1524 North Lake Shore Drive Film & Screenings A Day With(out) Art: seeds in a dying colony – Film Screening A day of mourning and action that uses art to respond to the ongoing HIV and AIDS. EXPLORE PLACE
8th and G Streets NW Festivals & Community Analog Nights (December 1) A screen-free evening of knitting, sketching, mahjong and more. EXPLORE PLACE
5550 South Greenwood Avenue Events Dipesh Chakrabarty, Christine Laquet, Jennifer Pitts, & Zachary Cahill The 2026-2027 Gray Fellows discuss how we might move forward in the face of climate change. EXPLORE PLACE
614 Courtlandt Avenue Film & Screenings Screening + Q&A: Harvey Wang: The Last New Yorker Harvey Wang’s "The Last New Yorker",is a heartfelt film about friendship, finding love and a changing Manhattan. EXPLORE PLACE
Baltimore Basilica, 409 Cathedral St Performances & Concerts Christmas with Choral Arts Baltimore Choral Arts' holiday concert at the Basilica, with carols, singalongs and a new take on Nutcracker excerpts. EXPLORE PLACE
1901 Convention Center Drive Festivals & Community Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 Art Basel's Americas fair; public days December 4–6. EXPLORE PLACE
858 North Broad Street Performances & Concerts Sabaton with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel at The Met Philadelphia Sabaton with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel live at The Met Philadelphia on North Broad Street. EXPLORE PLACE
800 South Halsted Street Talks & Readings Cultivating the City: A Conversation on Green Space Close out Perennial City: Experiments in Urban Gardens with an intimate conversation with Nate Ela, Danielle Russell, and Liesl Olson EXPLORE PLACE
500 25th Street Talks & Readings A Day in the Life of a Hospice Clinician Hospice clinicians discuss end-of-life care, supporting patients and families, and the realities of working in hospice. EXPLORE PLACE
400 Cathedral St Talks & Readings Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon: “Life After Cars” Join us for an evening with authors and podcast hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon EXPLORE PLACE
858 North Broad Street Performances & Concerts Brett Goldstein at The Met Philadelphia Brett Goldstein live at The Met Philadelphia on North Broad Street. EXPLORE PLACE
118 South 36th Street Talks & Readings 2026-27 Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Elle Pérez Join us to hear artist Elle Pérez speak as part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. EXPLORE PLACE
300 South Broad Street Performances & Concerts Handel’s Messiah (The Philadelphia Orchestra) The orchestra's annual Messiah in Marian Anderson Hall. EXPLORE PLACE
240 South Broad Street Performances & Concerts George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Philadelphia Ballet) Philadelphia Ballet's holiday tradition at the Academy of Music. EXPLORE PLACE
20 North Wacker Drive Performances & Concerts The Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker (Lyric Opera House) Christopher Wheeldon's Chicago-set Nutcracker, at the 1929 opera house. EXPLORE PLACE
3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW Performances & Concerts Handel’s Messiah at Washington National Cathedral The Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra perform Handel's Messiah (Dec 4, 7 pm; Dec 5 & 6, 6 pm). EXPLORE PLACE
610 F Street NW Performances & Concerts A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Theatre Company) Simon Godwin directs Shakespeare's magical comedy, with puppetry by Basil Twist. EXPLORE PLACE
421 East 61st Street Tours & Walks Harvests to Holidays: Fall and Winter Festivities in the 1820s and 1830s ‘Tis the season! Join us for a festive introduction to the holiday season in the 1820s and 1830s and then tour the rooms of our day hotel. EXPLORE PLACE
