Events in Washington in October 2026
Everything on in Washington, 22–31 Oct.
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Thursday, 22 October
27 events
22OctConferences & Expos · ThuNational Military Transition & Leadership Summit.8:00 AM · Waldorf Astoria Washington DCFree
22OctConferences & Expos · ThuDisability Innovation Forum9:00 AM · Grand Hyatt WashingtonUSD 82
22OctConferences & Expos · ThuVETS2INDUSTRY 2026 Action Summit9:00 AM · University of the District of ColumbiaFree
22OctEvent · Thu2026 Washington International Horse Show - Thursday12:00 PM · Show Place Arena
22OctEvent · ThuThe Score2:00 PM · Sidney Harman Hall - Washington, DC
22OctBusiness · ThuMeet After Work - Open Mic Business Networking5:00 PM · The Continent DCFree
22OctEvent · ThuHappy Hour at Jackpot5:45 PM · Jackpot
22OctEvent · ThuRhode Island Rams at George Mason Patriots Womens Soccer6:00 PM · George Mason Stadium
22OctEvent · ThuEcca Vandal6:30 PM · The Atlantis
22OctEvent · ThuDC Singles and Dating : Meet, Mix & Mingle with Singles Ages 30–496:30 PM · Sixty Vines Foggy Bottom
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuAziz Ansari: Hypothetical Tour7:00 PM · Warner Theatre
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuLØLØ - God Forbid a Girl Goes on Tour7:00 PM · 9:30 CLUB
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuTiana Major9 - November Scorpio Tour7:00 PM · Union Stage
22OctBusiness · ThuReal Estate Investor Networking Washington DC Property Deal Network PDN7:00 PM · Mr. Smith's of GeorgetownFree
22OctEvent · ThuLOLO7:00 PM · 9:30 Club
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuAbbie Gamboa - Have You Ever Looked Around Tour7:30 PM · Howard Theatrefrom $33.21
22OctEvent · ThuPhil Vassar7:30 PM · Birchmere
22OctEvent · ThuSPILL IT: 3 MIN MIC (21+)7:30 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
22OctEvent · ThuMaddy Smith7:31 PM · Improv Comedy Club- DC
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuKATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR8:00 PM · Capital One Arena
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuEMEI - Night at the Opera Tour8:00 PM · Lincoln Theatre
22OctEvent · ThuEmei8:00 PM · Lincoln Theatre - DC
22OctEvent · ThuJohn Scofield8:00 PM · The Hamilton Live
22OctEvent · ThuSungaze8:00 PM · Pie Shop - DC
22OctEvent · ThuEast Nash Grass8:00 PM · Pearl Street Warehouse
22OctEvent · ThuAll The World's a Stage8:00 PM · Signature Theatre
22OctFamily & Kids · ThuMerrily We Roll Along (Appropriate for mature teens and up. Children under 6 are not admitted at Signature)8:00 PM · Signature Theatre
Tomorrow23
Friday, 23 October
36 events
23OctConferences & Expos · FriPOWER26 HR Homecoming Conference (DC)9:00 AM · 1050 Connecticut Ave NWFree
23OctBusiness · FriHigh-Power High Tea12:30 PM · InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG HotelUSD 395
23OctEvent · FriMaryland Terrapins Womens Volleyball vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Womens Volleyball1:00 PM · Xfinity Center - MD
23OctConferences & Expos · FriFulbright Association 49th Annual Conference4:00 PM · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg CenterUSD 150
23OctTech & AI · FriFRIDAY Investment, Trade & Crypto Networking HourS5:00 PM · Lucky bar
23OctEvent · FriArmy Black Knights at American University Eagles Womens Volleyball6:00 PM · Meltzer Center
23OctEvent · FriCanabliss6:00 PM · Flash DC
23OctEvent · FriElizabeth Nichols6:30 PM · Pearl Street Warehouse
