Entertainment & Experiences in Washington, DC

25 places · 8 free · 20 indoor · Updated 2026-10-19

Foggy Bottom

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Free show every single day at 6pm

2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566(202) 467-4600Box office: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 12pm-9pmindoorverified yesterday
$20-150
DAR Constitution Hall

Where Marian Anderson made history in 1943

1776 D St NW, Washington, DC 20006Event nights only, box office opens 2 hours before showtimeindoorverified yesterday
$40-120

U Street

9:30 Club

Routinely ranked best live music club in America

815 V St NW, Washington, DC 20001Show nights, doors typically 7pmindoorverified yesterday
$20-60
Black Cat DC

Co-founded by Dave Grohl's former bandmate

1811 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009Show nights, doors typically 7pm; Red Room bar open nightlyindoorverified yesterday
$15-35

Dupont Circle

DC Improv Comedy Club

300 seats, two-drink minimum, open since 1992

1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036(202) 296-7008Shows Wed-Sun, box office opens 1 hour beforeindoorverified yesterday
$20-65
The Phillips Collection

Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party lives here

1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009(202) 387-2151Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Monindoorverified yesterday
$20
Dupont Underground

Art shows in abandoned streetcar tunnels

19 Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036Event-dependent, check scheduleindoorverified yesterday
$10-25

National Mall

National Gallery of Art

Only da Vinci painting in the Americas, free

6th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565(202) 737-4215Daily 10am-5pmverified yesterday
Free
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Hardest free ticket in DC, book the day passes drop

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560Daily 10am-5:30pmindoorverified yesterday
Free
Jazz in the Garden - National Gallery of Art

Free jazz every Friday all summer

6th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565Fridays 5-8:30pm, Memorial Day through Labor Dayoutdoorverified yesterday
Free
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Free, no tickets, and rarely crowded

Independence Ave SW & 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560Museum: Daily 10am-5:30pm; Sculpture Garden: Daily 7:30am-duskverified yesterday
Free

Georgetown

Blues Alley Jazz

Oldest jazz supper club in America, since 1965

1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007(202) 337-4141Shows nightly at 6pm and 8pmindoorverified yesterday
$20-70

Shaw

The Howard Theatre

Duke Ellington and James Brown both played here

620 T St NW, Washington, DC 20001Show nights, times vary; brunch shows Sun 11amindoorverified yesterday
$25-75

Petworth

Room 808

Comedy club inside a former flower shop

808 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011Show nights only, check scheduleindoorverified yesterday
$15-30

Penn Quarter

Capital One Arena

Caps, Wizards, and every big concert tour

601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004Event nights, doors typically 1-2 hours before showtimeindoorverified yesterday
$50-200
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shares a building with the National Portrait Gallery, all free

8th & G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004Daily 11:30am-7pmindoorverified yesterday
Free

Southwest Waterfront

The Anthem

Movable stage adjusts room from 2,500 to 6,000

901 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024(877) 435-9849Box office daily 12-7pm, show nights doors varyindoorverified yesterday
$30-100
Pearl Street Warehouse

250 seats, every one close to the stage

33 Pearl St SW, Washington, DC 20024Tue-Sun, show times vary; closed Monindoorverified yesterday
$15-35
Union Stage

Mid-size room splitting the difference at The Wharf

740 Water St SW, Washington, DC 20024Show nights, check scheduleindoorverified yesterday
$15-40

Northeast DC

Union Market

40+ food vendors, free to browse

1309 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002Tue-Sun 8am-9pm, closed Monindoorverified yesterday
Free

H Street NE

Songbyrd Music House

Record store upstairs, basement venue downstairs

540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002Show nights, doors typically 7pm; shop hours varyindoorverified yesterday
$15-30

Adams Morgan

Underground Comedy at Hotbed

Free stand-up comedy, no tickets needed

1724 Kalorama Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009Comedy nights vary, check social media for scheduleindoorverified yesterday
Free

Vienna, VA (30 min from DC)

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Only national park for performing arts

1551 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182(877) 965-3872Summer season May-Sep; Barns year-roundoutdoorverified yesterday
$25-100

Capitol Hill

Miracle Theatre DC

1917 movie house, still has the original facade

535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003Show nights, check scheduleindoorverified yesterday
$20-50

Tenleytown

Fort Reno Concerts

Free concerts at DC's highest point since the 1960s

3950 Chesapeake St NW, Washington, DC 20016Mon & Thu evenings 7-9pm, Jul-Augoutdoorverified yesterday
Free

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