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Entertainment venues in Washington

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9:30 Club

Entertainment venue · 815 V St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

9:30 Club is a longstanding live music club at 815 V Street NW in Washington, DC. Most shows use a general-admission, standing-room format, with event-specific seating and age information posted when applicable.

AIR Restaurant

Entertainment venue · 2473 18th St NW #fl 2, Washington, DC 20009, US

AIR is a restaurant and late-night lounge in Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. It combines dining, drinks, nightlife, private events, and hosted social programming rather than operating as a conventional seated theater.

Adas Israel Congregation

Entertainment venue · 2850 Quebec St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Adas Israel Congregation is an inclusive Jewish community and synagogue in Northwest Washington, D.C. Its building hosts worship, learning, cultural programs, community events, and educational activities.

Alice's Jazz and Cultural Society

Entertainment venue · 2813 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society is a community-oriented listening room in Washington’s Brookland neighborhood, created to give musicians and audiences a welcoming place centered on live jazz and cultural exchange.

Ambassador Theater

Entertainment venue · 916 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA

Ambassador Theater International Cultural Center is a Washington nonprofit theater organization that builds international cultural awareness through global repertoire, diplomatic and cultural partnerships, and educational programs for young people.

Anacostia Arts Center

Entertainment venue · 1231 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Anacostia Arts Center is a community arts, culture, retail, and entrepreneurship hub in Historic Anacostia. Its facility has included galleries, shops, a café, gathering areas, and a black box theater while supporting artists and small businesses east of the river.

Anacostia Playhouse

Entertainment venue · 2020 Shannon Place SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Anacostia Playhouse opened in 2013 as a community-oriented performing-arts space serving Ward 8, presenting local artists, original theatre, youth programs, partner productions, and neighborhood events. The venue has been closed since 2024 while a community-led group works toward reopening it.

Arena Stage

Entertainment venue · 1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is a national center for the production, presentation, development, and study of American theater in Southwest Washington. The Mead Center contains three distinct performance spaces.

Arts Club of Washington DC

Entertainment venue · 2017 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20006, USA

Founded in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington is a nonprofit arts organization based in the historic Monroe House, a former home of President James Monroe. Its public programs span visual, performing, and literary arts.

Atlantic Plumbing Cinema

Entertainment venue · 807 V Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema is a six-screen movie theatre in Washington’s Shaw/Howard University neighborhood, offering reserved seating, automated ticket kiosks, plush leather chairs, and a full bar with food.

Atlas Performing Arts Center

Entertainment venue · 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

Atlas Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit cultural hub on Washington, D.C.'s H Street NE corridor. Housed in a restored 1930s Art Deco movie theatre, it supports film, dance, music, theatre, spoken word, youth programs, resident arts organizations, and community events across four performance spaces.

Avalon Theater

Entertainment venue · 5612 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA

The Avalon Theatre is a nonprofit neighborhood cinema in Washington’s Chevy Chase area. Opened in 1923 and renamed the Avalon in 1929, it now presents first-run and independent films, special screenings, and community programs in two auditoriums.

BERHTA

Live Music Venue · 1237 W St NE, Washington, DC 20018, US

BERHTA is a large indoor-and-outdoor music and nightlife complex in Washington, DC, combining warehouse-style rooms, open-air areas, club programming, concerts, and immersive events.

Black Cat

Entertainment venue · 1811 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Black Cat is an independent live-music club on Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street corridor. It presents concerts, dance nights, and other events in a casual club setting.

BloomBars

Live Music Venue · 3222 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20010, US

BloomBars is a volunteer-driven arts and community space in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood. It functions as a performance venue, gallery, theater, dance studio, screening room, youth academy, and community-engagement center.

Bossa Bistro and Lounge

Entertainment venue · 2463 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Bossa Bistro + Lounge is an Adams Morgan restaurant, lounge, art space, and live-entertainment venue with music and dancing on multiple levels. Programming emphasizes jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Afro-diasporic, and world music alongside DJs and dance events.

Capital Hilton

Entertainment venue · 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, US

Capital Hilton is a historic downtown Washington hotel two blocks from the White House with guest rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, meeting rooms, and nearly 30,000 square feet of event space.

Capital Laughs

Comedy Club · 2323 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Capital Laughs is a Washington comedy collective producing stand-up showcases most nights of the week in rotating bar and restaurant rooms, including Town Tavern, Cafe Saint-Ex, and Tonic.

Capital One Arena

Entertainment venue · 601 F. Street NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Capital One Arena is a major sports and entertainment venue in Washington’s Chinatown neighborhood, home to the Capitals, Wizards, and Georgetown men’s basketball and host to concerts, family shows, and special events.

Capital Square Bar and Grill

Entertainment venue · 1500 East Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20003, US

Capitol Square Bar & Grill is a Capitol Hill restaurant and bar serving American, Caribbean, and African-influenced dishes. It also offers private dining, celebrations, special events, and live-music programming.

Capital Turnaround

Event Venue · 700 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

Capital Turnaround is a restored historic Navy Yard streetcar barn at the meeting point of Capitol Hill, Navy Yard, and the Capitol Riverfront. The complex hosts concerts, performances, conferences, corporate meetings, weddings, and private events in an auditorium, main hall, and gathering spaces.

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

Entertainment venue · 545 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is a community arts center founded in 1972 that offers visual and performing arts classes, youth programs, private lessons, exhibitions, performances, residencies, and rentable creative spaces in the historic former Benjamin Brown French School.

Capitol Hilton

Entertainment venue · 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

This record refers to Capital Hilton, the historic downtown Washington hotel at 1001 16th Street NW. The hotel is two blocks from the White House and provides guest rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, meeting rooms, and nearly 30,000 square feet of event space.

Cardinal Stadium

Entertainment venue · 4025 John McCormack Drive NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Cardinal Stadium is Catholic University of America’s outdoor football stadium at the Raymond A. DuFour Athletic Center. It is part of the university’s athletics complex and hosts Catholic Cardinals football games and related university events.

