Things to do in Bowie

DEC8TueTuesday, December 831 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

   R.E.A.D. Book Fair – Family Night 2026

   Arlington Science Focus SchoolFamily

   Arts & Culture

3. 5 a.m.

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

   The Washington Monument$170.10+

   Arts & Culture

4. 8:30 a.m.10 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

5. 9 a.m.

   Secret Portal Hunt and Tour

   The Mansion on O & O Street Museum$45.95

   Arts & Culture

6. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

   Holidays at Hillwood | A Woven Wonderland

   Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

   Arts & Culture

7. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

   Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles

   Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

   Arts & Culture

8. 10 a.m.

   Marwan Chamaa: America 250 Immersive Art Installation

   Museum of Illusions Washington DC$23.95+

   Arts & Culture

9. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

   Out of Bounds

   The Kreeger Museum$0+

   Arts & Culture

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

    Senior Lunch

    The Board Room

    Arts & Culture

11. 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

12. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers

    National Museum of the American Indian National Mall

    Arts & Culture

13. 11 a.m.

    Coffee and Classics Book Club

    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Light Street Branch

    Arts & Culture

14. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience

    National Postal Museum

    Arts & Culture

15. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    To Hear Her Speak: Black Women and Shakespeare

    Folger Shakespeare LibraryFree

    Theater & Dance

16. 11:30 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    Routes to a Nation Gallery Tour

    National Postal Museum

    Arts & Culture

17. 12 p.m.12:45 p.m.

    Meditation and Mindfulness

    Meyer Auditorium, National Museum of Asian Art (Enter on Independence Ave.)

    Health & Wellness

18. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Tours | Arts of Japan

    Asian Art Museum

    Arts & Culture

19. 12:15 p.m.1:15 p.m.

    Video Editing with Adobe Premiere

    50+ Center at the East Columbia Library

    Arts & Culture

20. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    ELKS Excellent Reads

    Howard County Library System, HCLS Elkridge Branch

    Arts & Culture

21. 1 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    DC | Welcome to a Native Place

    National Museum of the American Indian National Mall

    Arts & Culture

22. 1:30 p.m.

    Major William Alexis Thompson and Lieutenant Edmund

    Francis Scott Key Hall, St. John's College

    Arts & Culture

23. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Talking Pictures

    Central Branch – Howard County Library

    Arts & Culture

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

    What's On Your Shelf? Fiction and Nonfiction Book Chat

    Howard County Library System, HCLS, Miller Branch

    Arts & Culture

25. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Book Club

    The National Reentry Network For Returning Citizens

    Arts & Culture

26. 3 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    The So-Not-Mid Book Club: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series

    1644 McKinley Rd #3Family

    Community

27. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Uniquely Me: Self-Portraits Inspired by Brianna McCarthy

    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Edmondson Avenue BranchFamily

    Arts & Culture

28. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Crafty Kids at Glencarlyn

    300 S Kensington StFamily

    Family & Kids

29. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Origami Engineering

    50+ Center at the East Columbia LibraryFamily

    Arts & Culture

30. 5 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Movie Night - Mountains On Stage Film Festival (Winter Edition)

    DCANTER - Capitol Hill, DC

    Arts & Culture

31. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Bookish Happy Hour: Live

    V-NO Wine Bar and ShopFree

    Arts & Culture