With finals looming on the horizon, now is the time to escape Foggy Bottom and explore the city. Soon enough the only thing you’ll be exploring is your textbook.

– Tap into your inner nerd at Awesome Con, the District’s own comic book convention. The event will have appearances from “Criminal Minds” stars and a presentation on surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Awseome Con runs Saturday and Sunday at the Washington Convention Center. Tickets are available at the door.

– Break out your dancing shoes for the Let’s Move Dance-a-Thon. Spend eight hours dancing to help raise money for the DC Center, an organization that provides support and connections for the local LGBT community. The competition will take place at Cobalt DC on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m.

– Show your support for the victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy by participating in the Second Wind Cross Fit Solidarity five-kilometer run. Runners are encouraged to wear blue and yellow, Boston’s colors. The race begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Rock Creek Park.