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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
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MONDAY, 6/24
trivia/music: SONGBYRD MUSIC TRIVIA NIGHT (free)
cocktails: Sounds Gay, I’m In ($)
TUESDAY, 6/25
trivia/pride: Celebrating Pride (free)
lecture: The History Behind Bridgerton ($15)
outdoor movie: Space Jam (free)
WEDNESDAY, 6/26
folklife/indigenous: Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian (free)
crafts: Hands-On Collaging (free)
outdoor movie: Barbie (free)
THURSDAY, 6/27
sexuality: Josephine Baker: Sexuality and Subterfuge (free)
craft/flowers: Handi-hour (free)
folklife/indigenous: Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian (free)
japan: The Japanese Star Festival ($20)
art: Dumbarton at Dusk (tbd)
blues radio: The House of Blues Moves into the Library of Congress (free)
outdoor movie: 50 First Dates (free)
extended hours: US National Arboretum (free)
market: Cleveland Park Night Market (free)
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FRIDAY, 6/28
asian/film: Hahaha (free)
small business: Relume 1 Year Anniversary
folklife/indigenous: Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian (free)
fishing: Friday Night Fishing (free)
SATURDAY, 6/29
folklife/indigenous: Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian (free)
art/closing: Look Around Now’s Yesterday: A Photography Exhibition (free)
sneakers: New Balance Appreciation Day (free)
small business: Relume 1 Year Anniversary
congo: Fete Nationale (free)
art talk: Luis Del Valle, Levi Robinson, & David “Dez” Zambrano (free)
dance party: No Scrubs: '90s Dance Party ($20)
SUNDAY, 6/30
folklife/indigenous: Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian (free)
film/asian: In Water (free)
small business: Relume 1 Year Anniversary
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TUESDAY, 7/2
outdoor dancing: Mainstream Line Dancing (free)
outdoor concert: Tavair Dominque (free)
WEDNESDAY, 7/3
museum/extended hours: Planet Word (free)
film: National Treasure Film Screening (free)
craft: Brilliant Fireworks Beginner Embroidery ($50)
history/book: Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents (free)
Fourth of July: Celebrate America: A Tribute to our Veterans ($20+)
THURSDAY, 7/4
Fourth of July: National Independence Day Parade (free)
outdoor music: A Capital Fourth Concert (free)
Fourth of July: Fireworks on the National Mall (free)
outdoor music: Country Music Concert (free)
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FRIDAY, 7/5
outdoor movies: In the Heights (free)
dance party: RED, HOT & CHAPPELL ($10)
fishing: Friday Night Fishing (free)
SATURDAY, 7/6
garden/volunteer: Dirt Diggers (free)
museum/craft: First Saturday (free)
art/tour: Motown DC and Gen Z (free)
craft: Beginners Polymer Clay Earrings ($55)
dance party: Britpop and Indie Dance Night ($10)
SUNDAY, 7/7
free/museum: National Museum of Women in the Arts (free)
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MONDAY, 7/8
trivia: Literary Trivia (free)
TUESDAY, 7/9
lecture/sex: Medieval Sex ($16)
outdoor dancing: Latin and African Dance Night (free)
film/workshop: Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop (free)
book talk: Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV (free)
WEDNESDAY, 7/10
craft: Community Crochet Circle (free)
ballet: Korean National Ballet Gala Performance (free)
author talk: Gabrielle Zevin ($18)
THURSDAY, 7/11
dance/museum: Dance on the Lunar Lawn | Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (pay what you wish)
museum/happy hour: Destination Domino Sip and Build Happy Hour ($25)
market: Juernes (free)
dancing: Bachata Class and Social (free)
museum/extended hours: Live! at the Library (free)
outdoor movie: The Wizard of Oz (free)
outdoor movie: Angels in the Outfield (free)
art opening: ZSUDAYKA NZINGA (free)
outdoor movie: John Wick Chapter Four (free)
book talk: Democracy in Retrograde (free)
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FRIDAY, 7/12
dance/museum: Dance on the Lunar Lawn | Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (pay what you wish)
film: Enter the Clones of Bruce (free)
outdoor concert: US Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note (free, but register by July 1)
outdoor movie: Ratatouille (free)
outdoor movie: The Peanut Butter Falcon (free)
outdoor concert: The Sharon Thomas Experience (free)
festival: Romanian Weekend at the Wharf (free)
concert: Janet Jackson ($)
fishing: Friday Night Fishing (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
SATURDAY, 7/13
dance/museum: Dance on the Lunar Lawn | Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (pay what you wish)
