The summer weather won’t be the only thing heating up in August!
The calendar of entertainment events is on fire in the D.C. area:
August Entertainment Guide
Aug. 1: The Struts at The Anthem
Aug. 1: Missy Elliott at CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 1-4: “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Aug. 1-11: “Back to the Future: The Musical” at Kennedy Center
Aug. 1-18: “The Colored Museum” at Studio Theatre
Aug. 1-25: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at Olney Theatre
Aug. 1-Sept. 1: “Jersey Boys” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Aug. 1-Sept. 1: “Noises Off” at Keegan Theatre
Aug. 2: Cake at Wolf Trap
Aug. 2: Earth Wind & Fire with Chicago at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 2: M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap” opens in movie theaters
Aug. 2: Tom Papa at Maryland Hall in Annapolis
Aug. 2: Deana Carter at Rams Head Annapolis
Aug. 2-4: African Diaspora International Film Festival at GWU
Aug. 2-11: “Nine” at Kennedy Center
Aug. 2-Oct. 5: James Baldwin Centennial Series at Strathmore
Aug. 3: Hootie & the Blowfish at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 3: Dan + Shay at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 3: Jordan Klepper at Kennedy Center
Aug. 3: Taylor Swift Dance Party at 9:30 Club
Aug. 3: Marilyn Manson at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Aug. 3-4: WWE “SummerSlam” on Peacock
Aug. 4: Corinne Bailey Rae at MGM National Harbor
Aug. 4: The Doobie Brothers at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 4: 311 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 4: Marshall Tucker Band at Rams Head Annapolis
Aug. 5: WWE “Monday Night Raw” at CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 6: Train & REO Speedwagon at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 6: “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale on HBO
Aug. 6-Sept. 15: “Soft Power” at Signature Theatre
Aug. 7: Black Eyed Peas at The Anthem
Aug. 7-Sept. 4: “Drill at Dusk” at National Harbor
Aug. 8: Missy Elliott at Capital One Arena
Aug. 8: Dierks Bentley at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 8-11: Tony Rock at DC Improv
Aug. 8: Straight No Chaser at Strathmore
Aug. 9: The LOX at Howard Theatre
Aug. 9: Teddy Swims at Nats Park
Aug. 9: Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap
Aug. 9: Fred Armisen at Capital Turnaround
Aug. 9: Sam Nelson of X Ambassadors at Kennedy Center
Aug. 9: Fantasia at Pier Six Pavilion
Aug. 9: Slipknot at CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 9: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon’s “The Instigators” premieres on Apple TV+
Aug. 9: Dogstar with Keanu Reeves at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
Aug. 10: Fortune Feimster at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
Aug. 10: Juvenile at Howard Theatre
Aug. 10: Taking Back Sunday at Rams Head Baltimore
Aug. 11: Rachel Bloom at Lincoln Theatre
Aug. 12: Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies at Rams Head Annapolis
Aug. 13: UB40 at 9:30 Club
Aug. 19: Andra Day at Howard Theatre
Aug. 13: Five for Fighting at Lincoln Theatre
Aug. 13-Sept. 1: “Mamma Mia!” at Kennedy Center
Aug. 13-Sept. 8: “MJ: The Musical” at National Theatre
Aug. 14: Suzy Bogguss at Rams Head Annapolis
Aug. 14: “Daughters” documentary on Netflix
Aug. 14: Primus and Coheed & Cambria at The Anthem
Aug. 15: Thirty Seconds to Mars at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 15: The Righteous Brothers at Strathmore
Aug. 15: Wynton Marsalis at Wolf Trap
Aug. 15-17: D.C. Black Film Festival
Aug. 16: Ben Schwartz & Friends at The Anthem
Aug. 16: Iliza Shlesinger at The Hallam Live! Casio & Hotel Maryland
Aug. 16: “The Sound of Music” Sing-Along at Wolf Trap
Aug. 16: New Kids on the Block at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 16: “Alien: Romulus” opens in movie theaters
Aug. 16: “Jackpot” premieres on Amazon Prime
Aug. 17: District of Comedy at The Atlantis
Aug. 17: Hootie & the Blowfish at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 17-18: Boyz II Men at Wolf Trap
Aug. 19: New Found Glory at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Aug. 19: “Homicide: Life on the Street” finally streaming on Peacock
Aug. 19-20: Jerry Seinfeld at Wolf Trap
Aug. 20: Otis Redding Tribute at Blues Alley
Aug. 20-21: Usher at Capital One Arena
Aug. 20-21: Jerrod Carmichael at DC Improv
Aug. 21: Pitbull at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 21: Tedeschi Trucks Band at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 22: Imagine Dragons at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 22: Something Corporate at 9:30 Club
Aug. 23: Imagine Dragons at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 23: Tony! Toni! Tone! at Bethesda Theater
Aug. 22: The War & Treaty at The Hamilton
Aug. 23: Oh He Dead at The Atlantis
Aug. 23: Blues Traveler at Wolf Trap
Aug. 23: Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 23: “Lady in the Lake” finale on Apple TV+
Aug. 23: WWE “Smackdown” at Capital One Arena
Aug. 23: Brett Young at The Hall at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Aug. 22-24: Usher at CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 24: “Opera in the Outfield” at Nationals Park
Aug. 24: Marcus Miller at Rams Head Annapolis
Aug. 24: Randy Rodgers Band at 9:30 Club
Aug. 24: Local Theater Festival at Kennedy Center
Aug. 24-25: War at Bethesda Theater
Aug. 24-25: Indigo Girls with Melissa Etheridge at Wolf Trap
Aug. 25: Lynda Carter honored at Kennedy Center
Aug. 25: “Impractical Jokers” at The Hall at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Aug. 27: “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4 premieres on Hulu
Aug. 29: “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2 on Prime
Aug. 29: Childish Gambino at Capital One Arena
Aug. 28: Sublime with Rome at The Hall at Live! Hotel & Casino Maryland
Aug. 28-Sept. 1: D.C. Jazz Festival
Aug. 29: Jordin Sparks at The Atlantis
Aug. 30: Jason Aldean at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 30: Old Crow Medicine Show with Molly Tuttle at Wolf Trap
Aug. 31: AP Live Concert Series at Anacostia Playhouse
Aug. 31: Avril Lavigne at Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 31: The Roots at Wolf Trap
