This Week at a Glance (August 24-28)

Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC

Programming Updates:

• National Building Museum's The Playground is free for Ward 8 residents on Friday, August 28 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm

• Rock Creek Park's Nature Center and Planetarium are closed until further notice. Programs will take place outside when scheduled at the Nature Center

• Southeast Library is closed and will reopen on September 10; Shaw Library is closed for renovations until 2027

  
  

MONDAY (August 24)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Baby Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time

• 1:00pm: National Mall D.C. War Memorial bandstand Picnic in the Park: History Concert Series

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Baby Jam Music Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Arts and Crafts Time

• 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum (register)

TUESDAY (August 25)

• 9:15am - 9:45am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Reservoir Recreation Center Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: West End Library Toddler Play Time

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Lego Play Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am: The Living Room Cry Baby Creative Sessions (parent craft with baby in tow)

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time

• 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Union Station The Stage Performance District Strings

• 1:00pm: National Mall D.C. War Memorial bandstand Picnic in the Park: History Concert Series 

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Bellevue Library Kids Drumming Club

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Sherwood Recreation Center

WEDNESDAY (August 26)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Lego Play Time

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:15am - 11:00am: Tudor Place Tudor Tots: J is for Jewelry (Member Child: $5 | Non-Member Child: $10 | Accompanying Adult: Free)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (register)

• 10:30am - 11:15am: West End Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: American History Museum Story Time with DC Public Library

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 11:30am - 12:45pm: Meet the Birds at Oxon Run Park James E. Bunn Amphitheater

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Strong Start Playgroup - with Multicultural Rehab

• 1:00pm: National Mall D.C. War Memorial bandstand Picnic in the Park: History Concert Series 

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner B-I-N-G-O!

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Popsicles in the Garden

• 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

THURSDAY (August 27)

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium) (timed ticket required)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required; note new area: 2nd floor, Pioneers of Flight section)

• 11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time

• 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Union Station The Stage Performance: Young & Kibbe

• 1:00pm: National Mall D.C. War Memorial bandstand Picnic in the Park: History Concert Series 

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Story Time

• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time

• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: West End Library Baby ASL Story Time

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Tinker Tots  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 2:45pm - 5:00pm: Palisades Library Arts and Crafts: Lanyards

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Library Arts and Crafts

• 5:00pm - 7:30pm: Deanwood Library Family Game Night

• 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Southwest Library Washington Nationals Library Takeover - Complete Discover Summer in a Day (register)

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at North Michigan Park

• 6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night

  
  

FRIDAY (August 28)

• 9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Park Ranger at Peirce Barn

• 10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: What's Your Story?

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Daycare Story Time (geared towards local daycares, but all are welcome)

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Woodridge Library Strong Start Play Group

• 11:00am - 1:00pm: Smithsonian Gardens Nature Journaling

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: Asian Art Museum Art Break

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: The Phillips Collection at the ARC (in SE DC) Art-Play-Practice

• 1:00pm: National Mall D.C. War Memorial bandstand Picnic in the Park: History Concert Series 

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 5:00pm: National Building Museum's The Playground Ward Day: Free for Ward 8 residents 

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities