Things to do in Washington, DC on Thursday, November 19, 2026

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

Morning

Mini Makers
Kids Class · Art · 10:30 AM · Waterfront
The Art of Influence - An Exlusive Session with Chris Perry
Talk · Influence · 11 AM · Dupont Circle

Afternoon

Leadership Incubator Weekend, hosted by Shifting Waters Leadership Institu
Class · Leadership · 12 PM – 4:30 PM · Eisenhower East
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Musical · 1 PM · Downtown
FinRegLab x Flourish Ventures Roundtable: Bank-Deployed AI
Talk · AI · 2:30 PM · Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
National Press Club Headliners: Congressman Don Bacon
Talk · 3 PM · Downtown DC
THE FORUM 100 CLUB Federal Consulting's Most Exclusive Speakeasy
Networking · 3 PM – 7 PM · Capital City Market
Behind the Headlines: Afghan Women Building Businesses Across Borders
Talk · Entrepreneurs · 3:30 PM · Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington D.C.
FinRegLab x Flourish Ventures Roundtable: Liability in Consumer Financial AI Tools
Talk · AI · 3:45 PM · Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Quantum Health of Sciences Grand Opening
Tasting · Wellness · 4 PM – 7 PM · Wisconsin North
Carr Properties Event
Talk · 4 PM – 8 PM · Carr Properties Midtown Center
Native American Heritage Month Celebration
Talk · Native American History · 4:30 PM · The Catholic University Of America

