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Weekend Picks: Kids Euro Festival and Halloween Scream

October 24, 2014

This may be Beltway Bambinos longest (and most fun) Weekend Picks, but we didn’t want you to miss any Halloween fun! In addition to the celebrations there is a special Festival that began on Oct. 24 (today) and will last through Nov. 9– Kids Euro Festival 2014! Kids Euro Festival is a two-week long festival of European arts and culture presenting more than 80 free activities to D.C. metro area children and their families. There are performances, concerts, workshops, movies, storytelling, and more… and it’s all brought to you by the 28 European Union Member States! The Festival is designed for kids aged 2-12 and offers over 100 free events.

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Weekend Picks: Trains, Pumpkin Village and Brewfest

October 16, 2014

Fall weather is approaching and looks like we will get our first real dose of it this weekend. There are many festivals and Halloween activities to get you in the mood this weekend. So grab the jackets, cameras and costumes and head to one of our Picks!

Friday-

4:00pm-7:00pm: Marie Reed Fall Festival
(Marie Reed Soccer Field- 2201 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009)
This event will have something for the whole family, including: bounce houses, giant slides, a rock climbing wall, face painting, pumpkin bowling, family fun run, soccer, and much more. We hope to see you there! $10 per child at the door or $5 in advance (stop by the school office to purchase tickets)

Stone Mountain Creamery Fall Farm Festival in Middleton, Maryland is this weekend; 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday and 11:00am-5:00pm on Sunday. Enjoy hay rides, moon bounces, animals, samples from local vendors and much more. Free admission and free parking.

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Weekend Picks: Columbia Heights Day, Fall Festival at American Art Museum and Groovy Nate

October 10, 2014

In our house we are officially counting down to Halloween (as I’m sure most of you are as well). It helps that there are so many opportunities in our area to wear our costumes and have some Fall Fun. Check our Tricks and Treats post to find what else is going on this weekend!

Saturday-

10:30am: Saturday Morning with Groovy Nate
(227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA.)
Groovy Nate is a children’s performer who blends music, puppetry, movement, and comedy into one groovy experience! The shows expose participants to various genres of music and encourage them to move, sing, and play creatively with one another. Doors open at 10:00am. Tickets are $8.

10:30am: Saturday Song Circle at Imagination Stage
(4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814)
You and your child are invited to a fun, interactive musical experience! An Early Childhood Teaching Artist (playing a ukulele!) explores a popular children’s book with your family through song and musical instruments, and you will receive a list of all the songs to practice at home. Featured story today is Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Best for ages 1 month-3 years. Tickets can be purchased here.

11:00am-6:00pm: Columbia Heights Day
(On 11th St NW (from Park Rd to Kenyon St NW) & Harriet Tubman School Yard)
A fun, one-day annual festival to celebrate the neighborhood of Columbia Heights. The festival highlights the local businesses and artists, and it has several activities to entertain all ages. Ranging from eating contests, local musicians, a dunk tank, face painters, an adult tricycle race, family fun field day, and much much more – Columbia Heights Day will entertain you and leave you cherishing the wonderful neighborhood of Columbia Heights! Click here for the schedule of performances.

11:30am-3:00pm: Fall Family Festival at American Art Museum
(Kogod Courtyard, 8th and G street NW, Washington DC 20004)
Celebrate the changing seasons with stilt walkers, ghost stories, and a performance by the Banjo Man, Frank Cassel. Enjoy fall-themed craft activities like leaf rubbings or a scavenger hunt to find autumn scenes in the museum’s galleries. Performances at 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on stage.

Sunday-

10:00am: Sunday Funday at Imagination Stage
(4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814)
We invite you and your child to bring your favorite stories to life through dramatic play activities, movement, music, and visual art. Each session you leave with a completed craft, as well as a Parent Pack to extend the experience at home. These popular workshops are themed around beloved children’s books. Featured story today is Freight Train. Best for ages 1-3. Tickets can be purchased here.

Weekend Picks: Chessie Jam, Kinderfest and Uncle Devin’s Show

October 3, 2014

It’s time for scarecrows, mums, pumpkins, hay rides and apples. Check out some local orchards and festivals to take your family to this weekend.

Saturday-

9:30am and 11:00am: Saturday Morning at The National Theatre
(1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Free performances for children. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Experience the classic children’s fairy tale told with actors and imaginative puppets. Tickets are distributed 30 minutes prior to show.

