This month we have a wide range of events that are family-friendly, from science expos to free ferris wheel rides to kid-friendly volunteer opportunities.
Saturday, April 7, 2018
5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, 10am-4pm at Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt Vernon Pl NW). Explore 3,000 hands-on exhibits from the world’s leading scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM organizations. The two-day Expo is perfect for children, teens, and families who want to inspire their curious minds. FREE, Pre-Registration to the Expo IS REQUIRED
Pop-Up Museum: Your D.C. Stories 1968 – 2018, 12-4pm at Anacostia Neighborhood Library (1800 Good Hope Rd SE). A Pop-Up Museum is a one-day show created by you. Share your stories, save your family treasures and learn about D.C. happenings in 1968. Bring your yearbooks, church bulletins, posters, ticket stubs, family photos or other ephemera that highlights themes of art, activism, music, service and everyday life in D.C. FREE
Sunday, April 8, 2018
National Harbor, 10th Anniversary, 10am-10pm at National Harbor. Free Capital Wheel rides & Carousel rides, live music and more! FREE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Park View neighborhood cleanup, 11am-12:30pm(3506 Georgia Ave NW). The first 30 volunteers will receive a free yoga class from Yoga Heights! We’ll provide all the supplies you need — gloves, trash pickers, trash bags, etc. FREE
ChecklistDC: This is a great opportunity to volunteer without having to sign-up in advance or do any training. Just show up!
5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, 10am-4pm at Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt Vernon Pl NW). Explore 3,000 hands-on exhibits from the world’s leading scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM organizations. The two-day Expo is perfect for children, teens, and families who want to inspire their curious minds. FREE, Pre-Registration to the Expo IS REQUIRED
Petworth Bandstand, 1-5pm at Petworth Citizen (829 Upshur St NW). The biggest Bandstand yet! Four local bands playing for four hours. Cash donations and 10% of food & drink will be donated to a local charity. FREE
Monday, April 9, 2018
NSO In Your Neighborhood Chamber Music, 7-8pm at Congressional Cemetery (1801 E St SE). National Symphony Orchestra musicians perform chamber music, presented as part of #SHIFTmusic, a week celebrating the vitality, identity, and extraordinary artistry of orchestras and chamber orchestras. FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Free Cone Day 2018, 12-8pm at Ben & Jerry’s (3135 M Street NW). Since 1979, it’s our way to celebrate and say thanks to our awesome fans for another year of support, and we’ve kept it up every year since, spreading the peace, love & FREE ice cream around the world! FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Walk-Up Wednesday @ NMAAHC, 10am-5:30pm at National Museum of African American History and Culture (1400 Constitution Ave NW). For April only, no timed-entry passes needed on Wednesdays. Just show up! FREE
NSO Full Orchestra Pop-Up Concert, 1-2pm at Union Station (50 Massachusetts Ave NE). Led by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, the entire National Symphony Orchestra performs a free lunch-time “Pop-Up” concert in the Main Hall of D.C.’s iconic Union Station. FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2018
NSO In Your Neighborhood Late-Night Concert, 10:30-11:30pm at the Hamilton (600 14th St NW). National Symphony Orchestra musicians perform a late-night concert at the Loft bar of the Hamilton restaurant. #SHIFTmusic FREE
Hip-Hop Orchestra, 6-7pm at Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage (2700 F St NW). A combined force of The Hip-Hop Orchestra at UMD, Box Era,20NVR, and artists from all over the DMV, The HHO is bringing you classic medleys AND landmark originals. FREE
Friday, April 13, 2018
NSO In Your Neighborhood: Columbia Heights, 3:30pm at Columbia Heights Educational Campus (3101 16th St NW). A 60-minute family-friendly performance in the auditorium after school hours. FREE
NSO In Your Neighborhood: Capitol Hill, 5pm at the Corner Store (900 South Carolina Ave SE). NSO Musicians perform in this arts center that showcases the work of actors, playwrights, musicians, filmmakers, artists, poets, and chefs. FREE
Saturday, April 14, 2018
2018 Sakura Matsuri & Japanese Street Festival, 10:30am-6pm at Newseum (555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). We are the largest one-day celebration of Japanese culture in the US. We have 4 stages of performances and demonstrations, cultural exhibitors, food vendors, cooking demonstrations, a Childrens’ Corner – and more! Children 12 and under are always free! $10
DC Emancipation Day Parade, 2-3pm (10th & Pennsylvania NW). Come walk with Mayor Bowser and members of the Bowser Administration at the 2018 Emancipation Day Parade and Concert. FREE
DC Emancipation Day Concert, 3pm (10th & Pennsylvania NW). Featuring Angie Stone, Rare Essence, Konshens The MC, DJ Dirty Rico, Luther Relives, and Drew Tillman. FREE
2018 March for Science, 8am-5pm at National Mall and Memorial Parks(900 Ohio Dr SW). We march for many reasons, but unite to defend science—because science belongs to us all.
