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Mon Sep 21 2026 · 128 events · 79 music · 52 dispatches · archive

Top of the list 5

Highest predicted fit, one per venue. The judge’s reasoning is shown.

92♪ Circle Jerks
thu sep 24 · 7:00p · 9:30 CLUB · Ticketmaster
Legendary LA punk band at perfect venue for you, Thursday evening
90♪ Cabaret Voltaire
wed sep 23 · 8:00p · Howard Theatre · Ticketmaster
Industrial legend brings the noise to Howard Theatre, Wednesday 8pm
90♪ Asha Banks: something inbetween tour
fri oct 2 · 7:00p · The Atlantis · Ticketmaster
Small-club The Atlantis, pop discovery on Friday at ideal time.
89♪ Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour
tue sep 29 · 7:30p · Capital One Arena · Ticketmaster
Significant indie artist, Capital One Arena, Tuesday evening strong match
89♪ Lucinda Williams And Her Band
tue sep 29 · 8:00p · Lincoln Theatre · Ticketmaster
Folk-rock legend, Lincoln Theatre perfect small venue, Tuesday clear calendar

Also worth it 8

The ranker’s diversified order — venue and source caps applied.

88 thu sep 24 ♪ Katie Pruitt - Fools for the Fleeting Tour — The Atlantis
85 tue sep 22 The Declaration’s Promise — northwest gallery, in personFree
85 tue sep 22 ♪ Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin — ira gershwin room, in personFree
85 fri sep 25 ♪ From the Manger to the Cross* (1912) — packard campus, in personFree
80 tue sep 22 Tuesday Kanopy Film Matinee — Woodridge Neighborhood LibraryFree
80 wed sep 23 Taylor Tomlinson — Sixth & I
78 tue sep 22 Book Talk with Jared Lemus - Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories — Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryFree
75 wed sep 23 Postal Portraits of the District: A Hands-On Workshop — Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial…Free

The agenda 115

Everything else, by day. ♪ marks music. Tap a day to collapse it.

