Rainy Day Activities near Alexandria
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Tue Oct 20, 10:30 to 10:45am
About 5 min drive5 minAlexandria, VAWeekly Tuesday bilingual storytime at Barrett Branch Library.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 11 to 11:40am
About 5 min drive5 minAlexandria, VAWeekly Tuesday bilingual baby and toddler time (ages 0-23 months) at Barrett Branch.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 11 to 11:40am
About 5 min drive5 minKate Waller Barrett Branch Library, Alexandria, VAWeekly storytime with songs, movement games and bubbles for babies and toddlers up to 23 months.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 11am to 12:30pm
About 5 min drive5 minKate Waller Barrett Branch Library, Alexandria, VABilingual-friendly lap-sit program for babies 0 to 12 months, plus open toy playtime with caregivers.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 11 to 11:40am
About 5 min drive5 minKate Waller Barrett Branch Library, Alexandria, VAStories, songs and movement for preschoolers; younger siblings are welcome to join.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 11 to 11:40am
About 5 min drive5 minAlexandria, VAWeekly Thursday preschool storytime for ages 2-5 at Barrett Branch.From Northern Virginia family events
Mon Oct 19, 10:15 to 10:45am
About 5 min drive5 minJames M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, Alexandria, VAMorning baby session with rhymes and movement for ages 0 to 14 months; free tickets required.From NoVA infant activities
Mon Oct 19, 11:15 to 11:45am
About 5 min drive5 minJames M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, Alexandria, VASecond morning baby session with rhymes and movement for ages 0 to 14 months; free tickets required.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:15 to 10:45am
About 5 min drive5 minJames M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, Alexandria, VAMorning storytime for toddlers and siblings; free tickets required at the Duncan branch.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 11:15 to 11:45am
About 5 min drive5 minJames M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, Alexandria, VASecond morning storytime for toddlers and siblings; free tickets required at the Duncan branch.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:30 to 11amFree
About 10 min drive10 minMartha Washington Library, Alexandria, VAA rhyme and song time for babies from birth to 17 months with an adult. Register children only.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Oct 23, 11am to 12pmFree
About 10 min drive10 minOxon Hill, MDStories, music, and activities with the PGCPS Infants and Toddlers Program.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:30am to 12pm
About 10 min drive10 minPatrick Henry Rec Center, Alexandria, VAFree weekly parent-child playgroup for ages 0 to 5 at Patrick Henry Rec Center; application required.From NoVA infant activities
Sat Nov 14, all day$41
About 15 min drive15 minGaylord National Resort, National Harbor, MDDr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas carved from two million pounds of ice, with two-story ice slides, indoor snow tubing, and photos with Santa in a 9-degree winter wonderland.From Holiday events near Great Falls
Fri Oct 23, 4 to 5:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCMonthly family movie programming.From Washington DC family events
Mon Oct 19, 2 to 2:45pm
About 15 min drive15 minShirlington Library, Arlington, VASongs, rhymes and manipulatives for babies 0 to 12 months at the Shirlington branch; first-come seating.From NoVA infant activities
Tue Oct 20, 10:15 to 11:15am
About 15 min drive15 minAlexandria, VAWeekly Tuesday Spanish family storytime (children's Tuesday) at Burke Branch.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:15 to 11:15am
About 15 min drive15 minEllen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, Alexandria, VAStories, music and movement for ages 0 to 5 at the Burke branch of Alexandria Library.From NoVA infant activities
Tue Oct 20, 3 to 4pm
About 15 min drive15 minEllen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, Alexandria, VACaregiver-child playtime with uninterrupted play and time for caregivers to mingle, ages 0 to 5.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:30 to 11am
About 15 min drive15 minAurora Hills Library, Arlington, VARead-alouds, songs and fingerplays for young children at the Aurora Hills branch; first-come seating.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Oct 23, 10:15 to 11:15am
About 15 min drive15 minEllen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, Alexandria, VASinging, play, dancing and rhyming for babies 0 to 14 months at the Burke branch.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Oct 23, 3:30 to 4:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minAlexandria, VAWeekly Friday afternoon program for ages 8-13 at Burke Branch.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Nov 7, 7:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minSchlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VAGuest conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin leads the Alexandria Symphony in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel's orchestration, plus Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Dinara Klinton. Saturday at the Schlesinger Concert Hall; Sunday matinee at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. 7:30 PM and 3 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Mon Oct 19, 10:30am to 12pm
