This Week at a Glance (January 19-23)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Jan 17
- 4 min read
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
MONDAY (January 19) Martin Luther King Jr. Day
9:00am - 10:00am: Martin Luther King, Jr. Wreath Laying Ceremony
10:00am - 2:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. With Clay Art - MLK Day Celebration 2026
10:30am - 12:00pm: National Building Museum School's Out Program: Geodesic Igloo Workshop
11:00am - 2:00pm: 2026 MLK Holiday DC Annual Peace Walk & Parade
11:00am - 2:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum MLK Day Kids Activities
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library MLK Jr. Story Time
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)
TUESDAY (January 20)
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 - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Estudio de Cuentos: Tejiendo Juntos (Spanish-Language Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am))
10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story 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: Anacostia Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family 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 Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
11:00am - 11:25am: Northeast Library ASL Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Woodridge Library Toddler Play Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Makah Dancers
WEDNESDAY (January 21)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)
10:00am - 10:30am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time
10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
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 Toddler Legos 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
10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (0-24 months)
10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Family Story and Play Time
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 (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (January 22)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
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: Mama Elena Music at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium)
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Story Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby 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)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
6:00pm - 6:45pm: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
FRIDAY (January 23)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Ranger at Peirce Barn
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play 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
10:15am: Zinnia Silver Spring Lunch Bunch Kids Music
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 - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Baby and Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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