Rainy Day Activities near Sterling
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Wed Oct 21, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 5 min drive5 minSterling Library, Sterling, VALap rhymes, action songs and interactive stories for babies up to 18 months with a caregiver, followed by playtime. Held Wednesday mornings at Sterling.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:30 to 11amFree
About 5 min drive5 minSterling Library, Sterling, VARhymes, songs, stories and movement for children 18 months to 3 years with a caregiver. Held Thursday mornings in Meeting Room B at Sterling.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Nov 6, 10am to 6pm$10
About 5 min drive5 minDulles Town Center Expo, Sterling, VAThe 33rd annual juried Christmas market moves to a new home at the Dulles Town Center Expo in Sterling, with more than 200 artisans from over 30 states selling handcrafted gifts and holiday decor. One ticket covers all three days, and a food drive for the Capital Area Food Bank runs at the door.From Holiday events near Great Falls
Mon Oct 19, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 5 min drive5 minCascades Library, Potomac Falls, VARhymes, songs, stories and movement for children 18 months to 3 years with a caregiver. Held Monday mornings in Meeting Room B at Cascades.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 5 min drive5 minCascades Library, Potomac Falls, VAA gentle storytime of lap rhymes, songs and simple stories for babies up to 18 months with a caregiver, followed by playtime. Held Wednesday mornings in Meeting Room B at Cascades.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Oct 23, 10am to 12pm
About 10 min drive10 minHerndon Community Center, Herndon, VAOpen gym play with mats, toys and equipment for ages 6 months to 5 years. $3 drop-in per child; no session Nov 27.From NoVA infant activities
Mon Oct 19, 10am to 6pm
About 10 min drive10 minHerndon, VAHalloween-themed scavenger hunt at the Herndon Fortnightly Library info desk.From Northern Virginia family events
Mon Oct 19, 4:30 to 6pm
About 10 min drive10 minHerndon, VAMonday LEGO building club in the Herndon Maker Lab.From Northern Virginia family events
Fri Oct 23, 10:30 to 11:30am
About 10 min drive10 minHerndon Fortnightly Meeting Room, Herndon, VAOpen playdate with toys for little ones plus social time for caregivers. Drop in Friday mornings.From NoVA infant activities
Mon Oct 19, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 10 min drive10 minAshburn Library, Ashburn, VALap rhymes, action songs and short interactive stories for babies from birth to 18 months with a caregiver, with playtime after the stories. Sessions run Monday and Thursday mornings at the Ashburn branch.From NoVA infant activities
Sat Oct 17, 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minBarnes & Noble Reston, Reston, VAWeekly in-store storytime for little ones at 11 AM on Saturdays.From Northern Virginia family events
Wed Oct 21, 10:30 to 11:30am
About 15 min drive15 minReston Regional Library, Reston, VAEarly literacy storytime with stories, songs and finger play for toddlers 18 months to 2 years.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minBarnes & Noble Reston, Reston, VAWeekly in-store storytime for little ones at 11 AM on Wednesdays.From Northern Virginia family events
Wed Oct 21, 2 to 2:30pm
About 15 min drive15 minReston Regional Library, Reston, VAAfternoon lapsit storytime with stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months.From NoVA infant activities
Sat Oct 24, 10:30am
About 15 min drive15 minReston, VAAuthor Ann McCallum Staats leads a storytime for her book A Quilt of Stars at Scrawl Books on Saturday, October 24 at 10:30am.From Northern Virginia family events
Thu Oct 22, 11am to 12pm
About 15 min drive15 minBrambleton Library, Ashburn, VAWeekly baby storytime: 30 minutes of stories and songs, then 30 minutes of playtime, ages 0 to 18 months.From NoVA infant activities
Tue Oct 20, 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minChantilly, VAWeekly Tuesday and Thursday space-themed story time at the Udvar-Hazy Center.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Nov 3, 11amFree
About 15 min drive15 minChantilly, VAWeekly Tuesday and Thursday story time at the Udvar-Hazy Center in November.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Oct 17, 11am to 12pm
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAFamily-friendly string quartet performance at Great Falls Library.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Oct 17, 3:30 to 5pm
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAQuiet teen study session with free supplies and snacks.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:15 to 10:45am
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAWeekly Tuesday early-morning baby lapsit storytime.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:45 to 11:45am
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAWeekly Tuesday late-morning baby lapsit storytime.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 4 to 5pm
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAWeekly read-to-a-therapy-dog session for children ages 4-12.From Northern Virginia family events
Wed Oct 21, 10:30 to 11:15am
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAWeekly Wednesday sensory-friendly storytime for preschoolers and toddlers.From Northern Virginia family events
Fri Oct 23, 10:30 to 11:30am
About 20 min drive20 minGreat Falls, VAWeekly Friday free-play social hour for children ages 0-6.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 10 to 10:30amFree
About 20 min drive20 minGum Spring Library, Stone Ridge, VARhymes, songs, stories and movement for toddlers 18 months to 3 years with a caregiver. Runs Tuesday and Thursday mornings in Meeting Room A at Gum Spring.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 11am to 12pmFree
About 20 min drive20 minGum Spring Library, Stone Ridge, VALap rhymes, action songs and interactive stories for babies up to 18 months with a caregiver, followed by open playtime. Held Wednesday late mornings in Meeting Room A at Gum Spring.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 10:15 to 10:45am