23OctEvent · FriWizards v Raptors7:00 PM · Capital One Arena
23OctEvent · FriLow Cut Connie7:00 PM · Howard Theatrefrom $33.21
23OctConcerts & Music · FriPorch Light - Hush Tour7:00 PM · The Atlantis
23OctEvent · FriJerry Seinfeld7:00 PM · The Anthem
23OctEvent · FriFriday Gen X Social7:00 PM · Lucky bar
23OctEvent · FriIsabel Hagen7:00 PM · Arlington Drafthouse
23OctEvent · FriHelado Negro7:00 PM · Black Cat - Washington DC
23OctEvent · FriDavid Cross7:30 PM · Birchmere
23OctConcerts & Music · FriToad the Wet Sprocket: The Acoustic Tour7:30 PM · Capital One Hall
23OctEvent · FriJustin Silva7:30 PM · The Loft
23OctEvent · FriBe Your Own Pet7:30 PM · DC9 Nightclub
23OctEvent · FriGlamourween: A Glam Goth Halloween Party8:00 PM · Pubkey
23OctEvent · FriDaniel Donato's Cosmic Country - TWO NIGHT PASS!8:00 PM · Lincoln Theatre
23OctConcerts & Music · FriSkilla Baby: The Price of Fame Tour8:00 PM · Howard Theatrefrom $20
23OctConcerts & Music · FriAtsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour8:00 PM · Warner Theatre
23OctConcerts & Music · FriMaddie Zahm - Everything All The Time Tour8:00 PM · Union Stage
23OctConcerts & Music · FriCavetown - Running With Scissors Tour8:00 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
23OctTech & AI · FriAI-Enabled Radio-Frequency Chip Design8:00 PM · The Philosophical Society of Washington - The John Wesley Powell AuditoriumFree
23OctEvent · FriThe Brothers Comatose8:00 PM · The Hamilton Live
23OctEvent · FriThe Moth Grandslam8:00 PM · Capital Turnaround
23OctEvent · FriPorcupine8:00 PM · Pie Shop - DC
23OctEvent · FriWuki9:00 PM · Clarendon Ballroom
23OctEvent · FriRØZ Presents: SE ESTÁ HACIENDO TARDE10:00 PM · 9:30 CLUB
23OctEvent · FriChris Lorenzo10:00 PM · Echostage
23OctEvent · FriROZ10:00 PM · 9:30 Club
23OctEvent · FriHamdi10:00 PM · A.I. Warehouse at Union Market
23OctEvent · FriEli Escobar10:00 PM · Tigres de la Noche at Union Market
23OctEvent · FriTroyBoi (21+)10:00 PM · BERHTA
Saturday24
Saturday, 24 October
32 events
24OctBusiness · Sat5K Like A Girl - DC11:00 AM · National Zoo Drive Northwest
24OctBusiness · SatTEDxUStreetWomen Legacy Series - Bold Enough to Begin12:00 PM · 625 Monroe St NEFree
24OctEvent · SatJohnson C Smith Golden Bulls at Bowie State Bulldogs Football1:00 PM · Bulldog Stadium
24OctEvent · Sat2026 Washington International Horse Show - Saturday1:00 PM · Show Place Arena
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatNorth Carolina Tar Heels at Maryland Terrapins Womens Basketball (Exhibition)1:00 PM · Xfinity Center - MD
24OctTech & AI · SatGame Development Working Session (DC - MLK Library, Room: 401-F)2:00 PM · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
24OctEvent · SatGLOW Block Party: The Chainsmokers3:00 PM · Pennsylvania Avenue
24OctTech & AI · SatBlack Code Collective Hack-A-Thon3:00 PM · 901 G Street Northwest
24OctEvent · SatThe Chainsmokers with MK - Marc Kinchen3:00 PM · Pennsylvania Avenue
24OctConcerts & Music · SatParis Paloma: The Fatal Flaw Tour6:00 PM · 9:30 CLUB
24OctEvent · SatPhillip Phillips6:30 PM · The Hamilton
24OctConcerts & Music · SatPeriphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour6:30 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
24OctEvent · SatWashington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres7:00 PM · Capital One Arena
24OctEvent · SatQ Da Fool w/ Shabazz PBG7:00 PM · Union Stage
24OctEvent · SatOhio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins Mens Soccer7:00 PM · Ludwig Field
