This post will be updated as cancellations are announced. It was last updated at 9:45 a.m. on March 24. For the latest updates about how the coronavirus is impacting the D.C. area, see here. 

With the number of confirmed coronavirus cases ticking upward in the D.C. region, many of the city’s biggest cultural institutions—including the Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo, and the Kennedy Center–are closing their doors to the public. Meanwhile, event organizers are cancelling or postponing major gatherings to limit contact between large groups of people.

Small businesses and D.C.’s tourism industry are already seeing the effects as major events that draw millions of tourists each spring, including the National Cherry Blossom Festival, are cancelled. Tour groups, and hotel and Airbnb guests are steadily backing out of visits to Washington.

“The groups that are canceling for the end of May and June, I want to say like, ‘Please wait. Don’t make that decision yet,’” a local tour guide, Canden Arciniega, told DCist. “But at the same time I have kids, I understand. It’s very hard to separate my personal opinions and my opinions as a business owner.”

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The closure of the Smithsonian museums, which are normally open 364 days a year, is particularly momentous. Officials have not given an expected re-opening date.

Professional sports leagues, including the NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS have also suspended their seasons.

Here’s what has been cancelled in the D.C. area so far:

• Adventure Theatre MTC: Following Governor Hogan’s announcements, the theatre will shut down all performances and classes starting Monday. Classes will continue Sunday, March 29. The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats will shut down and all future performances are canceled.
• AFI Silver Theater: The Silver Spring movie theater has indefinitely closed and postponed all public programming.
• American University Museum: The AU Museum will be closed to the public from March 14 through Friday, June 12. All spring exhibitions and events at the museum are also cancelled. (AU holds the license for WAMU, which owns DCist.)
• Arena Stage: The Southwest D.C. theater has suspended the remainder of its season. Shows Celia and Fidel, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars and Toni Stone have been postponed to next season. Three shows scheduled for next season have been pushed to the 2021-2022 season: Enlightenment, The Change and Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Staff will contact ticketholders for cancelled shows directly to discuss refund or exchange options.
• Arlington Arts Center: The arts facility is closing March 14, and will reopen “as soon as it is in the best interest of our community,” officials announced in a release. All winter classes and workshops have been cancelled; spring class schedule updates have not yet been made available.
• Arlington National Cemetery: Funerals will continue, but the military cemetery is closed to the general public.
• Botanic Garden: The Conservatory of the U.S. Botanical Garden will close from March 13-April 1. Outdoor gardens and grounds will remain open. Public events have been cancelled, and will be rescheduled when possible.
• Cherry Blossom Festival: The annual Cherry Blossom Festival has cancelled events scheduled between March 20 and March 31, as well as several others in the following weeks. The event’s annual opening ceremony, “will not take place as planned at the Warner Theatre,” but may be livestreamed, according to a statement. The Blossom Kite Festival scheduled for March 28 and the Tidal Basin Welcome Area have been cancelled. The Pink Tie Party has been postponed, and the planned silent auction will still take place online. On Thursday, organizers announced that the annual Cherry Blossom Parade scheduled for April 4 has been cancelled, as has Petalpalooza on April 11. Meanwhile, the Anacostia River Festival has been postponed to August 9, and the Japanese Street Festival has been postponed to a date to be determined. On Saturday, organizers announced that the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run and 5k Run-Walk scheduled for April 5 have been cancelled, as has the Kids’ Run on April 4. Organizers are offering full refunds to those who have signed up, or the option to skip the entry lottery for the 2021 race.
• The Choral Arts Society: The organizations’ Music by Women on a Mission, originally scheduled for March 28, has been postponed until further notice. The new performance date is to be announced.
• The D.C. Environmental Film Festival: The annual film festival was supposed to return to the District March 12-22. On Monday organizers announced all film screenings would be cancelled. Some of the 160 films included in the festival will be made available online next week as part of a “virtual” festival. Organizers are also planning a smaller version of the festival in the fall.
• DC Jazz Fest: The 2020 edition is being rescheduled for the fall. Details and exact dates will be announced in the coming weeks. Follow their social media channels for more information.
