Events

April 28, 2019

Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival

See the world's best wildfowl art, attend seminars, shop for fine art photography, jewelry, sporting goods or carving and more! Ocean City, MD

Ocean City, MD

April 28, 2019

Friends of the National Arboretum Garden Fair & Plant Sale

The annual Garden Fair & Plant Sale features new, rare, and hard-to-find plants, garden supply vendors, books, children’s activities, refreshments, entertainment, and more.

Washington, DC

April 28, 2019

National Aquarium Baltimore City Nature Challenge

Join the National Aquarium in Baltimore documenting all the plants and animals you see from April 26 – April 29.

Baltimore, MD

April 28, 2019

Pride of Baltimore Free Deck Tours

While you're enjoying the Fells Point Maritime Heritage Festival, take a tour of the Pride of Baltimore II!

Baltimore, MD

April 28, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

April 28, 2019

Marshy Point Paddling Course

Learn the strokes needed to maneuver a canoe.

Baltimore, MD

April 28, 2019

Patapsco Family Fun Day

Enjoy games, horses, hikes, ice cream, live music, nature programs and other fun-filled activities at Patapsco Valley State Park - Hilton Area.

Catonsville, MD

April 28, 2019

Harpers Ferry African American History Hike

This two hour hike visits sites of significance to African American and Civil War History at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Harpers Ferry, WV

April 29, 2019

National Aquarium Baltimore City Nature Challenge

Join the National Aquarium in Baltimore documenting all the plants and animals you see from April 26 – April 29.

Baltimore, MD

April 29, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

April 29, 2019

Rocky Gap Guided Evening Paddle

Close out your week with a guided sunset paddle on Lake Habeeb with a naturalist.

Flintstone, MD

April 30, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

May 1, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

May 2, 2019

First Landing Maritime Forest Hike

Enjoy a 5.5 mile hike through maritime forests, old dunes, cypress ponds and the shoreline of Broad Bay.

Virginia Beach, VA

May 2, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

May 3, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

May 4, 2019

Spring Migration Up Close at Pickering Creek Audubon

Join Pickering Creek educators for an incredible field trip to Chestertown to visit Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory and witness bird banding up close!

Easton, MD

May 4, 2019

Susquehanna State Park Spring Birding

Enjoy this Baltimore Bird Club trip to the Susquehanna River in Harford County for resident cerulean and prothonotary warblers and a collection of spring migrants.

Havre de Grace, MD

May 4, 2019

Snakehead Monitoring - Stand Up Paddleboard Workshop

Jug Bay Wetlands workshop includes training on the ecology of the Northern snakehead, local impacts, and monitoring and management strategies.

Lothian, MD

May 4, 2019

National Mall Three War Memorials and Lincoln Walk

Meet at the World War II Memorial and enjoy a ranger-guided tour of memorials.

Washington, DC

May 4, 2019

Family Fun Pontoon at Leight Park

Gather up the family and take a cruise around the creek, watch for birds, and play games, all while enjoying a warm spring afternoon at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center.

Abingdon, MD

May 4, 2019

Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale

Mount Vernon’s annual outdoor garden sale offers a wide array of garden-themed merchandise including tools, gifts, and decorations.

Mount Vernon, VA

May 4, 2019

Burning of the Socks/Canoe & Kayak Season Kick-Off

Celebrate the opening of the 2019 canoe and kayak season with a Chesapeake Bay sailing tradition at York River State Park.

Williamsburg, VA

May 4, 2019

Fit History Hike at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP

Enjoy a 4.3 mile "Fit History" hike on the Chancellorsville History Trail.

Spotsylvania, VA

May 4, 2019

Escape to Freedom, Fort Monroe

Enjoy African dancers and drummers, African-American heritage groups, and enactors honoring the enslaved people who walked through the fort’s gates on their path to freedom.

Fort Monroe, VA

May 4, 2019

Jug Bay Survival Skills: Band Aids, Backpacks, and Blazes

Join an Anne Arundel County Search and Rescue Ranger for a fun, hands-on program at Jug Bay to learn some basic survival skills.

Lothian, MD

May 4, 2019

Riversdale Tulip Mania

Learn about Tulipmania in 17th century Europe, enjoy crafts and refreshments, and tour the mansion adorned with spring flowers.

Riverdale, MD

May 4, 2019

Exploring the Sky at Rock Creek Park

Join National Capital Astronomers to explore the sky, focusing on Vega overhead, Moon, Jupiter and Saturn for this date.

Washington, DC