TODAY · MON SEP 218
27 10:30a Studio Art for Seniors — Cleveland Park Neighborhood…Free
81 6:30p ♪ Automatic — The Atlantis
83 7:00p ♪ The Milk Carton Kids — 9:30 CLUB
80 8:00p ♪ LP - All Is Not Lost Tour — Lincoln Theatre
79 8:00p ♪ Saves the Day — Union Stage
72 8:00p ♪ Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods Tour — The Anthem
82 all day Alive in Many Hands: The American Folklife Center at 50 — main campus, in personFree
72 all day ♪ Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection — in person, james madison buildingFree
TOMORROW · TUE SEP 2214
77 11:00a DC Power FC vs. Fort Lauderdale United FC — Audi Field
77 6:30p ♪ Edgehill — The Atlantis
82 7:00p ♪ Tinlicker North America 2026 — 9:30 CLUB
74 7:00p Panel Discussion: The Living Archive — Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial…Free
36 7:00p Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) — The Sage
79 7:30p Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun (Windbreaker Giveaway - First 1,500 Fans) — CareFirst Arena
64 7:30p ♪ Role Model Presents: Chuck On Tour — The Anthem
84 8:00p ♪ DOMi & JD BECK - WHO ASKED? Tour — Howard Theatre$33.21 – $62.05
73 8:00p ♪ Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs — Warner Theatre
68 8:00p ♪ aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY - in WASHINGTON — Capital One Arena
82 all day Gutenberg Bible — in person, lj100Free
82 all day Thomas Jefferson's Library — main campus, in personFree
75 all day Library Treasures Stored on Synthetic DNA — in person, lj200Free
43 all day AMS Lecture: “Music, Disputes, and the Silent Western: The Yaqui (1916),” Mariana Whitmer, PhD — in person, mumford roomFree
WED SEP 232
78 6:30p ♪ Pokey LaFarge — The Atlantis
81 7:00p ♪ Jane Remover - Live Exhibit — 9:30 CLUB
THU SEP 2412
25 12:00p Ford's Theatre presents: Come From Away — Ford's Theatre
30 6:30p ♪ Minyo Crusaders — The Hamilton
83 7:00p ♪ KiNG MALA: The Golden Thing Tour — Black Cat
83 7:00p Dave Attell — Improv Comedy Club- DC
44 7:00p Politics & Prose and GW Present: John Green | Hollywood, Ending — Lisner Auditorium
88 7:30p Mystics vs. Chicago Sky — Capital One Arena
78 7:30p ♪ Sons of Legion - Soul to SØL World Tour 2026 — Warner Theatre
80 all day Live! At the Library: Celebrating Italian Fashion's Enduring American Legacy — in person, thomas jefferson…Free
78 all day The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) — packard campus, in personFree
62 all day Live! At the Library: The Beauty of Eastern Storytelling with Henry Lien — main campus, in personFree
53 all day Live! At The Library — great hall, in personFree
13 all day A Congress.gov Public Forum — in person, mumford roomFree
FRI SEP 2512
81 6:00p ♪ Earlybirds Club — 9:30 CLUB
77 6:45p Washington Nationals vs New York Mets: Nationals Football Jersey — Nationals Park
86 7:00p ♪ Mastodon — The Anthem
79 7:00p Bobby Lee: The Finally Tour 2026 — Warner Theatre
22 7:00p Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins (Preseason) — Capital One Arena
87 7:30p ♪ SYML: Solo in North America — The Atlantis
40 7:30p Washington Performing Arts & Dance Theatre of Harlem — The National Theatre
28 7:30p Dave Chappelle: Benefit for Duke Ellington School of the Arts — DAR Constitution Hall
87 8:00p ♪ Altın Gün North America Tour 2026, support Alex Maas — Howard Theatre$44.54 – $72.35
79 8:00p LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: 40th ANNIVERSARY SCREENING With Ellen Greene — Lincoln Theatre
84 10:00p ♪ I Hate Models — Echostage
85 11:00p ♪ Haute & Freddy's Big Disgrace Tour — 9:30 CLUB
SAT SEP 2615
82 4:05p Washington Nationals vs New York Mets: Fan Appreciation Weekend — Nationals Park
82 6:00p ♪ Don't Stop Believing: An 80s Prom Experience — 9:30 CLUB
76 6:00p ♪ Arin Ray - The Limbo Tour — Union Stage
26 6:00p Max Amini Live in Washington DC! — DAR Constitution Hall
30 6:30p CVS Health Day: Washington Spirit vs. Angel City FC — Audi Field
88 7:00p ♪ Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour — Capital One Arena
75 7:00p ♪ An Evening With Madison Ryann Ward - The Standing Tall Tour — Howard Theatre$39.39 – $39.39