• DC Public Library: Bowser announced Friday that library locations will close March 16 and reopen April 1. (To learn about some of the library’s free online resources, click here.)
• Events DC: The city’s quasi-public convention and sports authority announced Wednesday that it would ” suspend operations and services” starting at the end of the business day on March 13. The organization won’t be hosting any of its planned events from that time through March 31. Events DC also announced that two additional people who attended the AIPAC conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, which Events DC operates, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of AIPAC attendees to test positive for COVID-19 to five. Events DC also says it will begin a deep-cleaning of all its indoor venues, including the Convention Center, the Entertainment and Sports Arena, and the DC Armory. The organization plans to return to full operation on April 1.
• Ford’s Theatre: All programming at the theater scheduled between March 16-April 4 has been cancelled. The production of Guys and Dolls will continue its planned March 14 performance for a limited audience, and the run has otherwise been rescheduled to run April 6-May 20. In a release, officials advise ticketholders to visit the theater’s website for information about ticket exchanges or refunds. Ford’s Theatre remains open during regular hours for visitors.
• Future Is Festival: The inaugural multimedia festival from Brightest Young Things. According to an announcement on BYT’s site, venues for the festival’s various events will connect with ticketholders regarding refunds.
• HopFest: The annual beer festival from DC Brau and the DC Brewers Guild has been postponed, organizers announced Wednesday. “The health and well-being of our guests, staff and participating breweries is too important to risk,” their announcement reads, and tickets will be valid on the to-be-determined makeup date.
• Heurich House: The museum known as the Brewmaster’s Castle is canceling all public events scheduled from March 13-31. Starting March 17, the facility’s garden will be open weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., “as a place our community can continue to work and get outside, while also following the guidance of the CDC and local health officials,” per a release. The garden’s capacity will be capped at 50 people “to provide social distancing,” and tickets are $10 each.
• I.M.P. venues: I.M.P. Productions, which runs the 9:30 Club, Lincoln Theatre, The Anthem, and U Street Music Hall, has postponed all concerts and events through April 1. Anyone who has a ticket for a Wednesday night show can still choose to attend or contact IMP for a refund. IMP spokesperson Audrey Fix Schaefer says anyone with tickets to a March show after Wednesday will be notified soon of a new date for the show.
• Ireland at the Wharf: The Wharf’s planned St. Patrick’s Day festivities have been postponed. A new date has not been announced. In a statement on The Wharf’s site, organizers said cleaners are sanitizing bathrooms and surfaces throughout the area. The Wharf’s restaurants, hotels, and venues “are continuing operations, with heightened awareness of cleanliness and sanitation,” per the statement. (Per IMP’s previous announcement, The Anthem remains closed through April 1.)
• Kennedy Center: The performing arts center has cancelled all performances and public events through May 10, making its shutdown more than a month longer than initially announced. Present ticketholders can exchange their tickets for a future date, a different show, or a Kennedy Center gift certificate, donate the tickets, or receive a full refund.
• Korean Cultural Center: All the center’s March and April events have been canceled “out of an abundance of caution,” including the art exhibitions True and False (March 6-26) and Landscape of the Mind (April 3-23).
• IN Series: The opera and theater company has cancelled its upcoming production of Rigoletto, planned to run April 11-19 at Atlas Performing Arts Center.
• Library of Congress: The building is closed to the general public until April 1, and officials are working to reschedule any affected public programs.
• Mosaic Theater Company: Cancelling all shows through the end of June, which means the remainder of the 2019/2020 season is suspended. They will be rebooking their productions of Inherit the Windbag and The Till Trilogy into the upcoming season.
• National Building Museum: The museum was originally set to reopen on Friday after a three-month closure for renovations. Museum officials announced on Thursday that NBM would reopen as planned, and all educational programming, events, and tours scheduled through April 30 would be cancelled.
• National Cannabis Festival: Postponing their 5th Annual Festival to Saturday, September 19, 2020. Along with that, all of their 420 Month events are also postponed until September. The National Cannabis Policy Summit will now take place on Thursday, September 10th.
