Top picks this weekend Big outings first: festivals, farms, shows and attractions, mixing free and paid, for a range of ages.
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30am–3:30pm
Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building — Washington · District of Columbia Co. · DC
Drop-in family activities and collection displays celebrating harvest festivals, designed for kids and families.
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More big outings
Nov 11 – Jan 3 · 5:30pm–10pm
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens — Vienna, VA · Fairfax Co. · Virginia suburbs
Half-mile walking trail of holiday lights through Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.
Details at NOVA Parks ↗
Nov 14 – Jan 3
Gaylord National Resort — National Harbor · Prince George's Co. · Maryland suburbs
Indoor ice-sculpture attraction featuring scenes from Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, plus the resort's Christmas village and holiday activities.
Details at Gaylord National ↗ Library storytimes & programs (105, free) From DC Public Library, Montgomery County (MD), Prince George's County and Arlington (VA) public libraries. Some need registration; check the library page.
Friday, Nov 13
Time varies Pokemon Scavenger Hunt · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
Time varies Pokémon Scavenger Hunt · Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
10am Montgomery College Outreach Information Table · Aspen Hill Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
10am Preschool STEAM Play at Courthouse · Courthouse Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:15am Family Storytime at Central · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
Fri, Nov 13–Sat, Nov 14 · times vary Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 · At 4 DC, Montgomery County, Prince George's and Arlington branches 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
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10:30am Baby Storytime at Aspen Hill · Aspen Hill Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · Free
10:30am Family Story Time · Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Family Storytime at the Maggie Nightingale Library · Maggie Nightingale Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Family Storytime at Westover Library · Westover Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30am Play Date at the Library · Olney Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Pop-Up Baby Play Date · Twinbrook Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · Free
10:30am Pre-K Story Hour / Hora de Cuentos de Prekinder · Pop-Up Locations, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:30am Spanish/English Bilingual Storytime · Connie Morella Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:30am Toddler Storytime · Germantown Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · Free
10:30am Yoga for Little Ones · Davis Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Baby Open Play · Georgetown Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Family Storytime at Brigadier General Charles E McGee Library · Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11am Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library · Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Play and Grow: Ages 0-3 · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11:30am Baby Lapsit Storytime at Westover Library · Westover Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
2:30pm How to Use Ebooks · Little Falls Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
3pm Baby Lap Time · Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
3pm Here's the Stitchuation! · Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
3:30pm LEGO Construction Crew and Duplos Too! · Quince Orchard Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
4pm Pokemon Craft Night · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
4pm STEM Fun: Build and Create! · Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free Saturday, Nov 14
Time varies Pokemon Scavenger Hunt · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
Time varies Pokémon Scavenger Hunt · Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
10am Crafty Kids Take and Make at Courthouse · Courthouse Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10am Kensington Share Fair - In-person · Kensington Park Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15am Saturday Play Day at Central · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Down Syndrome and Friends Community Play Group · Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
Sat, Nov 14–Sun, Nov 15 · 10:30am Family Storytime · At 2 DC, Montgomery County, Prince George's and Arlington branches 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
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10:30am Graphic Novel Creation · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
10:30am Legend of the Three Sisters Tale and Craft · Quince Orchard Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:30am Parents Meet Up & Play Group · Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Play Date at the Library · Olney Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Play Date at the Maggie Nightingale Library · Maggie Nightingale Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
Sat, Nov 14 · times vary Read to a Dog · At 2 DC, Montgomery County, Prince George's and Arlington branches 6-10 · Free
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10:30am Reading All-Stars with Northstar · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
10:30am Sew it Seams: Intermediate Open Sewing Lab · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30am Sew It Seams: Introduction to Machine Sewing Session 2 · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:45am Yoga With NZINGA · Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
11am Baby Drum Circle · , Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Coffee & Conversation · Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
11am Dance Party: Fall Fest · Bowie, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11am DC Zinefest · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
