Kid-friendly Activities in DC, Maryland & Northern Virginia this Weekend (10/4 - 10/6)

Washington, DC

• 9:00 am | Open Streets 7th St. NW 
• 10:00 am | First Saturday Festival at National Gallery of Art
  • 11:00 am | Book Signing by Ada Lemón and Peter Sís: In Praise of Mystery 
  • Includes NASA pop-up table, face painting, art carts & more! 
• 10:00 am | First Studio: Art, Story and Workshop at the Kreeger Museum ($) (Best for ages 3-5) 
• 10:00 am | Family Activity: Flowers and Folklore at DAR Museum 
• 10:15 am | Crafty Tales: Ruth Asawa at Merry Pins in NW
• 10:30 am | Open Studio: Happy Birthday, Hirshhorn! at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
• 11:00 am | WILD Nature Play Club: Dig in the Dirt! Stomp in Puddles! at Anacostia Community Museum
  • Visit the CulturalDC Mobile Art Gallery from 12pm – 5pm while there! 
• 1:00 pm | Building Literacy Resource Fair: Making School-to-Home Connections at Planet Word
  • Washington, D.C. families with K–12 students who are struggling readers, such as those who may have recently received a Dyslexia screener notification, are encouraged to check out this free resource fair. 
• 2:00 pm | Oktoberfest at The Wharf 
• 2:30 pm | Cranky – A Storytime with Author Phuc Tran at MLK Memorial Library  
• 6:00 pm | Slamtastic Youth Open Mic & Poetry Slam at Busboys & Poets on 14th & V st. NW

Maryland

Prince George’s County

• 7:00 am | Hyattsville Zombie Run at Driskell Park 
• 9:00 am | 200th Anniversary of Fort Washington hosted by the National Park Service 
• 10:00 am | Celebrate Fort Washington Fall Festival at Cady Dr.
  • A day filled with local bands, stage performances, a business scavenger hunt, exercise extravaganza, family-centric activities, and more!
• 10:00 am | Family Zumba at College Park Community Center – Youth Sports Complex
• 10:30 am | Hispanic Heritage Ready 2 Read Art: Make a Mola at Laurel Library 
• 11:00 am | Hispanic Heritage Fiesta at Glassmanor Community Center
• 11:00 am | Ready 2 Read Art at Bowie Library (Best for ages 3-5)  
• 11:00 am | Old Bowie Celebrates! Festival 
• 12:00 pm | Dinosaur Park Open House in Laurel 
• 12:00 pm | College Park Day 2024 at the College Park Aviation Museum 
• 12:00 pm | Family Art Time at Upper Marlboro Library
  • For children who have autism or other exceptional needs and their families 
• 1:00 pm | Larimar Folklore Dominican Dance Performance at New Carrolton Library 
• 1:00 pm | Kwame Mbalia Discusses Jax Freeman with Roseanne A. Brown at Oxon Hill Branch Library
  • Kwame Mbalia discusses his new middle grade adventure book Jax Freeman & The Phantom Shriek with author Roseanne A. Brown hosted by Mahogany Books 
• 1:00 pm | Crafternoon: Alebrijes at Mount Rainier Library
  • Have fun crafting and creating Alebrijes, colorful Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures, using air dry clay!
• 1:30 pm | A Taste of Hispanic Culture at South Bowie Community Center ($)
• 2:00 pm | Sip and Paint: Birds of Latin America at Beltsville Library (Best for teens) 
• 2:30 pm | Celebrating the Arts through Poetry and more! at South Bowie Library 
• 3:00 pm | Hispanic Heritage Trivia Game at Bladensburg Library 

