Best Places to Find Out What’s Happening in Washington DC

Here are some good places to start for finding out what’s going down in the Washington DC area.

Year Round

• Washington Post‘s Going Out Guide
• Washingtonian Magazine Arts & Events Guide
  • Washingtonian Magazine Weekly Picks
• DCist
• 365 Things To Do In DC
• The Smithsonian Institution’s goSmithsonian
• Cultural Tourism DC
• National Park Service: National Mall & Memorial Parks

Specific Events

January

• Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown
• Presidential Inauguration (every 4 years) / DC Government Resources

March/April

• National Cherry Blossom Festival [Photos]

May

• National Memorial Day Parade
• Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally [Photos]

June

• DC Caribbean Carnival

June-August

• US Marine Corps Sunset Parades (with Silent Drill Platoon) [Photos]

July

• National Independence Day Parade
• Fourth of July Fireworks on the National Mall

October

• Army Ten-Miler
• Marine Corps Marathon

November

• FotoWeek DC Annual Festival

December

• Lighting of the National Christmas Tree

Photography Exhibit & Show Schedules

• National Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
• Smithsonian Photography Initiative
• FotoDC