11am Family Story Time - For Ages 0-5 · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Family Story Time With ASL Interpreter · Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Preschool Story Time · Georgetown Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11am Proctored Practice SAT Test and Score Review · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
11am Sensory Storytelling with ReadAbility · Gaithersburg Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
12pm Craft and Create: Family Art Time · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pm Puzzle Swap · Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
12pm Sew It Seams: Introduction to Machine Sewing Session 1 · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Book Page Bookmarks · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1pm District Arcade 2026 · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1pm Movie: "Elio" (PG) · Surratts-Clinton, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Piscataway Conoy Tribe Wellness and Sage Practices · Glenarden, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free
1pm Punks Like Us: A DC Punk Archive Pop Up Museum · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1pm STEM Fun: Marble Run · Mount Rainier, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
1:30pm Legos: Cozy Cabins, Autumn Architecture, and Harvest Haulers! · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
1:30pm The Great Arlington Bakeoff · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pm Book Discussion: "Swim Home to the Vanished" by Brendan Shay Basham · Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free
2pm Celebrate our 75th Anniversary with Rock Painting · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
Sat, Nov 14 · times vary Chess Club · At 2 DC, Montgomery County, Prince George's and Arlington branches 6-10 · 11+ · Free
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2pm Chess Club at MLK - Learn to play, play to learn! · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
2pm Composting 101 · Connie Morella Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pm Dream Lab: Rock Your Music School Audition · Fairmount Heights, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free
2pm Dungeons & Dragons - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventure at Aurora Hills · Aurora Hills Library, Arlington, VA 11+ · Free
2pm Game On: An Afternoon with Game Kastle · Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pm Healthy Eating for Kids · Hillcrest Heights, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
2pm Kids Create: Sunflower Bracelets · Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
2pm Legos: Creative Club · Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
2pm One Shot Adventures: Learning To Play TTRPGS! · Kensington Park Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
2pm Silent Reading and Book Discussion · Long Branch Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
2pm Write to Right: Social Justice Writing Workshop · Potomac Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pm Math Pals · Central Library, Arlington, VA 6-10 · Free
3pm Science Saturday - Computers and Coding · Maggie Nightingale Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free
3pm Tail Waggin' Tutors · Beltsville, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free
3pm The Terry Club - a writing workshop · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
3:30pm Accessible Game Meet-Up · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
3:30pm Denim Holes, Tears, and Wears · Potomac Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
4pm Kids Stem: Experiment with monkey string, watercolor diffusion, and more · Little Falls Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
4pm Socrates Cafe · Davis Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
4pm Three Sisters Gratitude Celebration · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · 6-10 · Free Sunday, Nov 15
Time varies Pokemon Scavenger Hunt · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
Time varies Pokémon Scavenger Hunt · Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
10am Story Time @ Planet Word · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10am Tai Chi for You - In-person · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free
10:30am Little Dragon Story Hour · Germantown Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30am Stop in for Stories at Central · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pm Seasons of Change with American Girl · Connie Morella Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Chess at Rockville Memorial Library · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Kimjang DC 2026 · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1pm Learn to Crochet! · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Sit & Stitch · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1pm The YoYo Club · Central Library, Arlington, VA 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pm Washington Commanders Football · Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free
1:30pm Cricut Reservation · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1:30pm Quilt 101 · Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
1:30pm Sewing Machine Reservation · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
2pm All Ages Book Club · Deanwood Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free
2pm Knit and Crochet Together + Learn to Knit & Crochet! · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free Nothing matches those filters — try widening them.
About this page · weather This weekend (Nov 13–15) Washington, DC has 114 kid-friendly events, 112 of them free. Top picks: "Giving Thanks" Family Day at the Library of Congress . Rainy-day options: ice! and Christmas at Gaylord National and Parents Meet Up & Play Group . Plus 111 free library programs.
114 family events across the Washington, DC area this weekend: 3 big outings (festivals, farms, shows and attractions), museum and garden programs, plus free library programs from DC, Montgomery County, Prince George's and Arlington. Use the filters to narrow it down.
Updated November 12, 2026