10:00am-7:00pm: Fall for Fairfax
(Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035)
Enjoy exciting, interactive and education programs, entertainment and activities specially designed for families with elementary & Pre-K aged children. Plus, admission is totally free! 3 stages of FREE entertainment including the Fall for Fairfax Kids Stage, the Inova Health Stage and the Cox Community Stage.FREE to attend! Discount ride tickets for the KidWay MidWay are available by clicking here. Activities include scarecrow making*, pumpkin painting*, public safety and recycling-themed exhibits, pony rides*, petting zoo, model trains, instrument petting zoo, and the KidWay MidWay* (with more than a dozen rides and attractions).Plus more than 75 exhibits, activities and great festival food!*Indicates program fee applies.

10:00am-2:00pm: Let’s Move! DC at Deanwood Recreation Center
(1350 49th St NE, Washington, DC)
The expo will feature interactive sports zones including golf, tennis, baseball, and fishing. The fun continues with prizes, giveaways, dance lessons, cooking demonstrations, music, a farmers market, and free food. Special guests, streetball legends Hugh “Baby Shaq” Jones and Randy “White Chocolate” Gill, will host an interactive basketball clinic. Admission is free for all.

10:30: The Uncle Devin Show at FNDTN
(3762 Howard Ave. Kensington, MD)
The Uncle Devin Show® takes children on a magical journey through the Land of Percussion that allows them to hear, see and play different percussion instruments. $6 advanced/$8 cash at the door.

12:00pm-6:00pm: Chessie Jam Children’s Music Fest at Pier SIx Pavillion
(Baltimore, MD. 21202)
Join the fun while we sing and dance to performances by Milkshake, Recess Monkey, Father Goose, Justin Roberts and Biz Markie from Yo Gabba Gabba. The Festival will include free face-painting (12:00pm – 2:00pm), an instrument petting zoo, a storybook village, a moon-bounce, a photo-booth, tie-dying, and many more fun and interactive activities for children.

Sunday-

10:00am-5:00pm: Fall for Fairfax
(Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035)
Enjoy exciting, interactive and education programs, entertainment and activities specially designed for families with elementary & Pre-K aged children. Plus, admission is totally free! 3 stages of FREE entertainment including the Fall for Fairfax Kids Stage (and Mr. Gabe), the Inova Health Stage and the Cox Community Stage.FREE to attend! Discount ride tickets for the KidWay MidWay are available by clicking here. Activities include scarecrow making*, pumpkin painting*, public safety and recycling-themed exhibits, pony rides*, petting zoo, model trains, instrument petting zoo, and the KidWay MidWay* (with more than a dozen rides and attractions).Plus more than 75 exhibits, activities and great festival food!*Indicates program fee applies.

10:00am: Sunday Funday at Imagination Stage
(4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814)
We invite you and your child to bring your favorite stories to life through dramatic play activities, movement, music, and visual art. Each session you leave with a completed craft, as well as a Parent Pack to extend the experience at home. These popular workshops are themed around beloved children’s books. Best for ages 1-3. Featured book: Goodnight Moon. Register here.

12:00pm-5:00pm: 34th Annual Kinderfest at Watkins Regional Park
(301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774)
Live performances (including Uno, Dos, Tres con Andres) and live animal shows. There is a toddler area, hay rides, tennis, moon bounces, crafts and so much more. Free admission; fee for some activities and food concessions.

Weekend Picks: Then and Wow, Figment DC and Festivals

September 25, 2014

Pumpkin patches and apple orchards are among the must-do Fall activities. Here is your guide to a few!

FIGMENT DC, is this Saturday and Sunday in Anacostia Park. Megan Fowler gives great insight into the event– FIGMENT is a free, inclusive, participatory arts event held in multiple cities. FIGMENT’s mission is to offer free, family-friendly and participatory art to entire communities. The event blurs the lines between those who create and those who enjoy art — turning an urban park into a magical playground. Ever wanted to insert yourself into a live foosball table? Make a wish and watch it grow into a flower? Join your child in making matching tutus? All of these opportunities plus music, workshops, art, crafts, etc. will be at FIGMENT DC. It is also a unique opportunity to dress up, play, and bring your own imagination to life. Bring your costumes, tutus, hoops, kites, games, and readiness to be silly. And don’t forget your roller skates! The skating pavilion is a great place to show off your skills. Be sure to bring a picnic lunch & water. There will be very limited concessions sold at the event.

Maryland Renaissance Festival is still in town. Take a time machine back to medieval times. With plenty of entertainment, including music, joisting, puppetry, pony rides and so much more. Your children will see people dressed up in 16th century outfits. Dress like a knight and come any weekend through October 17.

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Weekend Picks: Art Festival, Instrument Petting Zoo and DC Shorts

September 11, 2014

We’ll have a Guide to Fall Festivals out next week! For now, enjoy this weekend, looks like Sunday is the day to be outdoors.

12th Annual Alexandria King Street Art Festival– At this community festival, art enthusiasts discover spectacular paintings, life-size sculptures, jewelry, photography, ceramics and more, offering extraordinary art for every taste. More than $15 million in art will be on display, providing visitors with the opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind wares and meet the artists behind the work, hearing firsthand what inspires them.Saturday 10:00am-7:00pm and Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm.