84 8:00p ♪ Ryan Beatty - Arms Over Armor North American Tour '26 — Lincoln Theatre
80 8:00p ♪ Switchfoot - Forever Now Tour — Warner Theatre
80 10:00p ♪ Satin Jackets — Union Stage
78 10:00p ♪ josh conway: the plum tour — 9:30 CLUB
75 10:00p ♪ Gorgon City — Echostage
82 all day Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — packard campus, in personFree
33 all day 2026 50 States Ride — metrobar
30 all day ♪ Ward 1 Mutual Aid Benefit Show at the Sylvan Theater — Sylvan Theater
SUN SEP 274
72 4:30p Paraguay vs. Bolivia — Audi Field
88 6:30p ♪ Sawyer Hill - Everybody's Home, Nobody's Happy World Tour — The Atlantis
87 7:00p ♪ honestav - The Sweet American Boy Tour — 9:30 CLUB
32 8:00p ♪ Nicholas Payton — Blues Alley Club
MON SEP 285
82 6:30p ♪ Bebe Stockwell — The Atlantis
81 7:00p ♪ Julia Wolf — 9:30 CLUB
85 7:30p ♪ Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band — The Anthem
74 7:30p ♪ Charli xcx - Music, Fashion, Film Tour — Capital One Arena
86 8:00p ♪ The Tear Garden (The Legendary Pink Dots & cEvin Key) — Union Stage
TUE SEP 297
68 6:00p ♪ John Cameron Mitchell — Howard Theatre-DC
86 6:30p ♪ BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR — The Atlantis
77 7:00p Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa — Improv Comedy Club- DC
58 7:00p John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour — Howard Theatre$30.0 – $117.67
90 7:30p ♪ SEX PISTOLS (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) feat. Frank Carter — 9:30 CLUB
80 7:30p ♪ Ravyn Lenae Presents: Blue Island — The Anthem
42 7:30p Dirty Dancing — The National Theatre
WED SEP 308
83 6:30p ♪ Stanley Simmons — The Atlantis
78 7:00p Brian Henson's Puppet Up! — Lincoln Theatre
25 7:00p ♪ Santiago Cruz — Miracle Theatre
81 7:30p ♪ Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour — The Anthem
76 7:30p ♪ Jonas Brothers: The Burning Up Tour All Over Again — Capital One Arena
74 7:30p D.C. United vs SC. Paderborn 07 — Audi Field
87 8:00p ♪ Our Lady Peace — Howard Theatre$102.22 – $308.22
76 all day 2026 National Heritage Fellowships Ceremony — in person, thomas jefferson…Free
THU OCT 18
88 6:30p ♪ Towa Bird - The Gentleman Tour — The Atlantis
89 7:00p ♪ Public Image Ltd - This Is Not The Last Tour — 9:30 CLUB
78 7:30p Fahim Anwar — Improv Comedy Club- DC
82 8:00p ♪ Squirrel Flower w/ Dari Bay — Union Stage
80 8:00p ♪ ButtTootKing: Lydia B Kollins, Suzie Toot, and Kori King — Howard Theatre$49.69 – $117.67
65 8:00p ♪ Get Get Aw! The Sexbomb Concert US Tour — Warner Theatre
48 8:00p Top Shelf — Lincoln Theatre
87 all day ♪ AFC@50: Corridos of the Semiquincentennial - Voices of Hope and Courage — whittall pavilion, in personFree
FRI OCT 29
89 6:00p ♪ Buffalo Traffic Jam - Pictures of You Tour — 9:30 CLUB
87 7:00p ♪ Daley – US Tour — Howard Theatre$44.54 – $138.27
75 7:00p ♪ WEEZER: The Gathering — Capital One Arena
28 7:00p JOSH JOHNSON'S COMEDY BAND CAMP — DAR Constitution Hall
86 7:30p ♪ The Format — Lincoln Theatre
79 8:00p ♪ Black Violin - The Be Free Tour — Warner Theatre
71 8:15p ♪ wave to earth - the pieces tour — The Anthem
84 10:00p ♪ Can't Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party — 9:30 CLUB
81 10:00p ♪ Peggy Gou — Echostage
SAT OCT 310
45 11:00a ♪ Pinktober Brunch: Rocking for a Cure — Hard Rock Cafe-Washington DC$75.6 – $75.6
28 3:00p ♪ GLOW Block Party: Diplo — Pennsylvania Avenue
28 5:00p JOSH JOHNSON'S COMEDY BAND CAMP - Ticketless VIP — DAR Constitution Hall
89 7:00p ♪ Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour — The Atlantis
78 7:00p ♪ Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry — The Anthem
76 7:00p ♪ Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour — Capital One Arena
81 7:30p Maria Bamford — Warner Theatre
86 8:00p ♪ Kruder & Dorfmeister - K&D Kicks 30 Anniversary Tour — Howard Theatre$49.69 – $87.8
34 all day ♪ 2026 Home Rule Music Festival @ Alethia Tanner Park — Alethia Tanner Park
32 all day LAST CALL FOR SUMMER ROOFTOP SOCIAL | HOWARD| HAMPTON GAME AFTER PARTY — Perch SW Rooftop Lounge
MON OCT 51
25 all day Civic Renewal for America's Next 250 — Capital Turnaround

