Things to do in Washington, DC on Friday, November 6, 2026

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

Morning

WVI NatCon 2026 Vendors & Exhibitors
Expo & Convention · 8 AM · Crystal City
Sports Creators Conference
Talk · Sports Storytelling · 8 AM – 5 PM · American University Park
Science Over Coffee: Cancer Treatment Innovations
Talk · Cancer Treatment · 9 AM · Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain
Memorial Arboretum Walking Tour: Autumn Colors
Tour · Autumn Colors · 9 AM · Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center
Female Business Owners and Investors Coworking Day @ Pink Moon Bethesda
Networking · Business Owners · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown Bethesda
SYMPOSIUM | Revolutionary Rivals: Portraits from the Global Theater of War
Talk · History · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM · Downtown DC
Washington, Dc Capital Artisan, Trade & Vendor Expo
Expo & Convention · Local Crafts · 10 AM · Navy Yard
Veterans Day Career & Resource Fair (Employer & Vendor Registration ONLY)
Networking · 10 AM – 2 PM · NoMa
SELAX ON U — National Account & Advisor Summit
Talk · National Accounts · 10 AM – 7:30 PM · Shaw
VETERANS CAREER FAIR & NETWORKING EVENT
Networking · Veterans · 10 AM – 2 PM · NoMa
PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION VETERANS DAY CAREER & RESOURCE FAIR
Talk · Career · 10 AM – 2 PM · NoMa

Afternoon

Women Veterans ROCK! - 2026 Veterans Appreciation Week Kickoff
Social · 12 PM · Capitol Hill
Holiday First Taste Event - Pinstripes, Georgetown, DC
Tasting · 12 PM – 10 PM · Georgetown
Lifelong Learners: Community in a Cup
Craft Workshop · Candle Making · 1 PM · Fort Stanton Park
Ace Beverage - In Store Tasting - SAWM Imports - Juan Piñero Sherry
Tasting · Sherry · 4 PM – 7 PM · Wesley Heights

