Celebrate the botanical beauty of America as the United States Botanic Garden presents “America’s State Flowers: An America250 Celebration!” From April 10 through October 12, 2026, the Garden will showcase the official flowers for all U.S. states and territories. Find…

Library of Congress and National Tour of ‘The Sound of Music’ Announce First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration Traveling and Virtual Display ‘Inside the Vault’ Showcases Materials from Library’s Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Collections In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Library of Congress…

Themes include George Washington’s Birthday, Maps, and Birds at the Library The Library of Congress will host monthly Family Days on select Saturdays throughout 2026, including programming focused on America’s 250th anniversary. The year begins with events exploring President George…

"The 3100™" Makes a Splash at the Sun Valley Film Festival Visit Idaho's acclaimed whitewater film and docuseries, "The 3100™", continues to make waves. The Bruneau River episode of the docuseries has been selected for the Sun Valley Film Festival…

Six figures worth of cash prizes are up for grabs next spring at ArtFields—the calling card of visual arts hotspot Lake City. The small city in central Florence County is also central to the arts in South Carolina as host…

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host its annual “Air & Scare” family day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. At this year’s event, visitors will…

(Washington, DC) – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrated a spectacular evening last night, welcoming 450 guests to its annual Gala benefiting the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). This year’s event was marked by an outpouring of…

The Smithsonian American Art Museum will debut “Nick Cave: Mammoth,” a monumental new body of work by internationally acclaimed artist Nick Cave, in February 2026. Commissioned by the museum, “Mammoth” marks Cave’s first solo exhibition in Washington, D.C., and represents…

By Katie Lange, Pentagon News While movies like "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" show people a glamorized version of military fighter pilot life, most people really have no idea what it takes to become an elite aviator, until now.…

Washington, D.C. — The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce the addition of five exceptional musicians to its ensemble for the 2025–26 season. Each artist brings a unique…