Calendar of current family friendly events
Free (or almost free) local activity providers for kids
- Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood
- Black Hill Nature Center in Boyds
- Brookside Gardens Children’s Programs
- Brookside Nature Center Programs
- Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda
- Meadowside Nature Center in Rockville
- McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda
- Montgomery County Community Centers – many have open gyms or indoor play facilities
- Montgomery County College Planetarium – Silver Spring Campus
- Montgomery County Library Storytimes & Events
- Montgomery County Parks & Playgrounds List
- Montgomery County Recreation Brainstorm A-Z, from Aquatics to Zen-like Tai Chi!
- NASA Goddard Visitor Center in PG County – closed Monday & Federal holidays
- National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD
- Parent Resource Centers of Montgomery County
- Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium – closed Mon & Tues
- Takoma Park Community Playtime on Mondays
- Takoma Park DC Library
- Takoma Park MD Library
- Whole Foods Silver Spring Half-Pints Club – healthy snacks, crafts & fun
- Woodlawn Manor Living History Museum, Tours, Hikes and 19th Century Fun in Sandy Spring, MD
- DCGrrl’s Best of DC Squidoo page
Parent/Child Activity Vendors
- Alliance Francaise of Washington – year-round French classes for toddlers – teens
- Audobon Naturalist Society programs for kids & families
- Bounce About Open Gym in Waldorf, MD
- Blue Heron Wellness yoga & pilates for kids
- Color Me Mine Silver Spring
- CREATE arts center
- Glen Echo Park kids’ programs & performances
- Gymboree Silver Spring – first class is free
- FunFit Family Fitness Center
- Hiking Along
- Hoop Ed – Basketball Clinics and Camps for kids kindergarten and up
- Imagination Stage performances & classes for kids
- Interactions Learn and Play
- Jabberu – foreign language centers for kids in the DC area
- Kennedy Center family programs & performances
- Kindermusik – first class is free
- Lorton Arts Center
- Levine School of Music at Strathmore
- Mommy & Me Montessori Class – Beanstalk
- Montgomery County Aquatics – swim classes and year-round open swims
- Montgomery County kids’ classes
- Music Together Montgomery
- musiKids classes & open play
- National Zoo classes for kids
- Performing Arts Center of Montgomery College
- Planet Fun indoor amusement park in Greenbelt
- PlayWise Kids in Columbia, MD
- Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
- Round House Theatre programs for kids
- School of Rock in Silver Spring/DC
- Silver Stars Gymnastics
- Sing Along with Karen
- Strathmore performances & workshops
- Stroller Strides – first class is free
- Sutradhar Institute of Dance & Related Arts
- Ten Shin Ichi Ryu martial arts in Kensington
- Tot Talk Playgroup in Chevy Chase
- Washington Mystics Kids Club
- White Oak Duckpin Bowling
- Willow Street Yoga classes for all ages
Know of any other activities for kids in the area? Please leave your ideas in the comments section.
