Please join the Women's & Infants’ Services Department of Sibley Memorial Hospital as we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This is a free community event for Mothers, Babies, and their Support People. To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, we will be participating in the Global Big Latch On. The Global Big Latch On event takes place at […]

Saturday, August 3 – 6:35 p.m. vs. Portland: Touch-a-Truck, Kids’ Backpack Giveaway, Fireworks Come out early for the largest Touch A Truck event in the area! See and interact with over 30 large construction, work and emergency vehicles from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.! The first 500 kids (ages 3-12) to enter the main stadium gates beginning […]

WHAT:  Tuesday, August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day! In Netflix’s show “Spirit Riding Free”, our PALS (Pru, Abigail, and Lucky) love a good root beer float. To celebrate the holiday, SPIRIT will take over the local ice cream shop, Southwest Soda Pop Shop at The Wharf, to give out free root beer floats and […]

Ladybugs are beneficial insects—they help control aphids and act as a natural pesticide for plants in place of chemicals. Children and adults are invited to the release of ladybugs into the museum’s field of corn, squash and beans. About 9,000 ladybugs will be released by Smithsonian horticulturists and entomologists throughout the summer which will provide a […]

Join a fun day of live music, food trucks, and swapping! Summer Swap Shop will bring together people from the DC community to trade clothing, shoes, and accessories. All are welcome. Entry is free and the event is dog and kid-friendly. The event is on rain or shine - the space is covered by tents. […]