Things to do in Bowie

NOV18WedWednesday, November 1838 events · Arts & Culture · Evening

1. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

   AVAM After-Hours: Fall Fan Takeover

   American Visionary Art Museum

   Arts & Culture

2. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

   Making Presence Visible: A “book club” Conversation

   Georgetown University Art GalleriesFree

   Arts & Culture

3. 5:30 p.m.6:15 p.m.

   Reader's Choice Book Club (Grades 1-5)

   Savage Branch LibraryFamily

   Arts & Culture

4. 5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

   The Art of SOL Exhibition

   350 Fortune TerraceFree

   Arts & Culture

5. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

   Ceramic Turtle Workshop

   Del Ray Artisans Gallery$50+Family

   Classes & Talks

6. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

   November 2026 Taste & Tour

   The Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion$18

   Arts & Culture

7. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

   Preservation Tours

   1921 Biergarten at the Heurich House MuseumFree

   Arts & Culture

8. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

   Public Humanities Shareback & Info Session

   Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood LibraryFree

   Arts & Culture

9. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

   [Free] Children of Blood & Bone (2026)

   Regal Cinemas Gallery Place Stadium 14 Movie Theater, Gallery Place, 701 7th St NW

   Arts & Culture

10. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Beyond the Buzzer: Sports Book Club (Formerly Rachel Reid)

    Friends to Lovers Bookstore

    Arts & Culture

11. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Celebrating Women Composers!

    1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, The Whittemore House$65.87

    Music

12. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Intro to Oil Painting: Alla Prima and Impressionism – Fall Session

    Washington Printmakers Gallery (1675 Wisconsin Ave NW)

    Classes & Talks

13. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Nonfiction Book Club (in-person)

    Savage Branch Library

    Arts & Culture

14. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Spanish Young Music Talents: Amarilis Dueñas in Washington, DC

    Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of SpainFree

    Music

15. 6:45 p.m.7:45 p.m.

    Bas Bleu Book Discussion Group

    Howard County Library System, HCLS, Miller Branch

    Arts & Culture

16. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    🚀 Strange Futures Sci-Fi Book Club

    1510 King StFree

    Arts & Culture

17. 7 p.m.

    Anime Movie Night

    HacDC

    Arts & Culture

18. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Author Talk: Stephan Pastis - Pearls Jubilee

    Politics and Prose at The WharfFree

    Festivals & Holidays

19. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Bottomless Lemon Drop Paint & Sip Experience

    347 Main St

    Food & Drink

20. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Offsite Event: In a Holidaze, Christina Lauren

    Lutheran Church of the Reformation$22.20

    Arts & Culture

21. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Poetry Book Club with Sidney

    People's Book

    Arts & Culture

22. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    St. John's Chorus

    Annapolis Campus, Mellon Hall Lobby

    Arts & Culture

23. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Studio A Sessions: Montgomery County’s Live Open Mic Experience

    Montgomery Community Television dba Montgomery Community MediaFree

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Arts & Culture

24. 7 p.m.

    Washington D.C. Night Tour

    The International Spy Museum$39+

    Arts & Culture

25. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Washington DC & Arlington Virginia Night Tour

    US Marine Corps War Memorial$280+

    Tours & Attractions

26. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Wine, Cheese and Maggie Stiefvater's "The Listeners"

    4913 Donovan Drive

    Arts & Culture

27. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Go-Go Rememebered: Writers on Sound, Culture, and Legacy

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

    Arts & Culture

28. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    3rd Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by Will Cook

    Busboys and Poets - 450K$7.56

    Arts & Culture

29. 8 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Free Stand-Up Comedy Show (NW DC / Friendship Heights / Bethesda)

    Aura Bar & LoungeFree

    Comedy

30. 8 p.m.

    O'McPub Band

    The Museum of the Bible

    Arts & Culture

31. 8 p.m.

    Survivor Watch Party : season 51

    DC9Free

    Arts & Culture

32. 8:30 p.m.9:45 p.m.

    Dance Classes for Adults

    3225 8th St NE$25.31

    Classes & Talks

33. 10 p.m.

    American Stories: Artists' Books from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

    National Museum of American History - Warner Bros. TheaterFree

    Arts & Culture

34. 10 p.m.

    The Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation Project

    National Museum of American History - Warner Bros. TheaterFree

    Arts & Culture