Welcome spring and delight in the sights and sounds of nature, art, and history at this fun festival for the entire family, hosted by Montpelier House Museum. Visit with vendors on the grounds, relax to live music, attend gardening talks and workshops, tour the house museum, visit the Arts Center, and indulge in a Picnic Tea Box with finger sandwiches, pastries, and a scone inside (available to order after April 1).

Celebrate Earth Day all month long! Join us at Bladensburg Waterfront Park to celebrate and connect with the people, places, and natural resources that make Prince George’s County special. Come for free nature activities, arts & crafts, giveaways, and more!

Event dates: Apr 12 & 26, May 10 & 24.

Explore the lawn games of bygone days! These time-tested classics will bring lots of laughs and result in many high-fives. Each game will offer a different physical challenge that will delight athletes and non-athletes alike.

Celebrate Earth Day all month long! Join us at Patuxent River Park to celebrate and connect with the people, places, and natural resources that make Prince George’s County special. Come for free nature activities, arts & crafts, giveaways, and more!

Vibe/Vibrance, a group exhibit featuring Chee Kung, Jenny Nordstrom, Sookkyung Park, Alexandra Sherman, and April Wright, will create a zestful and immersive environment – encompassing various disciplines and filling the main gallery with color and purpose. Kung’s geometrical assemblages provide structure and chaos, where Nordstrum’s photographs depict aged, but resonant structures from around the world. Park and Wright extend their artwork beyond the walls, creating an expansive viewing experience, while Sherman’s drawings bring an otherworldly, yet semi-historical perspective to the earth and what lies within. Together, these artists provide illustrious approaches to their craft that combine into a beautiful, yet unexplainable story.

Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music.

Festival: May 3

Get a taste of DC’s global food and drink at the second annual International City Food Festival complementing the first weekend of Passport DC. The three-day event will include celebrations aimed at making culinary diplomacy accessible — with free admission — to all ages. The festival offers a timely launch point to travel the globe and understand other cultures, all in the heart of DC.

In this hour-and-a-half workshop, poet and yoga educator Yael Flusberg will guide students through breath work, poses, mindfulness techniques, and writing exercises to connect with their bodies, minds, and spirits. Bring a yoga mat, pen, and your favorite notebook. Wear comfortable clothing.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Come celebrate the rich culture and heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities! Enjoy an afternoon of lively music, captivating dance performances, creative crafts, and delicious bites. Discover the beauty of AAPI traditions through hands-on activities, performances, and the chance to connect with local artists and performers. This vibrant event offers something for everyone – a perfect opportunity to experience the diversity, creativity, and spirit of AAPI culture!

The Wharf celebrates Cinco de Mayo with this too-cute-to-be-true chihuahua race. Watch the little pups run their way to glory at one of the most exciting places in DC. You’ll also be able to enjoy a beer garden, a DJ, an adoptable pet parade and an all-breed costume contest.

The Kennedy Center is proud to be a managing partner of the the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. We are proud to present The Duke Ellington Instrumental Music Department Honors Senior Recitals!

Featuring:

Elias Kurtz-Papadopoulos

Kidus Yohannes

These dynamic musicians will be performing works from Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach, and Debussy.

You don’t want to miss these two days of outstanding performances on May 3 and May 24.

Formed in 2021, the Hannah Marks Quartet features a group of edgy, young NYC-based jazz musicians: Hannah Marks as bassist and bandleader, Nathan Reising on alto saxophone, Lex Korten on piano, and Steven Crammer on drums.

Event dates: Apr 12 & 26, May 10 & 24.

Explore the lawn games of bygone days! These time-tested classics will bring lots of laughs and result in many high-fives. Each game will offer a different physical challenge that will delight athletes and non-athletes alike.

Mary Lou Williams became one of the most influential pianists and composers in jazz history, whose work encompassed all eras and styles of jazz. Poet Fabu Phillis Carter and pianist Jane Reynolds share her story, from child prodigy to the “first lady of jazz.”

Part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival

The Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) Music Department is proud to showcase its comprehensive arts programming featuring performances by our middle school choir, flamenco ensemble, honors instrumental ensemble, high school orchestra, and jazz ensemble.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Guitarist and composer Hasan Imam Hamdani leads a dynamic ensemble in an evening of original works that explore the intersection of global music traditions. Featuring a string quartet performing arrangement by Spanish composer Daniel Osiewala and sitar virtuoso Snehesh Nag, this performance celebrates the power of cross-cultural collaboration.  

This concert takes the audience on an emotional ride through love, ambition, heartbreak, and resilience. Each song represents a different facet of the human experience—whether it’s the excitement of new love, the pain of loss, or the triumph of self-discovery.

Event dates: Apr 12 & 26, May 10 & 24.

Explore the lawn games of bygone days! These time-tested classics will bring lots of laughs and result in many high-fives. Each game will offer a different physical challenge that will delight athletes and non-athletes alike.

The Kennedy Center is proud to be a managing partner of the the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. We are proud to present The Duke Ellington Instrumental Music Department Honors Senior Recitals!

Featuring:

Elias Kurtz-Papadopoulos

Kidus Yohannes

These dynamic musicians will be performing works from Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach, and Debussy.

You don’t want to miss these two days of outstanding performances on May 3 and May 24.

Founded in 2013 at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the accio piano trio has been making music together for more than a decade, performing in Austria, Europe, and Asia.

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, Mourning [A] BLKstar is an Afrofuturist collective dedicated to sharing songs and stories of America’s cultural paradox, melding live soul instrumentation and three harmonizing vocalists with hip-hop production—creating sonic frequencies to illuminate the African Diaspora.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.

Dinosaur Park hosts free open house days every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Explore the grounds where dinosaur bones have been discovered! Learn about fossils and recent dinosaur bone findings.