CareFirst Arena (Entertainment & Sports Arena / St. Elizabeths East)

Entertainment venue · 1100 Oak Dr SE, Washington, DC 20032, US

CareFirst Arena, formerly Entertainment & Sports Arena, is a 4,200-seat sports and entertainment venue on the St. Elizabeths East campus. It hosts Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go games along with concerts, esports, community programs, and other live events.

Carnegie Institute for Science

Entertainment venue · 1530 P St. NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

This record refers to the historic Carnegie Institution of Washington Administration Building at 1530 P Street NW. The Beaux-Arts building served as the scientific organization’s headquarters from 1910 until 2021 and remains a National Historic Landmark, but it is no longer Carnegie Science’s headquarters or a public Carnegie event venue.

Chateau Lounge

Event Venue · 3439 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019, US

Chateau Lounge is a renovated community bar, dance floor, and entertainment venue on Benning Road in Northeast Washington. It preserves the location’s long-running Friday hand-dancing tradition while also hosting go-go, DJs, karaoke, private celebrations, community meetings, and other nightlife events.

City Winery DC

Entertainment venue · 1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

This is a legacy listing for City Winery Washington DC, formerly a winery, restaurant, rooftop, private-event complex, and concert venue in Ivy City. The location closed permanently on January 1, 2023 and is not a current City Winery destination.

Comedy Club DC on H St

Service · 2327 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Comedy Club DC is a comedy producer that currently presents showcases in multiple restaurant and showroom locations around Washington rather than one permanent venue. This record’s Adams Morgan address and “on H St” name do not match each other and should be treated as historical.

Comedy Showcase at Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant

Comedy Club · 1114 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

This record describes a past event series at Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant, not a separate permanent comedy venue. Dukem is a longstanding Ethiopian restaurant and entertainment landmark on U Street that also hosts private groups and occasional live programs.

Comedy Walks DC

Comedy Club · 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006, US

Comedy Walks DC is a mobile outdoor experience rather than a fixed venue. A professional comedian leads a roughly 90-minute walking tour past central Washington landmarks, mixing unusual local history with stand-up observations.

Congress Heights Arts And Culture Center

Cultural Center · 3200 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, US

Congress Heights Arts + Culture Center is a nonprofit creative hub in Southeast Washington focused on artists and communities east of the Anacostia River, especially the African diaspora. It presents exhibitions, workshops, youth and community programs, celebrations, artist opportunities, and rentals.

Culture House DC

Art Gallery · 700 Delaware Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, US

Culture House DC is a nonprofit art gallery and private-event venue in a vividly painted historic 1886 church in Southwest Washington. Formerly known as Blind Whino, its more than 15,000 square feet host exhibitions, community arts programming, celebrations, dinners, performances, and corporate or private events.

D.C. Armory

Entertainment venue · 2001 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

The D.C. Armory is a landmark multipurpose arena and exhibition venue operated for public events by Events DC. Its flexible 70,000-square-foot floor and roughly 10,000-seat event capacity support sports, concerts, conventions, galas, trade shows, esports, community events, and military functions.

DAR Constitution Hall

Entertainment venue · 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, US

DAR Constitution Hall is a historic large concert and event hall owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution near the White House. Built for the DAR annual convention, it now hosts independently promoted concerts, comedy, graduations, televised programs, and civic events.

DC Arts Center

Entertainment venue · 2438 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

The DC Arts Center is an independent nonprofit arts venue in Adams Morgan dedicated to supporting underrepresented artists. Its second-floor facility includes two galleries, a roughly 41-seat black-box theater, and offices, with exhibitions, theater, comedy, performance, artist talks, and community programs.

DC Comedy Loft

Comedy Club · 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, US

The Comedy Loft of DC is a stand-up comedy club above the Bier Baron Tavern near Dupont Circle. It presents touring headliners, local comics, special events, and private rentals, with food and beverage service tied to performances.

DC Improv Comedy Club

Comedy Club · 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, US

The DC Improv is a long-running downtown Washington comedy club and restaurant presenting nationally touring stand-up performers, local showcases, comedy classes, and private events in an intimate showroom.

DC Reynolds Bar

Entertainment venue · 3628 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA

This record is historical. DC Reynolds, the neighborhood bar formerly at 3628 Georgia Avenue NW, is closed and no longer operates as a public venue. The attached LiveArtDC website represented an arts presenter, not current visitor information for the bar.

DC9 Nightclub

Night Club · 1940 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

DC9 is an independent multilevel bar, live-music venue, and dance club in Washington's Shaw neighborhood. Operating since 2004, it presents touring and local bands, DJs, dance nights, comedy, and community events.

Dakshina

Entertainment venue · 4607 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA

Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company is a Washington-based dance organization founded in 2003 to connect Bharatanatyam, modern dance, cultural traditions, and social causes through performance, festivals, education, and community outreach. It is an organization rather than a permanent public theater.

Dance Place

Entertainment venue · 3225 8th St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Dance Place is a nonprofit performance, education, and community arts center in Washington's Brookland neighborhood. It presents local, national, and international dance, commissions artists, and offers adult and youth classes, arts education, residencies, and community programs.

Davis Performing Arts Center

Performing Arts Theater · Old North Way, Washington, DC 20057, US

Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center is the home of the Department of Performing Arts and contains the Gonda Theatre, Devine Studio Theatre, classrooms, rehearsal and design facilities. It presents university theater, dance, music, interdisciplinary work, visiting artists, and student productions.

Discovery Theater

Performing Arts Theater · 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20004, US

Smithsonian Discovery Theater creates interactive live educational performances for children, families, and school groups, connecting theater, music, dance, storytelling, puppetry, science, history, and world cultures with Smithsonian collections and research.

Dope Comedy Show at Dukem

Comedy Club · 1118 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

This record describes a past comedy event hosted at Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant, not a permanent comedy venue or ongoing series. Dukem remains an active U Street restaurant serving Ethiopian food from its connected 1114-1118 U Street property.