About 15 min drive15 minDel Pepper Community Center, Alexandria, VAFree weekly parent-child playgroup for ages 0 to 5 at Del Pepper Community Center; application required.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 10:30am to 12pm
About 15 min drive15 minDel Pepper Community Center, Alexandria, VAFree weekly parent-child playgroup for ages 0 to 5 at Del Pepper Community Center; application required.From NoVA infant activities
Tue Oct 20, 10:30 to 11am
About 15 min drive15 minSherwood Regional Library, Alexandria, VAStories, music and movement for toddlers 18 to 35 months in Alexandria; registration required.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:30am to 12pm
About 15 min drive15 minWilliam Ramsay Recreation Center, Alexandria, VAFree weekly parent-child playgroup for ages 0 to 5 at William Ramsay Rec Center; application required.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 6:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minThe Anthem, Washington, DCArkansas folk singer Jesse Welles, who broke out with viral one-take protest songs in 2024, brings his guitar-and-truth-telling show to The Anthem behind his 2025 album Middle. Hudson Freeman opens. Doors 6:30 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Thu Oct 22, 1 to 2pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCMeet new friends at Baby Playtime.From Washington DC family events
Sun Oct 25, 7:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minThe Anthem, Washington, DCBeck brings his Ride Lonesome Tour to The Anthem with support from Ioanna Gika. Expect a career-spanning set from the genre-hopping veteran of Odelay, Sea Change, and Morning Phase. Doors 6 PM, show 7:30 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Sun Oct 25, 8pm
About 15 min drive15 minPearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DCDent May brings his breezy, yacht-adjacent indie pop to Pearl Street Warehouse on the Wharf. A Sunday-night set of sun-faded melodies and deadpan charm in the intimate waterfront room. 8 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Thu Oct 29, 1 to 2pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minSouthwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DCLap-sit songs, rhymes, and bounces for babies until they start walking, with their grown-ups. Free drop-in Thursdays.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 8am to 2pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minMt. Vernon Masonic Lodge #219, Alexandria, VAThird-Saturday community market hosted by Mt. Vernon Lodge #219, inside and outside the lodge. Up to 45 vendors: antiques, vintage, collectibles, coins, stamps, glassware, clothes, and handmade goods. A Sotheby's-trained appraiser offers $15 verbal appraisals. Free browsing; proceeds fund college scholarships.From NoVA Antique, Vintage & Flea Markets
Sat Oct 17, 2:30 to 4:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree drop-in art-making for teens ages 13-19 painting portraits in pairs inspired by Aliza Nisenbaum.From Washington DC family events
Sun Oct 18, 10:30 to 11am
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCSesame Street planetarium show for young children.From Washington DC family events
Fri Oct 23, 11:15am to 12pm$345
About 15 min drive15 minWashington Conservatory of Music, Capitol Hill, Washington, DCFriday music class for ages 18 months to 2 years with a participating caregiver, part of an 8-session Washington Conservatory series on Capitol Hill. Tuition is $345 for the series.From NoMa infant events
Fri Oct 30, 7 to 9:15pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minMeyer AuditoriumHalloween screening of the 10th anniversary remastered Korean zombie film in English subtitles; zombie costumes welcome. In person in the Meyer Auditorium at the National Museum of Asian Art, 1050 Independence Avenue SW. Free.From DMV cultural events
Sun Nov 8, 2 to 5pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minMeyer AuditoriumNew 4K restoration of the beloved Bollywood classic Pakeezah (1972) starring Meena Kumari, presented as part of the museum's Diwali celebration. In person in the Meyer Auditorium at the National Museum of Asian Art, 1050 Independence Avenue SW. Free.From DMV cultural events
Thu Nov 12, 7:30 to 9pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minMeyer AuditoriumPianist Eunbi Kim's sonic memoir 'it feels like a dream,' a multimedia performance incorporating a poem by Kim's father about the immigrant experience. In person in the Meyer Auditorium at the National Museum of Asian Art. Free with advance registration.From DMV cultural events
Sat Oct 17, 10am to 5:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DCA long-overdue survey of American abstract photographer Carlotta Corpron (1901-1988), whose experiments with light, form, and photographic technology helped establish photography as fine art. The show traces six bodies of work made in Texas from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, from nature studies to light drawings, anchored by 48 recent gifts from collector Herbert Lust.From Art events in the DMV
Sat Oct 17, 11:15am to 12:15pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree interactive story time with a children's book by a Native author or illustrator, plus hands-on objects and a craft for ages 3-9.From Washington DC family events
Sat Oct 17, 1:15 to 2:15pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree family-friendly tour of the Water's Edge exhibition with guided discussion and a take-home water-inspired art activity for ages 4-10.From Washington DC family events
