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Afternoon Tea at the Folger - Winter 2025
SOLD OUT: Afternoon Tea at the Folger
Enjoy an elegant afternoon tea at the Folger this winter in a beautiful and historic setting.
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 & Sat, Jan 3, 2026
Afternoon Tea at the Folger - Spring 2026
Afternoon Tea at the Folger
Enjoy an elegant afternoon tea at the Folger this spring in a beautiful and historic setting.
Sat, Apr 04 — Sun, Apr 05, 2026
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
Limited Tickets
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
Federal Theatre Project's Macbeth, adapted and directed by Adjoa Andoh MBE
Federal Theatre Project's 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
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