Things to do in Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 17, 2026

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

Morning

FedTalks 2026
Learning · 8 AM – 1 PM · National Mall
National Techno-Economic Power Conference
Talk · 8:30 AM – 4 PM · Downtown DC
Essential Management Edge for Leaders – 1 Day Course in Washington, DC
Class · Management · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown DC
Washington CAPM Certification | 4-Day Exam Prep Bootcamp with Guarantee
Class · Career · 9 AM – 5 PM · Foggy Bottom
Intensive Motivational Interviewing Skills – 1 Day Course in Washington, DC
Class · Motivational Interviewing · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown DC
DMV Carbon League Task Force Workshop: Affordability & Grid Optimization (Nov 17 - 18)
Class · Grid Optimization · 9 AM · Downtown DC
Win Clients on LinkedIn - Full Day Course
Class · Marketing · 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington
Sales Navigator & Outreach (Half Day Course)
Class · Marketing · 9:30 AM · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington
BLACKWELL DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES INAUGURAL LECTURE 2026
Talk · Science · 10 AM – 5 PM · Blackburn Center

Afternoon

Campfire Washington DC Finance Lunch
Meetup · Finance · 12 PM · Downtown DC
Content, Leads & Company Page (Half Day Course)
Class · Marketing · 1 PM – 4:30 PM · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington
American Mahjongg — Open Play
Game Night · Mahjongg · 1 PM · Penn Quarter
After NSCEB: What Comes Next for U.S. Biotech Policy
Talk · Biotech Policy · 2 PM – 6 PM · Northeast Washington
FY27 Community Pride Investment Fund (CPIF) Pre-Bidder’s Conference
Talk · Community Pride · 2 PM · NoMa
KWMC Team Hiring Event!
Networking · Career · 3 PM · KW Metro Center Arlington
The State of American Democracy: Elections in the Digital Media Age
Talk · Democracy · 4 PM – 7 PM · Foggy Bottom
Is There Anybody Out There? Reducing the guesswork behind your idea
Class · AI · 4 PM · Foggy Bottom

Evening

Analog Nights
Meetup · 5 PM · Downtown DC
Energy Careers Reception
Networking · Energy Careers · 5 PM · Capitol Hill
Powering Innovation: Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Energy by CTA
Talk · Technology · 5 PM · Capitol Hill
PDA Capital Area Q4 Meeting: AI in GxP, Free Food and Networking
Talk · AI In Gxp · 5 PM · Wisconsin North
Visions of Italy with Award-Winning Pianist Dmitry Yudin
Concert · Classical · 5 PM · The Secret Garden at the Rectory
Analog Nights @ National Portrait Gallery
Craft Workshop · 5 PM · Downtown
Ladies in NatSec Happy Hour!
Happy Hour · 5:30 PM · U Street
Rise & Ship: From Microbakery to Micro-Saas
Talk · Micro Saas · 5:30 PM · Viget
From the Ground Up: The Founders Reimagining Local News - Washington, D.C
Talk · Local News · 6 PM · U Street
The Art of Gathering
Meetup · 6 PM · Georgetown
FGIDC Spring Communiqué: An Evening at Saints Valley
Networking · Fashion · 6 PM · Georgetown
George Washington Womens Basketball vs. Temple University Owls Womens Basketball
Game · Basketball · 6 PM · Charles E. Smith Center
Grown-Up Book Fair
Market · Books · 6 PM – 9 PM · Braddock Road Metro
American Mahjongg — Open Play & Free Lessons
Game Night · Mahjongg · 6 PM · Downtown DC
DC Backgammon Club at Dacha Shaw
Game Night · Backgammon · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
Donny Benét
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cardozo
Womxn's Brew Culture Club November Hang at Urban Garden Brewing
Meetup · Beer Culture · 6:30 PM · Urban Garden Brewhouse
Lost Ladies of Literature: Who Would Have Thought It by M R de Burton
Book Club · 6:30 PM · Del Ray
Solidarity Stories Book Club w/Mount Rainier Library
Book Club · 6:30 PM · 3809 Rhode Island Ave
Black Vampire Bookclub
Book Club · Vampire Fiction · 6:30 PM · Old Town
Landmark Lecture: Armistead Peter 3rd and the Creation of a House Museum
Talk · House Museum · 6:30 PM · Georgetown
AGHI's HUMANITIES ON THE HILL | Your Brain on Music: Sound, Science & Soul
Talk · Music · 6:30 PM · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
RomCom Book Club with Avery Flynn
Book Club · 6:30 PM · Old Town
The Secrets of Easter Island Finally Revealed!
Theater · Easter Island · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Georgetown
LUCID DUO | Tradition & Innovation
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Embassy of Austria
The Science Behind the Scientist: Neuroscience in the industry, meet and greet
Meetup · Neuroscience · 7 PM · Walter E. Washington Convention Center
November Fiction Book Club: The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman
Book Club · Fiction · 7 PM · Old Town
Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Live Music · Pop · 7 PM · Capital One Arena
Paint Your Own Door - Custom Design Watercolor Event
Art Class · Watercolor · 7 PM · Eisenhower East
Hybrid Event: Alma Vampires, Elena Armas
Books & Readings · Romance · 7 PM · Capitol Hill
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Capital One Arena
Traitors: A Real Life Competition of Traitors and Faithfuls
Game Night · Traitors · 7 PM – 10 PM · Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
The Inner Loop's November Reading
Books & Readings · 7 PM – 10 PM · Shaw
Die Spitz
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
The Bends - If You Insist Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Southwest Waterfront
Thirst and Create: Jocks Social
Art Class · Drawing And Painting · 7 PM – 10 PM · Downtown DC
Judy Collins - Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell Tour
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Cora Kelly
Drag Bingo! at Red Bear Brewing Co
Bingo · Drag · 7:30 PM · H Street
Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM · The Wharf
Dinner at TTNA
Dinner · 7:30 PM · Ballston
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown DC
Soul Factory Tuesday Open Mic
Open Mic · R&B / Soul · 8 PM – 11 PM · H Street
Samantha Fish - Paper Doll Live World Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
Sleep: North America 2026
Live Music · Metal · 8 PM · Cardozo
The Pineapple Thief
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
3rd Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Drew Anderson
Open Mic · 8 PM · U Street
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