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Wed · Oct 28·9 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+.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 11 AM·Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Stitching Circle (Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library) — Bring your own knitting, crocheting, embroidery or other needlework project, work with fellow crafters, and enjoy provided snacks, ages 18+.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM·Ronald Reagan Building & ITC Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004

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.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 5 PM·Southeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Seasonal crafts created weekly with varied methods and materials in the Meeting Room (Ground Floor) at Southeast Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 4:50 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

LEGO Club at Northeast Neighborhood Library lets kids 5–12 build cars, candy, custom houses and test designs in the large meeting room.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 6 PM·Washington Printmakers Gallery (1675 Wisconsin Ave NW), DC

Build a complete frame for your artwork using hand tools, glass cutting, and archival matting at Washington Printmakers Gallery; students bring artwork under 20×26 inches.

Tue · Oct 27·2:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Techy Tuesdays (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library) — Two‑hour clinic teaching Chromebook, cellphone, tablet, laptop, Kindle functionality on 12 workstations, BYOD, limited to 12 participants, 18+.

Tue · Oct 27·3:30 PM – 5 PM·Georgetown Neighborhood Library · Washington

Lego free‑play sessions let builders craft dream houses or flying machines in the Georgetown Neighborhood Library children’s room, lower level, ages 5–12.