April 17, 2025
Thursday

Headliners

6:35 pmBaltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Guardians Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Major League Baseball professional baseball game.

Festivals

9:00 am-
8:00 pm
Easter Tour & Candy The Mansion on O Street. Don your favorite Easter bonnet and attire (you could win a prize!) and celebrate spring! Tons of fun for children...
12:00 pm-
6:00 pm
Wine Tastings Veramar Vienyard Veramar Vineyard, Berryville. Club tastings offer the chance to sample all the wines on their featured list, guided by one of... 540-955-5510

The Arts

10:00 am-
10:00 pm
Blooming Wonders: A Best of Spring Exhibition ArTecHouse. Enter a world where nature, art, and technology collide in Blooming Wonders: A Best-of-Spring Exhibition, a vibrant tribute to...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Barro Colorado Island 100 Years of Discoveries and Wonder National Museum of Natural History. Celebrate 100 years of Barro Colorado Island Research Station and explore the Panamanian jungle...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
The Bone Hall Exhibit National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on display since 1881, originally in the Arts and Industries...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt Exhibit National Museum of Natural History. This exhibit features three human and sixteen animal mummies, along with artifacts from Egyptian...
1:00 pmAnnie The National Theatre. The world's best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin...
1:30 pmLes Miserables Kennedy Center Opera House. A Boublil and Schonberg's musical inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. Featured songs include I Dreamed...
6:00 pmThe Music Man Toby's Dinner Theatre, Columbia. Musical theatrical performance.
6:30 pmEveryone Asked About You The Atlantis. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare The Sage. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmCarlos Mencia Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmAwolnation 9:30 Club. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmTrey Kennedy DC Improv Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSister Act Ford's Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmNicole Zuraitis Blues Alley. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:00 pmAndrew Peterson Museum of the Bible. New Age music in concert.
7:30 pmMIKE. (Michael Jordan Bonema) Black Cat. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmBad Books Round House Theatre, Bethesda. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmUncle Vanya Michael R. Klein Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmUncle Vanya Sidney Harman Hall. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmTroy Bond DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmThe Aristocrats The Birchmere, Alexandria. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmSleepova Olney Theatre Center for the Arts. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmBeth Hart Warner Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmShear Madness Theatre Lab. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmTamino Lincoln Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmBaltimore Symphony Orchestra: Marin Alsop - Scheherazade, Alsop & Montero The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. Classical concert.
8:00 pmAkram Khan Company Eisenhower Theater. Dance theatrical performance.
8:00 pmFake It Until You Make It Kreeger Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmAna Tijoux Pearl Street Warehouse. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmShadowGrass & Clay Street Unit The Hamilton. Live bluegrass performance.
8:00 pmPouya The Fillmore Silve Spring, Silver Spring. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmBrad Tursi The Barns at Wolf Trap Stage, Vienna. Performing country music live.
10:00 pmDelta Heavy Soundcheck. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

6:35 pmBaltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Guardians Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Major League Baseball professional baseball game.
7:05 pmAberdeen Ironbirds vs. Brooklyn Cyclones Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen. Minor League Baseball Game. 410-297-9292

For Children

10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Draper Spark!Lab National Museum of American History. Designed for children ages 6-12 and their families, all activities incorporate traditional science...
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Wegmans Wonderplace National Museum of American History. It's never too early to become interested in history! Wonderplace is designed for children 6 years...

Community

10:00 am-
4:30 pm
Guided Tours of the Kennedy Center Campus John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteers, this tour highlights... 202-4168340.
10:00 am-
8:00 pm
Library of Congress Tour Library of Congress. Guided tour of the Thomas Jefferson Building, highlighting its art & architecture, including the Great... 202-707-8000
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins Exhibit National Museum of Natural History. Explore human evolution in this interactive 15,000-square-foot gallery, tracing 6 million years...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky National Museum of Natural History. Artificial light is everywhere but what does it mean for people and wildlife? Explore the impact of...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Giant Shark Prowls the Mall Exhibit National Museum of Natural History. Come face-to-face with a 52-foot model of the extinct megalodon, a giant predator that once roamed...
11:00 amThe Enslaved People at Mount Vernon Tour George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. Discover the lives of the over 300 enslaved people who lived and worked... 202-780-2000
12:30 pmHighlights of the American Art Museum Tour Smithsonian American Art Museum. A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum at SAAM's main building. Tours last approximately...
7:30 pmMelinda Gates GW's Lisner Auditorium. Lecture event.

Dining Specials

4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Happy Hour McGinty's! McGinty's Public House, Silver Spring. Happy Hour Bites start at $6 to $7, featuring favorites like wings, mini fish & chips, sliders, quesadillas...

Nightlife

9:30 pmDrunkaoke Madams Organ. Drunkaoke is Drunk Karaoke hosted by Nikki J.