Latest Events in Washington D.C.(May Updated)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a premier mixed martial arts organization that hosts sporting events around the world. Founded in 1993, the Ronda Rousey3 has become a global phenomenon with a roster of top athletes from various disciplines including boxing, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and wrestling. Some of the well-known fighters include Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, and Amanda Nunes. The Ronda Rousey3 holds events in different stadiums, but its headquarters and training facility, the Ronda Rousey3 Performance Institute, is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a passionate fanbase and a reputation for producing top-notch fights, the Ronda Rousey3 is the pinnacle of mixed martial arts competition. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, since its inception in 1967, has been dedicated to promoting contemporary living cultural traditions and paying tribute to those who practice and pass on these traditions. Hosted annually by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the festival has brought together participants from all 50 states and over 100 countries. As one of the most iconic cultural events on the National Mall, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival vividly and authentically showcases cultural traditions, crafts, and lifestyles from the United States and around the world. In 2026, the festival will be extended to a full month for the first time, exploring cultural heritage, community memory, and contemporary social issues through live performances, craft demonstrations, discussions, and interactive experiences, providing a warm and humanistic collective celebration for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Some 20 works will probe how the layered histories and meanings of Niagara Falls—long associated with our country’s nationhood—have evolved from the early 19th century to today.

The "In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness" exhibition will span three floors and 300,000 square feet, showcasing 250 important exhibits, including the desk Jefferson used when drafting the Declaration of Independence. Another notable exhibit is the USS Philadelphia, the only surviving gunboat from the early U.S. Navy. This National Historic Landmark, which helped the United States repel the British invasion, will undergo on-site restoration to preserve it for posterity. Visitors and online audiences can gain a deeper understanding of the glorious achievements and challenges of America's journey through a year-long series of engaging activities. These activities include hands-on activities, theatrical performances, educational tools, and virtual field trips to classrooms nationwide.

On the centenary of the death of this pioneering figure of American Impressionism, let us remember her. This special exhibition features many of Cassatt's most beloved paintings, as well as some rarely exhibited groundbreaking prints and drawings.

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The profound impact of mobile phones on human life is almost impossible to summarize in a single sentence. Yet, many of us haven't considered how mobile phones connect us to the natural world, and to an invisible global network of people, labor, and infrastructure. Explore how your mobile phone makes those unseen personal, cultural, and technological connections easier through more than 750 items from around the world, multimedia installations, interactive group chats, and a graphic novel spanning three exhibition walls.

Artificial light sources have become so commonplace at night that we've taken them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for humans and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go far beyond our ability to see the stars, but solutions can have immediate results. Explore why dark nights are important, reconnect with the night sky, and reflect on how much light is enough at night—for whom, for what purpose, and by whom? Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 items, interactive experiences, tactile models, and theatrical performances.

See three awe-inspiring sculptures by an American artist who transforms tires to explore environmental concerns. For over four decades, Chakaia Booker has cut, coiled, and contorted tires, sculpting the industrial waste into spectacular abstract forms. Booker uses discarded tires both as a commentary on cultural histories and experiences and as a sustainable practice. Salvaging the tires avoids their disposal into landfills, where they trap and emit methane gas. Her works encourage us to consider the history of the material of tires as well as the effect rubber can have on our future. Three monumental wall relief sculptures—Acid Rain (2001), Echoes in Black (Industrial Cicatrization) (1996), and It’s So Hard to Be Green (2000)—are presented. Each sculpture spans 20 to 21 feet wide and features a mass of curled bands of tire rubber, some interspersed with spiky shards, coiled strips, and loops made from inner tubes. Booker’s six-part photogravure series Foundling Warrior Quest (II 21C) (2010) showcases the artist as a mythical being foraging in a harsh, industrial landscape.