• National Law Enforcement Museum: The law enforcement museum and memorial will close to the public indefinitely, starting on March 14. Management says they will provide updates on the museum’s operating status on a week-to-week basis.
• National Museum of Women in the Arts: The museum will be closed through May 3, and all public events have been cancelled or postponed.
• National Gallery of Art: The museum (which is not affiliated with the Smithsonian) will close on March 14, with tentative plans to reopen on April 4. All public events and programs have been cancelled.
• New Kitchens on the Block: The biannual festival for soon-to-open restaurants has postponed its spring event, scheduled for April 5. A new date has not yet been announced.
• Norooz Market: The annual market and festival at the Monroe Street Market to celebrate Persian New Year has been cancelled. Organizers say they are replacing it with a virtual market, with items from vendors available on the Norooz Market site until March 20. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to Children of Persia, an organization that provides aid to vulnerable children in Iran.
• Nowruz Festival: The annual Persian New Year festival at Tysons Corner Center, originally scheduled for March 15, has been cancelled, per an announcement on the event’s Instagram page. “I hope this decision will not only help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but will also bring the Iranian-American communities together, while promoting Iranian art and culture,” the statement reads.
• Phillips Collection: The Dupont Circle Museum will be closed to visitors beginning Saturday, Mar. 14 through Apr. 3. It has also shut down its campus at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) in Southeast.
• Rock ‘n Roll Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K, and the Scope It Out 5K: Mayor Muriel Bowser has pulled permits for these races. Rock ‘n Roll races were scheduled to take place on March 28, and the Scope It Out 5k was set for March 29.
• Round House Theatre: The Bethesda theater has cancelled the remainder of its 2020 season, and some programs and camps will be postponed. Its April 25 gala has also been cancelled.
• Shakespeare Theatre Co.: The theater is suspending all public programming through May 17. Current productions Timon of Athens and The Amen Corner have closed, and current ticketholders will automatically receive a credit that can be applied to a future Shakespeare Theatre production. Its upcoming productions Much Ado About Nothing and Romantics Anonymous have been postponed to future dates to be determined.
• Signature Theatre: All performances have been cancelled through the beginning of June. Check their schedule to see what shows are moving to the summer and what have been pushed to next season. The theater is working to record and edit a video of the final performance of its sold-out production, Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes, and make it available to patrons in the week.
• Sixth & I Historic Synagogue: Events through March 31 have been cancelled. Per a statement on Thursday, Shabbat service scheduled for March 13 will be streamed on Facebook, and Saturday morning’s service has been cancelled. Scheduled classes are set to take place via Zoom.
• Smithsonian Institution: All Smithsonian museums in D.C. and New York City will close to the public starting starting Saturday, as will the National Zoo in D.C. In its announcement, the Smithsonian did not announce a reopening date “due to the rapidly changing nature of the situation.”
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Organizers announced Wednesday that the annual parade down Constitution Ave. would be postponed, “out of caution to ensure the safety and health of the thousands of attendees from the Washington area that attend the parade every year.” The event will be moved to a to-be-determined future date.
• Studio Theatre: The Logan Circle theater has suspended its production of Pass Over, whose last performance will take place March 15. The theater will be closed to the public March 16-31, and the box office will be open on a limited schedule.
• Synetic Theater: The theater will be closed to the public “at least through March 29,” according to a release. Its productions Teen Romeo and Juliet and Life Is But a Dream have been postponed.
• U.S. Capitol: Officials are limiting public tours and access to the U.S. Capitol Building until April 1.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The museum will be closed from March 14 “through at least Sunday, March 29,” according to a statement on the site.
• Washington Performing Arts: The organization announced Thursday it is cancelling or postponing all events through March 21. The one exception is its annual gala, planned for March 14 at the National Building Museum, which will still take place, but will be available to the public via livestream.
• White House: Tours are suspended until April 1.
• Wolf Trap: The performing arts center announced it is postponing all scheduled classes, performances, and events through March 31. All current tickets will be honored on the rescheduled dates, to be announced.