Things to do in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 29, 2026

137 events listed in and around Washington, DC, each with its time and venue.

Morning

The Deal Room
Networking · Finance & Investing · 6 AM – 9 PM · Downtown DC
ASC Strong (Outdoor Group Personal Training)
Fitness Class · 6:30 AM · Lubber Run Community Center
Volunteer at the Union Temple NSILO OURE FARM a Building Bridges Farm
Volunteering · Climate · 8 AM · Anacostia
Johns Hopkins Symposium on The Future of Academic Innovation
Talk · Academic Innovation · 8:30 AM – 7 PM · Penn Quarter
Coffee & Conversation, Featuring Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein
Talk · 8:45 AM · PPI Headquarters, B1 Conference Center
The Sustainable Church Conference
Class · Church Sustainability · 9 AM – 12:30 PM · Navy Yard
OLD FBI Expo and Law Enforcement Career Fair | Attendee Registration
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 2 PM · Hill East
Access Table for Women in Business — Washington, DC
Networking · Women In Business · 9:30 AM · Dupont Circle
Discover your green thumb - Volunteer THURSDAYS at Hopkins Gardens 2026
Volunteering · Gardening · 10 AM · Capitol Hill
POLUSH'D
Class · 10 AM – 2:30 PM · Wisconsin South
VENDORS NEEDED - Engage Resource Expo/Wellness Fair
Social · 11 AM – 3 PM · Pepco Benning Road Plant
Oct. 29 FBI Expo and Oct. 30 Law Enforcement Career Fair | Attendee
Talk · Career · 11 AM – 3 PM · Stadium/Armory Area

Afternoon

National Archives Art and Architecture Tour
Tour · 2 PM · Penn Quarter
Climate Ready DC 2.0 Launch Event
Meetup · Climate Ready Dc · 2 PM · H Street
Advocacy Training
Class · Advocacy · 3 PM · U Street
A Tribute to The Jewels - The Divas of DC Doo-Wop
Cover Band · R&B / Soul · 4 PM · Petworth
Taste at SLY Rooftop | Dinner, Rooftop Social & Thursday Night Football
Watch Party · Football · 4 PM – 12 AM · H Street
Haunted by Design | A Halloween & Harvest Wreath Workshop
Craft Workshop · Wreath Making · 4 PM · Downtown DC
After 5 Thursdays! Grown Folks R&B Happy Hour!
Happy Hour · R&B / Soul · 4 PM – 11:30 PM · Georgetown
Career Conversations
Class · Career · 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM · U Street
AU Campus Arboretum Tour
Tour · Arboretum · 4:30 PM · Katzen Arts Center at American University
Backroom: Co Work + Happy Hour
Networking · Professionals · 4:30 PM · Poplar Point

