4th of July Kid-friendly Activities in DC, Maryland & Virginia
Events
Washington, DC
- 9:00 am | July 4th at the National Archives
- 9:30 am | Family Day: Summer Party at Capital Jewish Museum
- 10:00 am | Independence Day at the Library of Congress
- The Thomas Jefferson Building, including the Great Hall and exhibition spaces, will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes on the federal Independence Day holiday.
- [Just Added] 11:00 am | 58th Annual Palisades Parade & Picnic
- [Just Added] 11:00 am | What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
- Celebrate the 4th of July at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- 11:45 am | National Independence Day Parade 2024 on Constitution Avenue NW
- [Just Added] 12:00 pm | July 4th Cookout and Go-Go Day Party @ metro bar
- Learn about the DC State Fair while competing in a hula hooping competition, bingo and a home-baked cookie contest. Groove with “Pock3t,” a 7-piece, youth Go-Go Music Band.
- 2:00 pm | Fourth of July at Hi-Lawn
- 4:00 pm | Fourth of July Activities and Fireworks Reception at Conrad Washington, DC ($)
- 5:00 pm | 4th of July in the District Concert
- 8:00 pm | A Capitol Fourth Concert
Maryland
- 10:00 am | Takoma Park 2024 4th of July Parade
- Stop by their Meet the Tent event and the Evening Street Party!
- 10:30 am | Red, White & Choo-Choo at B&O Railroad Museum ($)
- 2:00 pm | Salute the Sunset: United States Air Force Band Airmen of Note Concert at National Harbor
- 3:00 pm | Fourth of July Celebration with Navy Concert Band at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
- 4:00 pm | July 4th at Buddy Attick Park in Greenbelt
- 5:00 pm | Howard County’s July 4th Fireworks at Columbia Lakefront
- 7:00 pm | Movie on the Potomac: A League of their Own at National Harbor
- 7:00 pm | 2024 Rockville Independence Day Celebration
- 7:00 pm | Germantown Glory at South Germantown Recreational Park in Boyds
Northern Virginia
- 8:00 am | Firecracker 5K for the Troops at Reston Town Center
- 9:00 am | An American Celebration at George Washington’s Mount Vernon ($)
- 9:00 am | 2024 4th of July Main Parade in Great Falls
- 9:45 am | 2024 Annual Barcroft Fourth of July Parade and Barbecue in Arlington
- 10:00 am | Independence Day Parade in Downtown Leesburg
- 10:00 am | The City of Fairfax’s Independence Day Parade
- 10:00 am | Independence Day Lawn Party and Fairfax Museum and Visitor’s Center’s 32nd Birthday
- 12:00 pm | All Day Festival 4th of July at Shipgarten in McLean
- 3:00 pm | Celebrate America in Historic Downtown Manassas
- 5:00 pm | Great Meadow Independence Day Celebration in The Plains ($)
- 6:00 pm | 4th of July Fireworks at Turner Farm in Great Falls
- 6:30 pm | 4th of July in Herndon
- 6:30 pm | The City of Fairfax Evening Show & Fireworks at Fairfax High School
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