Drafthouse Comedy Theater

Entertainment venue · 1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

Drafthouse Comedy was a 150-seat black-box comedy club at 1100 13th Street NW. The club permanently closed in December 2020. The former space later became the Washington home of Drunk Shakespeare, so this record describes a closed venue rather than its current operator.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Entertainment venue · 3500 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

Duke Ellington School of the Arts is Washington, DC's public college-preparatory arts high school, combining academics with pre-professional training in theater, dance, music, visual arts, media, museum studies, and technical design. Its renovated campus includes an 880-seat Ellington Theatre and other performance spaces.

Dumbarton Concerts

Concert Hall · 3133 Dumbarton St NW, Washington, DC 20007, US

Dumbarton Concerts presents chamber music and seasonal Concerts by Candlelight in the upstairs sanctuary of historic Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Georgetown. Performances combine intimate acoustics with professional classical and crossover artists.

Dupont Underground

Entertainment venue · 19 Dupont Circle Northwest, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Dupont Underground is a nonprofit arts and cultural space built inside a former streetcar station beneath Dupont Circle. Its approximately 15,000 square feet host exhibitions, performances, tours, design programs, and private events rather than regular daily admission.

E St. Cinema

Entertainment venue · 555 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Landmark's E Street Cinema is an eight-screen art-house movie theater in the Lincoln Square building in downtown Washington. It is known for independent, foreign, documentary, repertory, and specialty film programming.

Echostage

Entertainment venue · 2135 Queens Chapel Rd NE, Washington, DC 20018, US

Echostage is a 3,000-person, 30,000-plus-square-foot live-music and nightlife venue in northeast Washington. Founded by Club Glow, it presents more than 130 shows a year, led by electronic dance music with additional touring concerts and private events.

Edgewood Arts Center

Event Venue · 3415 8th St NE, Washington, DC 20017, US

Edgewood Arts Center is the Brookland, Washington home of Dance Place, a nonprofit dance presenter, school, and community arts organization. Its theater, studios, lobby, and Arts Park host contemporary dance, family programs, festivals, classes, residencies, and neighborhood events.

Edlavitch DCJCC

Entertainment venue · 1529 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center is a historic, five-story community and cultural center between Dupont and Logan Circles. Its public programming includes Theater J, JxJ film and music, lectures, classes, fitness, aquatics, family programs, Jewish life, social justice, and community events.

Faction of Fools Theater Co.

Entertainment venue · 545 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA

Faction of Fools is Washington’s Commedia dell’Arte theater company, creating ensemble-driven physical comedy, classic adaptations, original work, education, and community programming. Recent productions are presented at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop rather than in a separately owned Faction of Fools venue.

Flashpoint Mead Theater Lab

Entertainment venue · 916 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Flashpoint Gallery and Mead Theatre Lab was a CulturalDC arts incubator at 916 G Street NW that supported experimental theater, visual art, and independent producers. The Flashpoint program operated downtown from 2001 until 2016–2017 and is no longer a current public performance venue.

Folger Shakespeare Library

Entertainment venue · 201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA

The Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-renowned research library, museum, and performing-arts institution on Capitol Hill. Its renovated campus offers Shakespeare exhibitions, a historic theater, the Reading Room, gardens, a café and shop, tours, education, talks, and Folger Theatre productions.

Ford's Theatre

Entertainment venue · 511 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

Ford's Theatre is a working professional theater and National Historic Site interpreting Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, assassination, and legacy. The campus includes the historic theater and museum, Petersen House, Aftermath Exhibits, education facilities, tours, and a mainstage season.

Fort Reno Concert Stage

Live Music Venue · 3815 Chesapeake St NW, Washington, DC 20016, US

The Fort Reno Concert Stage is the informal outdoor home of Washington’s long-running free summer concert series. Local independent bands perform on selected summer evenings on the grass at Fort Reno Park, continuing a neighborhood music tradition that began in the 1960s.

Frankly Funny Comedy

Comedy Club · 1611 Eckington Pl NE #suite 170, Washington, DC 20002, US

Frankly Funny Comedy is a DMV-area comedy producer rather than one permanent venue. It presents stand-up, storytelling, improv, open mics, and community events in partnership with changing businesses and event spaces across Washington, Maryland, and Virginia.

GALA Hispanic Theatre

Entertainment venue · 3333 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA

GALA Hispanic Theatre is a bilingual Latino performing-arts institution in Columbia Heights. Its season brings Spanish-language and Latin American theater, new work, dance, flamenco, family productions, festivals, and the free year-round Paso Nuevo youth program to Washington audiences.

GWU Lisner Auditorium

Entertainment venue · 730 21st St. NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA

Lisner Auditorium is George Washington University’s 1,400-seat, column-free performing-arts and events venue in Foggy Bottom. It hosts concerts, dance, international artists, speakers, university ceremonies, community programs, and externally produced events.

Generator Washington, DC

Entertainment venue · 1900 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

The former Generator Washington DC hotel and event property at 1900 Connecticut Avenue now operates as Hotel Rendale. The Dupont Circle hotel offers private guest rooms and bunk-style rooms, a pool and terrace, shared work areas, dining and lounge spaces, and facilities for meetings or receptions.

Georgetown Univ. Cooper Field

Entertainment venue · 1401 West Road, Washington, DC 20057, USA

Cooper Field is Georgetown University’s signature outdoor athletics venue. The multipurpose artificial-turf stadium is used primarily for Hoyas football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and field hockey, while also supporting university and booked special events.

Goethe-Insitut

Entertainment venue · 812 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Goethe-Institut Washington is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United States capital. It offers German-language courses and exams, film, literature, exhibitions, talks, workshops, artist programs, and transatlantic cultural exchange, but it has moved from the stored Seventh Street address.

Gonda Theatre

Performing Arts Theater · 149 Old N Way, Washington, DC 20057, US

Gonda Theatre is the larger performance space in Georgetown University’s Davis Performing Arts Center. Operated by the Department of Performing Arts, it presents university theater, dance, music, guest artists, student work, academic programs, and public cultural events.

Greenberg Theater

Performing Arts Theater · 4200 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, US

American University’s Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre is a 300-capacity proscenium venue on Wisconsin Avenue. It presents university theater, musical theater, dance, music, film screenings, student productions, and outside rentals with professional stage, projection, orchestra-pit, and production facilities.