museum/extended hours: Bruce Lee and Asia After Dark (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
arts: The Body Show ($15)
craft/cheese: Candles & Charcuterie ($55)
dance party: 2000s Indie Dance-Indie Rock-Indie Sleaze Party ($10+)
book/market: Used Book Sale (free)
queer/music: Celebrating the Life of James Baldwin (free)
tree/volunteer: Takoma Recreation Center (free)
community gardening: Summer Plantings (free)
festival: Romanian Weekend at the Wharf (free)
SUNDAY, 7/14
festival: Romanian Weekend at the Wharf (free)
dancing: Dancing at Lincoln Memorial (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
market: Doubles Vintage Market (free)
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MONDAY, 7/15
TUESDAY, 7/16
lecture: When Fish Walk ($16)
outdoor dancing: Country Line Dancing (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
WEDNESDAY, 7/17
flowers/craft: FLOWER ARRANGING BASICS WITH SUMMER FLOWERS ($95)
cheese/wine: Cheese Class: Pairing Summer's Bounty ($75)
art: Hands-On with Micro-painting (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
THURSDAY, 7/18
museum/extended hours: US Botanic Gardens (free)
gala: Covert Cocktails at Spy Museum ($225)
museum/extended hours: Phillips Collection (free)
art talk: Deborah Roberts (free)
trivia/olympics: Olympics Trivia (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
museum/extended hours: Live! at the Library (free)
outdoor movie: An American in Paris (free)
outdoor movie: Dreamgirls (free)
outdoor movie: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (free)
jazz: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Luke Brandon (free)
outdoor movie: Under the Cherry Moon (free)
author talk/disability: To Be A Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement (free)
trivia: Bravo Trivia (free)
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FRIDAY, 7/19
outdoor concert: Jake Blount (free but lottery required)
entrepreneurship: Market Masterminds: Market(ing) (free)
outdoor concert: The Breakaways (free)
outdoor movie: A River Runs Through It (free)
film: Chungking Express (free)
festival: Lotus and Water Lily Festival (free)
baseball/concert: Carly Rae Jepsen ($)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
fishing: Friday Night Fishing (free)
SATURDAY, 7/20
flowers/craft: Flower Crown ($75)
disability: Edit-a-thon: Disability Activism (free)
museum/jazz: Eric Byrd Trio ($35)
flowers/craft: FLOWER ARRANGING BASICS WITH SUMMER FLOWERS ($95)
outdoor movie: Movie in the Meadow: The Hidden Life of Trees (free)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
craft: Resin Trinket Tray Workshop ($60)
festival: The Olympic Games (free)
showcase: Girls Rock! DC's Summer Camp ($30)
festival: Lotus and Water Lily Festival (free)
concert: Olivia Rodrigo ($)
burlesque: DC Braulesque: FantaTease II ($25+)
SUNDAY, 7/21
film: July Rhapsody (free)
festival: Lotus and Water Lily Festival (free)
awards: Rammy’s ($325)
drama: Capital Fringe Fest (various)
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MONDAY, 7/22
TUESDAY, 7/23
folklife/lecture: Folktales of Summer Forests ($17)
outdoor dancing: Latin and African Dance Night (free)
politics/book talk: The War Within, what I witnessed from inside the Capitol on January 6 (free)
poetry: Poetry Reading: Summer Edition (free)
musical: Back to the Future: The Musical (starts July 23, $49+)
WEDNESDAY, 7/24
film/architecture: Brutal Utopias - Documentary Film Screening and Talk (tbd)
THURSDAY, 7/25
outdoor movie: Casino Royale (free)
house music/party: Francophonica Ball (free)
outdoor movie: Love and Basketball (free)
outdoor movie: King Richard (free)
games: Backgammon Night ($20)
night market: Cleveland Park Night Market (free)
museum/after hours: Bold & Beautiful: After Dark (free)
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FRIDAY, 7/26
outdoor concert: Brent Bickhead (free but lottery required)
outdoor movie: School of Rock (free)
outdoor concert: Broad Sound (free)
extended hours: National Arboretum (free)
poetry: Skip Tracer (free)
fishing: Friday Night Fishing (free)
SATURDAY, 7/27
craft: Painting Floral Patterns ($100)
arcade: SAAM Arcade (free)
concert: blink-182 ($)
volunteer/trees: Highland Dwellings (free)
SUNDAY, 7/28
craft: Seashells by the Seashore Beginner Embroidery Class ($50)
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MONDAY, 7/29
TUESDAY, 7/30
lecture: Harold and the Purple Crayon with Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel (free)
outdoor dancing: Square Dancing (free)
outdoor concert: Jovanni Cardenas (free)
WEDNESDAY, 7/31
outdoor movie: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (free)