AFRICAN ($5+)
opera: Conductor Speranza Scappucci on Puccini and "Turandot" (free)
lecture/textile: Three Centuries of Europe’s “Clouded” Ikat Textiles (free)
FRIDAY, 5/24
pool: Jump In, DC (free)
audrey/film: Sabrina ($8)
SATURDAY, 5/25
art/textiles: Laura Huertas Millán and Zoe Leonard (free)
art/collaging: Collaging: Healing, Identity and Freedom through the Arts (free)
market: The 5th Original Post Punk Flea (free)
SUNDAY, 5/26
vintage/market: LVRS & FRNDS ($10)
art/craft: Weekend Workshops (free)
party/aapi: AAPI Cocktail Week 2024: Encore Party (free)
MONDAY, 5/27
memorial day: Honoring Native Servicemembers (free)
memorial day: Memorial Day and Lincoln’s Cottage (free)
trivia: Kramers Literary Trivia (free)
ai/entrepreneurship: Supercharge Your Content Process: Leveraging AI for Business Growth (free)
TUESDAY, 5/28
trivia: AANHPI Heritage Month (free)
outdoor movie: I, Tonya (free)
WEDNESDAY, 5/29
architecture: Spotlight on Design: Marlon Blackwell ($15)
space: Astronomy on Tap (free)
aapi: AsianAmerican Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Community Celebration (free)
book: Michele Norris: Our Hidden Conversations (free)
outdoor movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (free)
THURSDAY, 5/30
pilot: “Adventure is Worthwhile”: A Conversation with Pilot Tammie Jo Shults (free)
film: "High Noon" (1952) (free)
outdoor movie: The Little Mermaid (free)
audrey/film: Funny Face ($8)
FRIDAY, 5/31
art/closing: Good Fortunes: Closing Night (free)
outdoor movie: Jurassic Park (free)
jazz: Jazz in the Garden (free)
textile/opening: Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women (free)
desi/musical: Umrao Jaan Ada ($80+)