Here we focus exclusively on the cheapest YET most satisfying entertainment to be found around DC. Every week we highlight free and almost free activities, a choice happy hour or two, food specials and hot tips for budget survival. PLEASE POST YOUR FREE EVENTS (FOR FREE!) ON OUR AGENDA PAGE or send us FREE TIPS to [email protected] for inclusion in the future FREE THINGS guide. So, time to plan the week!
- Tuesday, September 20 – Head to DCPL to catch The Conjuring 2. It’s actually really good. I promise.
- Wednesday, September 21 – Head back to the library to catch The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
- Friday, September 23 – Suns Cinema is showing the Class of Nuke ‘Em High.
- Saturday, September 24 – The Marriage of Figaro is screening at Nats Park. You need some opera in your life. Everyone does.
- Saturday, September 24 – NGA is showing some crazy old Shakespeare films.
- Sunday, September 25 – Need more Shakespeare in your life? Head back to NGA for Béla Tarr’s rendition.
- Monday, September 19 – Catch Gina Sobel + the Lost Civilizations experimental music project at Dew Drop Inn.
- Wednesday, September 21 – Go catch some sweet impressions at the Rendezvous Lounge.
- Thursday, September 22 – The Oktoberfest celebrations begin at Wunder Garten.
- Thursday, September 22 – Or enjoy some Mean Girls themed drinks at Petworth Citizen.
- Friday, September 23 – Tear it up at Ritmos Raros.
- Friday, September 23 – Grab some free Chicken & Andouille Jambalaya from the Bayou Bakery Pop up at Big Chief in Ivy City.
- Saturday, September 24 – VegFest is back at the Navy Yard. Go eat some vegetables.
- Saturday, September 24 – Barracks Row is celebrating the end of this hellish summer with their Fall Festival.
- Saturday, September 24 – It’s Art All Night. The title is pretty self explanatory.
- Saturday, September 24 – Echostage is celebrating their 4th anniversary with a free show and an open bar.
- Sunday, September 25 – Den-Mate, Baby Bry Bry, and Ruby Fray are playing a house show. We really like Den-Mate and Baby Bry Bry.
- Sunday, September 25 – Howard Theatre is hosting the DC Record Fair.
- Sunday, September 25 – It’s the Turkish Festival! Go celebrate Turkish things.
- Sunday, September 25 – Once your done eating all that Turkish food, hit up some yoga on the Mall.
- Tuesday, September 20 – Cathy O’Neil is talking about her book Weapons of Math Destruction at Busboys. I just really like the title.
- Saturday, September 24 – It’s the National Book Festival! I’m going to sob in the vicinity of Stephen King.
- Sunday, September 25 – Blind Whino is holding a free art workshop as a part of their District Walls series. Go look at art.
That’s all, remember – PLEASE POST YOUR FREE EVENTS (FOR FREE!) ON OUR AGENDA PAGE or send us FREE TIPS to [email protected] for inclusion in the future FREE THINGS guide. Feel free to leave us your suggestions in the comments. Sharing is the new caring.
