This Week at a Glance (May 25-29)

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

Programming Updates:

• DC Public Libraries are closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25

• American History Wegmans Wonderplace will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Wonderplace will have a delayed opening, 12:00pm - 4:00pm, on Wednesday, May 27

• The National Children's Museum will extend its hours on on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from 9:00am - 6:00pm

• Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice

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

  
  

MONDAY (May 25) Memorial Day

• Information on wreath laying ceremonies across the National Mall here

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: The National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue

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

• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Arts & Crafts and Play Time

• 12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 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)

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Dupont Circle National Tap Dance Day Park Jam

• 5:45pm - 6:30pm: BloomBars Kids Circle Jam Session and Musical Instrument Exposure Session (Ages 1-5, first class free)

TUESDAY (May 26)

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House) note: special partnership day with African American History and Culture Museum

• 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: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

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

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Music and Movement Time

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

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Deanwood Library Preschool Play Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northwest One Strong Start Play Group

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

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Palisades Library The National Theatre Live at the Library

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Benning Library Family Game Night

WEDNESDAY (May 27)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-register online, ticket required)

• 10:00am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library Toddler Play 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 - 2:00pm: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Capital Harvest Market

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

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

• 10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

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

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-register online, ticket required)

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

• 12:00pm - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

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

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

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical 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)

• 2:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: Parker Speirs Quartet

• 5:45pm: BloomBars Pirate Adventures With Captain Sage! Sing, Dance, and Explore! (ages 2-6, recommended $15 per child)

THURSDAY (May 28)

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House) note: special partnership day with African American History and Culture Museum

• 9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor

• 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: 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) (timed ticket required)

• 10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor

• 11:00am: BloomBars HARAMBEE Experience: Kid-Friendly Music with Baba Ras D. ($15 per person on EventBright, $20 (suggested donation) at the door.)

• 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: The Stage at Union Station Performance: Pique Collective

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

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

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

• 2:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

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

• 4:30pm - 7:00pm: Capitol View Library Family Fun Night

• 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Rosedale Library Kids Arts and Crafts

• 5:30pm.- 6:15pm: Cleveland Park Library Book Club: Book Buddies

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

  
  

FRIDAY (May 29)

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

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Park 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

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

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

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

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

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Story Time with the National Building Museum

• 12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

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

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

• 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)

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Ukulele Sing-Along

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