Things to do in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 5, 2026

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

Morning

Washington, D.C. Qualifier I - FIRST Tech Challenge
Family Learning · Robotics · 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM · Walter Reed Medical Center
Breakfast with Santa at Joe Theismann's Restaurant
Family Show · 8 AM · Waterfront
Figures of Speech: The Art of Cultural Humility (7CEs)
Class · Cultural Humility · 9 AM – 5 PM · George Washington University Graduate Education Center, Alexandria
Teacher Workshop | Curating Connections: Pairing Artworks and Stories
Class · History · 9 AM · Downtown DC
So Kids SOAR 2026 Holiday Celebration
Holiday · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Fort Dupont Park
THE FUNDING PURSUIT
Class · Funding · 10 AM – 1 PM · Center DC
Swedish Holiday Market 2026
Market · Swedish · 10 AM – 5 PM · Georgetown
Intro to Plumbing: Faucets
Class · Plumbing · 10 AM · Hyattsville Business Center
Capital Rare Book Fair: Winter Edition
Expo & Convention · Books · 10 AM – 6 PM · Downtown DC
Kettlebell Iron Yoga Workshop Intensive
Fitness Class · 10 AM – 2 PM · Eisenhower East
Chris Paul HBCU Classic - Session 3
Game · Basketball · 10 AM · CareFirst Arena
Manifest Your Vision® 2027
Class · Goal Setting · 10 AM – 4 PM · Friendship Heights
Northeast DC Tutoring & Mentoring Info Session
Meetup · Tutoring And Mentoring · 11 AM · Langdon
A Holly Jolly Polymer Clay Earring Workshop w/Beth Robson Art
Craft Workshop · Earring Making · 11 AM · Old Town
Oil Pastels 101: Holiday Card Making with Meadows and Skies
Art Class · Oil Pastels · 11 AM · Georgetown
Free Course to de-stress with soulful meditation : Alexandria
Meditation · 11:30 AM · Del Ray
Free Meditation Class - Alexandria: Achieve Inner Peace and Balance
Meditation · 11:30 AM · Del Ray

Afternoon

Family Fun Story Time Brunch @ Freddie's in Arlington!
Family Show · Story Time · 12 PM · Crystal City
Nellie's DC Drag Brunch
Brunch · Drag · 12 PM · U Street
National Spades Players Association DMV TOC Championship
Game Night · Spades · 12 PM – 4 PM · Hillbrook
History Film Forum presents "The Muppet Christmas Carol"
Film · 12 PM · National Mall
Planet Wine's Annual Sparkler Tasting and Sale!
Tasting · Wine · 12 PM – 5 PM · Del Ray
Washington DC SantaCon Bar Crawl 2026
Bar Crawl · 12 PM – 11 PM · Downtown DC
Magnifica Humanitas Dialogue with Dr. Cabrini Pak: "AI and Marketing"
Talk · Pope Leo Xiv · 1 PM · The Catholic University Of America
Feed Our Neighbors. Connect More Families
Volunteering · Family Meals · 1 PM · Petworth
Art & Wellness Workshop (Ages 18+)
Art Class · 1 PM · Ashton Heights
Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station
Tour · 1:30 PM · Capitol Hill
Hell's Kitchen
Arts · 2 PM · Downtown DC
Ace Beverage - In Store Tasting - Alambique Serrano Barrel Pick!
Tasting · Rum · 2 PM – 5 PM · Wesley Heights
9th Annual Toy Drive
Volunteering · 2 PM – 5 PM · Downtown DC
The Washington Ballet's Nutcracker
Dance Show · 2 PM · Downtown
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: A Pan American Nutcracker
Concert · Jazz · 2 PM · Capitol Hill
George Washington Mens Basketball vs. LIU Brooklyn Men's Basketball
Game · Basketball · 2 PM · Charles E. Smith Center
Club Meeting
Meetup · Anime · 2 PM – 5 PM · Downtown DC
Hands-On Traditional Tiramisu Making Workshop with Antonia Petaccio
Cooking Class · Tiramisu · 3 PM · Old Town
The Dawn of the Modern Presidency: McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft
Talk · Presidency · 3 PM · Downtown DC
Holiday Cheeses 101 with Cheesemonster
Tasting · Cheese · 3 PM · Georgetown
The Holiday Show
Arts · 3 PM · Olde Towne East
Crochet 101: Holiday Bow Garlands with Collective Craft Luci
Craft Workshop · Crochet · 3 PM · Foggy Bottom
The Face Oil Ritual: Blend Your Own Face Oil + Gua Sha Workshop with Orijin
Class · Face Oil · 3 PM · H Street
Outdoor Discussion Walk : The Race to Superintelligence
Class · AI · 3 PM · The People's Garden D.C.
A 50th Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser for WIT
Volunteering · Birthday Fundraiser · 3:30 PM · Logan Circle
Washington, DC Singles Speed Dating
Singles · 4 PM – 7 PM · Downtown DC

Evening

Comedy Show For Lives USAID Still Can’t Save: World Champ Edition
Stand-up · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Columbia Heights
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show DC
Immersive · 6 PM – 9 PM · Old Town North
Chris Paul HBCU Classic - Session 4
Game · Basketball · 6 PM · CareFirst Arena
Arlington Reads with B. Dylan Hollis (FREE)
Books & Readings · Baking · 6:30 PM · Virginia Square
Holiday Planter Workshop
Craft Workshop · Planter · 6:30 PM · Old Town North
9th Annual Evening of Elegance Banquet and Awards Gala
Volunteering · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, University Boulevard East, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo
Macbeth's Midsummer Night's Dream
Theater · 7 PM · The Writer's Center
Juice
Live Music · 7 PM · Cardozo/Shaw
"The Viennese Christmas Ball": An Elegant Evening with Food, Wine, Dancing!
Dance Party · Christmas · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · National Mall
LIVE MUSIC: THE Crone and Crow Band Present Ghostlight Express
Dance Party · Folk / Americana · 7 PM – 10 PM · Braddock Road Metro
Chris Botti
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Cora Kelly
Write About Now Poetry Live in DC ft. Steven Willis
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Foggy Bottom
Dax - The Anger Management Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · The Fillmore Silver Spring
Stone and Stone: On the Road
Stand-up · 8 PM · The DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Brave Soul Collective presents: UnFILTERED - A World AIDS Day Performance
Theater · World Aids Day · 8 PM · Sitar Arts Center (in the de Laski Theater)
30 Before 30: A Stand-Up Comedy Show
Stand-up · 8 PM · Adams Morgan

Late

MAD EAST DMV
Dance Party · World · 10 PM – 3 AM · Courthouse
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