# [National Fossil Day](https://wknd.app/r/nw745e/national-fossil-day)

- When: 2026-10-14 10:00-14:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC 20560 (38.8913, -77.02598)
- Ages: 0 to 12
- Price: free
- Category: kids
- Topics: fossils, science, museum, hands-on, free
- About: National Fossil Day at the Natural History Museum with kid-friendly activities: touch and hold real fossils and watch experts at work in the FossiLab, free with no registration.
- Source: https://dcmoms.com/in-around-dc/guides/october-family-friendly-events-guide/
- Status: This event took place on Wednesday, October 14.
- Feed: [Washington DC family events](https://wknd.app/f/5karfp/washington-dc-family-events)

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