The dispatch 52

Local press and Reddit, scored against the same dossier.

82 “On a Quest for All the Words”: Sanaz Toossi’s Homesickness — Washingtonian · 4h
81 Yo! H Street Festival is Saturday!! — PoPville · 2d
73 New witch-themed Italian restaurant opens in West End — GW Hatchet · 4h
72 D.C.’s Oldest Bar Is Back, Baby – Mint Juleps and All — Eater DC · 2d
72 “A new coat of paint!” to Major Yum coming to Columbia Heights — PoPville · 2d
71 Pho Viet opened in their new Logan/Shaw home!! (major renovations happening at the original Columbia Heights space.) — PoPville · 2d
68 PHOTOS: Walk and 5K to End HIV — Washington Blade · 8h
68 Sunday Action: American Ice Company’s Flea Market and Street Closures for the DC Half Marathon!! — PoPville · 2d
62 Hundreds gather to form human chain around Kennedy Center, resist Trump-backed closure — GW Hatchet · 4h
52 Curl up with a good book this fall — Washington Blade · 15h
Below the floor42
47 PHOTOS: Wanda Alston Foundation Fall Reception — Washington Blade · 12h
43 Woolly’s Venus Asks: Would You Kill for a Great First Date? — Washington City Paper · 2d
42 What LGBTQ veterans are building after ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — Washington Blade · 20h
35 Over 2,000 turn out for Hands Around the Kennedy Center protest — Washington Blade · 1d
32 GW alums working at the new Washington Sun hope to fill local news gap left by Post layoffs — GW Hatchet · 4h
30 FAA says proposed Trump arch will require 'eternal flame' on top to alert pilots — DC News Now · 1d
29 JUST IN: Trump says arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers — ARLnow · 20h
28 Trump says arch could become 'top grade military complex' — DC News Now · 7h
28 Trump says plan for DC triumphal arch will convert to 'top grade military complex' — DC News Now · 19h
26 Graduate golfer gets back into the swing of things after season-long injury — GW Hatchet · 4h
24 The Needle: East Potomac Golf Course Contract Awarded, Fed Troops Show Up at Ward 1 School, National Guard Reportedly Moving Into Lux Flats, and More — Washington City Paper · 2d
23 GSEHD eliminates degree programs, plans department restructuring as ‘right-sizing’ continues — GW Hatchet · 4h
23 GW Dining provider told workers to stay silent on health, safety issues: former employees — GW Hatchet · 4h
22 Prince George’s Leaders Make Voices Heard at 55th Annual CBC Conference — Washington Informer · 16h
21 Kennedy Center Demonstration Draws Thousands, Jayden Daniels Gets Hurt Again, and Washington Post Owner Roots for Dallas — Washingtonian · 0m
20 Perspective: GW must follow through on strategic framework’s goal of boosting student DC experience — GW Hatchet · 4h
19 Morning Notes for September 21, 2026 — ARLnow · 0m
19 Student organizations report dissatisfaction with SGA allocations despite funding pool increase — GW Hatchet · 4h
19 Last Night (Friday) in Driving Dangerously – 13th Street, SE — PoPville · 1d
18 Perspective: This Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s stand up against hate — GW Hatchet · 4h
17 ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 18, 2026 — ARLnow · 2d
14 New general counsel identifies staff education, tackling legal challenges as early goals at start of tenure — GW Hatchet · 4h
14 New studies on Carlin Springs Road safety launching soon — ARLnow · 2d
13 Random Reader Rant and/or Revel — PoPville · 0m
11 “Is This Even Street Legal?” Caption Contest Time! — PoPville · 2d
9 Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exit — WTOP · 0m
9 Yellow Line service affected by track vehicle derailment, Metro says — DC News Now · 0m
9 CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump they’re suing over denied White House access — WTOP · 0m
9 CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration over White House access — WTOP · 0m
8 Moving presents a chance to ‘clean house’ — Washington Blade · 14h
6 Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote — WTOP · 40m
5 Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run near Poolesville McDonald's, police say — DC News Now · 19h
4 Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia — WTOP · 5h
4 EV ecstacy: BMW iX3, Rivian R2 — Washington Blade · 15h
3 Stocks advance after Bessent says talks with China were successful before Trump-Xi meeting — WTOP · 3h
3 Police search for stolen car, driver after officer fires gun during Bladensburg traffic stop: Officials — DC News Now · 20h
2 2 killed, multiple injured in fiery rollover crash on BW Parkway in Prince George's County — DC News Now · 17h
2 Motorcyclist flown to hospital after Dickerson crash — DC News Now · 1d
1 Heading into a cooler and wetter work week — DC News Now · 7h
0 A projectile strikes a tanker as it sails into the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments — WTOP · 0m
0 Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv’s 1,000-drone weekend barrage — WTOP · 0m
0 Flights in and out of the north of UK face disruption because of technical issue — WTOP · 0m