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May

02

2026

National Mall

The Sky Tonight: Live Planetarium Show

National Air and Space Museum

May 02, 2026 - May 01, 2027

Get to know the night sky in this free, live planetarium show

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May

09

2026

Capitol Hill

An English Garden

Folger Shakespeare Library

May 09, 2026 - May 10, 2026

An English Garden

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May

12

2026

Virginia

Pippin

Signature Theatre

May 12, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026

Stephen Schwartz’s (Godspell, Wicked) musical masterpiece of purpose, ambition, lust and glory sizzles for summer, thrillingly staged as only Matthew Gardiner can do.

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May

14

2026

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Story District: Freaks & Geeks

Penn Social

May 14, 2026

A night of real teenage cringe live on stage with Mortified DC.

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May

15

2026

Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Phot...

National Portrait Gallery

May 15, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027

Milestone Exhibit at National Portrait Gallery Showcases 50 Years of Iconic Photography

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May

19

2026

Capitol Hill

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale R...

Folger Shakespeare Library

May 19, 2026

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading at the Folger

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May

23

2026

National Mall

Memorial Day Festivities

May 23, 2026 - May 25, 2026

Honoring Heroes: Celebrate Memorial Day and America's 250th Anniversary

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May

25

2026

Downtown

2026 National Memorial Day Parade

May 25, 2026

National Memorial Day Parade: Honoring Heroes with a Century of American Military History

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