The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities produces a number of events annually that reflect the interests of the multicultural community and enhance the quality of life in the District of Columbia.
- Call for Performers (SummerSet DC, 202 Arts & Music Festival and Mayor’s Arts Awards)
- Poetry Out Loud
- The Poet in Progress
- Gwendolyn Brooks: A Centennial Celebration
- SummerSet DC
- Chuck Brown Day
- Labor Day Weekend Music Festival
- 202 Arts and Music Festival
- Larry Neal Writers' Awards (now part of Mayor's Arts Awards)
- Mayor's Arts Awards