Puppet Crafternoon

Tue · Oct 27·9 AM – 7 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library) — participants receive pumpkins to paint and craft into favorite book characters, displayed for community voting, ages 5+.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Spooky-season storytime with Halloween costumes and a haunted craft at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·9:30 AM – 1:30 PM·National Zoo, Bird House Classroom · Washington

Creative drop‑in play about bats in the Bird House Classroom, with hands‑on activities for early learners and families, all ages welcome.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 9 PM·Georgetown Cupcake (3301 M St NW), DC · Washington

Georgetown Cupcake offers Halloween-themed cupcakes in multiple dozen assortments, each decorated with spooky fondant and sprinkles, $45 per dozen, available for pick‑up or delivery.

Tue · Oct 27·6 PM – 7 PM·Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library · Washington

Paint and decorate a pumpkin with supplied paints, decorations and snacks, pumpkins handed out first‑come, first‑served at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

Wed · Oct 28·11 AM · 4:30 PM·Rosedale Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin painting at Rosedale Neighborhood Library, Washington, with 11 a.m. session for ages 5‑8 and 4:30 p.m. session for ages 9‑12, for ages 5–12.

Sun · Oct 25·11 AM·Moonshot Studio, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

Hands‑on art‑making projects at Moonshot Studio, The REACH, Kennedy Center, celebrate creativity, for all ages.

Fri · Oct 23·10:30 AM – 12:30 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Two-hour Excel class at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library teaches loan and mortgage calculations with the PMT formula, limited to 16 participants, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·11 AM – 12:30 PM·Zoom · Washington

Zoom session teaches Canva basics, exploring fonts, images, graphics for flyers, projects, and social media posts, ages 18 and up.