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There’s something for everyone. From theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us.
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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.
Sun, Nov 5 – Sun, Dec 17, 2023
Shakespeare Everywhere?
with Dr. Michael Witmore
Shakespeare Everywhere?
with Dr. Michael Witmore
Shakespeare Everywhere?
with Dr. Michael Witmore
Leading DC theatre-makers discuss the relevance of Shakespeare in the current artistic landscape.
Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 6:00pm
A Baroque Christmas Story: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: A Baroque Christmas Story
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 6pm
Winter Tales: Paired Texts to Fire Up Your Students
Winter Tales: Paired Texts to Fire Up Your Students
Teachers are invited to this free professional development session led by Folger Education. Join us to discuss how to introduce your students to the sweep of literature.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7pm ET
Folger Book Club: The Weird Sisters
Folger Book Club: The Weird Sisters
Our December book club explores the relationship between three sisters in this family story threaded with Shakespearean references.
Thu, Dec 14, 2023, 6:30pm
A Baroque Christmas Story
A Baroque Christmas Story
Celebrate the season with Folger Consort, performing Heinrich Schütz’s grand retelling of the Christmas story and German holiday favorites.
Fri, Dec 15 – Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Limited Tickets
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
Folger Theatre
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.
Sun, Nov 5 – Sun, Dec 17, 2023
The Reading Room New Play Festival 2024
The Reading Room Festival
The Reading Room returns for its second season of public readings of world-premiere plays and Folger commissions inspired by the works of Shakespeare. Discussions with scholars, artists, and critics continue the conversation.
Thu, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 28, 2024
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
Poetry
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
Folger Consort
A Baroque Christmas Story: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: A Baroque Christmas Story
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 6pm
A Baroque Christmas Story
A Baroque Christmas Story
Celebrate the season with Folger Consort, performing Heinrich Schütz’s grand retelling of the Christmas story and German holiday favorites.
Fri, Dec 15 – Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Limited Tickets
Music and Satire: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Music and Satire
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 6pm
Music and Satire
Music and Satire
The musical world and comedic writings of French Renaissance satirist François Rabelais are brought to life by Folger Consort.
Fri, Jan 19 – Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Music of Medieval Spain: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Music of Medieval Spain
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 6pm
Music of Medieval Spain
Music of Medieval Spain
Join Folger Consort for a musical exploration of medieval Spain’s era of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish coexistence, including songs from the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Fri, Mar 22 – Sun, Mar 24, 2024
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 6pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Folger Consort performs French Baroque settings of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and 18th-century masterpieces by Marais, Telemann, and more.
Fri, Apr 12 – Sun, Apr 14, 2024
Save money with 2023/24 season subscriptions
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.
Ticket information
Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.
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.