Grosvenor Auditorium — National Geographic / Museum of Exploration

Entertainment venue · 1145 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, US

Grosvenor Auditorium is the reimagined 400-seat storytelling theater within the new National Geographic Museum of Exploration. The broader 100,000-square-foot museum opened in June 2026 with immersive galleries, photography, artifacts, talks, films, explorer programs, a courtyard experience, and a global food hall.

HD Woodson Senior High School Theater

Entertainment venue · 540 55th Street N.E., Washington, DC 20019, USA

H.D. Woodson High School Theater is a school performance space within H.D. Woodson High School in Washington’s Ward 7. It primarily supports student assemblies, performing arts, school ceremonies, athletics-related presentations, and community or partner events authorized by District of Columbia Public Schools.

Henceforth

Entertainment venue · 1335 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002, US

Henceforth is a multi-level H Street NE brewpub, wine bar, restaurant, and gathering space that opened in 2025 in the former H Street Country Club building. It serves house-brewed beer, wine, cocktails, and food and hosts jazz, neighborhood programs, private celebrations, and occasional cultural events.

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

Entertainment venue · 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

Hill Center is a nonprofit arts, education, cultural, and civic center in Washington’s restored 1866 Old Naval Hospital. Its galleries, classrooms, kitchens, gardens, meeting rooms, and performance spaces host concerts, lectures, visual art, cooking, languages, youth programs, community gatherings, and private events.

Hotchkiss Field

Entertainment venue · 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

Hotchkiss Field and the Thomas O. Berg Track form a major outdoor athletics venue on Gallaudet University’s campus. The complex supports Bison football, soccer, track and field, campus athletics, intramurals, homecoming activities, and occasional community or external sporting events.

Hotel Washington

Entertainment venue · 515 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

Hotel Washington is a historic downtown hotel facing the White House, operating under its original name since its latest rebranding. In addition to guest rooms and a spa, it contains Fireclay restaurant, lobby bar, The Patio, VUE rooftop bar, flexible meeting rooms, and event spaces for dining, receptions, cultural programs, and private gatherings.

Howard Theater

Entertainment venue · 620 T St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

The Howard Theatre is a restored historic live-music and event venue in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood. Opened in 1910 as a major stage for Black artists and audiences, it now hosts concerts, comedy, dance parties, cultural programs, community events, and private functions in seated, standing, and banquet configurations.

IN Series: Opera that speaks. Theater that sings.

Entertainment venue · 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

IN Series is a Washington- and Baltimore-area performing-arts company that creates intimate opera and vocal theater. It is a presenter rather than a single fixed public venue, staging productions at changing partner sites in both cities; the stored Massachusetts Avenue address should not be treated as the entrance for every performance.

Ira Aldridge Theater

Amphitheatre · 2445 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

Ira Aldridge Theater is the main performance space of Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. Its intimate 300-seat proscenium auditorium supports university theater, dance, music, concerts, ceremonies, student work, and visiting arts events.

Karma DC

Event Venue · 2221 Adams Pl NE, Washington, DC 20018, US

Karma DC is an operating nightclub, concert room, and multipurpose event venue at 2221 Adams Place NE in Washington. Its production-focused space uses professional sound, lighting, and laser systems for concerts, nightlife, cultural gatherings, conferences, exhibitions, and private rentals.

Katzen Art Center

Performing Arts Theater · 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, US

Katzen Arts Center is American University’s 130,000-square-foot home for visual and performing arts. The complex combines the 30,000-square-foot AU Museum with the Abramson Family Recital Hall, studio and dance theaters, galleries, classrooms, art and performing-arts departments, the university welcome center, and event spaces.

Katzen Arts Center at American University

Entertainment venue · 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

Katzen Arts Center is American University’s 130,000-square-foot visual and performing arts complex. It houses the 30,000-square-foot AU Museum, Abramson Family Recital Hall, studio and dance theaters, galleries, classrooms, university art and performing-arts programs, a welcome center, and rentable event spaces.

Kennedy Center

Association Or Organization · 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, US

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States national cultural center and a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy. Its Washington campus presents theater, dance, classical and popular music, opera, comedy, film, free performances, festivals, education programs, tours, and events across the original Center and The REACH.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Entertainment venue · 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the nation’s cultural center and a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy. Its Washington campus hosts theater, dance, orchestral and popular music, opera, comedy, film, festivals, free programs, education, tours, and events in multiple venues and at The REACH.

Lincoln Theatre

Entertainment venue · 1215 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

The Lincoln Theatre is a restored historic theater on Washington’s U Street corridor. The seated venue presents concerts, comedy, cultural programs, talks, and community events in a landmark associated with the city’s Black Broadway history.

Lisner Auditorium

Entertainment venue · 730 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA

Lisner Auditorium is George Washington University’s large column-free performing-arts and event venue on the Foggy Bottom campus. The roughly 1,400-capacity hall hosts concerts, dance, lectures, ceremonies, university programs, and outside presenters with full stage and production facilities.

Lohrfink Auditorium

Entertainment venue · 3613 Canal St NW, Washington, DC 20007, US

Lohrfink Auditorium is a 396-seat academic auditorium on the second floor of Georgetown University’s Rafik B. Hariri Building. It hosts university lectures, conferences, ceremonies, and presentations and is reservable only by internal Georgetown clients.

Maison Biltmore

Entertainment venue · 1822 Biltmore st NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

Maison Biltmore was promoted as a private-event and lodging venue in an Adams Morgan townhouse at 1822 Biltmore Street NW. Its former Catch Me DC website is unavailable, and no current official operator, booking calendar, or public access information could be verified; treat it as inactive.

McDonough Arena at Georgetown University

Entertainment venue · 37th and O St., N.W., Washington, DC 20007, USA

McDonough Arena is an active 2,000-seat multipurpose gymnasium on Georgetown University’s main campus. It hosts selected Georgetown Hoyas athletic events, practices, university ceremonies, alumni and fan gatherings, community activities, and other campus special events.

Mead Center

Entertainment venue · 1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

The Mead Center for American Theater is Arena Stage’s active Southwest Washington home and a national center for producing, presenting, developing, and studying American theater. Its three performance spaces host mainstage productions, new-play development, community events, education, discussions, and rentals.

Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint

Entertainment venue · 916 G ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001, USA

The Mead Theatre Lab was a small black-box performance space within CulturalDC’s former Flashpoint arts facility at 916 G Street NW. CulturalDC describes Flashpoint Gallery in the past tense after 15 years of operation, and no current theater program at this address could be verified; treat the venue as inactive.

Meridian Hill Comedy Club

Performing Arts Theater · 2480 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

No current public comedy club called Meridian Hill Comedy Club could be verified at 2480 16th Street NW. The address is the Dorchester House, a residential apartment building near Meridian Hill Park, and it should not be presented as a walk-in entertainment venue.

Metrobar

Entertainment venue · 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, US

Metrobar is an active Metro-themed indoor-outdoor bar and community gathering space near the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station. Built around a redesigned railcar, it serves local drinks and food while hosting DJs, markets, watch parties, cultural programs, music, and private events.

Michael R. Klein Theatre at the Lansburgh

Entertainment venue · 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

The Michael R. Klein Theatre is an active downtown Washington theater operated by Shakespeare Theatre Company. Formerly known as the Lansburgh Theatre, it presents classical and contemporary plays, STC productions, visiting work, education, talks, and selected rentals.

National Building Museum

Entertainment venue · 401 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

The National Building Museum is an active Washington museum exploring architecture, engineering, construction, landscape, design, and the built environment. It occupies the historic Pension Building and presents exhibitions, family activities, talks, tours, installations, and public programs around its monumental Great Hall.

National Cathedral

Entertainment venue · 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

Washington National Cathedral is an active Episcopal cathedral, house of prayer, historic landmark, and cultural venue. It welcomes visitors for worship, sightseeing, sacred music, concerts, lectures, tours, exhibitions, ceremonies, and national observances in its Gothic Revival building and grounds.

National Theatre

Entertainment venue · 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

The National Theatre is an active historic Broadway and touring-performance venue on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. It presents major musicals, plays, comedy, concerts, family programming, special events, and education initiatives in one of the country’s oldest continuously operating theaters.

National Union Building

Entertainment venue · 918 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

The National Union Building is an active seven-floor event and entertainment venue in a restored 1890 Romanesque landmark in Washington’s Penn Quarter. Its flexible rooms host conferences, receptions, exhibits, dinners, celebrations, performances, nightlife, and private or corporate events.

Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)

Entertainment venue · 1500 South Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

Nationals Park is the active home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals and a major Washington sports and entertainment venue. In addition to baseball, the waterfront stadium hosts concerts, festivals, community programs, private events, tours, dining, and fan experiences.

Naval Heritage Center

Entertainment venue · 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

The former Naval Heritage Center is now presented as the United States Navy Memorial Visitor Center. It honors Sea Service members through interactive exhibits, the Navy Log archive, the National Chief’s Mess, Ship’s Store, and the 222-seat Burke Theatre, alongside the outdoor memorial plaza and Lone Sailor statue.

New Music Theatre

Entertainment venue · 2242 Decatur Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008, US

Alliance for New Music-Theatre is an active Washington nonprofit that develops and presents new music-theater works, cabaret, workshops, composer-librettist programs, community engagement, and cross-cultural artist collaborations. It performs at partner venues rather than operating a public theater at the stored Decatur Place address.

Newseum

Entertainment venue · 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

The Newseum was a museum of journalism, news, free expression, and the First Amendment at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. That physical museum permanently closed to the public on December 31, 2019, and the building was sold for conversion into Johns Hopkins University’s Washington campus.

Nu Sass Theatre

Association Or Organization · 1100 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005, US

Nu Sass Productions is an active Washington-area nonprofit theater company founded in 2009. It centers marginalized genders and produces plays, feminist-forward musicals, and gender-inclusive musical burlesque. It is a producing company rather than a fixed theater and now performs at changing host venues.

O Street Museum in The Mansion on O Street

Entertainment venue · 2020 O Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036, USA

O Museum in The Mansion, also known as the Secret Door Museum, is an active immersive museum and boutique hotel in Washington’s Dupont Circle. More than 100 themed rooms, over 80 secret doors, and extensive art, music, sports, history, and pop-culture collections create a self-guided exploration experience.

Old Engine 12

Entertainment venue · 1626 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Old Engine 12 is an active Washington restaurant, bar, event space, and occasional entertainment venue inside a restored 1895 firehouse. Three levels of exposed-brick dining and gathering space host private events, happy hours, trivia, live music, film programs, parties, and other announced activities.

Opera Music Theater International

Entertainment venue · 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

Opera Music Theater International was a Washington-area opera organization associated with training, performance, and the OMTI Bravo International Award. Its stored website is unavailable, and no reliable current season, visitor operation, or public venue at the listed Pennsylvania Avenue address could be verified. Treat this as an unverified former organization rather than an active destination.

Pearl St Warehouse

Entertainment venue · 33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

Pearl Street Warehouse is an active live-music club, restaurant, bar, and private-event venue at The Wharf in Southwest Washington. Operated within the Union Stage Presents family, it hosts touring and local bands, singer-songwriters, comedy, community events, and private gatherings in seated and standing configurations.

Penn Social

Entertainment venue · 801 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Penn Social is an active Penn Quarter bar, restaurant, nightlife, and event venue with two renovated spaces: the approximately 120-person Little Penn and a 10,000-square-foot Main Hall accommodating up to 280 seated or 400 standing. Programming includes talks, storytelling, live music, dancing, game watches, comedy, food, and private events.

Picnic Theatre Company

Association Or Organization · Q Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007, US

Picnic Theatre Company is an active Washington-area performance company known for original parody productions presented with drinks and social gatherings at changing cultural and historic sites. It is not a fixed venue at the stored Q Street address; recent hosts have included Dupont Underground, Tudor Place, and the Embassy of France.

Pie Shop

Entertainment venue · 1339 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002, US

Pie Shop is an active independent, woman-owned Washington, D.C. pie bakery and live-music venue. The ground-level business has baked sweet and savory pies since 2010, while its independent music programming supports local and touring artists in an upstairs performance room. It rebranded under the Pie Shop name in 2020.

