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5,564 events in the next 30 days, from the Bowie events calendar.

Friday, December 455 events · Family & Kids

  1. All day

    #LIT Light Show (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)FreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  2. All day

    Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience (at Rhode Island Center)

    Rhode Island Center$23+Family

    Family & Kids

  3. All day

    Cirque: Frost (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$30Family

    Family & Kids

  4. All day

    DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle

    1500 block of 19th Street,NWFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  5. All day

    DowntownDC Holiday Market at Gallery Place/Chinatown

    National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian InstitutionFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  6. All day

    Enchant Christmas - Washington DC

    Nationals Park - Complex$63+Family

    Family & Kids

  7. All day

    Ford's Theatre A Christmas Carol

    Ford's Theatre$40Family

    Theater & Dance

  8. All day

    Ghosts of Georgetown Night-Time Walking Tour

    Old Stone House$49Family

    Tours & Attractions

  9. All day

    Merriweather Symphony of Lights

    Merriweather Post Pavilion$25Family

    Family & Kids

  10. All day

    Mrs. Claus' Christmas Traditions (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$20Family

    Family & Kids

  11. All day

    NOËL

    Dance PlaceFamily

  12. All day

    SPCA Lights on the Bay

    SPCA of Anne Arundel County$5+Family

    Family & Kids

  13. All day

    Sculpture Garden Ice Rink

    National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden$7+Family

    Family & Kids

  14. All day

    The Washington Ballet: The Nutcracker (at The Warner Theatre)

    Warner Theatre - DC$64.50Family

    Family & Kids

  15. All day

    ice! featuring Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (at Gaylord National Resort)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$41Family

    Family & Kids

  16. 7:45 a.m.8:45 a.m.

    First Fridays: Read to Lead & Cafecito

    33 Riggs Rd NEFamily

    Family & Kids

  17. 8 a.m.4 p.m.

    Toys for Tots

    Kensington Town HallFamily

    Family & Kids

  18. 9 a.m.9:30 a.m.

    Babies & Books!

    People's BookFamily

    Family & Kids

  19. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    First Year Moms Group

    Temple Rodef Shalom$0+Family

    Family & Kids

  20. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    Dinosaurs-Themed Play @ the National Children’s Museum

    National Children's MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

  21. 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

  22. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

    Stories in Motion (Ages 1 to 2)

    Central Branch – Howard County LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  23. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

    Time For Us (ages 18-35 months with adult)

    Howard County Library System, HCLS Elkridge BranchFamily

    Also at 10:30 a.m.

    Family & Kids

  24. 10 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Frosty the Snowman (Families)

    Savage Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  25. 10 a.m.9 p.m.

    Gingerbread Decorating Corner (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Cen$46Family

    Family & Kids

  26. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Kids’ First Years Community Baby Shower

    Charles Houston Recreation CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  27. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Preschool STEAM Play at Courthouse

    Arlington Public Library - Courthouse LibraryFamily

    Classes & Talks

  28. 10 a.m.9 p.m.

    Snow Flow Mountain Ice Tubing (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$28Family

    Family & Kids

  29. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Story Time

    National Postal MuseumFamily

    Family & Kids

  30. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Storytime at the National Gallery of Art

    The National Gallery of Art - West BuildingFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

  31. 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

  32. 10:15 a.m.11:15 a.m.

    Baby Storytime

    Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  33. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    All Together Now (all ages, with adult)

    Howard County Library System, HCLS, Miller BranchFamily

    Also at 11:30 a.m.

    Family & Kids

  34. 10:30 a.m.

    Baby & Toddler Storytime

    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Orleans Street BranchFamily

    Family & Kids

  35. 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Big Moments, Little Stories

    Smithsonian's Anacostia Community MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

  36. 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Big Moments, Little Stories: Storytime and Sensory Play

    Smithsonian's Anacostia Community MuseumFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  37. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Family Storytime at Westover Library

    1644 McKinley Rd #3Family

    Family & Kids

  38. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Little Learners Storybook Friends (ages 2-5 with adult)

    50+ Center at the East Columbia LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  39. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Shabbat Playgroup

    Bender JCC of Greater WashingtonFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  40. 10:30 a.m.11:15 a.m.

    Stories in Motion (Ages 3 to 5)

    Central Branch – Howard County LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  41. 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    The 38th Annual Nutcracker

    Puppet Co. Playhouse (Puppet Co.)$18Family

    Theater & Dance

  42. 11 a.m.

    Baby & Toddler Storytime

    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  43. 11 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Intergenerational Storytime

    Aurora Hills Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  44. 11:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Baby Lapsit Storytime at Westover Library

    1644 McKinley Rd #3Family

    Family & Kids

  45. 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    Indoor Playground at Fairlington

    Fairlington Community CenterFamily

  46. 12 p.m.

    Gifts from the Arts

    5078 Solomons Island RdFreeFamily

  47. 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Brick and Chill: Teen LEGO® Hangout

    300 S Kensington StFamily

    Family & Kids

  48. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Switch It Up

    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Light Street BranchFamily

    Family & Kids

  49. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Tai Chi at Guy Mason Rec. Center with Ed (Bi-Weekly)

    Guy Mason Recreation CenterFamily

    Health & Wellness

  50. 3:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Teen Lounge

    Martha's Table at The CommonsFamily

    Family & Kids

  51. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    FLEX Friday - Games @The Teen Center

    50+ Center at the East Columbia LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  52. 4 p.m.

    National Menorah Lighting (on The Ellipse)

    The EllipseFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  53. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    First Fridays: Chanukah Shabbat with The Great Zucchini

    Chabad East DC Jewish CenterFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

  54. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

    Light Yards

    Yards Park PlazaFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  55. 5 p.m.

    ZooLights at the National Zoo

    Smithsonian's National Zoo$9+Family

    Family & Kids

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