24OctEvent · SatJoey Alexander7:00 PM · Blues Alley
24OctConcerts & Music · SatLilyisthatyou - The Flowers Have Feelings Tour7:30 PM · The Atlantis
24OctEvent · SatD.C. United vs FC Cincinnati7:30 PM · Audi Field
24OctEvent · SatJosh Ritter - A Book Of Gold Thrown Open7:30 PM · Birchmere
24OctConcerts & Music · SatLittle Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour7:30 PM · The Theater at MGM National Harbor
24OctEvent · SatFrida...A Self Portrait7:30 PM · Michael R. Klein Theatre
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatRt. 123 Comedy ft. Suzanne Lambert8:00 PM · The Vault at Capital One Hall
24OctEvent · SathorsegiirL (18+)8:00 PM · BERHTA - Washington
24OctEvent · SatAll the Worlds a Stage - Arlington8:00 PM · The Max at Signature Theatre Arlington
24OctEvent · SatDogs on Shady Lane8:00 PM · Pie Shop - DC
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24OctEvent · SatAYYBO [GLOW OFF:SITE]9:00 PM · Dock5
24OctEvent · SatAYYBO9:00 PM · Union Market
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatHalloween Dance Party9:00 PM · Black Cat - Washington DC
24OctConcerts & Music · Sat¥ØU$UK? ¥UK1MAT$U: Autumn 2026 Tour10:00 PM · Echostage
24OctEvent · SatYousuke Yukimatsu10:00 PM · Echostage
24OctEvent · SatNight10:00 PM · Union Stage
24OctEvent · SatRav - Rapper10:30 PM · Pearl Street Warehouse
Sunday25
Sunday, 25 October
19 events25OctEvent · SunMichigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins Womens Volleyball12:00 PM · Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion
25OctEvent · SunLa Salle Explorers at George Mason Patriots Womens Soccer1:00 PM · George Mason Stadium
25OctStartups · SunStudio Sunday: The Relaunch1:00 PM · 1353 Wisconsin Ave NW
25OctTech & AI · SunAi & Restaurants2:00 PM · The LINE DC
25OctBusiness · SunSunday Professionals Networking HourS2:00 PM · Lucky bar
25OctConcerts & Music · SunBaltimore Symphony Orchestra - North Bethesda3:00 PM · Music Center at Strathmore
25OctEvent · SunArch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder - Wrath Across North America 20266:00 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
25OctEvent · SunAfter6:30 PM · The Atlantis
25OctEvent · SunJordan Jensen7:00 PM · Lincoln Theatre
25OctEvent · SunWyclef Jean Celebrates 30 years of The Carnival7:00 PM · Capital One Hall
25OctEvent · SunThe Kennedys7:00 PM · Jammin Java
25OctEvent · SunJalen Hinton7:00 PM · DC Improv
25OctEvent · SunRUSH: Fifty Something7:30 PM · Capital One Arena
25OctConcerts & Music · SunBeck - RIDE LONESOME TOUR7:30 PM · The Anthem
25OctEvent · SunOso Oso8:00 PM · Union Stage
25OctEvent · SunBettye LaVette8:00 PM · The Hamilton Live
25OctEvent · SunDent May8:00 PM · Pearl Street Warehouse
25OctTheatre & Arts · SunSt. Mary's (MD) Seahawks at George Mason Patriots Mens Basketball (Exhibition)EagleBank Arena
25OctEvent · SunDallas Trinity FC at DC Power FCAudi Field
Monday26
Monday, 26 October
6 events
26OctConcerts & Music · MonFriko - Something Worth Waiting For: The Tour6:30 PM · The Atlantis
26OctConcerts & Music · MonHEY, NOTHING - THE HOUND TOUR7:00 PM · 9:30 CLUB
26OctConcerts & Music · MonIsabel LaRosa - DollParts Tour7:00 PM · Union Stage
26OctEvent · MonNuclear War: A Scenario, by Annie Jacobsen7:00 PM · Zorba's Café
26OctEvent · MonHurricane Wisdom8:00 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
26OctEvent · MonAlton Brown8:00 PM · Music Center at Strathmore
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