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 21 – Catch Mele Murals, a film about Hawaiian mural making, at Hirshhorn.
• Tuesday, February 21 – Kapitalism- Our improved formula, part of the Romanian Cinema Happy Hour, is playing at Suns Cinema.
• Wednesday, February 22 – Go see Afro Punk at Suns.
• Wednesday, February 22 – The Theory of Everything is playing at the Tenley-Friendship Library.
  
• Friday, February 24 – In honor of the Black History Month Film Series, watch Dear White People at the Georgetown Library.
• Friday, February 24 – The Grand Budapest Hotel is playing at Suns.

• Tuesday, February 21 – Discuss politics and learn more about the Muslim ban at Impact Hub.
• Tuesday, February 21 – Catch Foster Carrots, Sun Organ, Clasp, and Aerial View play at Comet.
• Tuesday, February 21 – Want to find out more about how you can get involved in Black Lives Matter? Swing by the Covenant Baptist Church for the BLM DC Open House.
• Tuesday, February 21 – Trapdoor Social are playing at Velvet Lounge.
• Wednesday, February 22 – Margaritas are $2.22 at El Tamarindo. Those people are doing the lords work.
• Wednesday, February 22 – Head over to Slash Run and catch Capital Offender, Scarboro, Ruin By Design, and Rocket City Riot perform.
• Wednesday, February 22 – Bloomingtales are back at Big Bear Cafe. Grab a drink and settle down with some good stories.
• Thursday, February 23 – Brushes are preforming at the Luce! It’s a deeply pretty place to see a band.
• Thursday, February 23 – Owl City Creature, The Meer, and Catscan are at the Wonderland Ballroom.
• Friday, February 24 – Julie Byrne and Baby Bry Bry are playing at Songbyrd.
• Friday February 24 – Ilsa, Outer Heaven, Bestial Evil, Triac, and Brainpan play at The Pinch.
• Friday, February 24 – The Nuclears, SWALTB, and Cherry Pits perform at Slash Run.
• Saturday, February 25 – It’s the 15th anniversary of Cryfest! Go dance to The Cure and The Smiths and cry until you can’t cry no more.

• Tuesday, February 21 – Lol Tolhurst from The Cure will be having a book reading and signing at Songbyrd.
• Tuesday, February 21 – Hillyer Art Space is hosting a talk with Bangladeshi artist Firoz Mahmud.
• Wednesday, February 22 – Learn more about rain itself and Cynthia Barnett’s book, Rain, at Kramerbooks.
• Friday, February 24 – Stop by Politics and Prose to see Megan Marshall talk about her book, Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast, and discover more about Bishop’s life.
• Saturday, February 25 – Catch author Glenn Frankel talk about his book, High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, and a screening of High Noon at Politics and Prose.
• Sunday, February 26 –  Swing by the National Gallery of Art’s new The Urban Scene: 1920-1950 exhibit.

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.