Photo by Mark Andre.

Friday

STEP: Step Afrika! is 21! Help them celebrate at their 21st birthday party, featuring an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, and DJ. Pepco Edison Place Gallery (702 8th Street NW) 6 to 10 p.m. $35-125

COMEDY: It pays to have friends. Purchase two tickets to Last Resort Comedy’s $5 Local DC Comedy Showcase and save $1 per ticket. The Town Tavern DC (2323 18th Street NW) 7:30 p.m. $5-8

ART: At Super Art Fight’s Second-Annual Non-Denominational Holiday Spectacular, you should “expect four bouts of intense artistic competition and complete misuse of mistletoe.” Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 9 p.m. $15

Saturday

REPEAL DAY: “Celebrate like it’s 1933” at Jack Rose Dining Saloon’s 5th Annual Repeal Day Celebration. Features “Prohibition-era cocktails and punches, a special speakeasy-style Dram & Grain, a Pappy Van Winkle-themed happy hour, 1930s-inspired prix-fixe menu, burlesque performances and more.” (2007 18th Street NW) 5 p.m. through close. Free entry.

GHOSTBUSTERS: The Ghostbusters of Christmas Past brings you Scrooge, the Ghostbusters, plus burlesque. What more could you want? The Bier BaronTavern (1523 22nd Street NW) 9 p.m. $12

IMPROV: What would Love Actually look like if it was set in DC? Find out at Improv Actually. Source (1835 14th Street NW) 9 p.m. $12-30

Sunday

STAR WARS: Watch A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi on the big screen. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) 1-8 p.m. Free, but register here.

ACROBATS: Sweet Spot Aerial Productions presents ‘Tis the Circus! A Holiday Party on High featuring acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and more. Friday and Saturday performances also available. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NW) 4 p.m. $25

FESTIVAL: On Saturday and/or Sunday, celebrate the holidays with the Smithsonian as museums and galleries host musical performances, book signings, trunk shows, and more. Click here for a full schedule of events. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.