Weekend Round Up: Dec 2 – 5

December 2, 2021

Now that it’s officially December, we’ve got a lot of sparkling holiday events this weekend. Enjoy a holiday boat parade at the Wharf, celebrate the festive season at Dumbarton House […]

Dumbarton House’s Makers Market Highlights American Style, Craftsmanship Nov. 13    

November 10, 2021

Some of the area’s more creative vendors will take over upon the grounds of Georgetown’s Dumbarton House Museum at 2715 Q St. NW to attend the Fall Makers Market, 10 a.m. to 4 […]

Community Calendar, Nov. 2021: ANC Meets Tonight

November 1, 2021

Advisory Neighborhood Commission, ANC2E: Next Virtual Public Meeting via Zoom:  Monday, Nov. 1, beginning 6:30 p.m. Meeting agenda and access info posted here. Old Georgetown Board (OGB): Next Meeting: Thurs., Nov. 4, 9 a.m. at: 401 […]

Chamber Music Concert

October 15, 2021

Please join us on select Saturday afternoons for live classical music concerts performed by the Friday Morning Music Club, a community of music lovers and musicians that has promoted classical […]

Preservation in Practice Panel

September 12, 2021

Preservation in Practice is a four part series examining the field of historic preservation. Topics for conversation will include how to increase training in the trades, the business of historic […]

Exterior Tour of Dumbarton House

August 26, 2021

Come learn about how Dumbarton House and its surrounding landscape have changed over the past two-hundred years since its construction in 1799. Explore the site and imagine what it might […]

Picnic Theater Company: All About Eve

August 5, 2021

On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday September 8th-10th, Picnic Theatre Company returns to Dumbarton House for a 10 year anniversary live outdoor theater performance of the cinematic classic All About Eve, […]

Georgetown Walking Tour: Dumbarton House Landscape

July 23, 2021

Join Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, for a walking tour around Dumbarton House! This tour will explore the historic landscape of the house as well […]

Dolley Days


Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of Dolley Madison’s flight from the White House to Dumbarton House in 1814. During the War of 1812, the British burned the White […]

Weekend Roundup, Thursday, June 3

June 3, 2021

With Monday’s Memorial Day, it seems like we just had one of these things called a weekend, but now that we’re un-officially into the summer of 2021, there are lots […]