National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, 10am-12pm at Federal Triangle Metro Station (10th & Constitution Ave NW). Giant colorful helium balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrity entertainers, and performers burst down the Parade route. FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Anacostia River Festival, at Anacostia Park (Anacostia Drive & Good Hope Road SE). For a taste of local D.C., celebrate the Anacostia River and take a canoe out to explore the River, ride in our bike parade, play lawn games with your family and experience Southeast D.C.’s local arts scene at this special FREE event. FREE
NSO In Your Neighborhood: Woodley Park, 1pm and 3pm at Smithsonian’s National Zoo (3001 Connecticut Ave NW). Back-to-back family-friendly performances in the Smithsonian National Zoo’s newly renovated auditorium inside the Visitor’s Center. A Musical Instrument Petting Zoo with take place outdoors adjacent to the Visitor’s Center at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. FREE
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Walk-Up Wednesday @ NMAAHC, 10am-5:30pm at National Museum of African American History and Culture (1400 Constitution Ave NW). For April only, no timed-entry passes needed on Wednesdays. Just show up! FREE
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Congress Heights 30th Anniversary, 12-2pm (2700 Martin Luther King Ave SE). The Ballou Knights of Ballou Senior High School present to you an eventful celebration.This will be open to the community and will contain entertainement such as bubble soccer , human chess and a game console station (PS4,Wii U,Xbox 1). Also we will display food dishes from local vendors that will be serving samples. All activities are FREE!
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: The Great CoHi Cleanup, 1-3pm (1450 Girard St NW). Register to participate in The Great CoHi Cleanup and join friends, family, and neighbors to beautify our community, and one of DC’s most popular, eclectic neighborhoods. FREE
The More The Merrior: An Oyster Shuck, 3-10pm at Big Bear Cafe (1700 1st St NW). A ticket gets you a wristband. And with that wristband, you can eat to your heart’s content. Grilled, raw and fried Chesapeake oysters, oyster stew, Meats and Foods sausage and homemade kraut, grilled local veggies, catfish dip, Korean BBQ, banchan and more. Kids get in free before 4pm. $50
Frühlingsfest: a Spring Garden Festival, 12-4pm at Heurich House Museum (1307 New Hampshire Ave NW). The Heurich House Museum presents Frühlingsfest, a seasonal celebration modeled after a traditional German Festival. Spend the day in our Castle Garden (one of the only open spaces of its kind in Dupont Circle) enjoying maibock, eating delicious bbq, expressing yourself with art, and playing games. We’ve invited some of our favorite local artisans and businesses to join us. $15
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Kingman Island Festival Preview Show, 1-6pm at Atlas Brew Works(2052 W Virginia Ave NE). Spend an afternoon with us at Atlas Brew Works for #SundayFunday with delicious craft beer and a taste of what’s in store for you at the 9th annual Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival with two amazing musical acts! FREE
Ward 4 Bike Ride, 10:30am-12:30pm at Petworth (9th and Upshur St NW). Celebrate #EarthDay at the Annual Ward 4 Bike Ride with Councilmember Todd, Rachel Maisler (Ward 4 Representative to the D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council), and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). The approximately 8-mile loop will begin and end at the Upshur St & 9th St, NW bikeshare station, and will feature bicycle infrastructure and sites of significance in Ward 4. FREE
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Walk-Up Wednesday @ NMAAHC, 10am-5:30pm at National Museum of African American History and Culture (1400 Constitution Ave NW). For April only, no timed-entry passes needed on Wednesdays. Just show up! FREE
Friday, April 27, 2018
Georgetown French Market April 27-29, 10am-5pm (Wisconsin & M St NW). Open-air market, French fare, live music, whimsical street performers, a photo booth and more. FREE
Saturday, April 28, 2018
ACM 50th Anniversary Program: Block Watch Opening Reception, 12-2pm at Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place SE). The public is invited to embed their own words and images related to their personal experiences of the community into the work’s three dimensional, collaged layers of drawings to create a tapestry of voices in vignettes throughout the bold, broad structural lines of the piece. FREE
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Georgetown French Market April 27-29, 12-5pm (Wisconsin & M St NW). Open-air market, French fare, live music, whimsical street performers, a photo booth and more. FREE
Free Spring Bombazo, 12-3pm at Espaço Cultural Samba Trovão – Brazilian Culture, Music and Capoeira Angola (4318 Hamilton St., Hyattsville, Maryland 20781). Come and join us to welcome the spring to the sounds of Bomba de Puerto Rico! Drumming, singing and dancing. This a free community event and part of the 1 year celebration of Espaço Cultural Samba Trovão. All ages are welcome. FREE
