What's on
There’s something for everyone. From theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us.
Poetry: Single tickets now on sale
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
Join us for a reading from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham, followed by a conversation moderated by Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Tue, Oct 03, 2023, 7:30pm
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute 2023
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute 2023
Our annual reading is co-sponsored with The Emily Dickinson Museum. This year's reader is poet Evie Shockley.
Tue, Dec 05, 2023 7:30 pm
Not Just Another Day Off 2024: A Poetic Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Not Just Another Day Off
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday with us! Hear historic speeches from King, Frederick Douglass, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more, alongside work from contemporary poets.
Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 11am
BLOOM with Camille Dungy
BLOOM with Camille Dungy
Acclaimed poet and essayist Camille T. Dungy leads this virtual workshop with a horticulturalist from the United States Botanic Garden.
Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 6:30pm
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2024
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
Celebrate Waywiser Press’s 18th annual prize with a reading from this year’s judge, Linda Gregerson, and this year’s winner, Hannah Louise Poston.
Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:30pm
Eudora Welty Lecture: Natasha Trethewey
Eudora Welty Lecture: Natasha Trethewey
Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm
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After three years of taking our programs “On the Road,” we’re coming home this fall to our beloved Elizabethan-style theater and the new, expansive public spaces created by a major renovation project. Our building on Capitol Hill will again play host to award-winning performances, concerts, and readings that embody stories of transformation, mirroring the Folger’s own evolution. Become a subscriber today to enjoy significant savings, great seats, and exclusive benefits.
What’s happening next
Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon
Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon
The Folger is co-hosting a session of this year’s Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon at the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival. Join us in reading Emily Dickinson's poems!
Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 12pm
What is...Secularity?
What is...Secularity?
Join scholars as they question whether “secularity” remains a useful concept, and how its history can illuminate contemporary debates.
Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 4:30pm
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
Join us for a reading from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham, followed by a conversation moderated by Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Tue, Oct 03, 2023, 7:30pm
Folger Book Club: Warm Bodies
Folger Book Club: Warm Bodies
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet gets a zombie makeover in our October book club discussion.
Thu, Oct 5, 2023, 6:30pm
Folger Book Fair at East City Bookshop
Folger Book Fair at East City Bookshop
Shop a curated book selection at East City Bookshop highlighting the Folger’s Theatre, Poetry, and Book Club seasons while learning more about the Folger's programs.
Fri, Oct 6, 2023, 6:30pm
What is...Consent?
What is...Consent?
This virtual conversation brings literary scholars and historians together with participants to reflect on the history of consent.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 3pm
Get excited for Folger Theatre’s 23/24 season
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Shakespeare's astonishing romance is an exhilarating journey filled with emotional depth, extreme behavior, complex relationships—and a bear in pursuit.
Sat, Nov 4 – Sun, Dec 17, 2023
Where We Belong
Where We Belong
In 2015, Mohegan theater-maker Madeline Sayet traveled to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, where she found a country that refuses to acknowledge its ongoing role in colonialism.
Thu, Feb 15 – Sun, Mar 10, 2024
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
The classic tales of Ovid come to astonishing life in Mary Zimmerman's adaptation where gods and mortals experience love, loss, invention, and transformation.
Tue, May 7 – Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Exhibition halls
Exhibitions
Did you know? When our building reopens to the public, there will be permanent and temporary exhibitions available year-round in two new exhibition halls.
Ticket information
Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.
