International City Food Festival
From the day-to-day routines to long-held traditions, culture is baked into our meals. From October 13-15, International City invites you to taste new perspectives and immerse yourself in our global food story through three days of delicious events in the nation's capital. Enjoy Embassy Chef Challenge on Thursday, October 13, Taste of Oktoberfest on Friday, October 14, and Día de los Muertos, Food & Film in the Park on Saturday, October 15.

The Phillips Collection
This is America's first museum of modern art. Founded by art collector and philanthropist Duncan Phillips in 1921, The Phillips Collection has been collecting modern and contemporary art for 100 years. Duncan Phillips's former home provides a unique setting for the growing collection of more then 5,000 works. Visit the museum and enjoy its exhibitions and programs. 

Friday, October 7
Mexican Cultural Institute
''Music for the Eyes'' Mexican Theater of the Deaf

Tuesday, October 11
Tenleytown Main Street
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis:
Lessons Learned

Wednesday, October 12
Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History
National Fossil Day

Sunday, October 9
March on Washington Film Festival
Story, Stage and Screen

Tuesday, October 11
DAR Museum
Object Lessons: How Nineteenth-Century Americans
Learned to Make Sense of the Material World

Tuesday, October 11
Alliance Française
Belmondo Retrospective: Stavisky

Saturday, October 15
Gandhi Memorial Center
Symphony of Rivers and Hills: Exhibit by
Kanak Champa Chakma and Jamal Uddin Ahmed

Monday, October 31
Washington Magic
Live Parlor Magic