Things to do in Bowie

NOV28SatSaturday, November 2836 events · Arts & Culture

1. All day

   African American History Tour & Museum of AAHC Admission

   US Navy Memorial Plaza$49.95+

   Also at 9:30 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

2. All day

   DC's Dupont Circle & Embassy Row Architecture Walking Tour

   • Dupont Circle Metro$48

   Tours & Attractions

3. All day

   Surveilled or Seen: Sinew of Trust in the Video of Marina Abramović and Lynda Benglis

   Mitchell Art Museum

   Arts & Culture

4. All day

   Tastes of Georgetown Food & History Walking Tour

   Café Tulúm$129

   Arts & Culture

5. All day

   The History of Black Georgetown

   The Washington Harbour Ice Rink$32

   Arts & Culture

6. 1:30 a.m.3:30 a.m.

   Melting Pot Beaded Necklace Workshop with Jayne Roth

   Highlandtown Gallery A$108.55

   Classes & Talks

7. 5 a.m.

   Two Capitals in One Day: Washington and Philadelphia from New York

   The Washington Monument$170.10+

   Arts & Culture

8. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

   Historic Anacostia: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Sat 9am-1pm) + Batteries

   Marion Barry Avenue Market and CafeFree

   Business & Networking

9. 9 a.m.

   Secret Portal Hunt and Tour

   The Mansion on O & O Street Museum$45.95

   Arts & Culture

10. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    Dinosaurs-Themed Play @ the National Children’s Museum

    National Children's MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

11. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice (at the National Children's Museum)

    National Children's Museum$18.95Family

    Arts & Culture

12. 9:45 a.m.10:15 a.m.

    Planetarium Movie Showings - November

    Robinson Nature Center

    Outdoors

13. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Bazaart: Holiday Craft Marketplace (Saturday)

    American Visionary Art Museum

    Arts & Culture

14. 10 a.m.7 p.m.

    Courthouse Writer's Group

    Arlington Public Library - Courthouse Library

    Arts & Culture

15. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront

    Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum$0+

    Arts & Culture

16. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    General Admission November 2026

    Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum

    Arts & Culture

17. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Holidays at Hillwood | A Woven Wonderland

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

18. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

19. 10 a.m.

    Marwan Chamaa: America 250 Immersive Art Installation

    Museum of Illusions Washington DC$23.95+

    Arts & Culture

20. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Out of Bounds

    The Kreeger Museum$0+

    Arts & Culture

21. 10 a.m.5:30 p.m.

    THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

    The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation$125Family

    Also at 10 a.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

22. 10 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    imagiNATIONS Activity Center at National Museum of the American Indian

    National Museum of the American Indian National MallFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

23. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Free Film Screening: The Exiles (1961)

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, MLK Room A-3Free

    Arts & Culture

24. 10:30 a.m.5 p.m.

    Holly TrolleyFest at the National Capital Trolley Museum

    National Capital Trolley Museum$12Family

    Family & Kids

25. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Native American Folk Tales and Craft

    The Chesapeake Children's MuseumFree

    Community

26. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Christmas Traditions by Candlelight at the William Paca House

    Hogshead on Pinkney Street, William Paca House and Garden$12+

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Arts & Culture

27. 11 a.m.

    Crafternoons @ Union Market with Shop Made in DC

    Shop Made In DC - Union MarketFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

28. 11 a.m.4 p.m.

    Local by Design at The Gallery

    Local by Design at The GalleryFree

    Arts & Culture

29. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    To Hear Her Speak: Black Women and Shakespeare

    Folger Shakespeare LibraryFree

    Theater & Dance

30. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Bazaart: AVAM's Annual Holiday Craft Marketplace

    American Visionary Art Museum

    Classes & Talks

31. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Couples Ring Making Workshop

    Wear Ever Jewelry Studio School$225

    Classes & Talks

32. 12 p.m.7 p.m.

    National Harbor Shop Small Holiday Market

    100 American WayFree

    Festivals & Holidays

33. 12 p.m.6 p.m.

    St. John's College's Military Instructors: Major William Alexis Thompson and Lieutenant Edmund Berkeley Iglehart at St. John's College before the inception of the New Program.

    Annapolis Campus, Greenfield Library Plaza

    Arts & Culture

34. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Tours | Arts of China

    Asian Art Museum

    Arts & Culture

35. 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Go-Go Graffiti Class: Words Beats & Life Hip-Hop Experience

    Words Beats & Life Headquarters (The St Stephens Church)$71.21

    Classes & Talks

36. 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Intro to Graffiti Class: Words Beats & Life Hip-Hop Experience

    Words Beats & Life Headquarters (The St Stephens Church)$65.87

    Classes & Talks