Things to do in Bowie

DEC5SatSaturday, December 539 events · Arts & Culture · Afternoon

1. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

   A Poetry Workshop

   Capital One Café

   Arts & Culture

2. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

   Aslin Snow Daze: Alexandria 2026

   Aslin Beer Company - Alexandria

   Arts & Culture

3. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

   History Film Forum presents "The Muppet Christmas Carol"

   National Museum of American History - Warner Bros. TheaterFree

   Arts & Culture

4. 12 p.m.

   Holiday Craft Sale & Open Studios 2026

   District Clay CenterFree

   Arts & Culture

5. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

   Matcha + Meetup: Baltimore Creatives (Giving Back Edition)

   Cafe of the Day$12.51

   Community

6. 12 p.m.

   National Harbor Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show

   802 National Harbor BlvdFreeFamily

   Festivals & Holidays

7. 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

8. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

   Tours | Arts of China

   Asian Art Museum

   Arts & Culture

9. 12 p.m.3:30 p.m.

   Upcycled Aluminum Holiday Ornament

   HR Suite-Multipurpose Room at the Howard Service Center$70+

   Arts & Culture

10. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    Annual Small Works Invitational

    208 King StFree

    Festivals & Holidays

11. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    Art Studio at the National Portrait Gallery

    Kogod Courtyard at the National Portrait GalleryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

12. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Holiday Tea & Tour

    Tudor Place (1644 31st St NW)

    Arts & Culture

13. 1 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Planetarium Movie Showings - December

    Robinson Nature Center

    Outdoors

14. 1 p.m.5 p.m.

    Unfossilizing African Art

    Flagg Building, Atrium

    Arts & Culture

15. 1:15 p.m.2 p.m.

    DC | Look, Learn, Create: Water's Edge for Families

    National Museum of the American Indian National MallFamily

    Arts & Culture

16. 1:30 p.m.3 p.m.

    Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

    Union Station DC$29.75

    Tours & Attractions

17. 2 p.m.

    A Classic Brass Christmas (Family Matinee)

    National Presbyterian Church$0+Family

    Arts & Culture

18. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Afrobeats Dance Class in Baltimore, MD

    Pearl Empire (Home of 13:46 Dance Ensemble)$23.18+

    Classes & Talks

19. 2 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Conversation with the Curator: In the Videodrome

    Mitchell Art Museum

    Arts & Culture

20. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Dec 4-5, 2026 (CFS) Movie 4 "The Baltimorons"

    The Smith Theatre$8

    Also at 5 p.m.

    Arts & Culture

21. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Diversión Storytime: My Sister's Quinceañera

    Sherwood Hall Regional LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

22. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    GALA Film Fest: Chile

    GALA Hispanic Theatre

    Arts & Culture

23. 2 p.m.

    Pas Musique / Aphid / TL0741

    6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012

    Arts & Culture

24. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Savage Ukes (8 & up, teens & adults welcome!)

    Savage Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

25. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Ship Biscuit Ornaments

    Alexandria Archaeology Museum

    Arts & Culture

26. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Social Hour

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Rm 302-EFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

27. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    The Nutcracker

    Warner Theatre - Washington DC

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

28. 2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    The Polar Express Train Ride @ the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

    The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

    Arts & Culture

29. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Masters Old & New: a Curator's Perspective. A Conversation with Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg

    Washington Studio School

    Classes & Talks

30. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Stranger in the City" Celebrating 20 Years in Mime

    The Bowie Playhouse @ Whitemarsh Park

    Arts & Culture

31. 3:30 p.m.5 p.m.

    A 50th Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser for WIT

    Studio Theatre -- Milton Theatre (second floor)$22.27+

    Comedy

32. 4 p.m.

    1921, a Biergarten

    1921 Biergarten at the Heurich House Museum

    Arts & Culture

33. 4 p.m.6 p.m.

    Loving Me Stage Play

    The Downtown Cultural Arts Center$33.85

    Arts & Culture

34. 4 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Nekisha Durrett & Virginia Shore in Conversation

    The Kreeger Museum$25

    Arts & Culture