Pinstripes Georgetown

Entertainment venue · 1064 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, US

Pinstripes Georgetown is an active dining, games, and events destination combining a made-from-scratch Italian-American bistro and bar with 14 bowling lanes, six bocce courts, brunch, family activities, and private and semi-private gathering spaces.

Psychic Cabaret

Entertainment venue · 4200 9th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA

Psychic Cabaret is a touring one-person mind-reading and psychic-entertainment production created and performed by Michael Jons. It previously held Washington and Florida hotel residencies, but the official site now promotes Jons in The Magic Duel and private or corporate bookings rather than a continuing Psychic Cabaret run at the stored Ninth Street address.

RFK Stadium - Lot 8

Entertainment venue · 2500 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

RFK Stadium has been structurally demolished and is closed, but portions of the surrounding RFK campus continue to operate as event and festival grounds. “Lot 8” is not a stable standalone venue identity during demolition and redevelopment; major festivals use temporary layouts across the campus with event-specific entrances and maps.

Rails Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Club

Comedy Club · 2438 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Rails Comedy was an improv and sketch theater that operated from 2021 through 2026 in the second-floor black-box theater at the DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan. Rails announced its final season in May 2026, ended regular shows in June, and now maintains a tribute archive. It is closed and no Rails tickets are for sale.

Regal Gallery Place

Entertainment venue · 701 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

Regal Gallery Place is an active multiplex cinema in Washington’s Chinatown and Penn Quarter district. It presents current releases in standard and premium formats, including 4DX where scheduled, with stadium and recliner seating, advance ticketing, concessions, and private-event booking.

Room 808

Comedy Club · 808 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011, US

Room 808 is an active independent comedy club in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood. The intimate, comedian-operated room presents local and touring stand-up, showcases, themed shows, and occasional performances in Spanish.

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY

Entertainment venue · 610 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004, US

This address is Sidney Harman Hall, one of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s two active downtown Washington venues. The flexible approximately 769-seat theater presents STC’s classical and contemporary productions, visiting programs, talks, and the annual Free For All.

Saint Anselm's Priory Players

Association Or Organization · 4501 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017, US

Priory Players is the active student theater program at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, D.C. It produces an annual all-school musical and theater camps in the school’s lower-building Devine Theatre, with performance, technical, and educational opportunities for students.

SeeNoSun OnStage

Entertainment venue · 1440 Church St. NW #205, Washington, DC 20005, USA

SeeNoSun OnStage is a Washington, D.C. nonprofit theater company focused on horror and suspense, not a continuously open public venue at the stored Church Street office. Its productions explore psychologically intense material and have historically appeared at changing performance locations.

Sidney Harman Hall

Entertainment venue · 610 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Sidney Harman Hall is an active 769-seat modern theater and the primary home of Shakespeare Theatre Company in downtown Washington. The flexible performance space hosts classical and contemporary theater, musicals, special presentations, education programs, and rentals near Gallery Place and Capital One Arena.

Sitar Arts Center

Association Or Organization · 1700 Kalorama Rd NW #101, Washington, DC 20009, US

Sitar Arts Center is an active nonprofit arts-education and community facility in Adams Morgan. Its main building includes the accessible 100-seat deLaski Theater for music, dance, plays, film, talks, conferences, recordings, student showcases, and rentals, while the adjacent Sitar Next Door adds flexible creative and performance space.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

Entertainment venue · 600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

Sixth & I is an active historic synagogue and cultural center in downtown Washington. Its inclusive programming combines Jewish religious life and learning with author talks, public affairs, comedy, music, podcasts, community gatherings, and private events in a restored sanctuary that seats up to 750.

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

Entertainment venue · 1901 Fort Pl SE, Washington, DC 20020, US

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is an active free museum focused on the histories, cultures, creativity, and contemporary social issues of communities in greater Washington. Founded in 1967, it presents rotating exhibitions, public programs, community research, collections, gardens, tours, and events away from the National Mall.

Songbyrd Music House

Live Music Venue · 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, US

Songbyrd Music House is an active independent 250-capacity live-music venue, bar, and restaurant in Washington’s Union Market district. The NIVA member presents emerging local and touring artists, concerts, listening parties, album releases, signings, trivia, film-and-music events, day parties, and community programs.

Source Theater

Entertainment venue · 1835 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Source is an active flexible 150-seat black-box theater on Washington’s 14th Street corridor, owned and operated as an arts space by CulturalDC. The original Source Theatre Company disbanded, but the renovated building continues to host Constellation Theatre, IN Series, Washington Improv Theater, festivals, rehearsals, classes, and rentals.

Spooky Action Theater

Entertainment venue · 1810 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

Spooky Action Theater is an active professional experimental-theater company presenting adventurous contemporary work in a historic church building at 1810 16th Street NW. Its intimate Washington venue is housed in the Universalist National Memorial Church near Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, and the U Street corridor.

Strand

Night Club · 1400 I St NW, Washington, DC 20005, US

Strand is an active luxury nightclub and private-event venue in downtown Washington. The approximately 5,000-square-foot space accommodates more than 300 guests for late-night DJ events, VIP bottle service, birthdays, corporate receptions, launches, holiday parties, and fully private celebrations.

Studio Theatre

Entertainment venue · 1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

Studio Theatre is an active professional contemporary-theater company and multi-space arts complex at 14th and P Streets in Washington’s Logan Circle. For more than four decades it has produced intimate contemporary drama, new work, artist development, and community programming in the Mead, Milton, Victor Shargai, and flexible Stage 4 spaces.

THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus

Sports Activity Location · 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, US

THEARC is an active 200,000-plus-square-foot nonprofit collaboration campus serving Washington communities east of the Anacostia River. Opened in 2005 and expanded in 2018, it houses resident nonprofits, a 365-seat theater, configurable Black Box, recital and meeting rooms, studios, classrooms, gym, farm, gallery, playgrounds, and community services.

