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Welcome! Here’s what you need to know when you come to see a performance at Folger Theatre.
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Visiting the Folger
What to expect: Attending an event in the theater
Entering the building
Use the entrance at the corner of 3rd Street and East Capitol Street. Follow the sloping ramps down through the gardens to the east entrance doors. Enter the east lobby, located below street level in the newly constructed Adams Pavilion.
Need to buy or pick up tickets? Our staff will be happy to help at the Welcome desk in the east lobby.
Box office hours on event days
East lobby
- Tuesday – Friday: Opens at 5pm
- Saturday – Sunday: Opens at 12pm
Theater
Doors open a half hour before the event start time.
Upcoming events
![zamdance listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/zamdance-listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Neurodivergent/All Abilities Dance Class
![Kokayi listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Kokayi-listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Hip-Hop and Spoken Word
![Book Fair Masthead (1)](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Book-Fair-Masthead-1.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Folger Pop-Up Book Fair 2024
![Callolloo Kids Listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Callolloo-Kids-Listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Cultural Literacy Through Puppets
![Cuban Salsa Listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Cuban-Salsa-Listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Cuban Salsa Night
![youth poetry listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/youth-poetry-listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Youth Poetry Workshop
![Queer Culture Night Masthead](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Queer-Culture-Night-Masthead.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Queer Culture Night
![Havana Hop listing](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Havana-Hop-listing.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Dance Theatre Workshop
![Listing Laith Allatar](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/Listing-Laith-Allatar.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Arab Music and Poetry Night
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Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
![Anacostia Masthead (1)](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/04/Anacostia-Masthead-1.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
DC & Me: Community Stories from Anacostia
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Mt. Pleasant
Getting here
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
The theater entrance (on the east side of the building) is at the corner of East Capitol Street and 3rd Street, SE.
Frequently asked questions
![Folger renovation ramp leading down to east entry plaza](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/09/Folger-renovation-7-20-23-035-sm.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Accessibility
Contact us
Not finding the answer you need? Contact the Folger Box Office at folgerboxoffice@folger.edu or 202-544-7077. Phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 12pm – 5pm, with extended hours on performance days.