This Week at a Glance (August 4 - August 8)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Aug 2
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 4
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
MONDAY (August 4)
9:00am - 10:00am: National Zoo Bao Li's 4th Birthday Celebration (Giant Panda Habitat)
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Music and Movement (Dancing!) Time
11:00am - 11:50am: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Baby and Toddler Arts & Crafts, Play Time
4:00pm - 8:00pm: USDA Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall (tractor displays, meet a Highland cow, food samples, and more)
TUESDAY (August 5)
9:00am - 3:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Vision to Learn at DC Public Library - No Cost Eye Exams
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:15am - 11:15am: Anacostia Community Museum Little Artists, Big Stories
NEW: 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim and Rocknoceros Concert at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Parklands-Turner Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH: At Home in a Habitat Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals (1st Floor)
10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler STEM Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Story Time (ages 0-2, ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:45am - 12:15pm: Portrait Gallery Great Hall Story Time (free, registration encouraged.)
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
4:00pm - 8:00pm: USDA Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall (tractor displays, meet a Highland cow, food samples, and more)
WEDNESDAY (August 6)
10:00am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 2:00pm: Capital Arts Collective at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center)
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
11:15am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Strong Start Play Group (12-24 months)
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Story Time (ages 0-2, ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner Library Bingo!
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Takoma Park Library Lego Play Time
4:00pm - 8:00pm: USDA Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall (tractor displays, meet a Highland cow, food samples, and more)
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
THURSDAY (August 7)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE
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 - 11:15am: Anacostia Community Museum Little Artists, Big Stories
10:30am: Miracle Theater Kids Movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library Story Time at La Cosecha
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (timed ticket required)
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
1:30pm - 3:30pm: Parklands Turner Library Family Movie
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Crafternoon
4:00pm - 8:00pm: USDA Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall (tractor displays, meet a Highland cow, food samples, and more)
FRIDAY (August 8)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 4:00pm: Petworth Library Vision to Learn at DC Public Library - No Cost Eye Exams
NEW: 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim and Guava Jelly Concert at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:15am: Chevy Chase Library Baby and Toddler Play Time: Friday Fun
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Ranger (at Peirce Barn)
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story Time (meet in the Historic Lobby)
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
11:30am - 3:30pm: Union Station Farmers Market in the West Carriage Porch of Union Station
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Portrait Gallery Art Studio
4:00pm - 8:00pm: USDA Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall (tractor displays, meet a Highland cow, food samples, and more)
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Hill Center Family Fun Concert (adult ticket $7, child ticket $14)
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