This Week at a Glance (June 30 - July 4)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Jun 29
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Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Program Updates:
DC Public Libraries will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day
Mt. Pleasant Library is temporarily CLOSED for renovations; scheduled to reopen Monday, July 7th, 2025
MONDAY (June 30)
9:00am - 8:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Juneteenth Themed Scavenger Hunt
9:00am - 8:00pm: Anacostia Library I SPY Discover Summer - Scavenger Hunt
9:30am - 10:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
10:00am - 7:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Adventurers Scavenger Hunt
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Lap Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Baby and Toddler Arts & Crafts, Play Time
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Bellevue Library Matinee Movie
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Lap Time
TUESDAY (July 1)
9:00am - 8:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Disability Pride Themed Scavenger Hunt
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 - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
10:15am - 11:15am: Anacostia Community Museum Little Artists, Big Stories
10:30am - 11:00am: Petworth Library Toddler Story Time
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:00am: Anacostia Library Family 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: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Baby Lap Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler Story 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
WEDNESDAY (July 2)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online in advance)
10:00am - 10:30am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
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 Story and Craft Time
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Baby and Toddler 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: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: Shepherd Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: West End 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 in advance)
11:00am - 5:30pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Story Time (ages 0-2, ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:15am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
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
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner Library Bingo!
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Takoma Park Library Lego Play Time
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (July 3)
CANCELLED: 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
10:15am - 11:15am: Anacostia Community Museum Little Artists, Big Stories
10:30am - 11:00am: DCPL Story Time at La Cosecha (Union Market District)
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)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby and Toddler Beyonce Dance Party and Craft
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
11:00am - 5:30pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon
12:00pm - 6:00pm: Palisades Library 4th of July Parade Decorating (to decorate your bike or wagon!)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby Lap Time
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Lap Time
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Lap Time
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Crafternoon
FRIDAY (July 4) Independence Day
DC Public Libraries will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
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
11:00am - 5:30pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Independence Day-Specific Activities
9:00am: National Archives Outdoor Parade and Concert: Quantico Marine Band and the Crossroads Brass Band
10:00am - 12:00pm: Capitol Hill Community Parade
11:00am: Palisades Fourth of July Parade
11:00am - 2:00pm: 4th of July Party at Eastern Market
11:05am: Washington Nationals Independence Day game
11:00am - 3:00pm: National Archives Independence Day Family Fun Activities
11:45am: National Independence Day Parade
2:00pm - 8:00pm: National Park Service Operation Independence! Family Scavenger Hunt at Sylvan Theater (southeast grounds of the Washington Monument)
2:00pm - 8:00pm: National Park Service Fourth of July. Family Fun at the Jefferson Memorial
5:00pm - 9:00pm: Fourth at the Wharf: Country Music
8:00pm: A Capitol Fourth Concert -- America's national Independence Day celebration at the U.S. Capitol (public access to the West Front opens at 3:00pm)
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