Montgomery County GreenFest 2020 [CANCELED]

Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

This event has been canceled. In 2020, the county's biggest environmental celebration features the 50th anniversary of Earth Month! Grab the family and explore beautiful gardens while discovering new, fun ways […]

Virtual Earth Day Festival and Community Sing

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Carpe Diem Arts and Washington Revels will present a host of special guests bringing us together in song and celebration. Free […]

Virtual Lunch and Learn

"From Farmland to Community" This special presentation from Peerless Rockville will look at the unique transition of farmland into five, thriving neighborhoods in Rockville. The neighborhood examples include the first […]

Virtual History Conversation

Conserving Monarch Butterflies in Your Backyard is designed for nature lovers. In honor of Earth Day's 50th anniversary, Clarence Hickey will be presenting on his experience of planting common native […]

Virtual History Conversation

"Potomac's Storied History" is the topic of this conversation with Judith Welles. Join her as she dives into never-before-seen photos – many from Montgomery History's collection – that shed new […]

History Happy Hour: Under the Knife [POSTPONED]

Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring

All public visits, programs, and events are postponed until further notice. A dispatch from the front lines of D.C.’s health care wars...as a reporter for POLITICO, Alice Miranda Ollstein has covered […]

$15 – $20

Skywatching: Telescopes [CANCELED]

Gaithersburg International Latitude Observatory 100 DeSellum Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD

All April programs have been canceled. Celebrate Hubble’s 30th anniversary with an evening that is all about telescopes. Learn how to use a telescope – either one of the Observatory’s […]

Virtual History Conversation

"Sugarland and its Sources: Telling the Story of an African American Town" features local writer Jeff Sypeck. Jeff will talk about the process of collaborating on a book about the […]

Virtual History Conversation

“Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery: Montgomery County’s Famous Four-Legged Friends” Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery, established in 1920, is more than simply a place where people put their pets to rest. It’s […]

Tracing Your Family Tree Lecture Series [POSTPONED]

Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station 8100 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

Due to the developing situation involving coronavirus (COVID-19), Montgomery Preservation has postponed this event. This adult education series, hosted by Montgomery Preservation, is for the budding genealogist in us all. […]