Free and Almost Free Things To Do In D.C.

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, February 14 – Amélie is playing at Suns Cinema.
• Wednesday, February 15 – Catch Black Power Mixtape at the Shaw Library.
• Thursday, February 16 – Selma is playing at the Woodridge Library.
• Friday, February 17 – Go see The Love Witch at Suns.

• Tuesday, February 14 – The Black Cat is hosting a Valentine’s Day Rock ‘N’ Roll Dance Party. Get moving.
• Tuesday, February 14 – The POV Lounge is have a free show featuring local bands like Cinema Hearts and Brushes.
• Wednesday, February 15 – Enjoy drinks at Sudhouse DC’s Refugee Benefit Happy Hour.
• Wednesday, February 15 – Stop by Busboys and Poets and catch a cool performance in honor of Taking the Stage, Taking a Stand: LGBTQ Voices Against Violence.
• Wednesday, February 15 – Want to learn more about Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline? Head over to Union Arts DC to catch Voices from the Frontlines of Standing Rock.
• Friday, February 17 – Jackie and the Treehorns will be playing at Velvet Lounge.
• Friday, February 17 – See Loud Boyz, Bust Off, XK Scenario, and Jarvis perform at Slash Run.
• Saturday, February 18 – Catch Hand Habits at Songbyrd.

• Tuesday, February 14 – Learn more about Martin Torgoff and how he’s traced America’s drug culture through music at Politics and Prose.
• Wednesday, February 15 – Head over to Kramerbooks and see Barbara Feinman Todd, ghostwriter for folks like then First Lady Hillary Clinton, tell her own story in her book, Pretend I’m Not Here.
• Thursday, February 16 – God in a Cup author Michaele Weissman will be talking about boutique coffee and if it’s living up to the hype and her new book at East City Bookshop. A free coffee tasting will be held after she speaks.
• Thursday, February 16 – Kramerbooks is hosting the Fourth Annual Erotica Slam where guests can share their sweet or dirty stories.
• Saturday, February 18 – Catch author of Sleep Demons and The Anatomist Bill Hayes speak at Politics and Prose.
• Sunday, February 19 –  Stop by Athenaeum to see Peter Stern discuss his Surreal exhibit on the show’s final day at the museum.

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.