Wed Oct 21, 10 to 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DCHourlong blend of open play, educator-led read-alouds, and art exploration for kids birth to 6 and caregivers. Free; no registration; first-come, first-served.From NoMa infant events
Wed Oct 21, 10:30 to 11:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree drop-in program for early learners ages 0-2 with a Native-authored book reading, free play, and sensory enrichment in the Activity Center.From Washington DC family events
Wed Oct 21, 11am to 12pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DCSecond hourlong Storytime Studio session of the day: open play, educator-led read-alouds, and art exploration for kids birth to 6 and caregivers. Free; no registration; first-come, first-served.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 10am and 10:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minSmithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCFree 25-minute live guided planetarium tour of the current night sky, generally on the first and third Saturdays of each month; timed-entry passes required.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Oct 17, 11am to 2pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree NMAAHC Kids Book Day celebrating the children's book 123 I Like You and Me with activities, games, and hands-on explorations for ages 4 to 8.From Washington DC family events
Sun Oct 18, 10:30 to 10:55amFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCFree 25-minute planetarium show where Big Bird and Elmo explore the night sky. For families with young children; shown Thu and Sun at 10:30 am. Free timed-entry passes required.From NoMa infant events
Thu Oct 22, 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCWeekly Thursday storytime at 11 am with an original illustrated story about flight and space, followed by a simple craft. Free; museum admission free with a timed-entry pass.From NoMa infant events
Wed Oct 28, 10:45 to 11:15amFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Museum of American History, Washington, DCMonthly story time with DC Public Library at the Coulter Performance Plaza. Designed for learners 5 and under; all welcome. Free, no registration.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 10am to 5pm$10
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCVirtual reality experience stepping back to 1776 to discover how Patriots worked together to thwart a British invasion.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 10 to 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minSoutheast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DCOpen-ended play and exploration for toddlers with their caregivers. Free drop-in every Tuesday morning.From NoMa infant events
Tue Oct 20, 10:30am to 12pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCWeekly drop-in play dates for early learners with museum educators: Creature Features fossil edition Oct 13 and Awesome Arachnids Oct 20.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:30am to 12pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Museum of Natural History, Washington, DCDrop-in Tuesday morning play dates for ages 0 to 5 with museum educators. Stories, objects, art, and hands-on play around a new weekly theme. Free, 10:30 am to noon.From NoMa infant events
Wed Oct 28, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minSoutheast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DCBooks, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers with their grown-ups. Free drop-in every Wednesday morning.From NoMa infant events
Thu Nov 5, 4:30 to 5:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minSoutheast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DCLap-sit songs and rhymes for pre-walking babies and caregivers. Free drop-in, Thursday afternoons.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 9am
About 15 min drive15 minBreathing Space Studio, Washington, DCSaturday morning yoga and play for crawlers up to 24 months with a caregiver at the Breathing Space studio on Capitol Hill. October dates from the Breathing Space calendar; registration required.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 9:30 to 10am
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center DC, Washington, DCSaturday baby ballet for ages 2.5 to 3.5 years at Hill Center on Capitol Hill. A gentle first ballet class, 30 minutes with a caregiver nearby.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 10:10 to 10:50am
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center DC, Washington, DCA caregiver-and-me dance class for children ages 18 months to 3 years at Hill Center on Capitol Hill. Short 40-minute sessions built for first dancers.From NoMa infant events
Sat Oct 17, 2 to 4pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCWizard-school themed scavenger hunt at the National Gallery of Art.From Washington DC family events
Sun Oct 18, 10 to 10:45am
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center DC, Washington, DCSunday family yoga and creative movement for ages 21 months to 4 years with a caregiver, a Breathing Space series at Hill Center. Registration through Breathing Space; price shown at checkout.From NoMa infant events
Sun Oct 18, 10:15 to 11am
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCSensory early-childhood program at the National Museum of Natural History.From Washington DC family events
