Things to do in Washington, DC on Thursday, November 5, 2026

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

Morning

2026 DC MUG Conference: Optimize Today. Innovate Tomorrow
Talk · Maximo · 8 AM – 6 PM · Eisenhower East
AI-Augmented Leadership: 1-Day Executive Training | Washington (DC)
Class · AI · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown DC
Multifamily Breakfast Club: Arlington, VA
Meetup · Multifamily · 10 AM · Rosslyn

Afternoon

Yoga & Flow w/ SPENGA
Yoga & Pilates · 12 PM · Virginia Square
DSC Connect: The Great Digital Debate
Networking · Digital Services · 1 PM – 6 PM · Navy Yard
Fed Supernova DC
Talk · Technology Adoption · 1 PM – 7 PM · Northeast Washington
ACi North America Investigations Forum
Talk · Investigations · 1 PM – 7:30 PM · Downtown DC
Networking, Panel & Happy Hour for DMV Landscape-Related Professionals
Networking · Landscape · 3 PM · Navy Yard
From Success to Significance - Women Leading with Purpose
Networking · Women Leaders · 4 PM – 7 PM · Wisconsin North
District Tree Law Panel
Talk · Tree Law · 4 PM · Tenleytown

Evening

A New Chapter in Wellness Begins Here
Expo & Convention · Wellness · 5 PM · Friendship Heights
COMTO DC Chapter General Body Meeting
Meetup · Comto · 5:30 PM · Downtown DC
GRLA | Editorial and Stylist Panel
Talk · Fashion Media · 5:30 PM · Georgetown
Black Tie Club Social Mixer @ Freddie's Beach Bar
Meetup · 5:30 PM · Crystal City
Capital & Connections
Networking · Small Business · 5:30 PM · Pennyroyal Station
Flor Book Club | Time in Between/Tiempo entre Costuras by M. Duenas
Book Club · 6 PM · Georgetown
Expanding the Frontier of Human Consciousness
Talk · Consciousness · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Creatures of Passage
Meetup · Book Club · 6 PM · Anacostia
Let's Talk Houses: A Black Potter Trivia Night!
Trivia · 6 PM – 9 PM · H Street
AMWA Southwest’s Chapter Dinner at the 2026 National Conference
Dinner · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Civic Tech DC Project Night
Meetup · Civic Tech · 6 PM · Downtown
Austrian Embassy Viennese Waltz Lessons and Dance Soiree
Class · Viennese Waltz · 6 PM – 10 PM · North Cleveland Park
Join Us to Celebrate the Pension Rights Center's 50th Anniversary!
Meetup · Retirement Security · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Parenting Is a Practice by Dr. Allison Sibley
Talk · Parenting · 6 PM – 9 PM · The Reading Room at The Writer's Center
Climate Change and Wine: A Wine Class
Tasting · Wine · 6 PM · Del Ray
Artist Live Lab: Pet Portraits | Present Imperfection Exhibit
Art Class · Pet Portraits · 6 PM · Chevy Chase Pavilion
The Seven Steps Forward: Inspiring Civic Change!
Social · 6 PM · Sligo Park Hills
A Conversation on Rising Energy Costs: How Can Permitting Reform Tackle the Affordability Crisis?
Talk · Energy Costs · Sold out · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Making Spirits Bright - Launch Party & Gift Drive
Volunteering · Holiday Gift Drive · 6 PM – 9 PM · Eisenhower East
DCNOMA - 2026 FALL FIRM CRAWL - HOK
Networking · Architecture · 6 PM · Georgetown
WWSC Making Spirits Bright Happy Hour
Happy Hour · Christmas · 6 PM – 9 PM · Eisenhower East
Join us at Elaine's for our August Literary-Inspired Red Wine Dinner
Dinner · Red Wine · 6 PM – 9 PM · Old Town
Video Game Social
Game Night · 6 PM · Virginia Square
Rosslyn x Pitch-a-Friend
Singles · Pitch A Friend · 6 PM · Georgetown
Overcoming Social Anxiety: a Green Drinks DC Workshop
Class · Social Anxiety · 6 PM · American University
DC Writers' Salon Writing Lab: "That's What She Said"
Class · Dialogue · 6:30 PM · Dupont Circle
SPAIN Dances by Fonsi López with The Washington School of Ballet Trainees
Dance Show · 6:30 PM · Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain
In-Person Class: Fettuccine, Farfalle, and Garganelli (DC)
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6:30 PM · H Street
Mount Vernon Trailabration
Volunteering · Mount Vernon Trail · 6:30 PM · Georgetown
Blu DeTiger - The Want You Baby Tonight Tour
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cardozo
Thirsty Thursday: Lobster Mac’n Cheese + Margaritas
Dinner · Lobster Mac N Cheese · 6:30 PM · Ashton Heights
Pure Poetry Live ft. Myracle
Books & Readings · Poetry · 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Langdon
The Black Healing Space: Washington DC
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Columbia Heights
Sip & Sculpt Pottery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 6:30 PM · H Street
In-Person Class: Sushi-Making 101 (DC)
Cooking Class · Sushi · 6:30 PM · Ivy City
miXt-Up Thursdays: Bingo!
Bingo · 7 PM · 3809 Rhode Island Ave
Takoma Comedy Night: MOTHER of All Comedy Shows
Stand-up · 7 PM · Takoma
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam: The Joint Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
The Dinner Table Club at Cucina Morini (Mt. Vernon Square)
Dinner · Southern Italian · 7 PM – 10 PM · Penn Quarter
Tiki Vinyl Night - Surf Rock, Exotica, Reggae, and more
Dance Party · 60s Rock · 7 PM – 11 PM · Adams Morgan
(Co)Creative Ceremony with Rose
Arts · 7 PM · Femme Fatale DC
Allan Rayman
Live Music · 7 PM · Capitol Hill
2026 Women Veterans Interactive National Conference (WVI NatCon)
Talk · Women Veterans · 7 PM · Crystal City
Algorithm of the Night by A. S. Hamrah
Books & Readings · Film Writing · 7 PM · Adams Morgan
BE Well at Bethesda Row
Fitness Class · 7 PM · Bethesda Row
Matched Speed Dating @ The Wharf | Cityswoon | Ages 39-54
Singles · 7 PM · National Mall
History Film Forum presents "American Sons"
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · National Mall
AfroBrazil Dance Experience
Class · Afrobrazil Dance · 7 PM · Edgewood
Washington | Nour Ayadi, Piano solo
Concert · 7:30 PM · Georgetown
The FLAME Bible Talk
Faith & Spiritual · 7:30 PM · Ashton Heights
Euge Groove
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Arlandria
Mamma Mia!
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown
"Thank Me Later" Thursday Comedy Showcase!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Georgetown
LGBTQ+ Community Dinner @ Federico Ristorante Italiano
Dinner · 7:30 PM · Crystal City
Booker Club at Solid State Books 14th Street
Book Club · 7:30 PM · U Street
Pod Save America: LIVE from DC
Live Podcast · 8 PM · Downtown
Open Mic Night @ Spark Social LGBTQ+
Open Mic · 8 PM · U Street
Live Music 11/5: Azul Band at El Secreto De Rosita!
Live Music · World · 8 PM – 11 PM · Dupont Circle
Tul8te - World Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
1st Thursday Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Hosted by Backpack Jeff
Open Mic · 8 PM · Ellaville
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