Takoma Station Tavern

Entertainment venue · 6914 4th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20012, USA

Takoma Station Tavern is an active neighborhood restaurant, bar, and live-music venue in Washington’s Takoma area. It promotes itself as a home for live jazz, soul, and late-night community programming, with recurring jazz sessions, bands, DJs, food, drinks, and private or VIP gatherings.

Teatro de la Luna

Performing Arts Theater · 4020 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20011, US

Teatro de la Luna is an active Washington nonprofit founded in 1991 to promote Hispanic culture and cross-cultural understanding through Spanish-language and bilingual performing arts. Its current Casa de la Luna at 4020 Georgia Avenue NW hosts mainstage productions, international monologue festivals, tango, poetry, workshops, and family programs.

The Anthem

Entertainment venue · 901 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024, US

The Anthem is an active large concert venue at The Wharf in Southwest Washington. Operated by I.M.P., its flexible floor and tiered seating host major touring music, comedy, cultural events, and private functions, with multiple bars, coat check, and riverfront dining and transit nearby.

The Beacon Hotel

Entertainment venue · 1615 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

The Beacon at Dupont Circle is an active boutique hotel at 1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW undergoing a 2026 reintroduction. It offers guest rooms and suites, meeting and gathering facilities, fitness amenities, dining-related spaces, and a central location near Dupont Circle, Embassy Row, and downtown Washington.

The Callan Theater

Entertainment venue · 3801 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20064, USA

The Callan Theatre is an active flexible black-box performance space in the Hartke Theatre complex at The Catholic University of America. The university lists capacity up to 140, while public presenters may configure a smaller approximately 70-seat house for plays, student work, cabaret, workshops, and independent productions.

The Carlyle Room

Entertainment venue · 1350 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

The Carlyle Room and Brennan’s Bar at 1350 I Street NW permanently closed in July 2024, and the District formally canceled its alcohol license in November 2024. This is a historical jazz-and-supper-club listing, not a current Washington venue. The active Carlyle Club at 2050 Ballenger Avenue in Alexandria is a separate operation.

The Delegate

Entertainment venue · 901 L St NW, Washington, DC 20001, US

The Delegate is an active New American restaurant, bar, seasonal rooftop, catering, and private-event venue inside the Courtyard by Marriott Washington Downtown/Convention Center. Its spaces include a 40-seat bar, roughly 200-seat dining room, rooftop lounge, and private or semi-private meeting areas.

The Glover Park Hotel Georgetown

Entertainment venue · 2505 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, US

The Glover Park Hotel Georgetown is an active independent boutique hotel and event property at 2505 Wisconsin Avenue NW. It combines guest rooms, restaurant and bar service, a spa and fitness center, secured garage parking, the Rock Creek Ballroom, and an outdoor Deck for conferences, weddings, meetings, and celebrations.

The Howard Theatre

Entertainment venue · 620 T St. NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

The Howard Theatre is an active historic concert, comedy, and special-event venue at 620 T Street NW in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood. Operated in the Union Stage Presents network, it hosts touring music, comedy, cultural programs, dance events, fitness gatherings, community events, and private functions in seated or standing configurations.

The Keegan Theatre

Entertainment venue · 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

The Keegan Theatre is an active award-winning 117-seat professional theater in Washington’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. The company presents intimate plays, musicals, new work, education and outreach, youth and family programming, readings, workshops, and special events across an accessible three-level building.

The Kennedy Center

Entertainment venue · 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is an active national cultural campus on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Its theaters, concert halls, terraces, public spaces, and REACH expansion host theater, dance, opera, symphonic and popular music, comedy, family programming, exhibitions, free events, education, tours, and private functions.

The Mayflower

Entertainment venue · 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

The Mayflower Hotel is an active landmark hotel and the Washington home associated with The Magic Duel, an intimate 90-minute audience-participation comedy-and-magic show created by Mark Phillips and Ryan Phillips. The hotel also operates as a major ballroom, meeting, dining, and lodging property in downtown Washington.

The Miracle Theater

Entertainment venue · 535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA

The Miracle Theatre is an active single-screen neighborhood cinema and live-event venue on Barracks Row in Washington’s Capitol Hill area. The restored auditorium shows current and specialty films and hosts concerts, comedy, talks, festivals, community programs, rentals, and Union Stage-presented live events.

The Pocket

Live Music Venue · 1508 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20002, US

The Pocket is an active 75-capacity independent music room inside 7DrumCity at 1508 North Capitol Street NW in Washington. It serves emerging local and touring artists with intimate concerts, album events, showcases, and community programming alongside 7DrumCity’s music education and rehearsal ecosystem.

The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Performing Arts Theater · 2700 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037, US

The REACH is the Kennedy Center’s active expansion campus for performance, rehearsal, education, workshops, exhibitions, and public gathering. Its interconnected pavilions, studios, flexible performance rooms, outdoor plaza, gardens, and river views support both scheduled programs and informal visits.

The Sundeck at The Yards DC

Entertainment venue · 305 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

The Sundeck is an active outdoor community-event lawn at The Yards waterfront in Washington’s Capitol Riverfront. It hosts seasonal movies, family festivals, fitness, celebrations, and neighborhood gatherings. Current official event listings use 355 Water Street SE rather than the older 305 Water Street address in this record.

The Wharf DC

Event Venue · 101 District Square SW, Washington, DC 20024, US

The Wharf is an active mixed-use waterfront neighborhood and public destination in Southwest Washington, not one single theater. It contains outdoor parks and piers, restaurants, shops, hotels, docks, and multiple independent music and event venues including The Anthem, Union Stage, Pearl Street Warehouse, and Arena Stage nearby.

Theater Alliance

Performing Arts Theater · 340 Maple Dr SW, Washington, DC 20024, US

Theater Alliance is an active Washington nonprofit theater company and community arts hub at 340 Maple Drive SW. Its emerging permanent facility is designed around flexible performance, screening, rehearsal, coworking, and civic spaces, with community-rooted productions and programs.

Theater J at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center

Entertainment venue · 1529 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Theater J is an active professional theater company performing in the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater inside the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center. It presents contemporary plays, readings, discussions, classes, and new work with a focus on Jewish stories and broad civic conversation.

