2026 in Washington, D.C.

The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Washington, D.C..

Incumbents

District government

• Mayor: Muriel Bowser (D)

Events

January

• January 9 – The Washington National Opera announces it will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center due to a new requirement that productions must be fully funded in advance to performances.
• January 11 – A photo display of President Trump at the National Portrait Gallery is changed to remove references to his two impeachments.
• January 23 – A sewage pipeline ruptures and spills wastewater into the Potomac River, causing significant pollution ahead of the winter storm.

February

• February 4 – The Washington Post announces mass layoffs as part of budget cuts. The cuts include the closure of the Sports and Books sections and the cancellation of the Post Reports podcast.
• February 10 – A Walk for Peace by Buddhist monks that began in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2025 concludes in Washington.
• February 17 – An 18-year-old Georgia man is arrested after approaching the United States Capitol while holding a shotgun.
• February 18 – Mayor Bowser declares an emergency and requests federal help to help the city fight the sewage rupture that occurred on January 23.
• February 24 – President Trump delivers the 2026 State of the Union Address.

March

• March 11 – A man is detained for driving a vehicle through a barrier near the White House.
• March 13 – Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell announces he is stepping down.

April

• April 1 – The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, which challenges Executive Order 14160, which ends birthright citizenship for children of people in the country illegally. Trump attends oral arguments, making him the first president to do so at the Supreme Court.

Scheduled

• June 14 – UFC Freedom 250 scheduled to take place on the South Lawn of the White House.
• July 4 – United States Semiquincentennial celebrations will take place.
• November 3 – 2026 District of Columbia elections:
• 2026 Council of the District of Columbia election
• 2026 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
• 2026 District of Columbia Attorney General election
• 2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
• 2026 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

Unknown

• Proposed completion of the Memorial Circle arch.

See also

• 2026 in the United States

References