Washington DC family events
84+ upcoming. Family-friendly events in the Washington DC metro: kids shows, storytimes, festivals, museum programs.
WednesdayOctober 21
3 to 7pm, every WednesdayFree
WashingtonWednesday afternoon market on the GW University campus with produce, eggs, meats, cheeses, baked goods, flowers, and prepared foods.
5:30 to 6pm, every WednesdayFree
GaithersburgEvening family storytime (starts before 6pm).
ThursdayOctober 22
10:15 to 10:45am, every ThursdayFree
LargoToddler storytime with stories, songs, and fingerplays.
10:15 to 10:45am, every ThursdayFree
BowieBaby storytime with stories, songs, and fingerplays.
10:15 to 10:45am, every ThursdayFree
GreenbeltBaby storytime with stories, songs, and fingerplays.
10:30 to 11am, every ThursdayFree
BeltsvilleBilingual stories, fingerplays, and songs in Spanish and English.
10:30 to 11am, every ThursdayFree
GaithersburgBaby storytime followed by stay and play.
10:30 to 11am, every ThursdayFree
Bethesda25-30 minutes of music, movement, and a themed story teaching early literacy skills.
11 to 11:30am, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonFree drop-in story time about two tiny spiders that stowed away on a Space Shuttle, plus the real science of spiders spinning webs in microgravity.
11am to 2pm, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonThursday lunchtime market with wood-fired pizza, falafel, dumplings, tacos, fresh produce, and groceries.
1 to 4pm, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonThursday afternoon farm stand in the East River Park Shopping Mall lot bringing fresh produce to the Minnesota Avenue corridor.
1:30 to 2pm, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonPlay and chat time for pre-walking babies and caregivers.
2 to 2:30pm, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonLap time for caregivers and babies until they start walking.
2:30 to 5:30pm, every ThursdayFree
WashingtonThursday afternoon farm stand at Simon Elementary School with fresh fruits and vegetables, doubling SNAP dollars.
FridayOctober 23
10 to 11:30am, every FridayFree
WashingtonFree weekly story time with a fresh story, a stroll through the museum, hands-on postal play, and activities exploring how mail connects us.
10:15 to 10:45am, every FridayFree
BowieStories, songs, and fingerplays for preschoolers.
10:15 to 10:45am, one of 10 datesFree
Barbara M. Donnellan AuditoriumFree storytime for ages 0–5 with an adult—stories, songs, rhymes, and flannel boards. No registration; first-come seating.
10:30 to 11:30am, every FridayFree
WashingtonCozy free story time for children ages 18 months to 7 with books, creativity, indoor play, and sensory tools in the museum's Sunburst Lounge.
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