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Explore downtown's present and future as new mixed-use neighborhoods emerge with Downtown Defined.
Explore downtown's present and future as new mixed-use neighborhoods emerge with Downtown Defined.
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Fresh, delicious meals are offered at the White House farmer's market on Vermont Ave, ideal for a midday desk break.
Autumn Affair Afternoon Tea under the soaring Clocktower Atrium at Waldorf Astoria DC offers fall flavors.
A ranger narrates Sara Delano’s 1862 Fourth of July at sea, describing tall ships, a China voyage, cake, ice cream, and cannon fire.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
Capital Harvest on the Plaza (CHoP) 2026 — event at Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.
Reading party at the National Portrait Gallery where participants gather to read socially.
National Building Museum hosts haunted hall with live music, ghostly scavenger hunt, and screenings of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Phantom of the Opera, $20 admission.