Our end-of-the-week picks for March 7-9
We've gathered up some fun things to do in DC this weekend. You can also read what else is going on during the week and throughout the month.
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Friday
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships
Kick off March Madness with the CAA Championships at CareFirst Arena in Congress Heights. You can enjoy both the men’s tournament (March 8-12) and the women’s tournament (March 7-16) across 9 straight days of high-stakes college basketball. The winner of each competition is granted an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
CareFirst Arena, 1100 Oak Drive SE, Washington, DC 20032
How to Be A Power Player: Tudor Edition
The Folger Shakespeare Library exhibit features more than 60 objects from the collection to demonstrate the dos and don’ts for how to be a successful courtier in 16th-century England. Social climbing was a sport in Tudor England and visitors can engage with the entire playbook and even create their own with a 21st-century spin. You can also draw your portrait, design a dinner menu and make your own rules.
Hours | Free Admission
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
In the Heights
One of the most beloved and energetic American musicals will light up Signature Theatre this spring. Between beloved Latin beats, colorful choreography and favorite numbers like “96,000,” “Paciencia y Fe,” and “Carnaval del Barrio," In the Heights will immerse viewers in the characters, community and culture of Washington Heights.
Tickets
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
RIVERDANCE 30: The New Generation
Since emerging onto the cultural landscape 30 years ago, Riverdance has brought a Grammy Award-winning fusion of Irish and international dance to audiences all over the globe. Now, the show embarks on a special anniversary tour with new choreography and costumes as well as state-of-the-art motion graphics, lighting and projection.
Tickets
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566
It’s A Mother****ing Pleasure
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, along with the award-winning and disability-led theatre company FlawBored, invite you to explore disability rights and wrongs. The searing satire focuses on PR firm “Rize” as they team up with Ross, a Blind influencer who’s ready to profit off the guilt of non-disabled, anxious people. Prepare yourself for a sensational examination of identity politics and the cost of doing the right thing.
Tickets
Wolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Saturday
Family Fun Day 2025
The Atlas Performing Arts Center hosts its annual Intersections Family Fun Day. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., families can enjoy interactive performances by Mr. Rob, an instrument petting zoo led by the Capital City Symphony and craft stations for creative kids. Admission is free.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | RSVP | Free Admission
Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Harlem Globetrotters
One of the great spectacles in sports entertainment is a Harlem Globetrotters game. DC-area fans will be treated to trick shots, spins, slams and superstars inside Capital One Arena as the Globetrotters take on their all-time rivals, the Washington Generals. Attendees can also expect unprecedented fan interaction as well as new trials, players and innovations.
1 p.m. | Tickets
Capital One Arena, 601 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
LEGO Discovery Center
LEGO® F1®-themed Build the Thrill Event
The entire family should head to the LEGO Discovery Center Washington, DC for an exclusive LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’. Grab a pit pass and take in a drivers briefing before choosing your team. Kids can get hands-on with LEGO® bricks to create a minifigure driver and build an ultimate race car, take on build challenges and of course … race. Admission to Build the Thrill is included with your admission to the museum.
Tickets
LEGO Discovery Center Washington, DC, 6563 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150
Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line
A new exhibit at The Phillips Collection reappraises the work of Art Nouveau pioneer Alphonse Mucha and explores his impact on graphic art over the last 60-plus years. Visitors can experience Mucha’s distinct style and learn how psychedelic artists of later generations rediscovered his work and used it to inspire a wide range of media, from comics to manga and murals.
Hours & Admission
The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Zenith Gallery’s 47th “Amethyst” Anniversary
Join DC’s Zenith Gallery as it celebrates the work of dozens of artists during this annual showcase. “Amethyst” symbolizes “peace, healing and balance” and the works selected for this exhibit respond to that theme. Expect to see boundary-pushing pieces at the independent gallery’s stunning retrospective.
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6 p.m. (or by appointment)
Zenith Gallery, 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington, DC 20012
A Room in the Castle
The Folger Theatre co-produces a new play with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company that reimagines the stories of the women in Shakespeare’s Hamlet to create both gut-busting comedy and heart-rending drama. Ophelia, her handmaid and Queen Gertrude are suffering at the hands of a wild prince’s antics and realize how dangerous their lives have become. The thriller explores how we can help each other through tough times and the responsibilities of one generation to another.
Tickets
Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Alton Brown Live: Last Bite
Culinary megastar Alton Brown reflects on decades in food media during this farewell tour that touches down at DC’s National Theatre. Brown will share his favorite cooking hacks, sing funny food songs and has promised a buffet of other surprises during an epic live show that foodies will not want to miss.
3 p.m. | Tickets
The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
Sunday
Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist
Through singular and daring prints and sculptures, Elizabeth Catlett became of the defining artist-activists of her day. Catlett has roots in DC, Chicago and New York but spent 60 years in Mexico, where she created art “for the people.” U.S. and Mexican injustices resonate throughout her work. The National Gallery of Art will display more than 150 of her creations, including rarely seen paintings and drawings.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free Admission
National Gallery of Art, 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Blooming Wonders: A Best of Spring Exhibition
ARTECHOUSE’s annual springtime exhibit has become a must-see for locals and visitors alike. This year’s display brings together past smash-hit cherry blossom-themed installations as well as a new interactive experience. Fix your gaze upon immense floral landscapes, spellbinding digital visualizations and surreal spring-themed environments. Use discount code 'AEF10' for 10% off your tickets.
Tickets
ARTECHOUSE, 1238 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20002
Uncanny
The National Museum of Women in the Arts invites visitors to an exploration of unease across a range of surreal media. The only museum solely dedicated to championing women artists treads into new territory with Uncanny, which reveals women’s authorship of surreal narratives, revealing how the concept is used by these artists to regain agency and dissect feelings of revulsion, fear and discomfort.
Hours & Admission
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
Kunene and The King
In its U.S. premiere, this play written and performed by Tony-winner John Kani is sure to enthrall audiences at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Klein Theatre. Kunene and The King concerns Lunga Kunene (played by Kani), who has been charged with the care of a classical actor (played by Edward Gero) who was just offered a career-defining role as King Lear. The Bard serves as a unifier in this stirring tale set 25 years after the fall of apartheid.
Tickets
Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Pepper
Hailing from Hawaii, Pepper have mixed alternative rock, reggae, dub, island rhythms and manic punk rock energy for more than 20 years. DC’s Union Stage hosts the power trio that has toured North America and the world with the likes of Snoop Dogg, The Wailers, 311, Pennywise and many others.
8 p.m. | Tickets
Union Stage, 740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Places to Stay
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