What's On

Join Us for Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate our nation's rich cultural heritage with vibrant performances, lectures, and family activities.

Celebrate! Where Asia Meets America

Join us for IlluminAsia, a festival of Asian art, food, and cultures on the National Mall to celebrate the grand reopening of the Freer|Sackler. Plus, explore Asia-related exhibitions and digital content from across the Smithsonian.

Inside Science

Smithsonian Associates launches Inside Science, an initiative that can help you expand your knowledge and understanding of science in all its forms. 

It is free! There is no fee to register. Tickets for participating programs are purchased a la carte.

Whether you're a science fan or curious about the world around you, Inside Science offers a lively and rewarding way to better understand science in the context of our lives.

Smithsonian Food History Weekend

Culinary leaders, researchers, practitioners, and scholars will inspire vistors to our National Museum of American History Museum to understand the history of food in America and the role they play, individually and collectively, in shaping the future of food.

Ai Weiwei: Trace

On view through January 1, 2018.

Sci-Fi Sundays

Join us select Sundays for sci-fi thrillers at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater.