Mobilizing Memories at Meridian Hill

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·Meet the park ranger by Peirce Mill Barn (2401 Tilden St. NW Washington, D.C. 20008). Visitors may wish to park at Picnic Grove #2 (either side of the creek) or at Picnic Grove #1 across from Peirce Mill and walk to the meet-up spot.

Step into a powerful and often untold chapter of local history on a 1.5-mile guided hike with a park ranger in the Peirce Mill area. Explore both the lives of formerly enslaved and contemporary individuals who built new beginnings in the community that became Rock Creek Park, discovering who they were, where they lived…

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 · Sep 26·The Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is located at 5200 Glover Road NW · Washington

Discover how City Wildlife helps protect the District’s wild animals and the places they call home! Learn how sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife are rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to the wild, and find out simple ways you can help people and wildlife live together safely.

Sat · Sep 26·Peirce Mill is located at 2401 Tilden St NW. · Washington

Step inside Peirce Mill, a rare surviving 19th-century gristmill in Rock Creek Park, and discover how waterpower once supported daily life in Washington, DC. Built in the 1820s, the mill served local farmers by grinding grain into flour and cornmeal. On this guided tour, you’ll explore the mill’s machinery, including t…

Sat · Sep 26·The Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is located at 5200 Glover Road NW · Washington

Celebrate Rock Creek Park Day and Love Note Day on September 26 by creating your own park-inspired button! Draw a favorite animal, tree, trail, or write a short love note about what makes Rock Creek Park special. Make it colorful, make it creative, and wear your love for the park!