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Songs for Hope

Mon. Sep. 18, 2023 7p.m.

A concert celebrating the 2023 Surgeon General’s Medallion Awardees for Health featuring musical performances from artists who uplift their communities.

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Discover thrilling performances in Hip Hop, Theater, Jazz, Comedy, Dance, the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and more!

Explore the 2023-2024 Season

Summer Events at the REACH

Free Weekend Fun!

Jul. 7 - Sep. 4, 2023

Every weekend through Labor Day, enjoy performances, films, and activities at the REACH! All events are free and no tickets or reservations are required.

Free Weekend Fun!

Jul. 7 - Sep. 4, 2023

Every weekend through Labor Day, enjoy performances, films, and activities at the REACH! All events are free and no tickets or reservations are required.

Kennedy Center Stories

Hip Hop at 50

For the last 50 years, hip hop has defined American culture across the worlds of business, education, entertainment, fashion, politics, technology, and more. For this golden milestone, the Kennedy Center partnered with Google Arts & Culture to celebrate Hip Hop on the Nation’s Stage.

Arts Education Highlights

At Kennedy Center Education, we strive to engage and uplift all learners through quality arts education in ways that spark curiosity, build empathy, and embolden citizen artistry. Explore digital education resources, free classroom lesson plans and activities, virtual “field trips” and much more!

Video Series The Weird & Wonderful World of Opera

In this entertaining and educational four-part series we introduce the world of opera—its history, music, styles, genres, and people. Host Peter Michael Marino provides a comprehensive exploration of the world of opera that results in a greater understanding and appreciation of the art form.

Video Series Songbook

It’s (probably) the world’s first part-reality/part-scripted, musical, educational, comedy web series for kids where original poems are turned into music right in front of your eyes.

Young girl with guitar and man with gray beard giving a thumbs up.

Collection Hip Hop Culture

Hip Hop embraces these artistic elements, most definitely. But it also has blended and transcended them to become a means for seeing, celebrating, experiencing, understanding, confronting, and commenting on life and the world. Hip Hop, in other words, is a way of living—a culture.

  • Hip Hop Culture

The 46th Class of Honorees

Announcing this season’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors.

Meet the Honorees

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The Kennedy Center’s Social Credo

As the Nation’s Cultural Center, the Kennedy Center’s objective is to invite art into the lives of all Americans and ensure it represents the cultural diversity of America. 

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