About 20 min drive20 minChantilly Regional Library, Chantilly, VAGentle lapsit storytime with songs, bouncing rhymes and a story for babies, followed by playtime. Registration required.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 11:15am to 12pm
About 20 min drive20 minChantilly Library, Chantilly, VAStorytime mixing singing, reading, play and simple yoga poses for little ones. A calm mid-morning library session.From NoVA infant activities
Sat Oct 24, 11am
About 25 min drive25 minVienna, VAAuthor Patricia Tanumihardja hosts a story time at Bards Alley Bookshop in Vienna on Saturday, October 24 at 11am.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Oct 17, 6 to 9pm$192.60
About 25 min drive25 minThe Palm - Tysons, Tysons, VAFive-course anniversary dinner at The Palm pairing Italian and Napa wines (Marchese Antinori, Stag's Leap) with signature dishes. $192.60 including tax and gratuity.From Wine and beer events in the DMV
Fri Oct 23, 7:30pm
About 25 min drive25 minCapital One Hall, Tysons, VAToad the Wet Sprocket strips its 90s alternative catalog down for an acoustic tour stop at Capital One Hall, with Wisconsin fingerstyle guitarist Willy Porter opening. 7:30 PM.From Live music in the DMV
Mon Oct 19, 10:30 to 11:30am
About 30 min drive30 minOakton, VASensory-friendly storytime at Oakton Library.From Northern Virginia family events
Wed Oct 21, 10:30 to 11:15amFree
About 30 min drive30 minOakton Library, Oakton, VAA storytime for toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years, followed by a playdate with toddler toys. No registration required.From NoVA infant activities
Fri Nov 13, 8pm$57
About 30 min drive30 minJammin Java, Vienna, VAFingerpicking folk and blues troubadour Charlie Parr plays the 200-cap Jammin Java in Vienna. Concertfix lists tickets from $57.From Live music in the DMV
Sat Oct 17, 10am to 5pmFree
About 30 min drive30 minVienna Community Center, Vienna, VAFree admission coin and stamp show at the Vienna Community Center, with coins and currency, stamps, tokens, and collectibles. Young numismatists program Saturday 11 AM to noon, door prizes, snack bar. Contact Lorne Lavertu, 703-559-1111.From DMV Collectible Shows
Thu Oct 22, 10 to 10:45amFree
About 30 min drive30 minFairfax, VAA history-filled program at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center where children explore one exhibit object plus an activity, song, craft, and story, with pre-registration required and an adult accompanying each child.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 10:30 to 11am
About 30 min drive30 minTysons-Pimmit Regional Library, Falls Church, VASongs, bounces and stories for non-walking babies; space limited to 35, so arrive early.From NoVA infant activities
Wed Oct 21, 10:30 to 11am
About 30 min drive30 minTysons-Pimmit Regional Library, Falls Church, VASongs, bounces and stories for babies; entrance tickets available 30 minutes before the session.From NoVA infant activities
Thu Oct 22, 10:30 to 11am
About 30 min drive30 minTysons-Pimmit Regional Library, Falls Church, VAStories and songs with movement for toddlers 18 months to 3 years; space limited to 25 children.From NoVA infant activities
Sat Oct 17, 10:30 to 11am
About 30 min drive30 minFalls Church, VAWeekly Saturday family storytime for children birth to 5.From Northern Virginia family events
Sat Oct 17, 1 to 2pm
About 30 min drive30 minFalls Church, VAKids brain-health and wellness workshop at Tysons-Pimmit Library.From Northern Virginia family events
Mon Oct 19, 5 to 5:45pm
About 30 min drive30 minFalls Church, VARead-to-a-therapy-dog sessions with Molly (three slots merged).From Northern Virginia family events
Fri Oct 16, all day
About 30 min drive30 minMcLean Community Center, McLean, VAThe 15th iteration of MPA's juried biennial celebrating painting and works related to painting, featuring dozens of mid-Atlantic artists across media. On view in the Emerson and Atrium Galleries at the McLean Community Center, with a Tea and Talk on October 21.From Art events in the DMV
Sat Oct 17, 2 to 10:15pm$18
About 30 min drive30 minMcLean, VAA laugh-out-loud musical comedy about Wednesday Addams falling for a perfectly normal young man.From Washington DC family events
Sat Oct 31, 5 to 8pm
About 30 min drive30 minMcLean, VAThe Old Firehouse Center hosts a Festival of Frights and trunk-or-treat with indoor and outdoor areas.From Northern Virginia family events
Tue Oct 20, 9:15 to 10:45am
About 30 min drive30 minLucketts Community Center, Leesburg, VATwice-weekly preschool-style class for two- and three-year-olds at the Lucketts Community Center in Leesburg.From NoVA infant activities
Mon Oct 19, 10:30 to 11amFree
About 40 min drive40 minPotomac, MDStories and activities promoting language skills and imagination.From Washington DC family events
Thu Oct 22, 10:30 to 11amFree
About 55 min drive55 minGaithersburg, MDBaby storytime followed by stay and play.From Washington DC family events
Fri Oct 16, all day
About 55 min drive55 minBlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MDFinal stop of the first survey of women visual artists from the DC metro region, curated by Florencio Lennox Campello. A greatest-hits selection of more than 20 artists closes a year-long run that spanned 20 art spaces. On view at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown through October 18.From Art events in the DMV
Tue Oct 27, all day
About 55 min drive55 minBlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MDSolo photography exhibition by Washington, DC artist Dean Kessmann, exploring the tension between abstraction and representation, objects and digital information. The series captures quotidian DC-area moments that feel untethered from reality. Artist reception December 5 (time not published) at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.From Art events in the DMV
Sat Nov 7, 10am to 5pm$20
About 60 min drive60 minAdventist Healthcare Fieldhouse, Boyds, MDThe Maryland edition of the DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival brings 150+ coffee roasters, chocolatiers, and gourmet food artisans to the Adventist Healthcare Fieldhouse for a weekend of sipping, sampling, and shopping. Stage presentations and classes included; many vendors offer free samples. $20 at the door, kids under 12 free. A portion of ticket sales supports WGTS 91.9 and a food drive.From Fall events in DC
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