Activism in Silver Spring
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 24 activism events in Silver Spring, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around I-495 Overpass Bridge, 10701 Columbia Pike and Veterans Plaza.
Events — activism in Silver Spring
Tue13
Tomorrow
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Fri16
Friday 16 October
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
Sat 17 · 7:30 AM$0
🤝Volunteering🎪Street party
AAHP The Park Goes Pink - Vendor/Resource Provider Edition
Wheaton Regional Park
Sat 17 · 9 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early
Veterans Plaza
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early
1290 East-West Hwy
Sat 17 · 10 AM$0
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
AAHP The Park Goes Pink - Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Wheaton Regional Park
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early
I-495 Overpass Bridge
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Colesville
Colesville Presbyterian Church
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early
Leisure World Clubhouse I, Lanai
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🛶Migration
No Kings: Vote Early
Seminary Rd. Beltway Overpass
Sat 17 · 11:30 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
Fall into Service: Packing Meals for Neighbors in Need
Montgomery Blair High School
Sat 17 · 12 PM$0–55.20
🤝Volunteering
Annual Strut for Support Breast Cancer Brunch & Fashion Show
1 Veterans Pl
Later
Wed 21 · 11 AMFree
💛Inclusivity♿Disability
Hangout Hub
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library
Wed 21 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop🤝Volunteering
How YOU Can Help Community Cats!
Wheaton Library
Mon 26 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Public Meeting on the Reauthorization of BsUFA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Fri 30 · 11 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🧾Drop-in services
Hangout Hub
Long Branch Library
Sun 1 · 3 PM$23.18
♀️Feminism🏛️Politics & Economy
Black Women and Power: A Political Salon
Veterans Plaza
Tue 3 · 12 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Illumination Station
Wheaton Library
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🚶Walk
Walk in the Woods: Let's be Smart About Winter Salt - ft Springsong Museum
10701 Columbia Pike
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM$30
🎤Stand-up🤝Volunteering
Sense of Tumor 2026: Cancer Comedy Showcase
Silver Spring Black Box Theatre
Sat 5 Dec · 7 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Happy Birthday
1700 Powder Mill Rd
See also in Silver Spring
Tomorrow · 8 PM
🎤R&B🎫Concert
Kelela - new avatar live
The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Second Wednesdays: Jazz at the Kramer
Betty Mae Kramer Gallery - Silver Spring Civic Center
Fri 16 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic📜Poetry
Open Mic at Chez Aviole Restaurant
7912 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 7 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Live Music! Rock Salt and Bluegrass
The Urban Winery, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 7 PM$28.52
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Chuck Redd
Takoma Station Tavern, Washington, D.C.
Sun 18 · 9 PM$28.52–268.61
💜Soul / Funk🌳Outdoors
Uptown Takeover Part 2 - Backyard Band & UCB Live
Citizens & Culture, Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Fri 16 · 7 PMFree
🎫Concert
Live Music! Band Brulee
The Urban Winery of Silver Spring
Sun 18 · 2 PM$0–108.55
🎷Jazz🎸Jam / Open mic
PRJC Presents: The Peabody Promenaders (in-person concert)
Rosensteel Hall, Silver Spring
Sun 18 · 7 PM
⚡Electro🎫Concert
DC Modular Society Showcase w/ Unspooled, Centigrade 2, Null Phi Infinity
Neptune Room, Washington DC
Sat 24 · 6 PM$161.90
🌳Outdoors
Harvest Dinner and Dance at Koiner Farm
Koiner Urban Farm, Silver Spring
At 9 PM$0–24.22
🎉Club💿DJ set
Play Mondays #1 Adult GameNight
Champion Kitchen, Washington
Tomorrow · 8 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
Therapy Tuesdays
Ivela Lounge, Silver Spring
Thu 15 · 7 PM
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia
Third Hill Brewing Co, Silver Spring
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🪕Country☀️Open air
Happy Hour on the Plaza: Line Dancing Night
7175 12th St NW, Washington
Sat 17 · 12 PM$0
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Latin Street Party - Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Fountain Plaza, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 3 PM$0–535.38
💿DJ set
We love Day Parties Howard Homecoming Edition
Citizens and Culture, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 4 PM$0–44.52
💿DJ set☀️Open air
The Howard Soiree Rooftop Day Party Hosted By Kold Killa
Kaldis, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 9 PM$15.18–17.85
🎉Club
MooMoo Party
The Fire Station 1 Sports Bar & Restaurant, Silver Spring
Sun 18 · 1 PM$0–28.52
🎪Street party
Hope for Kids Fall Festival and Costume Party
Silver Spring Civic Building
Sun 18 · 6:30 PM$30
🎉Parties
THE CRANK SOCIAL D.C.
