Things to do in Bowie

DEC5SatSaturday, December 536 events · Free

1. All day

   #LIT Light Show (at Gaylord National Harbor)

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

   Family & Kids

2. All day

   DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle

   1500 block of 19th Street,NWFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

3. All day

   DowntownDC Holiday Market at Gallery Place/Chinatown

   National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian InstitutionFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

4. All day

   National Christmas Tree and Pathway of Peace

   President's ParkFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

5. All day

   Washington, DC Temple Festival of Lights

   Washington,DC TempleFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

6. 7:45 a.m.9:15 a.m.

   Kompas & Kouri

   Whitfield Chapel ParkFree

7. 8 a.m.12 p.m.

   Bird Banding Fall 2026

   Masonville Cove, Meet @ the GreenhouseFree

8. 8:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.

   FREE Remote Adaptive Intelligence Network - Washington, DC

   WashingtonFree

   Business & Networking

9. 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.

   Holiday Gift & Craft Show

   City of Falls Church Community CenterFreeFamily

   Classes & Talks

10. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Cleveland Park Farmers Market: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Saturdays, 9a-1p)

    3421 Connecticut Ave NWFree

    Business & Networking

11. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Columbia Heights Farmers Mkt: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Saturdays, 9a-1p)

    3147 14th St NWFree

    Business & Networking

12. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Eastern Market in DC: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Sat 9a-1p) + Batteries

    635 North Carolina Ave SEFree

    Business & Networking

13. 9 a.m.12 p.m.

    Free Clothes, Shoes & Accessories

    4402 Cedell PlaceFree

14. 9 a.m.

    Glen Burnie High School Winter Craft Fair

    Glen Burnie High SchoolFree

    Classes & Talks

15. 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

16. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Martial Arts & Self-Defense Classes

    Rita Bright Family & Youth CenterFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

17. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Monroe Street Farmers Market: Food Waste Drop-off (Sat 9a-1p) + Batteries

    716 Monroe St NWFree

    Business & Networking

18. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Mt. Pleasant Farm Market: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Sat 9a-1p) + Batteries

    3210 Mt Pleasant St NWFree

    Business & Networking

19. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Ofc Ignite: 'Tis The Season for Giving & Games

    McLean Community CenterFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

20. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Sock Creature Saturday 2026 🐒🐇🐈🐉

    American Visionary Art MuseumFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

21. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Uptown Farmers Market: Food Waste Drop-off Event (Sat 9am-1pm) + Batteries

    5500 Colorado Ave NWFree

    Business & Networking

22. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

    Yoga Sculpt with Megan Deitchler

    The Line DC HotelFree

    Health & Wellness

23. 9:15 a.m.

    HBI 5k & 10k

    3530 Water St NWFree

    Sports

24. 9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa - Fellowship Hall

    3022 Woodlawn Ave. Falls ChurchFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

25. 9:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Gingerbread Bash!

    Atonement Presbyterian ChurchFree

26. 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    So Kids SOAR 2026 Holiday Celebration

    Washington Nationals Youth Baseball AcademyFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

27. 10 a.m.3 p.m.

    First Saturday at The National Gallery of Art

    The National Gallery of Art - West BuildingFree

    Arts & Culture

28. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Greenbelt Sparkle Mart juried art & craft fair

    Greenbelt Community CenterFree

    Classes & Talks

29. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Holidays at Hillwood | A Woven Wonderland

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

30. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

31. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Known but to God 2026

    Arlington, VAFree

32. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Musical Short Form Improv Weekend Intensive

    Highwire ImprovFree

    Comedy

33. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Scottish Walk Parade Open House

    Carlyle House Historic ParkFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

34. 10 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    The Ivy League

    The Ivy Youth and Family CenterFree

    Classes & Talks

35. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    USNA Career Day

    United States Naval AcademyFree

    Classes & Talks

36. 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