Evening

EurDC Halloween Happy Hour
Networking · Halloween · 5 PM · H Street
USBC 360° Founder Showcase & Pitch Competition
Networking · 5 PM – 9 PM · Brentwood
District Bridges Halloween Fundraiser at Wonderland Ballroom
Volunteering · Halloween · 5 PM – 8 PM · Columbia Heights
IWP Public Lecture: Federal Political Appointments
Learning · 5 PM · Logan Circle
EWG Happy Hour Connect • Converse • Belong
Networking · Government · 5 PM – 8 PM · Foggy Bottom
Reading Rhythms Washington DC: October 29th
Meetup · Books · Sold out · 5:15 PM · Downtown DC
REGGAETON CARDIO DANCE CLASS IN DC
Dance Fitness · Reggaeton · 5:30 PM · Columbia Heights
DC Backgammon Club at Yerevan Cafe
Game Night · Backgammon · 5:30 PM · Adams Morgan
OUT OF YEARNING Book Launch at the American Poetry Museum
Books & Readings · Poetry · 5:30 PM · Edgewood
STATION DC Mafia (Members Only)
Game Night · Mafia · 5:30 PM · Northeast Washington
Spirits & Spice D.C. Tequila Thursdays
Tasting · Tequila · 5:30 PM · Dupont Circle
The Sing Sing Chronicles: Documentary Screening & Conversation
Film · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · U Street
JETSET PILATES 14th St X SALAZAR
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · U Street
The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon
Talk · Patricia Nixon · 6 PM · Foggy Bottom
Paint & Sip DC
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Music BINGO with J Street Trivia
Bingo · 6 PM · Buzzard Point
Autumn Boos & DC Views: Halloween Paint & Sip
Art Class · Halloween · 6 PM · Dupont Circle
Spirits & Spice Washington D.C. Whiskey Experience
Tasting · Whiskey · 6 PM · Dupont Circle
Lovelytreetz Presents: An Elevated Southern Dinner
Dinner · Southern Food · 6 PM · Northeast Boundary
LikeMinded at SOST
Networking · 6 PM – 10 PM · U Street
The Socially Haunted 👻 Halloween Party @Elaines
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM – 9 PM · Old Town
Fall Junk Journal Jam
Craft Workshop · Journaling · 6 PM · U Street
Thursday Karaoke on the Water
Karaoke · 6 PM · Buzzard Point
DC Latino Professionals Masquerade Party
Dance Party · Masquerade · 6 PM – 10 PM · Downtown DC
Tea Pad DC: Legal Ninety Years Later, We're Legal in DC!
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ivy City
NAFFE DC Networking Meetup – October 29
Networking · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Technique: Braising & Poaching
Cooking Class · Braising And Poaching · 6 PM · Ashton Heights
The Network: Real Estate Professionals Happy Hour at The Park!
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown DC
Halloween Book Bedazzle with Audrey Goldberg Ruoff + Avery Flynn
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Old Town
Spooky Paint & Sip @ Salazar
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM – 10 PM · U Street
Networking Happy Hour
Networking · Professionals · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Masks & Motives: An Immersive Halloween Whodunit Dinner Experience
Immersive · 6 PM – 10 PM · Logan Circle
Hill's Kitchen October Cookbook Club
Cooking Class · 6 PM · Capitol Hill
Stubborn Roots Book Launch
Books & Readings · Poetry · 6:30 PM · Downtown DC
In-Person Class: R&B & Gnocchi Nights: Rollin with the Classics (DC)
Cooking Class · Gnocchi · 6:30 PM · H Street
ZEITGEIST | Literature Festival "Guests and Ghosts"
Talk · Literature · 6:30 PM · Logan Circle
Virginia Wine Takeover with Present Company Winemaker Chris Tropeano
Wine & Spirits · 6:30 PM · Old Town
The Comité Tricolore Philanthropic Soirée
Volunteering · Philanthropy · 6:30 PM · Georgetown
Defining Love Community Salon: Black Love in All Its Forms
Meetup · Black Love · 6:30 PM · Anacostia
Nightmare on Trivia Street: Horror Trivia at Hops N Shine
Trivia · 6:30 PM · Del Ray
Glass in Session: A BoozeBruvas Cocktail Class Series
Cooking Class · Cocktails · 6:30 PM · Downtown DC
Silent Disco Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · Disco / Funk · 6:30 PM · U Street
Halloween J-Film | Exit 8
Film · 6:30 PM · Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
Dana and Alden - Papa's Boat Tour
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
Cooking Class in Washington D.C. Sushi Maki Rolls
Cooking Class · Sushi · 6:30 PM · Ivy City
In-person class: Hand-Rolled Sushi (DC)
Cooking Class · Sushi · 6:30 PM · Eckington
Dating With Purpose (30–45) Singles Seeking Marriage, Family , Commitment
Singles · Dating · 6:30 PM · Dupont Circle
Deadly Delicious: A Halloween Cocktail Experience
Tasting · Cocktails · 6:30 PM · Capitol Hill
The Perfect Fit: Tailoring & Alterations Sewing Class
Class · Tailoring · 6:30 PM · Takoma
DC Writers' Salon: Agent & Author Q&A with Diana Rojas
Talk · Writing And Publishing · 6:30 PM · Dupont Circle
Chill Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 6:30 PM · 4340 Connecticut Ave NW
Halloween Edition Pottery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 6:30 PM · Dacha Beer Garden (Navy Yard)
Bad Witches Only: Halloween Girls’ Night Out Paint & Sip
Art Class · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Shirlington
Zombie Date Night: Singles and New Friends Mixer
Singles · 7 PM · Edgewood
Roti with Rani
Cooking Class · Roti · 7 PM · Georgetown
Camila Kerwin - Soft Targets
Books & Readings · 7 PM · H Street
MICO - Running From A Feeling Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
Broadway and Disney Singalong: Boos & Baddies Edition
Karaoke · Classical · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · H Street
Paint & Puff Night on H Street | Sip, Smoke & Paint in Washington, DC 2
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · H Street
Drag Bingo DC- Ultimate Drag Queen Bingo & Drag Show in Washington DC
Bingo · 7 PM · Adams Morgan
Horror Movie Trivia: Scream Queens | AlamoDrafthouse Cinema Crystal City
Trivia · Horror Movies · 7 PM · Crystal City
Trivia Night at The Muni
Trivia · 7 PM · Logan Circle
Masquerade Sip & Paint
Art Class · Masquerade · 7 PM – 10 PM · Petworth
The Circle Society Presents: Saints & SINNERS - A Circle Halloween Affair
Dance Party · Halloween · 7 PM – 12 AM · Columbia Heights
Trivia Night at American Legion Post 24
Trivia · 7 PM · Old Town
Washington Real Estate, Interior Designer, Construction & Renovation NE
Networking · Real Estate · 7 PM – 10 PM · Dupont Circle
Thursday Trivia Night
Trivia · 7 PM · Columbia Heights
Starry Nightmares - Paint and Sip in Washington, D.C. | Classpop!™
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Logan Circle
Murder on the Potomac: A Whodunnit Experience at Chart House
Dinner · 7 PM · Waterfront
Martini & Jazz Thursdays at Bonne Vie
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · Dupont Circle
NEW Pub Trivia Murder Mystery Challenge: The Case of the Killer Ending
Trivia · Murder Mystery · 7 PM · Pentagon City
🎃 Habesha Social Hour 🎃
Meetup · Habesha · 7 PM – 11 PM · Punch Bowl Social
Line Dancing Thursdays at BOE Clarendon
Class · 7 PM – 10 PM · Courthouse
McCormick & Schmick's + Duckhorn Wine Dinner - Crystal City
Dinner · 7 PM · Crystal City
PlanNet Marketing Maryland Weekly Briefing
Talk · Business Training · 7:15 PM · Forest Heights
Thirsty Thursday Lima Twist DC Singles Mixer
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Downtown DC
Thursday Night Singles Mixer at Tokyo Pearl DC
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Dupont Circle
DC Comedy Lounge: Comedy: Show 5
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Dupont Circle
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