(DC) (DC State Fair) The DC State Fair is a showcase of the District’s creative talents and a daylong celebration of all things homegrown. We work with local businesses and organizations that are committed to helping our community thrive. Among many activities, the fair will include 50+ exhibitors including local makers, community organizations, food vendors, government agencies, and universities, live ...
(DC) (MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join Anacostia Watershed Society, area naturalists, and local environmental organizations for a fun-packed day of nature walks and community science at beautiful Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The day's events are part of the 8th Annual Anacostia River Bioblitz, which celebrates and documents the abundant life in the watershed. A bioblitz is a "Census of the Natural ...
(DC) (US Botanic Garden) What's the connection between fruit and poop? Join Lilly Andersen, USBG Family Education Specialist, and USBG volunteers for this drop-in program and explore how plants and animals help each other, and the relationship between plants making fruit and animals eating that fruit. Think and learn about what makes a fruit a fruit, why fruits tend to ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for the magic of the full moon for a hike and campfire on each Friday nearest to the full moon. Feel free to bring your own hot dogs or food to warm over the fire, and we’ll provide marshmallows. Please register and pay for adults and children. Ages 10 and up.
(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Have you ever seen a beautiful flower and wished you could preserve it's imprint? Join An-Phuong Ly, textile artist to discover eco-printing, where pigment is transferred from plant to fabric. During this engaging demonstration and drop-in program, you will explore pre-treating the fiber so the pigment can remain lightfast, binding, and steaming the materials.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Visit our Eastern box turtle ambassadors in their outdoor enclosure! Watch them stretch their legs and learn about their behavior, conservation challenges, and the physical features that make them such fascinating reptiles. This is a free, drop-in program for all ages. No registration required.
(VA) (Arlington Parks) The whole family is invited to join us at Long Branch Nature Center for lots of old-fashioned fun. This engaging program will be filled with entertaining activities which may include stories, special animal guests, games, songs and of course, S’mores. (We will provide the marshmallows, chocolate & graham crackers).
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Explore the great outdoors with a naturalist-led hike. Whether you are looking for a family-friendly hike around Maydale, want to learn about nocturnal animals during a night hike, or enjoy a scavenger hunt with your family there is a hike for you. Bring your flashlights and join us as we hike through the woods, meadow, and ponds ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Find out about the endangered Virginia Big-Eared Bat and create a bat craft. Then, we’ll step outside to see if we can spot any bats emerging at twilight. Families.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Visit our Eastern box turtle ambassadors in their outdoor enclosure! Watch them stretch their legs and learn about their behavior, conservation challenges, and the physical features that make them such fascinating reptiles. This is a free, drop-in program for all ages. No registration required.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Come see some of Meadowside Nature Center’s raptor ambassadors. Learn which of Maryland’s raptors would be on the move and how you can help migrating birds.
(VA) (NOVA Parks) Enjoy a walk through Meadowlark Botanical Gardens with your favorite canine on our special Pup Days at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 10am to 7pm. (through October). Please note: Garden admission ends at 6:30pm.
