Week of Events
Sunday, May 31, 2026
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May 31, 2026 -Exhibit: Growing Together
Exhibit: Growing Together
(DC) (Smithsonian Gardens) Nine exhibits across Smithsonian Gardens around the National Mall hold history and memories, tell American stories, and carry culture through food growing and seed saving. The exhibition also introduces gardens as places of wellbeing, connection, and innovation—from horticultural therapy to the powerful role trees play in ecosystems and in cities.
Monday, June 1, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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June 2, 2026 -Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies
Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies
(DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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June 4, 2026 -An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
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June 4, 2026 -Anacostia River Discovery Boat Tour
An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
(DC) (Smithsonian Associates) Experience forest bathing as Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a certified nature and forest-therapy guide and author of Wild Walking—A Guide to Forest Bathing Through the Seasons and A Year in Rock Creek Park, leads a 2-hour walk along a scenic stretch of Rock Creek in the nation’s oldest urban national park. Move slowly to soak up the beauty of ...
Anacostia River Discovery Boat Tour
(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour Anacostia River Discovery Series boat tour to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of ...
Friday, June 5, 2026
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June 5, 2026 -An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
(DC) (Smithsonian Associates) Experience forest bathing as Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a certified nature and forest-therapy guide and author of Wild Walking—A Guide to Forest Bathing Through the Seasons and A Year in Rock Creek Park, leads a 2-hour walk along a scenic stretch of Rock Creek in the nation’s oldest urban national park. Move slowly to soak up the beauty of ...
Saturday, June 6, 2026
No events on this day.