Sun Oct 18, 11:30am
About 15 min drive15 minBreathing Space Studio, Washington, DCSunday baby yoga and play for newborns to pre-crawlers with a caregiver at the Breathing Space studio on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. October dates from the Breathing Space calendar; registration required.From NoMa infant events
Tue Oct 20, 10am to 1pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCDrop-in hands-on art activities for families in the East Building atrium.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:30am to 12pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree drop-in early-learning program where children ages 0-5 and caregivers explore the world of spiders and other arachnids through play.From Washington DC family events
Thu Oct 22, 9:30 to 10:15am
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center DC, Washington, DCThursday morning yoga and play for crawlers up to 24 months with a caregiver, part of a Breathing Space series at Hill Center. Registration is through Breathing Space; price shown at checkout.From NoMa infant events
Thu Oct 22, 10 to 11am$18.95
About 15 min drive15 minNational Children's Museum, Washington, DCWeekly early learner program for ages 0-3 and caregivers: Tinkering Corner activities scaled down for tiny hands. Included with admission ($18.95; under 1 free).From NoMa infant events
Thu Oct 22, 10:30am
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center DC, Washington, DCThursday late-morning baby yoga and play for newborns to pre-crawlers with a caregiver, a Breathing Space class at Hill Center. October dates from the Breathing Space calendar; registration required.From NoMa infant events
Fri Nov 6, 10 to 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCBilingual storytime in the East Building Atrium on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. Free with no registration; each book is read twice and strollers park at coat check.From NoMa infant events
Sat Nov 7, all dayFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCSome 70 early photographs of and by Black Americans, drawn from the 19th and early 20th centuries, chart how portrait photography became a tool of identity, resilience, and self-representation. The exhibition traces the evolving understanding of the medium among African Americans across a century of change.From Art events in the DMV
Fri Nov 13, 6:30 to 8:30pm$45
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, Washington, DCTicketed opening-night preview of the annual functional pottery show and sale, with first pick of works from about 20 leading ceramic artists nationwide. Hors d'oeuvres, wine, and beer included; the first 100 arrivals get a free handmade cup by potter Dan Finnegan.From Art events in the DMV
Sat Nov 14, 10am to 5pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minHill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, Washington, DCAnnual weekend celebrating functional pottery, with top ceramic artists selling dinnerware, drinkware, vases, and one-of-a-kind pieces directly to collectors. Saturday adds a raku firing demo with District Clay; Sunday has potter demonstrations. Free.From Art events in the DMV
Fri Oct 16, 10pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCGrammy-winning singer-songwriter Allison Russell headlines a late show at 9:30 Club, touring her forthcoming third album after Outside Child and The Returner. Folk and Americana with her Rainbow Coalition ensemble; Autumn Nicholas opens. $1 per ticket supports the ACLU. Doors 10 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Sat Oct 17, 10pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCAvant-garde art rock collective The Residents perform their Eskimo Live show, a staging of their 1979 concept album, as a late-night 9:30 Club set. Expect costumes, surreal visuals, and the group's trademark anonymous theatricality. Doors 10 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Mon Oct 19, 11:30am to 12:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Portrait Gallery, Washington, DCDrop-in Mondays with educators in the Education Center: close looking at art, hands-on activities, music, and story times for children and families. Free.From NoMa infant events
Mon Oct 19, 2:30 to 3pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCWeekly music program for ages 0-3 at the National Children's Museum; advanced tickets encouraged.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 2 to 2:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minCourthouse Library, Arlington, VASongs, rhymes and games for babies, plus time to meet other caregivers; no registration needed.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 2:30 to 3pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCWeekly STEAM story time for ages 1-4 at the National Children's Museum; advanced tickets encouraged.From Washington DC family events
Wed Oct 21, 7pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCUK punk pioneers The Damned bring their Final Damnation 50 tour to 9:30 Club, celebrating 50 years with a career-spanning set. Flamin' Groovies and The Courettes open. The band has billed this as likely their last extensive US run. Doors 7 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Thu Nov 12, 6 to 8pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minEastern Market North Hall, Washington, DCKickoff party for Pottery on the Hill with live demos by the visiting potters the night before the show opens. Free, at Eastern Market's North Hall on Capitol Hill.From Art events in the DMV
