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Sat · Oct 17·Meet at the Dumbarton Oaks Park sign on R St. NW between 31st St. NW and Avon Pl. NW. · Washington

Beatrix Farrand is considered the first commercially successful woman landscape architect in the United States. Dumbarton Oaks Park in Georgetown is one of her lasting legacies. Come explore her creation with park rangers and learn how her design philosophy and unique vision helped shape this landscape, how that vision…

Sat · Oct 17·Meridian Hill Park is located on 16th St Between Euclid and W Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. Meet the ranger inside the park by the bathrooms.

Meridian Hill Park, colloquially referred to as Malcolm X Park, is known for its beauty, art, recreation, First Amendment space, and illustrious history. Join a ranger for a formal walking tour of the upper and lower terraces when you'll have the chance to visit the various statues and features of the park while explor…

Sat · Oct 17·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

Calling all families, besties, fur babies, gremlins, monsters, witches, and goblins—big and small! Capitol View Library is hosting an Evil Laugh Contest! Bring us your scariest, spookiest, most wickedly spine‑tingling evil laugh. From Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 23rd, scan the QR code or visit Capitol V…

Sat · Oct 17·World War II Memorial (ranger contact station) · Washington

Join a park ranger for a program that celebrates the spirit of Halloween but without the supernatural. There have been two hundred and fifty years of strange happenings on the National Mall and around Washington. Together, we’ll explore true Washington tales of the strange, the unusual, and the just plain odd.

Sat · Oct 3·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA · Washington

The Mid-Autumn Festival dates back thousands of years as a seasonal celebration in several Asian cultures, focused on families and communities gathering to celebrate abundance under the Harvest Moon. In the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Asian Americans United hosts an annual street festival with programming t…

Sat · Oct 3·10 AM – 12 PM·African American History and Culture Museum · Washington

Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC

Sat · Oct 3·10 AM – 4 PM·Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing, American History Museum · Washington

Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and…