Events

Join us for on-campus and community events brought to you by WashU.

From lectures to athletic events, art openings to family fun, WashU partners with regional stakeholders on key community events while hosting on-campus opportunities to engage with and explore all the university has to offer.

Thursday Nights at the Museum

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Upcoming events

Sep

28

Fraught Femininity: Sex Work, Transphobia, and Lipstick Regulation

September 28, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom 310, Anheuser-Busch Hall, St. Louis, MO 63105

Sep

29

LeadINg STL: Professional Development Series for St. Louis Nonprofit and Community Leaders

September 29, 2026 to June 15, 2027, 2:00 pm

Sep

30

AI in the Local Legal Community

September 30, 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall, Charles F. Knight Center, Throop Drive and Snow Way Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130

Oct

01

“They are real Americans and entitled to citizenship: Revisiting the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924” with Philip Deloria

October 1, 2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Emerson Auditorium – Olin Business School, 1 Snow Way Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

Oct

02

2026 Art Hill Film Series—Men in Black

October 2, 2026, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Art Hill, Forest Park, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110

Oct

06

Inaugural WashU Choir Invitational with guest conductor/clinician Brandon Williams

October 6, 2026, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave, University City, MO 63130

Oct

07

Live Like A Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country with Eric Liu

October 7, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Oct

08

Smart Retail: Driving Local Sales Through Search and Maps

October 8, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131-3598

Oct

08

Sawyer Seminar Series: Devon Carbado on Labor

October 8, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Umrath Lounge, Umrath Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Oct

12

Stas Orlovski: Arthur L. and Sheila Prensky Island Press Visiting Artist Lecture

October 12, 2026, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Steinberg Auditorium, One Brookings Dr, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

Oct

13

FARM Food Futures Forum: From Rural Health to Food Security

October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026, 9:00 am

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Oct

14

FARM Food Futures Forum: From Rural Health to Food Security

October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026, 9:00 am

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Oct

14

Practice of Citizenship: Christian Nationalism & Democratic Citizenship with Heath Carter

October 14, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Emerson Auditorium – Olin Business School, 1 Snow Way Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

Oct

15

Maggie Garb Memorial Lecture Series: Finding Freedom Through Learning 

October 15, 2026, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Oct

16

Delish on Delmar

October 16, 2026, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Delmar Maker District, 5127 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63108

Oct

19

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership for a More Perfect Union: Lessons from America at 250

October 19, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Graham Chapel

Oct

22

Innovators Hour: St. Louis Bioscience Startup Talks

October 22, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Catalyst in Cortex, 4340 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, 2nd Floor

Oct

28

“Civil Resistance and the New Global Order” with Erica Chenoweth

October 28, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Nov

16

LeadINg STL: Professional Development Series for St. Louis Nonprofit and Community Leaders

September 29, 2026 to June 15, 2027, 2:00 pm

Nov

19

Innovators Hour: St. Louis Bioscience Startup Talks

November 19, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BioSTL Building, 4340 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, 2nd Floor

Dec

03

Sawyer Seminar Series: Dylan Rodríguez on Immigration

December 3, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Feb

09

LeadINg STL: Professional Development Series for St. Louis Nonprofit and Community Leaders

September 29, 2026 to June 15, 2027, 2:00 pm

Jun

15

LeadINg STL: Professional Development Series for St. Louis Nonprofit and Community Leaders

September 29, 2026 to June 15, 2027, 2:00 pm

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