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Workshops
Expert teaching artists guide participants in a range of subjects from poetry to English country dance.
The Humanities Lab: As You Like It
The Humanities Lab: As You Like It
Learn more about As You Like It by talking with scholars, exploring the Folger collection, and seeing a play as part of this two-day course.
Wed, Mar 11 & Wed, Mar 18, 2026
All the Folger’s a Classroom: Teacher Weekend Intensive on Shakespeare’s Comedies
All the Folger’s a Classroom: Teacher Weekend Intensive on Shakespeare’s Comedies
Folger Education is offering a two-day professional development workshop for teachers focused on Shakespeare's comedies.
Fri, Mar 13 – Sat, Mar 14, 2026
Family Workshop: From Print to Paint
Family Workshop: From Print to Paint
Use your artistic skills to create a performance-inspired artwork that will be displayed in our Rose Exhibition Hall, alongside paintings depicting famous Shakespearean scenes.
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
Family Workshop: Celebrations - Shakespearean Style
Family Workshop: Celebrations - Shakespearean Style
In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, families will explore how celebrations appear in Shakespeare’s plays and share how they celebrate important moments in their own lives. Party hats and streamers not required, as we will make our own!
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
Teacher Weekend Intensive: Exploring the New Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare
Teacher Weekend Intensive: Exploring the New Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare
Folger Education is offering a two-day professional development workshop for teachers focused on new resources for teaching Shakespeare.
Fri, May 1 – Sat, May 2, 2026
Family Workshop: An Ode to the Gardens
Family Workshop: An Ode to the Gardens
Families will take inspiration from the season to make connections with nature in Shakespeare’s plays and throughout the Folger itself. Then, head to the Folger’s gardens to compose an “Ode to the Folger Gardens,” using lines from Shakespeare and Rita Dove’s poetry!
Sat, May 16, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm