Things to do in Bowie

DEC8TueTuesday, December 822 events · Family & Kids · Evening

1. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

   Light Yards

   Yards Park PlazaFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

2. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

   Pajama Storytime at Cherrydale

   2190 Military RdFamily

   Family & Kids

3. 5 p.m.

   ZooLights at the National Zoo

   Smithsonian's National Zoo$9+Family

   Family & Kids

4. 5:30 p.m.

   Enchant Christmas Experience - Washington

   Nationals Park - Complex$50+Family

   Also at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

   Family & Kids

5. 5:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

   Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens

   Brookside Gardens’ Visitor Center Auditorium$13.99+Family

   Family & Kids

6. 5:30 p.m.9 p.m.

   National Harbor Holiday Tree Light Show

   Arts'tination @ National HarborFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

7. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

   Builders' Club at Columbia Pike

   Arlington Public Library - Columbia Pike LibraryFamily

   Family & Kids

8. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

   French Language Course: Beginner – Fall 2026

   Hill Center DC$199+Family

   Classes & Talks

9. 6 p.m.6:30 p.m.

   Pajama Storytime at Glencarlyn

   300 S Kensington StFamily

   Family & Kids

10. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Stuff the Train Toy Drive and Holiday Extravaganza

    The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation$12+Family

    Community

11. 6 p.m.10 p.m.

    Synthesizer Jam

    Doctor Strings Guitar RepairFamily

    Music

12. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Teens Crochet - Mini Wreath

    Howard County Library System, HCLS Elkridge BranchFamily

    Classes & Talks

13. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Willard Holiday Caroling

    InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG HotelFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

14. 6:15 p.m.8:15 p.m.

    Tai Chi Chuan

    Hill Center DCFamily

    Health & Wellness

15. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image with Christine Vineyard

    Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital$103Family

    Classes & Talks

16. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    🌸 Women’s Learning Circle Cohort 2026 🌸with the Den Collective

    Ned's Club Washington, DC$180Family

    Family & Kids

17. 7 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre

    Ford's Theatre$62+Family

    Family & Kids

18. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Boards Games @ Third Hill Brewing Co.

    8216 Georgia AveFamily

    Nightlife

19. 7 p.m.

    Emma Ruth Rundle, Cinder Well at Black Cat

    Black Cat - Washington DCFamily

    Music

20. 7 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Pajama Time (Families)

    Savage Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

21. 7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.

    MUSIC: Wieuca (Athens, GA) + Humidifier + Pour Over

    Le Mondo$12.30Family

22. 8 p.m.8:45 p.m.

    Pilates

    Susan Ina Academy of Performing Arts$15+Family

    Health & Wellness