Marvel Universe Live! is at the Patriot Center. Perfect for those Dads who want to relive their youth and for children into the comics and may want to go dressed as their favorite superhero.

Saturday-

10:00am: Teddy Bear Clinic at National Museum of Health and Medicine
(2500 Linden Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Bring your favorite stuffed friend and explore the Teddy Bear Clinic at the National Museum of Health and Medicine with activities and crafts designed to highlight the body, physical fitness and healthy habits. This program is recommended for children in PreK – 2nd grade. This family program is free and open to the public!

10:00am: Rainbow Rock at Jammin Java
(227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180)
Rainbow Rock is a really fun kids band whose shows at Jammin Java have been packed recently! Bring the whole family and come check out this special Saturday show and rock the rainbow!

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Weekend Picks: Festival Cubed, Sample Fall Classes and Rock Out

September 5, 2014

Hope everyone enjoyed a short week and the kids are off to a good start of school. Beltway Bambinos is wrapping up another amazing beach week and will sadly return to reality tomorrow.

DC splash and pools are open through this weekend! And we thought water fun was gone come Labor Day.

Saturday-

7:00am-4:30pm: ChalkFest at Reston Town Center
(Reston Town Center: Market Street, between Library Street and Presidents Street)
ChalkFest At Reston Town Center is presented by the Initiative for Public Art – Reston (IPAR) and Reston Town Center. All are invited to create chalk drawings on Market Street. The event is open to professional artists, amateurs, businesses, families, and kids of all ages. There will be prizes for professional artists, amateurs, families and kids, in addition to the “Audience Choice Award”.

9:00am-1:00pm: Sample Classes at Imagination Stage
(4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD. 20814)
Try a sample class on us! Get an up-close and personal taste of what classes are like at Imagination Stage! (We promise you’ll have a blast!) Sample classes are about 20 minutes in length. Parents are encouraged to join the samplers for children in grades 3 or younger. Parents of children in grades 4 or older are welcome to observe the sampler, but not required. Please note that this is NOT a drop-off event. Children MUST be accompanied by a caregiver.

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Weekend Picks: Blues, Jazz and Labor Day

August 28, 2014

Maryland Renaissance Festival kicked off last weekend! The festival is free to children 11 and under this weekend. Take a time machine back to medieval times. With plenty of entertainment, including music, joisting, puppetry, pony rides and so much more. Your children will see people dressed up in 16th century outfits. Dress like a knight and come any weekend through October 17.

Curtain call on some great theater performances this weekend. Check out the list and see a show.

Friday-

5:00pm-8:30pm: Jazz in the Sculpture Garden
(7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW)
This is the final concert of the summer. The free concert series has featured jazz artists performing a wide variety of styles—salsa, blues fusion, xylophone, Afrofunk, and more. Bring a picnic dinner.

Saturday-

10:00am-10:00pm: Library of Congress National Book Festival
(Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Pl., NW, Washington, D.C)
This year’s festival will feature authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions well into the evening. Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite poets and authors, get books signed, enjoy special entertainment, and stay up late for special new graphic novel, poetry and film programs.

12:00pm-7:30pm: 26th Annual Blues Fest at Carter Barron Amphitheater
(16th Street & Colorado Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008)
Throughout the day, visit the John Cephas Workshop Stage for workshops led by talented and well-known artists who will entertain children and adults. Check out The John Cephas Workshop Stage from 12:00 – 4:00 pm for the Children’s Instrument Play Area. Admission is free.

2:00pm-8:00pm: 8th Annual Jazz and Blues Festival at Lake Anne
(1609 Washington Plaza, Reston , VA)
This free, family friendly, all-day event will showcase a variety of talented regional and national jazz & blues performers.

2:00pm: The Fresh Beat Band at Wolf Trap
(1645 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA)
It’s a “Great Day” to sing and dance “Just Like a Rockstar” with Kiki, Marina, Twist, and Shout from Nick Jr.’s sensational TV band! All patrons, including children of any age, must have a ticket to performances. Tickets range from $25-125.

Sunday-

3:00pm-11:00pm: Capitol Concert
(1st St SE., Washington, DC 20515)
Gates open at 3:00pm, open rehearsal at 3:30pm and concert begins at 8:00pm. This year’s program explores American music from TV, movies, and beloved Broadway musicals, with a veritable “who’s who” of notable composers represented. Concert is 90 minutes in length.

Parade Guide-
Kensington, MD 46th Annual Parade and Festival

Old Towne Gaithersburg Parade

Greenbelt Parade and Festival

Herndon Labor Day Festival