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Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration 2026
a large crowd of people on the Folger front lawn watching a sword-fighting demonstration

Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration

Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday at the Folger with fun, family-friendly activities and birthday cupcakes for all! Make an Elizabethan ruff, watch sword-fighting and printing press demonstrations, write sonnets, and more.
Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 11am
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Screening: Shakespeare's Globe "Richard II," introduced by Adjoa Andoh MBE

Shakespeare's Globe Richard II

Join the Folger for a free screening of the 2019 Shakespeare’s Globe production of Richard II. Adjoa Andoh MBE conceived, co-directed, and played the lead in the UK’s first all women-of-color production of this Shakespeare play.
Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 7pm
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Folger Library
Folger Gala 2026

Folger Gala

Join us on Friday, April 24, for the annual Folger Gala—a celebratory evening to benefit the Folger and its many vital and creative programmatic offerings.
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
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Folger Library
Federal Theatre Project's Macbeth, adapted and directed by Adjoa Andoh MBE

Staged Reading: Macbeth

A staged reading commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Federal Theatre Project’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth concludes Adjoa Andoh’s Director’s Residency at the Folger.
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 7pm
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Afternoon Tea at the Folger - May and June 2026

Afternoon Tea at the Folger

Enjoy an elegant afternoon tea at the Folger this May and June in a beautiful and historic setting.
Sat, May 02 — Sun, Jun 07, 2026
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Founders' Room