What's on
There’s something for everyone. From theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us.
Reading Room Festival
Folger Theatre’s fourth annual Reading Room Festival returns in January with four days of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations. All-access passes are now on sale!
Frost Fair: Nov 28 – Jan 4
Celebrate the season with festive decorations, holiday music, free activities, and more.
Resplendent Joy
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute: Celebrating Jane Austen at 250
Folger Book Club: 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
On View: Missy Dunaway
Printing Press Demonstrations
Family Workshop: From Page to Pose
Our 2025-2026 season
Explore upcoming events in our season for Folger Theatre, Folger Consort, and the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series. Plus, take advantage of discounted prices with flex passes and ticket packages.
Free events
Folger Salon with Virginia Burnett, Dorothy Kim, and Mary Beth Long
Gallery Talk: Missy Dunaway
Family Workshop: A Shakespearean Feast!
Folger Book Club: 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
Virtual Folger Salon with Andrés Gattinoni, Margherita Malerba, and Layla Zeitouni
Current and upcoming exhibitions
Imagining Shakespeare: Mythmaking and Storytelling in the Regency Era
Our Shakespeare Exhibition
Out of the Vault
On View: Missy Dunaway
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.
Professional development for teachers
How to Survive Teaching Act 5
What’s next for Book Club
Our virtual, monthly Book Club is free and open to all.
Folger Book Club: 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
Ticket information
Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.