Monarch Waystations: Discoveries and Maintenance

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM·Centennial Park (Behind City Hall), 15901 Fred Robinson Way, Bowie

Green Team guides a session on native plants and pollinators at a city pollinator garden in Centennial Park.

Thu · Oct 29·9 AM·Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive, Bowie

Green Team teaches native plants and pollinators at a city pollinator garden near the Senior Center.

Sat · Oct 31·9 AM·Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie

Kenhill Center hosts a Green Team tour of a pollinator garden, teaching native plants and monarch maintenance.

Thu · Nov 5·9 AM·Belair Meadows (Off Belair Drive near the intersection with Buckingham Drive), Bowie

Green Team guides a tour of a pollinator garden, teaching native plants and monarch maintenance at Belair Meadows.

Thu · Nov 12·10:15 AM – 10:45 AM·Bowie

Stories, songs, and fingerplays delight babies at Bowie’s Ready 2 Read Storytime, sparking early literacy and bonding, for ages 5 and under.

Thu · Nov 12·11 AM – 11:30 AM·South Bowie

Stories, songs, and fingerplays delight toddlers at South Bowie, ages 5 and under.

Thu · Nov 12·6 PM – 7 PM·Fairwood Park, 12390 Fairwood Parkway, Bowie, MD 20720

Get Fit Mobile brings body‑weight, strength and cardio equipment to Fairwood Park for an outdoor workout, all fitness levels welcome; ages 13 and up, free.

Sat · Nov 14·8 AM – 11 AM·Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Naturalist-led walk through Jug Bay’s woods, fields, and wetlands at Patuxent River Park offers bird identification practice in an Important Bird Area with over 300 species, ages 14 up.

Thu · Nov 12·9:30 AM – 11 AM·Locust Grove Nature Center · Bethesda

Master Naturalist leads an easy woods walk at Locust Grove Nature Center, spotting wildlife and wildflowers as autumn arrives, for all ages.

Fri · Oct 23·4:30 PM·Bowie Ice Arena, 3330 Northview Drive, Bowie

Supervised skating paired with hands‑on STEM lessons at Bowie Ice Arena, featuring a new STEM activity each date, for ages 6–12.

Fri · Oct 23·6 PM·Lawn of Belair Mansion, 12207 Tulip Grove Drive, Bowie

Spooky outdoor screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Belair Mansion lawn with food truck, beverage stations, and encouraged costumes, free for adults 18+, 21+ for alcohol.

Fri · Oct 23·6:30 PM·Event Location, Bowie City Hall, Bowie

Police Department hosts annual Trunk‑or‑Treat at Bowie City Hall, with costume and car‑design contests awarding prizes, local businesses displaying treats, all ages.