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Virtual Events
Enjoy the Folger from the comfort of your living room with talks, workshops, and performances available streaming and on-demand.
Teaching Macbeth with the Folger Guide
Teaching Macbeth with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Macbeth using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 10am ET
Virtual Folger Salon with Mathieu Bouchard, Lee Cotman, and Julia Skinner
Virtual Folger Salon with Mathieu Bouchard, Lee Cotman, and Julia Skinner
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Fri, Dec 4, 2026, at 12pm ET
Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert An English Christmas for the Ages.
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 at 6pm ET
Shakespeare’s Midsummer in December
Shakespeare’s Midsummer in December
This free professional development session for teachers focuses on A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Wed, Dec 9, 2026, 8pm ET
Virtual Folger Salon with SEVAN, Madyha Leghari, and Valkyrie Yao
Virtual Folger Salon with SEVAN, Madyha Leghari, and Valkyrie Yao
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Fri, Jan 8, 2027, at 12pm ET
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Romeo and Juliet using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Jan 16, 2027, 10am ET
Shake Up Your Classroom with the Folger Method
CANCELED: Shake Up Your Classroom with the Folger Method
This professional development session for teachers has been canceled.
Wed, Jan 20, 2027, 8pm ET
Teaching Hamlet with the Folger Guide
Teaching Hamlet with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Hamlet using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Feb 6, 2027, 10am ET
Early Music Seminar: Folktales and Storied Traditions
Early Music Seminar: Folktales and Storied Traditions
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Folktales and Storied Traditions: Troubadours, Griots, and Hakawatis.
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 at 6pm ET
Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Folger Guide
Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Apr 10, 2027, 10am ET
Cutting Through The Tempest
Cutting Through The Tempest
This free professional development session for teachers focuses on how to incorporate cutting text into your lesson plans using Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Wed, Apr 14, 2027, 8pm ET
Early Music Seminar: Folger Consort’s Golden Jubilee
Early Music Seminar: Folger Consort’s Golden Jubilee
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Folger Consort’s Golden Jubilee.
Wed, May 5, 2027 at 6pm ET