Washington, DC

Festivals & Community Days

• Sweet 16 Friends & Family Day Celebration at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 
• Reservoir Park Grand Opening
  • Food, Live Entertainment, Games & more
• Treasures Family Festival at the Library of Congress
• Children’s Book & Learning Festival at Wilson Plaza
• 16th Annual Columbia Heights Day at Harriett Tubman Elementary School
• Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker at the National Postal Museum
  • Celebrate the release of the new Dr. Mary Edwards Walker quarter with crafts, activities, story time, and fun alongside the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum and the U.S. Mint!
• 3rd Annual A Taste of the DMV: Food Music & Cultural Festival on Pennsylvania Ave. ($)
• Homecoming: One Year Together at Sycamore & Oak
  • Playground dedication, DC Scores Poetry & Ribbon Cutting for SOAK Kids

Storytimes & Toddler Fun

• Morning at the Museum at the National Zoo
• Art Cart: Make Some Noise! at the Hirshhorn Museum
• Family Storytime & Bubble Party at Politics & Prose
• Library Beat – Where families Dance, Sing & Play Together at Shaw Neighborhood Library (Best for ages 0-5)
• Discover Summer: Roll into Summer with DC Roller Derby at MLK Library
  • Roller derby-themed story times with dancing, fun activities and Discover Summer registration prizes
• Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story at Sankofa Cafe
  • New Children’s Book Release & Author Meet & Greet

Juneteenth Celebrations

• Juneteenth Community Day Celebration at the National Museum of African American History & Culture
• Sisterhood Supper Juneteenth Celebration at The Farm at Kelly Miller

PRIDE Celebrations

• Uptown Pride featuring Tara Hoot 
• All Ages Drag Story Time at Petworth Neighborhood Library
• Pride: Tie-Dye T-Shirts at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library
• GenOUT Youth Chorus Concert at MLK Library

More Saturday Events in DC

• Merry Pin Grand Opening in NW
  • Kids Activities & Door Prizes 
• Art in the Garden at Lederer Gardens on Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave.
• The World & Me: Pollinator Celebration! at the Natural History Museum
• French Macaron Making Class at La Cosecha at Union Market ($)
• #STEAMtheBlock Swagliga STEAM Club at Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library
• Reel Impact with Only Make Believe with movie “Home” (Best for ages 10+)
  • Community Service Project with Film Screening
• End of School/Father’s Day Cookout at Raymond Recreation Center and Playground
• Sneaker Stories by The Museum of Graffiti presented by Modelo at Union Market
  • Pop-up Exhibit
• Washington Spirit vs. San Diego Wave FC at Audi Field ($)
• Summer Jazz Celebration at the Kreeger Museum ($)

Maryland

Prince George’s County

• Juneteenth Celebration at Watkins Regional Park
• Family Matters: Juneteenth Summit at Creative Suitland
  • Also check out the Creative Saturday activities too 
• Juneteenth Celebration at Goodwin Park in Seat Pleasant, MD
• Juneteenth Walk in Fairmount Heights
• Racial Justice Essay & Creative Arts Student Award Ceremony at Greenbelt Community Center
• Emerald City PRIDE Festival & Parade in Greenbelt, MD
• Mount Rainier Pride!
• Juneteenth Day of Celebration in Mount Rainier
• STEM-tastic: Snap Circuits at Mount Rainier Library (Best for ages 8-12)
• Kickoff Summer Prince George’s: Adventure Begins at Mount Rainier Library
• Cub Corner: Tails of Flight at the College Park Aviation Museum (Best for ages 5 & under)
• Dinosaur Park Open House in Laurel, MD
• Make and Take Tie Dye Party! at Creative Outlets Art Center in Burtonsville, MD
• Pride Month Crafternoon: Pride Flag Beads at New Carrollton Library
• Craft & Create: Rainbow Jewelry at Upper Marlboro Library (Best for Adults & Teens)

