Nature Shack

Seneca Creek State Park

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week! Meet at the Nature Shack by the Tire Playground.

Recycled Craft

Seneca Creek State Park

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and refuse! For this craft, reuse a variety of items that one might consider trash to create something new. Save the environment and create something to put […]

Foliage Fun

Seneca Creek State Park

Search the park for beautiful fall leaves and use them to create a work of art using the glorious colors of autumn. Meet at the Nature Shack by the Tire […]

Weekday Hike

Seneca Creek State Park

This is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise. Hike a loop of between 1.5 and w miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant, animal and insect […]

Speaker Series: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Rockville

Glenview Mansion 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville

This presentation takes a look at the small town of Rockville that F. Scott Fitzgerald knew in the 1920s, with an explanation of how America’s favorite writer came to be […]

Carpe Diem! Silver Spring Dance

Silver Spring Civic Building One Veterans Place, Silver Spring

Dance to great music with great callers. Beginners welcome! Intro workshop from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m., dancing from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. October's dance features caller Greg Frock and music […]

$5 – $10

Beginner Nature Journaling

Seneca Creek State Park

Join the Seneca Creek State Park naturalist in learning how to observe the natural world through the art of nature journaling. For beginners. Be sure to bring a journal. Meet […]

Autumn Rocks at the C&O Canal

Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac

The first annual "Autumn Rocks" event will take place at the Historic Great Falls Tavern on Sunday, October 13. Highlights include blacksmith operations, dulcimer music, guest speakers, ranger-guided walks, and more.

Train Days

Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg

Celebrate Gaithersburg’s long and storied history with the railroad. View model train displays, explore a caboose and RDC, participate in train-related activities, and discover the hands-on learning centers in the […]

Bethesda Row Arts Festival

Bethesda

Join us this October as Bethesda Row's Arts and Entertainment District is transformed into an outdoor art gallery featuring more than 200 juried fine arts and crafts from artists around […]