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Authors & Insights: Kevin Roose and the History of AI
Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Downtown · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
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Authors & Insights: Kevin Roose and the History of AI
Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Downtown · Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
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Lilli’s First-Ever Pop-Up: Queer Joy on the Waterfront
Today at 6:00 PM
Crystal City · 1601 Crystal Dr
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Lilli’s First-Ever Pop-Up: Queer Joy on the Waterfront
Today at 6:00 PM
Crystal City · 1601 Crystal Dr
DPW Special Waste Collection Event (Thur, Oct 22, 2026, at RFK Lot 3)
Thu, Oct 22, 10:00 AM
Washington · RFK Stadium - Parking Lot 3
DPW Special Waste Collection Event (Thur, Oct 22, 2026, at RFK Lot 3)
Thu, Oct 22, 10:00 AM
Washington · RFK Stadium - Parking Lot 3
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MOLGBTQA 20th Birthday Celebration
Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM
Downtown · Penn Social
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MOLGBTQA 20th Birthday Celebration
Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM
Downtown · Penn Social
Innovation Summit 2026 - AI Dominates the Landscape
Wed, Oct 21, 11:30 AM
West End · The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Innovation Summit 2026 - AI Dominates the Landscape
Wed, Oct 21, 11:30 AM
West End · The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
DC WitchFest 2026
Sat, Oct 10, 11:00 AM
Columbia Heights · The Coupe
DC WitchFest 2026
Sat, Oct 10, 11:00 AM
Columbia Heights · The Coupe
2026 NWSL FanFest
Sat, Nov 21, 3:00 PM
Washington Channel · The Wharf DC
2026 NWSL FanFest
Sat, Nov 21, 3:00 PM
Washington Channel · The Wharf DC
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Taste of the Harvest
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Shipley · THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
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Taste of the Harvest
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Shipley · THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus
DC African Restaurant Week Festival 2026
Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM
Shaw · Washington
DC African Restaurant Week Festival 2026
Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM
Shaw · Washington
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2026 GW Ethics in Publishing Conference
Fri, Oct 23, 9:00 AM
Bluemont · 950 N Glebe Rd
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2026 GW Ethics in Publishing Conference
Fri, Oct 23, 9:00 AM
Bluemont · 950 N Glebe Rd
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Rosslyn Fall Fest
Tomorrow at 1:00 PM
Arlington · NOW pop-up park
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Rosslyn Fall Fest
Tomorrow at 1:00 PM
Arlington · NOW pop-up park
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Petworth Pretty Kitties Cat Crawl
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Petworth · Grant Circle Park
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Petworth Pretty Kitties Cat Crawl
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Petworth · Grant Circle Park
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Procurement Night Out: "Partnering for Impact"
Thu, Oct 22, 5:30 PM
National Harbor · MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino
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Procurement Night Out: "Partnering for Impact"
Thu, Oct 22, 5:30 PM
National Harbor · MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino
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District Connect 2026 - Hosted by DSLBD
Tue, Oct 27, 9:30 AM
The Catholic University of America · Edward J. Pryzbyla Student Center
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District Connect 2026 - Hosted by DSLBD
Tue, Oct 27, 9:30 AM
The Catholic University of America · Edward J. Pryzbyla Student Center
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General Registration- 2026 Career Connect Expo
Thu, Oct 8, 11:30 AM
Washington Forest · Fine Arts Building (AFA)
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General Registration- 2026 Career Connect Expo
Thu, Oct 8, 11:30 AM
Washington Forest · Fine Arts Building (AFA)
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Ready, Set, Grow! 2026
Tomorrow at 9:00 AM
Foggy Bottom · 1957 E St NW
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Ready, Set, Grow! 2026
Tomorrow at 9:00 AM
Foggy Bottom · 1957 E St NW
Catalyzing Healthy Longevity: NAM Global Innovator Summit
Tue, Oct 20, 8:30 AM
Northwest Rectangle · Hybrid, Washington DC (In Person) and Livestream (Virtual)
Catalyzing Healthy Longevity: NAM Global Innovator Summit
Tue, Oct 20, 8:30 AM
Northwest Rectangle · Hybrid, Washington DC (In Person) and Livestream (Virtual)
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Oyster Fest DC at metrobar
Tomorrow at 12:00 PM
Edgewood · metrobar DC
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Oyster Fest DC at metrobar
Tomorrow at 12:00 PM
Edgewood · metrobar DC
Jobs Not Guns Citywide Recruitment & Resource Fair
Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 AM
Washington · St Luke's Center
Jobs Not Guns Citywide Recruitment & Resource Fair
Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 AM
Washington · St Luke's Center
The Creation of an Eighteenth-Century Comic Opera
Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM
Georgetown · Gonda Theatre - Davis Performing Arts Center
The Creation of an Eighteenth-Century Comic Opera
Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM
Georgetown · Gonda Theatre - Davis Performing Arts Center

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Authors & Insights: Kevin Roose and the History of AI

DPW Special Waste Collection Event (Thur, Oct 22, 2026, at RFK Lot 3)

MOLGBTQA 20th Birthday Celebration

Innovation Summit 2026 - AI Dominates the Landscape

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Lilli’s First-Ever Pop-Up: Queer Joy on the Waterfront

Ready, Set, Grow! 2026

Oyster Fest DC at metrobar

Rosslyn Fall Fest