Pumpkin Painting

Sat · Oct 31·1 PM – 4 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin painting at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library offers pumpkin decorating and Fall celebration for ages 5–12.

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 28·4 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 28·10 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 28·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Wonderplace, 1 West · Washington

Wonderplace (American History Museum, 1 West) — Hands‑on activities and touchable museum objects introduce history; first‑come, first‑served, free timed tickets; for ages 6 and under.

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.

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 6 PM·Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Make sock puppets with assorted materials at Benning Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and up.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 4 PM·Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC

Takoma Park Flea/Art Market at Seekers Church features a jazz quartet, bilingual storytelling, coffee pop‑up, and 17+ vendors offering jewelry, art, vintage clothing, records, furniture and textiles, ages 3–13.

Fri · Oct 23·1 PM – 5 PM·Anacostia Neighborhood Library · Washington

Live video visitation with DC Jail inmates available at Anacostia Neighborhood Library Thursdays and Fridays 2‑4 pm, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·1 PM – 3 PM·Southwest Neighborhood Library · Washington

Obsession, a socially awkward music store employee’s cursed‑toy romance, screens at Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·3 PM – 5 PM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Stitching group meets in Meeting Room #1 for knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross‑stitch and conversation, open to ages 13–19 and 55 and up.