⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Washington DC. Get your tickets now to discover music inspired by Halloween at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Washington DC
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
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General Info
📍 Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Washington DC
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
- Tentative ProgramThriller - Michael Jackson
- Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod
- String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Dresden Quartet), Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist) - Mike Oldfield
- Stranger Things (Theme) - S U R V I V E
- Beetlejuice (Theme) - Danny Elfman
- The Addams Family (Theme) - Vic Mizzy
- Halloween (Theme) - John Carpenter
- Prelude from Psycho - Bernard Herrmann
- Ghostbusters (Theme) - Ray Parker Jr.
- Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns
- Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky
- Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley
- Medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman
- Performers
- Listeso String Quartet

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- It was an exceptional experience.
- What a beautiful evening, thank you!
- Friendly staff and beautiful music! It was our first Candlelight event and we loved it!
- Friendly staff, great location and superb artist. It was a great event. Highly recommended
- Gorgeous music, venue heavenly indeed
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in D.C. offers modern spaces like an auditorium, studios, and a rooftop garden. Renovated for the digital era, it blends history with innovation, ideal for ...
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