Theater of the Arts Auditorium, Building 46 West

University · 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, US

The Theater of the Arts is an active university performance auditorium on the University of the District of Columbia’s Van Ness campus. Located in the Performing Arts complex at 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, it hosts university ceremonies, concerts, theater, lectures, and public or campus special events.

Thompson Hotel

Entertainment venue · 221 Tingey St SE, Washington, DC 20003, US

Thompson Washington D.C. is an active luxury hotel and event destination in the Navy Yard. The property combines guest rooms with a restaurant, rooftop bar, meeting and celebration spaces, fitness facilities, valet parking, and hospitality for private, corporate, and social events.

Trinidad Theatre

Entertainment venue · 1358 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

Trinidad Theatre is a 104-seat flexible black-box room within Capital Fringe’s Logan Fringe Arts Space in Washington’s Trinidad neighborhood. The nonprofit facility supports independent theater, performance, film, exhibitions, music, rehearsals, festival work, and artist development alongside a courtyard and bar area.

Tropicalia

Entertainment venue · 2001 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

Tropicalia was an underground global-music nightclub and cocktail bar at 2001 14th Street NW in Washington. It was known for Afro-house, Latin, reggae, hip-hop, DJs, live bands, dancing, and colorful murals, but current business listings identify the venue as permanently closed.

U.S. Botanic Garden Amphitheater

Amphitheatre · 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20002, US

The U.S. Botanic Garden Amphitheater is an outdoor public-program space within the National Garden beside the Conservatory on Capitol Hill. It hosts free concerts, talks, demonstrations, family festivals, and educational programs amid the Garden’s regional, rose, butterfly, and water gardens.

Union Stage

Entertainment venue · 740 Water St. SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

Union Stage is an active intimate concert, comedy, podcast, and private-event venue at The Wharf in Southwest Washington. The flexible room presents touring and local artists in seated and standing configurations with professional sound, lighting, projection, food, and beverage service.

Violinist Bliss Ananda

Entertainment venue · 1400 M St NW, Washington, DC 20005, US

Bliss Ananda is the professional identity of Washington-area electric violinist Charles Tolbert, an active soloist, ensemble leader, and event performer with more than 30 years of experience across jazz, R&B, soul, rock, blues, Celtic, and contemporary music. This record represents an artist, not a fixed venue.

WJMF at Songbyrd

Entertainment venue · 2475-2477 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

This is a legacy listing for a WJMF event at Songbyrd’s former Adams Morgan location. Songbyrd Music House remains active but moved in 2021 to 540 Penn Street NE in the Union Market neighborhood. The 250-capacity independent venue presents emerging music, alternative events, food, and drinks.

Walter E Washington Convention Center

Entertainment venue · 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20001, USA

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is an active Events DC convention, trade-show, conference, meeting, and special-event complex in downtown Washington. Its large exhibit halls, ballrooms, meeting rooms, public art, retail, and event services support major national and international gatherings.

Ward Recital Hall

Performing Arts Theater · 348 University Dr NE, Washington, DC 20064, US

Ward Recital Hall is an active intimate music-performance and lecture space in Ward Hall at The Catholic University of America. It supports student and faculty recitals, chamber music, lectures, master classes, and other School of Music, Drama and Art programs.

Washington Convention Center

Entertainment venue · 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is an active Events DC convention, trade-show, conference, meeting, and special-event complex in downtown Washington. Its large exhibit halls, ballrooms, meeting rooms, public art, retail, and event services support major national and international gatherings.

Washington DCJCC

Entertainment venue · 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA

The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center is an active five-story community, cultural, recreation, education, and event center near Dupont Circle. Its programs include Theater J, JxJ film and music, lectures, festivals, fitness, family activities, social services, and rentals in the Goldman Theater, Cafritz Hall, and other rooms.

Washington Hilton Hotel

Entertainment venue · 1616 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009, US

Washington Hilton is an active full-service hotel, conference, ballroom, dining, and social-event property between Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. It has 1,107 rooms, four dining venues, a seasonal pool, health club, and more than 118,000 square feet of event space across 47 meeting rooms, including a 30,000-square-foot pillarless ballroom.

Washington Improv Theater (in residence at Studio Theatre)

Entertainment venue · 1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, US

Washington Improv Theater is an active nonprofit long-form improv producer, school, and community organization currently in residence at Studio Theatre. It presents hundreds of performances and workshops and is building its first permanent, fully accessible 110-seat home at 1222 Third Street NE, planned to open in January 2027.

Washington Performing Arts

Service · 1400 K St NW #500, Washington, DC 20005, US

Washington Performing Arts is an active nonprofit presenter and arts-education organization that brings music, dance, and interdisciplinary programs to partner venues across the Washington region. Its K Street address is an administrative office, not a public auditorium.

West End Cinema

Entertainment venue · 2301 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA

West End Cinema was a small three-screen Washington art-house movie theater known for independent, foreign, and documentary films and occasional festival screenings. The 2301 M Street NW cinema is permanently closed and no longer sells tickets.

Wilson Field

Entertainment venue · 3950 Chesapeake St NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

The record called Wilson Field refers to the outdoor athletic field at today’s Jackson-Reed High School, formerly Woodrow Wilson High School. It is a school sports facility rather than a standalone entertainment venue; the stored Major League Ultimate website is obsolete.

Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium

Entertainment venue · 3950 Chesapeake Street NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

The record called Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium is the Visual and Performing Arts Center at today’s Jackson-Reed High School. The public-school complex supports theater productions, concerts, assemblies, and approved community use; it is not an independently operated venue.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Entertainment venue · 641 D Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is an active nonprofit theater in Washington’s Penn Quarter. Its artist-led mainstage is known for provocative new work and community programs, with a flexible performance space, workshop, lobby programming, and pay-what-you-will options.

Young Playwrights' Theater

Performing Arts Theater · 6925 Willow St NW, Washington, DC 20012, US

Young Playwrights’ Theater is an active Washington nonprofit arts-education organization and theater company founded in 1995. It provides playwriting, creative-writing, mentorship, and theater programs for young people and produces youth-authored work with professional artists.

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