FRIDAY, OCT. 20

GREAT FALLS ART STUDIOS: This weekend, artists based in Great Falls are opening the doors to their studios and inviting you inside. The 20th annual Great Falls Studio Tour takes place Friday through Sunday. Use road signs and a tour map to meet artists, participate in workshops and shop around. (Great Falls; Friday-Sunday; FREE)

IMMIGRATION FILM FEST: Immigrants and refugees will bring their stories to the big screen at this weekend’s Immigration Film Fest. Presented by nonprofit KAMA DC, the hybrid festival brings short and feature films to numerous venues across the city, including Miracle Theatre and the JCC, and directly to your laptop. This year’s pertinent theme is “Resilient Together.” (Various locations; Friday-Sunday; $7+)

SHAB-E-SHEHR: Shab-e-shehr is a Farsi phrase that translates to “night of poetry,” and refers to intimate, informal gatherings in Iranian homes that put poetry and storytelling front and center. This weekend, Rhizome DC invites you to their own Shab-e-Shehr, which spotlights local artists who belong to the Iranian diaspora. (Rhizome DC; 6 p.m.; FREE)

MORE: America’s Voices Against Apartheid (Kennedy Center; through Nov. 5; FREE), Boo at the Zoo (Smithsonian National Zoo; Friday and Sunday; 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $35), Women in Art and Music (National Gallery of Art and virtual; Friday and Saturday; FREE), Titanic. The Exhibition (National Harbor; through Dec. 10; $30+), Sunset Boat Party (Georgetown Waterfront Park; 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.; $63), Luce Unplugged Community Showcase (Smithsonian American Art Museum; 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; FREE), Art of Incarceration (Mason Exhibitions; 7 p.m.-9 p.m.; FREE), Los Day Trippers (Hill Center at Old Naval Hospital; 7 p.m.-9 p.m.; $15), Molly McGhee and Amber Sparks (Loyalty Bookstore; 7 p.m.; FREE), HAHA for Heart Health (Busboys and Poets Anacostia; 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; $15), Randy Rainbow for President (Warner Theatre; 7:30 p.m.; $45), Malpaso Dance Company (George Mason University; 8 p.m.; $29+), The Journey: A Moving Halloween Silent Disco (Hotel Zena; Friday and Saturday; 8 p.m.-11 p.m.; $30)

SATURDAY, OCT. 21

DEAFOPIA: D.C. — home to approximately 20,000 deaf or hard-of-hearing folks and Gallaudet University, a university for deaf students — is welcoming a touring deaf and hard of hearing business expo this Saturday. Deafopia, which takes place at Union Market, brings together businesses by and for the deaf community. (Union Market; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; FREE)

FALL FESTIVAL: The fall festiveness continues this Saturday with the sixth annual Fall Festival at The Farm at Kelly Miller. Hosted by nonprofit Dreaming Out Loud, the celebration brings farm-to-table food, pony riding, face painting, music, games and more to the Lincoln Heights farm. (The Farm at Kelly Miller; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; FREE)

ECKINGTON DAY: If you’re looking for a neighborhood party to crash this weekend, look no further than Eckington Day, an annual celebration taking place at Alethia Tanner Park. The free event features free yoga, face painting, local vendors, food and music. (Alethia Tanner Park; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; FREE)

ROCK THE PARK: Whether you want to chill out on a picnic blanket or get on your feet and dance, the Rock the Park DC WKNDR has something for you. Taking place at Franklin Park this Saturday and Sunday, the local festival features an eclectic lineup of DJs and performers spinning hip-hop, funk, go-go and more. (Franklin Park; Saturday and Sunday 3 p.m.-10 p.m.; FREE)

WIG NIGHT OUT: Do blondes really have more fun? Throw on a wig and find out at Wig Night Out, a U Street corridor wig-wearing bar crawl that benefits LGBTQ+ youth. Drinks and wig contests await you at Kiki, Dirty Goose, Shakers and Number Nine. (U Street NW; 4 p.m.-9 p.m.; FREE)

LAURYN HILL: Have plans on Saturday night? Get ready to change them, because Lauryn Hill tickets are still on sale. Ms. Hill and The Fugees are coming to Capital One Arena to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, their game-changing 1998 album. (Capital One Arena; 7:30 p.m.; $65.50+)