Montgomery County

• 10:00 am | Mr. Gabe Music at People’s Book Takoma 
• 10:00 am & 1:00 pm | Winnie the Pooh at Imagination Stage ($) (Best for ages 3+)
• 10:00 am | Introduction to Robotics and Coding at Sligo Avenue Neighborhood Park Activity Building ($) (Best for ages 11-13) 
• 10:00 am | Ping Pong & Popcorn at White Oak Community Recreation Center (Best for ages 12+)
• 10:30 am & 2:00 pm | Chinese Paper Cutting with Amy Chen at Potomac Library 
• 10:30 am | Movie: Encanto Sing-a-Long! at Aspen Hill Library 
• 11:00 am | Tom Teasley “A Journey around the World through Music” at Highland Elementary School
  • Hosted by Wheaton Family Theatre 
• 11:00 am | Apple Cider Pressing at Maydale Nature Classroom ($)
• 11:00 am | Storytime with Local Author Jonathan Roth of Rover and Speck at Davis Library in Bethesda (Best for ages 5+)
• 11:00 am | Read to a Dog at Aspen Hill Library
• 11:00 am | Art Studio for Kids Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at White Oak Library 
• 11:00 am | 30th Annual Harvest Festival at Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood ($)
• 11:00 am | Fire Safety Storytime at Olney Library
• 11:00 am | Teen Yoga Flow at Glenmont Local Park ($) (Best for ages 14-18) 
• 11:30 am & 1:00 pm | The Puppet Co. Presents Jennie the Cat: A Halloween Adventure at Glen Echo Park in MD ($) (Best for ages 4-8) 
• 12:00 pm | Family Fall & Oyster Festival at The Collection Chevy Chase
  • This festival will feature crafts, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, painting and crafts, live music, prizes, and more.
• 3:00 pm | TeenTober Pumpkin Painting at Aspen Hill Library (Best for ages 11+)
• 3:00 pm | Teen Movie Screening: Beetlejuice (1988) at Wheaton Library
• 5:00 pm | Kids Movie Night featuring The Addams Family (2019) at the Nature Lab in Takoma Park

More Maryland Events

• 9:00 am | Be My Neighbor Day at the B&O Railroad Museum
  • Also, visit the PNC Grow Up Great Mobile Learning Adventure while there.  
• 10:00 am | Wizarding Weekend on Magical Main in Ellicott City, MD 
  • Includes scavenger hunt, costume contest, fantastic beast search, photo ops, and movie screening 
  • 10:30 am | Magic & Milkshakes – Wizarding Weekend Special Event at The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar ($)
• 10:00 am | Saturdays in the Children’s Garden at Robinson Nature Center 
• 10:00 am & 10:30 am | Annie’s Outdoor Puppet Show at Robinson Nature Center in Columbia
• 12:00 pm | Fall Festival at North Laurel Community Center ($) (Best for ages 4+)
  • Enjoy Pumpkin Paint at 1:00 pm for an additional cost.
• 2:00 pm | Chemistry in the Library: Picture Perfect Chemistry at Central Branch Library in Columbia (Best for ages 7+) 
• 2:00 pm | Navigating Freedom at Robinson Nature Center ($)
  • Join staff from Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Park and Robinson Nature Center to discover how enslaved individuals found their way to freedom traveling the Underground Railroad.
• 3:00 pm | Find it! Library Skills for Teens at Miller Branch Library in Ellicott City 
• 3:30 pm | Garage Band at the Savage AV Studio at Savage Branch Library in Laurel (Best for ages 8-11)

Virginia

Arlington County 

• 10:00 am | Painted Pumpkins at Arlington Mill Community Center ($) 
• 10:30 am | Storytime & Craft with National Park Service Rangers at Columbia Pike Library 
• 11:00 am | Talkin’ Bout Turtles at Potomac Overlook Regional Park ($) (Best for ages 5+) 
• 1:00 pm | Kids Fall Foods at Cookology ($) (Best for ages 8+) 
• 1:00 pm | Rosslyn Fall Fest at Gateway Park
  • Featuring activities for all ages, pie eating contest, food trucks and beer tastings 
• 4:00 pm | 2024 Arlington Art Walk 

City of Alexandria

• 10:00 am | Art on the Avenue in Del Ray
  • Featuring a Kids Art Corner 
• 10:00 am | Fairy House Festival at frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House ($)
  • Build your own tiny fairy house using materials found in nature + other activities.
• 10:00 am | Old Town Books Junior Grand Opening
  • Featuring Storytime, visit from Pete the Cat, balloons, scavenger hunt & more 
• 11:00 am | Fall Frolic at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden ($)
  • Celebrate the Fall season in the Lee-Fendall garden with autumn and Halloween-themed crafts, games, and a cake walk!

More Virginia Events

• 10:00 am | Farm Day at Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church
  • Some activities require tickets which are $1 each. 
• 10:00 am | Fairfax Fiesta at Culmore 2024 in Falls Church
• 10:00 am | Manassas Fall Jubilee in Downtown Manassas  
• 10:00 am & 2:00 pm | Animal Tea Party at Frying Pan Park ($) (Best for ages 4-7) 
• 11:00 am | Providence Day & Back to School Celebration at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church 
• 11:00 am | DOGFEST 2024 at Reston Town Center
• 2:00 pm | Fiesta Fairfax! at Old Town Square  

Virtual

• 10:00 am | Art & Me | Virtual Family Workshop: Pest Patrol with the National Museum of Asian Art