Live Jazz in the Sculpture Garden: On summery Friday evenings at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, you can splash in the fountain pool or just relax, as live jazz groups serenade those in the know from 5 to 8pm. (The jazz is free; the garden's Pavilion Café is not).
Millennium Stage Performance at the Kennedy Center: Every evening at 6pm, the Kennedy Center presents a free 1-hour concert performed by local, up-and-coming, national, or international musicians. audiences can hear opera, jazz, folk and hip-hop seven days a week, 365 days a year, at 6 p.m. sharp — and never pay a dime.. After the performance, head through the glass doors to the terrace for a view of the Potomac River.
Salsa lessons - Café Citron in Dupont Circle. On Wednesday nights, free salsa lessons are offered in this fun bar from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mojitos not included
Book talks at Politics & Prose. This bookstore and coffeehouse in Van Ness is usually a must stop for big-time authors to share their work. All in-store events are free and open to the public, and they happen multiple nights a week.
Memorial Walk The World War II Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial,
Jefferson Memorial and Lincoln Memorial are all open 24 hours a day, and are all much more dramatic in the dark." -- Washington Post
Open-mic nights at Busboys & Poets
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s pay-what-you-can seats, offered for the first two performances of every mainstage production (usually Monday or Tuesday). Tickets (two per person) are sold at the theater 90 minutes prior to show time.
Summer Performance Series at Woodrow Wilson Plaza: From salsa to strings, and blues to swing, Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza features hot entertainment in a cool café atmosphere throughout the summer. The free performances feature world-renowned entertainers in a variety of flavors, such as African dance, Celtic folk songs, jazz violin, hip hop, Latin swing and pop rock. Mon thru Thus afternoons from June to August
Evening with a Park Ranger On most weekends, after the sun goes down, you can enjoy the memorials in a whole new light. Join a Park Ranger for an illuminating view of American history at night. Walks are great for families and adults and last appox. 2 hrs. Check the NPS website (http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/events.htm) for dates.
Millennium Stage Performance at the Kennedy Center: Every evening at 6pm, the Kennedy Center presents a free 1-hour concert performed by local, up-and-coming, national, or international musicians. audiences can hear opera, jazz, folk and hip-hop seven days a week, 365 days a year, at 6 p.m. sharp — and never pay a dime.. After the performance, head through the glass doors to the terrace for a view of the Potomac River.
Salsa lessons - Café Citron in Dupont Circle. On Wednesday nights, free salsa lessons are offered in this fun bar from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mojitos not included
Book talks at Politics & Prose. This bookstore and coffeehouse in Van Ness is usually a must stop for big-time authors to share their work. All in-store events are free and open to the public, and they happen multiple nights a week.
Memorial Walk The World War II Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial,
Jefferson Memorial and Lincoln Memorial are all open 24 hours a day, and are all much more dramatic in the dark." -- Washington Post
Open-mic nights at Busboys & Poets
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s pay-what-you-can seats, offered for the first two performances of every mainstage production (usually Monday or Tuesday). Tickets (two per person) are sold at the theater 90 minutes prior to show time.
Summer Performance Series at Woodrow Wilson Plaza: From salsa to strings, and blues to swing, Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza features hot entertainment in a cool café atmosphere throughout the summer. The free performances feature world-renowned entertainers in a variety of flavors, such as African dance, Celtic folk songs, jazz violin, hip hop, Latin swing and pop rock. Mon thru Thus afternoons from June to August
Evening with a Park Ranger On most weekends, after the sun goes down, you can enjoy the memorials in a whole new light. Join a Park Ranger for an illuminating view of American history at night. Walks are great for families and adults and last appox. 2 hrs. Check the NPS website (http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/events.htm) for dates.