Garden Walk and Talk - Fall Colors

Sat · Nov 14·3 PM – 6 PM·Huntley Meadows Location, 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria, VA

Huntley Meadows hosts a bird walk and Wingspan board game session, letting participants hone birding skills on the trail and play the themed game, ages 12+.

Sat · Nov 14·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library collects handmade or store‑bought scarves, hats and mittens for Alexandria's Community Lodgings, ages 13 and up.

Sat · Nov 14·John Marshall Library · Alexandria

Pick up vegetable, fruit, herb, or flower seed packets at John Marshall Library, including 2025 and older varieties, and donate extras at the information desk.

Sat · Nov 14·John Marshall Library · Alexandria

Puzzle exchange at John Marshall Library—bring a jigsaw, take a different one, ongoing during open hours, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Nov 13·4:30 PM – 6 PM·Huntley Meadows Location, 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria, VA

Presentation on owl hunting skills followed by a trail hike to hear or spot Huntley Meadows’ resident owls, at Huntley Meadows, for ages 6 and up.

Sun · Nov 15·8 AM – 11 AM·Huntley Meadows Location, 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria, VA

Bird identification discussion introduces park birds and basic identification skills at Huntley Meadows, for ages 12 and up.

Sat · Nov 21·2 PM – 3 PM·Winkler Botanical Preserve, Alexandria, VA

Explore owl species at Winkler Botanical Preserve, handling feathers, bones, and dissecting a model owl.

Fri · Oct 30·12 PM – 5 PM·Riverbend Park Location, 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls, VA 22066

Family Fun Fridays at Riverbend Park’s Nature Center offers books, crafts, games, microscope exploration, puzzles, sandbox digging, and hourly naturalist read‑alouds, all ages.

Fri · Oct 30·5 PM – 6 PM·Hidden Oaks Nature Center Location, 7701 Royce Street, Annandale, VA 22003

Spooky Dry Ice Science (Hidden Oaks Nature Center) — bubbling concoctions, screaming spoons, and Boo bubbles demonstrate states of matter, for ages 5 and up.