What's on
There’s something for everyone. From theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us.
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Upcoming Events
Join us for in-person and virtual events; theater, poetry, music, and more.
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Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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Folger Book Club: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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Folger Archivist Talk: The Vincent First Folio
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Anacostia
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Mt. Pleasant
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Penn Quarter
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Early Music Seminar: Tale of Two Cities
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Book Reading and Signing with Nicholas Meyer
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Tale of Two Cities
Exhibitions
Explore our world-class collection and enjoy interactive experiences created for visitors of all ages and stages.
- Our Shakespeare Exhibition Hall is devoted to the works of William Shakespeare then and there, here and now — including for the first time a display of all 82 copies of the Folger’s First Folios; and
- In our Stuart and Mimi Rose Rare Book and Manuscript Exhibition Hall, you’ll discover exhibits of significant collection items that inspire the Folger’s work, deep dives into our vault, and special exhibitions.
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Current and Ongoing Exhibitions
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Imprints in Time
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Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
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Our Shakespeare Exhibition
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Out of the Vault
Talks
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Folger Archivist Talk: The Vincent First Folio
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Silenced Voices, Banned Books
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Creative Conversations: Romeo and Juliet
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Pre-Show Talk with Margo Hendricks, moderated by Kathryn Vomero Santos
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Folger Salon with Tiffany Bragg, Alex Lewis, Simon Smith, and Jennifer Wu
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"Is the day so young?": Gen Z Finds a Seat at the Table
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Coded Threads: Translating Shakespeare Through Art
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Folger Salon with Patricia Ann Lott, Suzette Marie Martin, and KhoKhoi (mary alinney villacastin)
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Folger Salon with Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva and Ania Upstill
Folger Theatre 24-25 Season
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Romeo and Juliet
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Creative Conversations: Romeo and Juliet
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Pre-Show Talk with Margo Hendricks, moderated by Kathryn Vomero Santos
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A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle
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Creative Conversations:
A Room in the Castle
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Twelfth Night
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Creative Conversations: Twelfth Night
For Families
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Family Workshop: United States of Shakespeare
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DIY at the Folger: Printing
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Family Workshop: Something Wicked: Supernatural Shakespeare
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DIY at the Folger: Letter Writing
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Family Workshop: Cram Thee with More Food
Folger Consort 24-25 Season
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Tale of Two Cities
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A Mass for Christmas Eve
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The Love Birds
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Kings and Commonwealth
DC & Me
With these three interactive installations at the Folger and other locations around Washington, DC, experience stories from and art created by people in the Anacostia, Mt. Pleasant, and Penn Quarter neighborhoods.
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Mt. Pleasant
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Anacostia
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Penn Quarter
O.B. Harrison Poetry 24-25 Season
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Claudia Rankine & Yesenia Montilla
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Letras Latinas celebrates 20 years
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Disability Poetics with Camisha Jones and torrin a. greathouse
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The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading Ellen Bass
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Ticket information
Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.