Evening

Pretty People Love R&B
Dance Party · 5 PM – 10 PM · Dupont Circle
Family Karaoke Night
Karaoke · 5 PM · Bellevue
Weekly Watercolors with Shop Made in DC - Union Market
Class · Design · 5 PM · H Street
Training and Education Command 251st Marine Corps Birthday Ball
Meetup · 5 PM – 12 AM · Eisenhower East
Kickback and Connect Creatives Happy Hour
Networking · Creatives · 5 PM – 8 PM · Adams Morgan
First Fridays Families: International Shabbat!
Faith & Spiritual · Shabbat · 5 PM · Capitol Hill
1 Year Anniversary of Sip Social
Meetup · Anniversary · 5 PM – 12 AM · Downtown DC
Asia After Dark | Diwali Festival
Festival · Diwali · 5 PM – 9 PM · National Mall
Movie Club Screening: “Artist and War”
Film · War · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Capitol Hill
Creative Nights @ National Union Building
Craft Workshop · 6 PM – 10 PM · Downtown DC
Pressed Flower Frame Workshop - Dov & Company, Ballston Quarter
Craft Workshop · Pressed Flowers · 6 PM · Ashton Heights
Bourbon Cocktail Making Class at Level 1 Cocktail Lab
Cooking Class · Bourbon Cocktails · 6 PM · Adams Morgan
First Friday LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hour @ Freddie's Beach Bar
Meetup · 6 PM · Crystal City
Pedal + Pinot
Group Ride · Cycling · 6 PM · Braddock Road Metro
DCNOMA - 2026 FALL FIRM CRAWL - Gensler
Networking · Architecture · 6 PM · Foggy Bottom
Twist It: Barspoon Making & Mixology
Craft Workshop · Barspoon Making · 6 PM · Old Town
Feast Your Ears The Story Of WHFS at The Hub
Film · Whfs · 6 PM – 9 PM · Kent
The Downshift: A Sound Bath at The Bunny Hive
Meditation · 6 PM · Woodmont Triangle
Girlies Night Out
Meetup · Friendship · 6 PM · Douglas MacArthur
On-Stage: Works-In-Process with Chamber Dance Project
Dance Show · 6:30 PM · Downtown DC
Latino Veteran 250
Meetup · Latino Veterans · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · National Mall
Friday Night Mahjong Club FALL EDITION - November 6th
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Logan Circle
Spa Bar: Build Your Own Spa Ritual (LADIES NIGHT) 3-piece kit
Craft Workshop · Spa Ritual · 6:30 PM · River Terrace
Evening at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Dinner · Saudi Culture · 6:30 PM · Foggy Bottom
An Evening with David Falk
Talk · Career · 6:30 PM · George Washington University
Succulent & Sangria Workshop
Craft Workshop · Terrarium · 6:30 PM · Jefferson Houston
November Metro Minyan
Faith & Spiritual · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Cathedral Heights
Spa Bar: Build Your Own Spa Ritual (LADIES NIGHT) 3-piece kit w/door prizes
Class · 6:30 PM · River Terrace
ROMANTIC DATE NIGHT: WINE + SALSA CLASS IN BETHESDA
Class · Salsa · 7 PM · Bethesda Row
Screening of Award-Winning Documentary FABRIC and Q&A with the Film Team
Film · 7 PM · Dupont Circle
Washington AI Tech & Finance Networking Event
Networking · Tech And Finance · 7 PM · Adams Morgan
A Muse’s exhibition
Craft Workshop · 7 PM – 11 PM · Barnaby Terrace
House of Blerds
Meetup · Black Nerd Culture · 7 PM · Old Town
Austrian Embassy Viennese Ball: Live Orchestra, Dinner, Dessert & Dance
Dance Party · Viennese Music · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · North Cleveland Park
Sound & Soul: A Restorative Sound Bath + Reiki Experience
Meditation · 7 PM · Joe's Movement Emporium
$125 and Under art exhibit opening reception
Museum & Gallery · 7 PM · Mount Vernon
Lilli's Bar Presents Queer Sapphic Comedy Night!
Stand-up · 7 PM · Shirlington
VIRGINIA'S DIWALI WALI QAWALI FT. MAJID ALI KHAN @DARNA LOUNGE
Concert · World · 7 PM – 10 PM · Virginia Square
OPEN MIC & Emma McDaniel @the Coupe
Open Mic · Rock · 7 PM · Columbia Heights
Sweet Princes Play Their Funny Songs in DC
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Capitol Hill
Embassy of Malawi Reception - Safari and Rare Earth Minerals
Meetup · Malawi · 7 PM – 10 PM · Georgetown
The Reagan Years
Cover Band · 80s Rock · 7 PM – 11 PM · Woodmont Triangle
Under the Stars Sip & Paint
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Congress Heights
Spring Forth - Hyattsville
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7 PM · Ellaville
Embassy of Zimbabwe Reception - Safari and Beyond
Meetup · Zimbabwe · 7 PM – 10 PM · Dupont Circle
Lukas McCrary: HotFemaleComedian Tour
Stand-up · 7 PM · Downtown DC
The Muppets Trivia at Lost Generation Brewing Company
Trivia · The Muppets · 7 PM · Eckington
Friday Night Themed Trivia at Lost Generation Brewing Company
Trivia · 7 PM · Eckington
The "Natural State" Silent Auction Fundraiser
Volunteering · 7 PM – 10 PM · Columbia Heights
The Garden Open Mic w/Host Taru Marcellus
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7 PM · Columbia Heights
1st Fridays Open Mic | Anacostia| Hosted By DJ Art.Is
Open Mic · 7 PM · Anacostia
Legends of Spain: Candlelit Guitar Masterpieces
Live Music · Classical · 7:30 PM · Old Town
Paula Poundstone
Comedy · 7:30 PM · Cora Kelly
Ethan Regan - Young Regan Tour
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
Mamma Mia!
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown DC
Friday Night Laughs (Stand-Up Comedy Showcase)
Stand-up · 8 PM · Adams Morgan
Strict Scrutiny: LIVE from DC
Talk · 8 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
Scorpio Birthday Bash: Leather & Lace Edition: Shanika & Vanessa
Bar & Lounge · R&B / Soul · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · Petworth
Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · The Wharf
Early Human Evolution
Talk · Human Evolution · 8 PM · Dupont Circle
COURAGE: Nude Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 8 PM · Columbia Heights
The Biggest Millennial Bash
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 8 PM – 12 AM · Capitol Hill
The Longest Johns
Live Music · 8 PM · Olde Towne East
Punch Brothers
Live Music · 8 PM · Downtown
Gimme Gimme Disco
Dance Party · 9 PM · Cardozo
CID [GLOW OFF:SITE]
Live Music · 9 PM · Capital City Market
1st Friday Open Mic | Brookland | Hosted by Malachi Byrd
Books & Readings · Poetry · 9 PM · The Catholic University Of America

Late

SIDEWALK SOUL BAND @ Roofers Union DC
Live Music · Rock · 10 PM · Adams Morgan
Pretty Girls Love RnB @ Shanklin Hall
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 10 PM – 2 AM · Adams Morgan
Threesome CLUB'G @ Decdes, Mayflower & Zeb's :COME 2 VIP Entrance @ Decades
Bar Crawl · 10 PM – 3 AM · Foggy Bottom
ABIGAIL FRIDAYS
Dance Party · 10 PM – 3 AM · Foggy Bottom
After Dark
Wine & Spirits · 10 PM – 2 AM · Downtown DC
Bollywood Diwali Nights | Decades DC | Vibe Districts
Dance Party · Diwali · 10 PM – 3 AM · Foggy Bottom
Nico Moreno
Live Music · 10 PM · Langdon
AfroBeats & Suya NIGHT PARTY [Fri Nov 6]
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 10 PM – 3 AM · Dupont Circle
ITS A FAKE WEDDING WASHINGTON DC
Dance Party · Fake Wedding · 11 PM · Downtown DC
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