Community Day at La Doña — Twin Cities

Sat · Sep 26·9 AM – 11 AM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Make learning Spanish an exciting 8-week adventure for your child! Brought to you by Go Spanish Now, our fully immersive program is designed to spark joy in learning, build confidence, and help children start speaking Spanish naturally. Through engaging games, music, and interactive activities led by experienced native…

Sat · Sep 26·9 AM – 2:30 PM·Level 1, Level 3, Level 4, American Indian Museum DC · Washington

The annual Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) Teach-In brings together hundreds of teachers from across the country to enlighten and inform teaching about American Indians. Through interactive workshops, teachers will engage with classroom-ready lessons for K–12 students that center Native voices and histories. Participant…

Sat · Sep 26·1 PM – 7 PM·Throughout building, African Art Museum · Washington

Celebrate Community Day at the National Museum of African Art with a full day of programming! Each September, the museum opens its doors to visitors of all ages to inspire them to learn more about the peoples and cultures of Africa and its diaspora through exhibitions, art-making, live performances, tours, and more! Jo…

Sat · Sep 26·1 PM – 1:45 PM·Level 3: Exhibition Gallery, imagiNATIONS Activity Center, American Indian Museum DC · Washington

Join a museum educator for a family-friendly interactive tour of the Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe exhibition! Visitors will engage with three of his artworks and can participate in guided discussions, and experience items from the museum's Teaching Collection. After finding inspiration from Truman Lowe’s artwor…

Sat · Sep 26·12 PM – 12:45 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Do you love to dance around the house listening to great music? Have you ever wanted to play freeze dance or do a line dance? Tippi Toes teachers will have you dancin’ to the beat in no time! Our Hip Hop class starts with warm-ups and stretching and quickly moves into learning hip hop choreography for combos and dances…

Thu · Sep 3·6:30 PM – 8:30 PM·National Museum of the American Indian Rasmuson Theater, American Indian Museum DC · Washington

The range of emotions evoked by the sound of ringing reflects a deep connection with the human spirit, one that operates on different levels in different faiths, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Native American traditions. This free program illuminates the power of bells, chimes, and jingles to connect us to the divine—a…

Fri · Sep 4·9 AM – 10 AM·Smithsonian Castle · Washington

Join us for an outdoor tour of the first two buildings in the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Castle and the Arts & Industries Building! Meet one of our volunteer docents by the sign outside of the north doors of the Castle, on Jefferson Drive, SW. Tours subject to volunteer availability and weather conditions…

Fri · Sep 4·10 AM – 4 PM·Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing, American History Museum · Washington

Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and…