Washington, DC kids' events Nov 20–22, 2026

Library storytimes & programs (86, free)

From DC Public Library, Montgomery County (MD), Prince George's County and Arlington (VA) public libraries. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Nov 20

Time variesDesign Challenge · Davis Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

Time variesShepherd Park Coat Drive · Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free

10amPreschool STEAM Play at Courthouse · Courthouse Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:15amFamily Storytime at Central · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:15amReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 · Bowie, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amBaby Storytime at Aspen Hill · Aspen Hill Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · Free

10:30amBilingual Storytime at Davis · Davis Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amFamily Story Time · Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime at Westover Library · Westover Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amPlay and Grow: Ages 0-3 · South Bowie, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amPlay and Grow: Ages 0-3 · Laurel, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amPlay Date at the Library · Olney Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amSongs & Silliness with Mr. Jon & Friends · Connie Morella Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amToddler Storytime · Germantown Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · Free

11amFamily Storytime at Brigadier General Charles E McGee Library · Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

11amFamily Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library · Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

11amMusic and Movement · Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

11amStories and Movement with Metropolitan Ballet Theatre · Little Falls Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

11:30amBaby Lapsit Storytime at Westover Library · Westover Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

12pmPlay and Grow: Ages 0-3 · Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

3pmBaby Lap Time · Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

3pmHere's the Stitchuation! · Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

3pmTail Waggin' Tutors · Beltsville, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free

3:30pmLEGO Construction Crew and Duplos Too! · Quince Orchard Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

3:30pmPreschool Play and Learn · Twinbrook Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · Free

3:30pmSew it Seams: Learn the Basics · Bowie, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free

3:30pmTeenyBopper Cinema · Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

4pmFresh Voices Open Mic · Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free

4pmPreschool Art Lesson · Georgetown Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

5pmPins and Needles: Crochet · Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Nov 21

Time variesDesign Challenge · Davis Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

Time variesShepherd Park Coat Drive · Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free

10amCrafty Kids Take-and-Make at Columbia Pike · Columbia Pike Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:15amSensory Storytime at Central · Central Library, Arlington, VA 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime at White Oak, plus Stay 'n Play · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amGraphic Novel Creation · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

10:30amParachute Party Family Storytime · Aspen Hill Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amPlay Date at the Library · Olney Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amPlay Date at the Maggie Nightingale Library · Maggie Nightingale Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:30amPlaytime @ the Library · Quince Orchard Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amRead to a Dog · Potomac Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

10:30amRead to a Dog - In-person · Kensington Park Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

10:30amReading All-Stars with Northstar · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

10:30amReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 · Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 · Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amSew it Seams: Intermediate Open Sewing Lab · Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amSTEM at the Library: LEGO & DUPLO Play · Chevy Chase Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

10:30amStory Time for the Spectrum · Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

10:45amYoga With NZINGA · Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

11amCoffee & Conversation · Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

11amFamily Story Time · Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

11amNative Voices with Dovie Thomason · Olney Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

11amRead to a Dog · Aspen Hill Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

11amRead to a Dog at Long Branch Library · Long Branch Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

11amReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 · New Carrollton, Prince George's County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

1pmBoard Games @ White Oak Library- In-person · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmNanowrimo Write In · Connie Morella Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

1pmTail Waggin' Tutors - Held in the Storytime Room · New Carrollton, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free

1:30pmPet Rock Adoption · Chevy Chase Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

2pmGame On · Fairmount Heights, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free

2pmGame On: Magic the Gathering · Largo-Kettering, Prince George's County, MD 11+ · Free

2pmGeorgetown Library Chess Club · Georgetown Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free

2pmKids Create: Fall Scented Play Dough · Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free

2pmNeedlework Social: Crochet and Conversation · Glenarden, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSTEM Fun: The Great Feast Challenge · Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free

2pmTail Waggin' Tutors · Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD 6-10 · Free

2:30pmPokémon Club for Kids · Twinbrook Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

3pmDrop-in Chess - Come by and play a game of chess. · Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

3pmSTEM at the Library: LEGO & DUPLO Play · Chevy Chase Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

3pmWoodridge Still Life Drawing Group · Woodridge Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

4pmSTEM at the Library: Make your own kaleidoscope! · Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · 6-10 · Free

Sunday, Nov 22

Time variesShepherd Park Coat Drive · Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free

10amTai Chi for You - In-person · White Oak Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · Free

11amFamily Storytime with Local Author Mirka Hokkanen · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · Free

11amPreschool Play and Learn · Long Branch Library, Montgomery County, MD 3-5 · Free

1pmChess at Rockville Memorial Library · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmLocal Author Meet-and-Greet & Booksale · Wheaton Community Recreation Center, Montgomery County, MD 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmPage Turners & Touchdowns · Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

1pmWashington Commanders Football · Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 0-2 · 3-5 · 11+ · Free

1:30pmCricut Reservation · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

1:30pmSewing Machine Reservation · Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC 11+ · Free

2pmIntro to GIMP Digital Art: Dress a Cat - In-person · Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

2pmOrigami Club · Rockville Memorial Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

2pmRead to a Superhero · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 6-10 · Free

2pmZine Machine: Papercraft, Prose, and Publish · Wheaton Library, Montgomery County, MD 11+ · Free

Washington, DC family weekend: Friday, November 20 – Sunday, November 22

Library storytimes & programs (86, free)

Friday, Nov 20

Saturday, Nov 21

Sunday, Nov 22