Society Seafood House, Silver Spring
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM$25–50
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
5Rhythms® Unity Waves with Nima Yazdanfar
Dance Exchange, Takoma Park
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party🪡Crafts
Silver Spring Fall-O-Ween @ Veterans Plaza
Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
Sat 24 · 7 PMFree
🎉Parties
A Haunting of Third Hill pt. III
Third Hill Brewing Co, Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Fri 30 · 9 PM$23.18–375.32
💿DJ set🌐World music
Soca Party - Fall Into Soca: Halloween Edition
Oasis Lounge, Silver Spring
Sat 31 · 9 PM$15.18–23.18
💿DJ set🌴Reggae
MASK - Fete incognito
Fire Station One, Silver Spring
Sat 31 · 9 PM$0–33.85
🎉Club
WICKED HALLOWEEN
8113 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 8 PM$12.51–17.85
🎤Stand-up
DC Comedy Club Takeover – Live at McGinty’s Public House | Stand Up Comedy
McGinty's Public House, Silver Spring
Thu 5 · 7 PM$23.18–65.87
🎤Stand-up
Takoma Comedy Night: MOTHER of All Comedy Shows
Busboys and Poets TAKOMA, Washington
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
SPILL IT: 3 MIN MIC (21+)
The Fillmore Silver Spring
Thu 15 · 7 PM$12.24–59.06
🎤Stand-up🌳Outdoors
Silver Spring Comedy Night: Corks & Comedy
The Urban Winery of Silver Spring
Wed 21 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Discussion Group
Long Branch Library, Silver Spring
Fri 16 · 2 PM
📚Literature
New Lit Fic Book Club
People's Book
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Author Talk: Shirley M. Marshall
Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, Washington
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM$0–55.20
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Peace in Broken Pieces: Opening Reception — A Celebration of Becoming
8737 Colesville Rd suite l201, Silver Spring
Thu 15 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Author Event with Audrey Goldberg Ruoff
Pure Panic Comics & Games, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 3 PM$52
🖼️Exhibition🧘Wellness
Creemos Gallery Art Exhibition ,Sound bath & dinner
CreeMos Gallery, Takoma
Wed 21 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Murder by the Book
Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library, Washington
Fri 23 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Halloween Movie Night
920 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring
Sat 24 · 10 AM$44.52–94.68
🎓Classes
Dancing with the Elements: InterPlay DC Women's Retreat 2026
Seekers Church, Washington
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Author Talk: Donna Miranda Caldwell
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, Silver Spring
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
October Silent Book Club Silver Spring - Meetup and Book Swap
Black Lion Cafe Coffee & Pastry, Silver Spring
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Silver Spring B&O Station Open House: The History of the Georgetown Branch
Historic Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station
Sat 7 · 2 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🖼️Exhibition
Studio Tour With Sam Noto
417 Hillmoor Dr, Silver Spring
Sun 8 · 2:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Zero Waste Holidays Workshop with Stephanie Miller
Takoma Park Community Center
Wed 14 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
White Oak African American Book Discussion - In-person
White Oak Library, Silver Spring
Sat 17 · 3 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Discussion: "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Hyattsville Library
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Venues — activism in Silver Spring
I-495 Overpass Bridge
1 event
10701 Columbia Pike
1 event
Veterans Plaza
2 events
1 Veterans Pl
1 event
Long Branch Library
2 events
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library
2 events
1290 East-West Hwy
1 event
Wheaton Regional Park
2 events
Wheaton Library
4 events
1700 Powder Mill Rd
1 event
Colesville Presbyterian Church
1 event
31 Norwood Rd
1 event
Frequently asked questions
How many activism events are there in Silver Spring?
24 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch activism in Silver Spring?
Notably I-495 Overpass Bridge, 10701 Columbia Pike and Veterans Plaza. See the full list of venues above.
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