Things to do in Washington, DC on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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

Morning

ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Bethesda Row x Barre3
Fitness Class · 8 AM · Bethesda Row
The Architecture of Growth
Talk · Startups · 8:30 AM – 5 PM · Crystal City
Client Journey Workshop
Class · Client Journey · 10 AM – 2 PM · Navy Yard
Job Fair at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
Networking · 11 AM – 3 PM · Spates Community Club and Conference Center Annex

Afternoon

Kingdom Builders Table
Networking · Christian Entrepreneurs · 12 PM · Eisenhower East
Returning to Balance
Talk · Indigenous Youth · 12:30 PM · Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Quantum Business Forum 2026
Talk · Quantum Economy · 1 PM · Eisenhower West
A First Look at the 2026 Election Results and Pre-Election Polls
Talk · Election Polls · 3 PM · Foggy Bottom
Female Business Owners Happy Hour (Southeast DC)
Networking · Business Owners · 4 PM – 7 PM · Poplar Point
Honoring Service. Inspiring Leadership. Continuing the Mission
Meetup · Veterans · 4:30 PM · Downtown DC

Evening

Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Jeffrey Gibson
Talk · Design · 5 PM · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Reading Rhythms Washington DC: November 12th
Meetup · Books · 5:15 PM · Downtown DC
Strategic Materials Network & Exchange
Networking · Materials · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Foggy Bottom
Out in Climate x Climate DC Happy Hour
Happy Hour · Climate · 5:30 PM · Dupont Circle
Customize Your Own Notebook
Craft Workshop · Notebook · 5:30 PM · Old Town
Annual Men's Summit - Technology, Advocacy, Policy (TAP In)
Talk · Career · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Rosslyn
Patrick Sutton: Tailored Interiors
Talk · Interiors · 6 PM · Georgetown
LIVE MUSIC: Free The Witness
Concert · Rock · 6 PM – 10 PM · Jefferson Houston
Analog Dinner Nights: Mahjong!
Game Night · Mahjong · 6 PM · Georgetown
Data Engineers D.C. Presents: DuckDB 2.0
Talk · Software · 6 PM · Foggy Bottom
Embassies of the World in Washington, DC
Networking · Diplomacy · 6 PM – 9 PM · Dupont Circle
Read it and Play it: A DND Campaign at F2L
Tabletop Games · Dungeons Dragons · 6 PM · Old Town
2026 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Martha Raddatz of ABC News
Volunteering · 6 PM – 10 PM · Downtown DC
Create your own custom scent @ Banditos
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · Crystal City
The Beauty Edit: EVERYDAY TO HOLIDAY GLAM
Class · 6 PM · H Street
End of Year Networking Social
Networking · 6 PM · Downtown DC
Spoken Word Poetry Album Listening Party (D.C. Edition) LYRICAL ANALYSIS
Concert · 6 PM · Edgewood
DC Women’s Financial Roadmap & Investing Basics Workshop
Class · Investing · 6 PM · Shaw
Hollow Folk- Author Signing & Chat w/ Andrew K. Clark
Books & Readings · Appalachian Folk Horror · 6 PM · Old Town
A reading by poets recently published in the Mid-Atlantic Review
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Logan Circle
Union Stage
Concert · Folk / Americana · Sold out · 6:30 PM · Southwest Waterfront
In-person class: Spanish Tapas with a Modern Twist (DC)
Cooking Class · 6:30 PM · H Street
Austin Snell
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
November Open Mic Music Night
Open Mic · 6:30 PM · Pleasant Plains
No Spring Chicken Social Club presents Line Dancing with Arielle
Dance Social · Country · 6:30 PM · ON St. Elmo
DC Metro Speed Dating for Singles Age 34-49 ♥ Arlington VA Astro Beer Hall
Singles · 6:30 PM · Shirlington
Cozy Town Books
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Old Town
Porchdog, Revolant, Loch7, and Warmest Regards Live!
Live Music · Rock · 7 PM – 11 PM · Foggy Bottom
Hybrid Event: The Squatters, Saba Brelvi
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Capitol Hill
Matched Speed Dating in Logan Circle | Cityswoon | Ages 45-59
Singles · 7 PM · Logan Circle
Enemy of the Sun with Edmund Ghareeb and Zein El-Amine
Books & Readings · Palestinian Poetry · 7 PM · Adams Morgan
FRIENDSGIVING TRIVIA: TOW All the Thanksgivings | Alamo Crystal City
Trivia · 7 PM · Crystal City
Sammy Rae & The Friends - the GET DOWN!
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo
miXt-Up Thursdays: Trivia!
Trivia · 7 PM · miXt Food Hall
Drunk Christmas Carol | Washington D.C
Theater · 7 PM · Downtown DC
Alpha Sigma's First Fridays
Meetup · Phi Beta Sigma · 7 PM – 10 PM · Capitol View
Wizards v Pistons
Game · Basketball · 7 PM · Capital One Arena
Turn Hard Into Humor Workshop
Class · Health · 7 PM · Dupont Circle
National Symphony Orchestra: Serenades & Simple Songs
Live Music · Classical · 7 PM · George Washington University
What Is Internet? Book Club at Solid State Books 14th Street
Book Club · 7 PM · U Street
GGSS Presents: "Julius Caesar"
Theater · 7 PM – 10 PM · Hart Auditorium, Georgetown University Law Center
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Live Music · Country · 7:30 PM · Cora Kelly
Eunbi Kim
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · National Mall
Mamma Mia!
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Blue Note Burlesque at Sid Gold's Request Room (Nov. 2026)
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · H Street
Live Music 11/12: Azul Band at El Secreto De Rosita!
Live Music · World · 8 PM – 11 PM · Dupont Circle
Have Fun Tonight: Bull Riding + Commanders Football!
Singles · Bull Riding · 8 PM – 11 PM · Courthouse
Unpopular Opinion Night (21+)
Social · 8 PM · Downtown
2nd Thursday Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Miss Kiane Ink
Open Mic · 8 PM · Ellaville
ANIME AFTER DARK : NEON EDITION
Dance Party · Anime · 8 PM – 1 AM · Adams Morgan
Jodeci - 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady
Live Music · 8 PM · The Theater at MGM National Harbor
ODESZA [DJ Set]
DJ Set · Electronic · 8 PM · Langdon
What's Happening?! Free All Arts Mic
Books & Readings · Open Mic · 9 PM · Petworth
MADE IN PERÚ | A Peruvian Chef & Cocktail Experience
Food Festival · 9 PM · Rosslyn
What's Happening?! An All Arts Open Mic
Open Mic · 9 PM · Petworth
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