Evening

Business Professionals in Washington DC | NetworkNite | Speed Networking
Networking · Business Professionals · 5 PM · Edgewood
Time Wasting LIVE presented by Amazon Prime
Live Podcast · Sold out · 5 PM · Southwest Waterfront
B2B Mixer Washington DC - 100% networking event - making referrals
Networking · 5 PM – 8 PM · Georgetown
Business Professionals | Washington DC | Speed Networking | NetworkNite
Networking · Business Professionals · 5 PM · Edgewood
Building Profitable Practice Solutions: An MBA Toolkit
Class · Finance & Investing · 5 PM – 9 PM · Friendship Heights
Cuffing Season: Dating With a Purpose (Singles Mixer & Happy Hour)
Singles · 5 PM · Downtown DC
HUSTLE Washington DC Entrepreneur Networking Event
Networking · Entrepreneurship · 5 PM – 8 PM · Georgetown
LGBTQ+ Uniformed Services Happy Hour @ Freddie's
Happy Hour · Uniformed Services · 5 PM – 8 PM · Crystal City
Siberian Messiah’s Journey from Utopia to Persecution
Talk · Russia · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Capitol Hill
Make It Thursday: Dried Orange Garlands
Class · 5:30 PM · Georgetown
Holiday Small Business Expo — Hosted at Turkish Coffee Lady
Market · 5:30 PM · Old Town
DMV World Toilet Day Panel & Happy Hour
Talk · World Toilet Day · 5:30 PM · Downtown DC
The ProMD Skin Social | Arlington
Class · Skincare · 5:30 PM · Rosslyn
Beaded Embroidery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Beaded Embroidery · 6 PM · Capitol Hill
Real Estate & Lending Network
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM · Logan Circle
Dupont Paint Nights
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM · Dupont Circle
A New Place to Practice: The Future of Legal Workspaces
Talk · 6 PM · Carr Properties Midtown Center
Paint Night: Paint Your Pet - Nov 19, 2026
Art Class · Pet Portraits · 6 PM · Navy Yard
Make + Mingle | Chunky Beads & Lanyards ✨ (Union Market)
Craft Workshop · Beads And Lanyards · 6 PM · H Street
The Evil Genius Tour - Washington D.C.
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Old Town
The Still Hour - A Float Sound Bath Experience
Meditation · 6 PM – 9 PM · Foggy Bottom
Champagne Takeover in Bar Jo with Bauget Jouette!
Tasting · Champagne · 6 PM · Old Town
Gratitude & Manifestation: A Guided Workshop
Class · Gratitude · 6 PM · Georgetown
Junk Journaling @ The Den Coffeehouse and Wine bar
Craft Workshop · Junk Journaling · 6 PM · Chevy Chase
Doubles Night School: Latte Art!!!
Coffee & Dessert · Latte Art · 6 PM · Columbia Heights
Fellowship & Food: The Power of Holiday Food
Meetup · Holiday Food · 6:30 PM · Downtown DC
Entrepreneurial Finance & Marketing Course | Pitch ALX
Class · Finance & Investing · 6:30 PM · Workforce Development Center
Creating While Black: DC (film screening & discussion)
Film · 6:30 PM · Penn Quarter
Gently Guided LGBTQIA2S+ Mindfulness Meditation
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Columbia Heights
Book Club: Unplugged DMV
Book Club · Singer-Songwriter · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · H Street
Romantasy Book Club
Book Club · Romantasy · 6:30 PM · Old Town
Lecture | Modern Japanese Design in Zuanshū Publishing
Talk · Japanese Design · 6:30 PM · Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
DC Singles and Dating : Meet, Mix & Mingle with Singles Ages 30–49
Singles · Dating · 6:30 PM · Foggy Bottom
Be Seen - A Workshop for Visual Artists
Class · 6:30 PM · Del Ray
Stella Lefty: Lefty Live
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
History Film Forum presents "Join or Die": Civic Engagement and Democracy
Film · Civic Engagement · 7 PM – 10 PM · National Mall
Late 30s/40s Happy Hour, Alexandria
Happy Hour · 7 PM · Soutwest Quadrant
Real Estate Investor Networking Washington DC | Property Deal Network PDN
Networking · Real Estate · 7 PM – 10 PM · Georgetown
Heated Rivalry Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Bridge District
Trivia · 7 PM · Poplar Point
Capitals vs Sabres (Hockey Fights Cancer - Rally Towel Giveaway)
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · Capital One Arena
Washington National Opera presents Nixon in China
Opera & Classical · 7 PM · Northwest Rectangle
Infinite Worlds Book Club at Solid State Books 14th Street
Book Club · 7 PM · U Street
Argentine tango night Free class followed by Dance social ($15)
Dance Social · Latin · 7 PM – 11 PM · Courthouse
They Might Be Giants
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
Foodies + New Friends: Bethesda | Giving Back Edition
Dinner · 7 PM – 10 PM · Wisconsin North
The Rewind's Story Lab
Class · Storytelling · 7 PM · Dupont Circle
Turkey Time: Thanksgiving Trivia | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Crystal City
Trivia · Thanksgiving · 7 PM · Crystal City
Puff & Paint with Higher Ground x Loud Vybz
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Ivy City
Monsterous Women Book Club
Book Club · Horror · 7 PM · Old Town
Late 20s/30s Happy Hour, Logan Circle
Singles · 7 PM · Logan Circle
Tickers & Turntables: Savings, Sounds, & Stocks
Live Music · 7 PM · Eisenhower East
Thursday Night Themed Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Bridge District
Trivia · 7 PM · Poplar Point
A Drag Queen Christmas (18+)
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Downtown
LGBTQ+ Book Club @ Federico Ristorante Italiano
Book Club · 7:30 PM · Crystal City
Jesse Cook
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Arlandria
Thursday Night Laughs: DC's Best Comedy Showcase
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · U Street
Gene
Live Music · 8 PM · Shaw
3rd Thursdays Open Mic Night | Hyattsville | Host: Rebecca Dupas
Books & Readings · 8 PM · Ellaville
ROA
Live Music · 8 PM · Southwest Waterfront

Late

DCs Dupont Late Night Comedy Show with Jamal Russell | X Marks the Spot
Stand-up · 10 PM · Dupont Circle
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