Sun Oct 18, 8pm$63.50
About 15 min drive15 minWarner Theatre, Washington, DCWelch and Rawlings play an acoustic Grateful Dead program at the Warner Theatre. JamBase lists tickets from $63.50.From Live music in the DMV
Fri Nov 6, 8pm$49.25
About 15 min drive15 minWarner Theatre, Washington, DCThe progressive bluegrass quintet led by Chris Thile plays the Warner Theatre. JamBase lists tickets from $49.25.From Live music in the DMV
Fri Nov 13, 8pm$75.50
About 15 min drive15 minWarner Theatre, Washington, DCJoe Russo's Grateful Dead tribute act brings its improvisational jam show to the Warner Theatre. JamBase lists tickets from $75.50.From Live music in the DMV
Sat Oct 24, 6:30pm$155
About 15 min drive15 minThe Oceanaire Seafood Room, Washington, DCFive-course dinner pairing Orin Swift Cellars wines and Four Roses bourbon with seafood courses. From $155.From Wine and beer events in the DMV
Thu Nov 12, 7pm
About 15 min drive15 minLisner Auditorium, Washington, DCThe National Symphony Orchestra plays its 2026-27 season at Lisner Auditorium on GW's campus while away from the Kennedy Center. A classical program from the NSO's regular season.From Live music in the DMV
Fri Nov 13, 10am to 5:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minRenwick Gallery, Washington, DCThe Renwick's new contemporary craft exhibition, celebrating the handmade across media. The Smithsonian American Art Museum's craft-focused branch presents work that foregrounds process, material, and the maker's hand, opening with a free open house on November 13 from 11am to 2pm.From Art events in the DMV
Fri Oct 16, all day
About 15 min drive15 minNational Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DCThe East Coast debut of a touring exhibition of twentieth-century African American quilts made in California, tracing how migration west shaped a distinct quilting tradition. An NMWA presentation that opened September 18 and runs into the new year.From Art events in the DMV
Sat Oct 17, 10am to 2pm
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFeatured building festival at the National Building Museum.From Washington DC family events
Sat Oct 17, 11 to 11:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCThemed Saturday sketching tour of portraits with educator-led artmaking in the Education Center afterward.From Washington DC family events
Sat Oct 17, 11:30am and 1pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree weekend drop-in art program exploring a different artistic medium inspired by the Portrait Gallery's collections.From Washington DC family events
Sat Oct 17, 11:30am to 6pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCHands-on family discovery space for ages 18 months to 8 with portrait-themed play activities like tracing silhouettes and building faces; all children must be accompanied by an adult.From Washington DC family events
Mon Oct 19, 11:30am to 12:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFree weekly program where children and families explore colors, emotions, STEM, and history through close looking, art, music, and movement.From Washington DC family events
Mon Oct 19, 4 to 4:30pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCStory time designed for children of all abilities, especially children on the autism spectrum.From Washington DC family events
Tue Oct 20, 11 to 11:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCMove, shake, play, and have fun at this morning dance party.From Washington DC family events
Thu Oct 22, 4 to 5pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minWashington, DCFun kid-oriented Halloween party in the children's room (not horror).From Washington DC family events
Wed Oct 28, 10:45 to 11:15amFree
About 15 min drive15 minMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DCStories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers at the downtown central library. Free drop-in; the calendar shows monthly Wednesday dates.From NoMa infant events
Thu Nov 12, 6 to 9:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minNational Building MuseumThe Japan-America Society of Washington DC's 40th annual flagship gala at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, honoring renowned Japanese garden designer Hoichi Kurisu with the 2026 Marshall Green Award; features Ambassador Shigeo Yamada and Senator Bill Hagerty. Silent auction and reception 6pm, gala dinner 7-9:30pm.From DMV cultural events
Sat Nov 14, 11:30am to 7pmFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Portrait Gallery, Washington, DCMore than 120 photographic portraits marking fifty years of photography collecting at the National Portrait Gallery. The show spans the medium's history through the gallery's holdings, from early processes to contemporary work, in the Penn Quarter museum the NPG shares with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.From Art events in the DMV
Fri Oct 23, 10 to 11:30amFree
About 15 min drive15 minNational Postal Museum, Washington, DCWeekly story time with drop-in play from 10, a gallery adventure and story reading at 10:30, plus hands-on postal play. Free with no registration for young learners birth to age 7.From NoMa infant events
Sun Nov 8, 10 to 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minPlanet Word, Washington, DCMonthly storytime with songs and read-alouds by DC Public Library children's librarians for ages 2 to 6, plus hands-on fun. Free; registration includes museum admission.From NoMa infant events
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