Montgomery County

• Montgomery Parks Annual MudFest at Woodstock Equestrian Special Park ($)
• Puppet Show at The Collection at Chevy Chase
• DIY Pride Buttons at Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Silver Spring, MD
• STEM at the Library – Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! at Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Silver Spring, MD
• Maggies is Afraid of Heights ~ Special Reading for Caribbean Heritage Month at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring, MD
• Josiah Henson’s Birthday Celebration in Bethesda, MD
  • Storytimes, Cooking Demos, Tours, Crafts & Concert
• Make Perler Bead Pride Flags at Rockville Memorial Library
• 2024 Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off at Gaithersburg Library
• Echoes of Nature at Gaithersburg Library
• Plein Air in the Library Garden at Kensington Park Library
• Juneteenth Celebration with a Jazz Trio at Kensington Park Library
• Read-to-a-Dog at Kensington Park Library
  • Also going on at Aspen Hill Library
• Summer Reading Challenge Kick-off at White Oak Library
  • Listen in on the Luis Garay Percussion performance 
• Let’s Get Dressed ~ A Family Story Time about Clothes at Aspen Hill Library
• Jazzy Juneteenth Celebration at Aspen Hill Library
• Juneteenth: Freedom at the Rock in Germantown, MD
• Meet the Author: Danica Roem, Burn the Page at Connie Morella Library in Bethesda, MD (Best for Teens & Adults)
• Teen Smash Bros. Tournament & Game Night at Gaithersburg Library

More Maryland Events

• Project Wild!: Black Bears at Savage Branch Library in Laurel, MD (Best for ages 5-10) 
• Kids Cooking Class at Maggiano’s Little Italy Columbia ($) (Best for ages 4-12)
• Columbia Festival of the Arts LakeFest Free Weekend at Downtown Columbia Lakefront
• Paint & Tell: The Art of Story Stones at Central Branch Library in Columbia, MD (Best for ages 6-10) 
• Summer Kick-off Solstice Party at Mary’s Land Farm in Ellicott City, MD ($)
• Family Movie Time (Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie) at Elkridge Branch Library 
• Public Star Party at Alpha Ridge Park in Marriottsville, MD
  • Join members of the Howard Astronomical League (HAL) for a Public Star Party in and around their observatory.
• Juneteenth Reader’s Theatre at Elkridge Branch Library (Best for teens)
• Young Birder Meet & Bird Event at Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant (Best for ages 7-17)
• Bubbles and Buttons Making Party at Bensville Park in White Plains, MD
• Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore

Virginia

Arlington County 

• Kiddough Decorating Party with Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe at National Landing ($) 
• Nature Scavenger Hunt at Glencarlyn Park ($)
• 27th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival
  • Stop by the Arlington Art Truck to make a guidepost 
• Cicadas Campfire at Long Branch Nature Center ($) 
• Public Planetarium Show at David M Brown Planetarium in Arlington, VA
• Late Night at Arlington Mill Community Center (Best for tweens & teens)  

City of Alexandria

• Oyé Palaver Hut at Beatley Central Library
  • Interactive West African percussion performance and workshop. 
• Ventriloquism with Ty-Rone Travis at Burke Branch Library 
• Wheely Tykes Race at Charles Houston Recreation Center (Best for ages 2-5)
  • Tykes and toddlers race to the finish in their big wheels, tricycles, battery operated vehicles.
• Pre-Father’s Day Cookout at Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center 
• Gum Springs Family Reunion & Juneteenth Celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Park 
• Dungeons & Dragons at Barrett Branch Library (Best for ages 13-18)

More Virginia Events

• Kids Cooking Class at Maggiano’s Little Italy Springfield ($) (Best for ages 4-12)
• Creek Adventure Wagon Ride at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park ($)
• Exploring our Historic Meeting House and Grounds at Frying Pan Park ~ A Juneteenth Celebration
• Family Skate Night – Juneteenth Celebration Skate & Dance at Franconia Recreation Center ($) 
• Philippine Independence Festival at Mosaic in Fairfax 
• Mathnasium of Tysons’ Star Mathlete Party!
• Family Fun Entertainment Series featuring Guava Jelly at Reston Town Square Park
• Princess Book Exchange at Manassas Mall