ATSUKO OKATSUKA: A lot of this weekend’s best entertainment is already sold out, like Chappell Roan’s two-night stop at the 9:30 Club, Christine and the Queens’ Lincoln Theatre show, or viral comedian Atsuko Okatsuka’s Friday visit to the Lincoln. Luckily for us procrastinators, the up-and-coming comic added a second performance of her Full Grown Adult tour stop at the Lincoln. (Lincoln Theatre; 10:30 p.m.; $30+)

SPONSORED REIMAGINE CLASSICAL MUSIC: Refresh your thinking about classical composers Bach, Bartók, Stravinsky, and more, as the delightfully surprising and equally impressive duo of Grammy-nominated Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital and champion classical accordionist Hanzhi Wang perform classical works at Sixth & I, presented by Washington Performing Arts. (Sixth & I, Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.; $40)

 MORE: Can You Solve It?: Family Mystery Day (Library of Congress; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; FREE), Five Years at REWILD (REWILD Warehouse; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; FREE), Reston Home Tour (Reston; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $35+), History in a Bottle (Heurich House Museum; 12 p.m.-4 p.m.; FREE), SPECTRAL Performance Art Festival (Rhizome DC; Saturday and Sunday; 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; $15+), Deco Chic: An Art Deco Fashion Show and Reception (Glen Echo Park; 2 p.m.-5 p.m.; $50), Halloween Pumpkin Carving Bash (NOVA Parks; 2 p.m.-4 p.m.; FREE), Café Flamenco (Atlas Performing Arts Center; 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; $25), Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration (Hillwood Estate; 4 p.m.-6 p.m.; $13), Songwriter City (McLean Community Center; 7 p.m.; $30),  Alejandro Escovedo (The Hamilton Live; 8 p.m.; $20+), Sketch Comedy Spooktacular (DC Art Center; 8 p.m.; $15), Sphinx Virtuosi in Concert (Takoma SDA Church; 8 p.m.; $25), Reggae Fest D.C. Howard Homecoming (Howard Theatre; 10 p.m.-3 a.m.; $25+)

SPONSORED RACE FOR EVERY CHILD: Make your miles matter this weekend. Walk or run the Race for Every Child, a 5K and Kids Dash to support local patients and families at Children’s National Hospital. (Freedom Plaza; Saturday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m.–11 a.m.; $30+)

SUNDAY, OCT. 22

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS: The wait is over — the National Museum of Women in the Arts is reopening its doors after a two-year, top-to-bottom renovation of its New York Avenue NW home. This Sunday, bypass the usual $16 admission at the museum’s free reopening community day. (National Museum of Women in the Arts; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; FREE)

CHEVY CHASE ART WALK: Stroll, bike or drive your way around Chevy Chase this weekend to meet local artists at Ch/Art’s fourth annual Chevy Chase Art Walk. Use a map to visit creators working on both the Maryland and D.C. sides of the neighborhood. You’ll find painting, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, photography and more. (Chevy Chase; Saturday and Sunday; 12 p.m.-5 p.m.; FREE)

HARBOR HALLOWEEN: Who said you have to wait until the end of the month to go trick-or-treating? Bring your trick-or-treaters to National Harbor this Sunday for Harbor Halloween, a celebration filled with candy and costumes, as well as a pumpkin carving contest and a screening of Hocus Pocus. (National Harbor; 12 p.m.-3 p.m.; FREE)

MORE: Run For A Better Life (Anacostia Park Roller Skating; 8 a.m.; $50), Cathedral Commons Fall Festival (Cathedral Commons; 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.; FREE), Lightwire Theater (George Mason University; 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; $15), Organize the Unorganized (Communications Workers of America; 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; FREE), NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular (The Kennedy Center; 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; $18+), Celebrating Local Chamber Music (National Gallery of Art; 3 p.m.; FREE), Across to Singapore (Atlas Performing Arts Center; 4 p.m.; $25), Two Cathedrals: Baroque Splendor From Mexico City (National Cathedral; 4 p.m.; $25+), I, Too, Sing America (Church of the Epiphany; 5 p.m.; $40+)