
Welcome! Here’s what you need to know when you come to see a performance at Folger Theatre.

Visiting the Folger
Interested in more of what the Folger offers? Here’s how to plan a visit to our exhibition galleries.
What to expect: Attending an event in the theater
Entering the building
Use the entrance at the corner of 3rd Street and East Capitol Street. Follow the sloping ramps down through the gardens to the east entrance doors. Enter the east lobby, located below street level in the newly constructed Adams Pavilion.
Need to buy or pick up tickets? Our staff will be happy to help at the Welcome desk in the east lobby.
Box office hours on event days
East lobby
- Tuesday – Friday: Opens at 5pm
- Saturday – Sunday: Opens at 12pm
Theater
Doors open a half hour before the event start time.
Upcoming events

Folger Salon with Alex Baines, Rob Clines, and Anandi Rao

How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition

Folger Friday: Black Arts Fest

Our Shakespeare Exhibition

Disability Poetics with Camisha Jones and torrin a. greathouse

Cocktails and Conversation with Luis Carazo

Mixology: Game Night

Power on Parade

A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle

Creative Conversations:
A Room in the Castle

2025 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize with Paul Muldoon and Julia Thacker

Family Workshop: The Art of the Shakespearean Power Player
Getting here
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
The theater entrance (on the east side of the building) is at the corner of East Capitol Street and 3rd Street, SE.
Frequently asked questions

Accessibility
Contact us
Not finding the answer you need? Contact the Folger Box Office at folgerboxoffice@folger.edu or 202-544-7077. Phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 12pm – 5pm, with extended hours on performance days.