(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Want to meet your love bird? Join DCBA for a special bird walk and singles mixer! (Use this event link to sign up if you're straight!)
(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Want to meet your love bird? Join DCBA for a special bird walk and singles mixer! (Use this event link to sign up if you're queer!)
(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us for a bird walk where the only side you have to be on is the best one see a bird! Upper and Lower Senate parks are great spots to catch early migrators and a bunch of other feathered friends during Fall migration. Registration is required.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) It may not be Munich or Theresienwiese, but Montgomery Parks is transforming Lake Needwood in Rock Creek Regional Park into Parks Ale Trail — just in time for Oktoberfest. Join us for live music, local craft beer, food and hiking. You can head out on a 2.5-mile roundtrip hike and take in the beautiful sights and sounds of ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) More than 30 fascinating bonsai trees, each a work of art, will be on display at the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society’s (NVBS) Fall Bonsai Show. NVBS members will provide demonstrations of bonsai techniques and be on hand to share their knowledge. This free show takes place in the Visitor Center.
(VA) (NOVA Parks) The Virginia Chamber Orchestra’s eighth season in our Korean Bell Garden continues with "Bullfighter's Prayer". Attendees of the concert will be treated to a program filled with drama, intensity, and a sense of adventure. Music in the Gardens concerts are free with regular garden admission ($4-$8) or garden membership. On your way to the Korean Bell Garden, ...
(DC) (Congressional Cemetery) Celebrate Autumn’s Equinox and join the festive procession of Samba-Reggae drummers with Batalá, Washington’s Afro-Brazilian all-female percussion band. In the tradition of a New Orleans ‘Second Line’ procession, revelers will fall in behind the drummers’ syncopated rhythms for a quarter mile spirited walk to the Circle of Life tree-henge to observe the sun slipping over the western ...
(MD) (The Writer's Center) See "Faces of the Forest" by DC-based artist Sophia McCrocklin at the Writers Center. The exhibit highlights the beautiful yet fragile forests of Rock Creek Park. The Writer's Center is open 10:00 am - 3:00 pm M-F, and 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturday.
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Have you ever wondered how a sycamore got its name or how it was an important part of the underground railroad? Or how witch hazel trees used in gaining or losing luck? Come take a hike in search of the hidden stories of food, folklore and songs of our local trees. Tree ID skills will be taught. ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Get inspired with the beauty of nature! Enjoy a glass of wine and an evening of nature journaling at the nature center. Join a naturalist in a guided nature journaling session and learn how to observe the flora and fauna around you . Please make sure you have a sketchpad and a pencil for this program. Alcoholic ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Learn about the experience of 19th century freedom seekers and Montgomery County residents in a guided hike of the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Discover techniques used for navigation, eluding detection, and finding food/shelter on the perilous journey. Hike covers 2 miles on a natural surface hiking trail; not ADA accessible or appropriate for all strollers. Content appropriate ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) Succulent and cactus plants are known for being low maintenance, deer resistant, and fun dish garden plants, a great combination! This sale, offering a great variety of interesting plants, will be hosted by the National Capital Cactus and Succulent Society.
