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The complete guide to theater, dance, performance art, and visual arts in the nation's capital. Curated descriptions, honest recommendations, one click to tickets.
The World to Come
February 3, 2026 - March 1, 2026
On Beckett
February 11, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Chez Joey
January 30, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Inherit the Wind
February 27, 2026 - April 5, 2026
Pendry Washington D.C.
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Sasha Velour's TRAVESTY
March 24, 2026 - April 12, 2026
As You Like It
March 10, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Jonah
March 11, 2026 - April 19, 2026
A Good Day to Me Not to You
March 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026
1776
March 13, 2026 - May 16, 2026
The Motion
May 6, 2026 - June 14, 2026
Damn Yankees
September 9 – November 9, 2025
Fremont Ave.
October 8 – November 23, 2025
Chez Joey
January 30 – March 15, 2026
Inherit the Wind
February 27 – April 5, 2026
A Good Day to Me Not to You
March 27 – May 3, 2026
The Motion
May 6 – June 14, 2026
CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical
June 12 – August 9, 2026
Safety Not Guaranteed
Mar 3 – Apr 12, 2026
Sondheim Award Gala
As You Like It
Tue, Mar 10 – Sun, Apr 12, 2026
The Humanities Lab: As You Like It
Wed, Mar 11 & Wed, Mar 18, 2026
Director’s Talk: As You Like It with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 6:30pm
The 2026 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize Reading
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 7:30pm
An English Garden
Fri, May 8 – Sun, May 10, 2026
All Events
Gallery Talk: Mandy Cano Villalobos
Fri, Feb 20, 2026, at 6:30pm
Blackwork Embroidery with Heidi Henderson
Sat, Mar 07 — Fri, Mar 13, 2026
Folger Salon with Debbie Finkelstein, Yunah Kae, and Austin Raetz
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 4:30pm
Imagining Shakespeare: Mythmaking and Storytelling in the Regency Era
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 – Sun, Aug 2, 2026
On View: Mandy Cano Villalobos
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 – Sun, April, 5, 2026
Our Shakespeare Exhibition
Ongoing
Out of the Vault
Ongoing
The 2026 Eudora Welty Lecture: Kate DiCamillo
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 7:30pm
Folger Gala
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
Family Workshop: My Shakespearean Monologue
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
OCTET
January 14, 2026 - February 22, 2026
Safety Not Guaranteed
March 3, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Family Workshop: Celebrations - Shakespearean Style
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
Family Workshop: An Ode to the Gardens
Sat, May 16, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
All the Folger’s a Classroom: Teacher Weekend Intensive on Shakespeare’s Comedies
Fri, Mar 13 – Sat, Mar 14, 2026
Teacher Weekend Intensive: Exploring the New Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare
Fri, May 1 – Sat, May 2, 2026
Folger Book Club: 'Queen Hereafter' by Isabelle Schuler
Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 6:30pm
Folger Book Club: 'The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf' by Isa Arsén
Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 6:30pm
NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE
February 11–March 15, 2026
THE BONNIE HAMMERSCHLAG NATIONAL CAPITAL NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
February 11–March 15, 2026
Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
December 5 – December 23, 2025
Community Workshop: Seven Ages of Music
Sun, Feb 22, 2026, 11:30am
The 2026 O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading
Tue, May 19, 2026 at 7:30pm
Family Workshop: From Print to Paint
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm