Silver Spring nature events

Nature Art Respite for Adults

Friday, May 24 6:30p

Time for creative play! - Leave your to-do list at the nature center door and enter into a room where, for two hours, your inner-artist can thrive...

Ladies' Hike Out: Rock Creek Park

Saturday, May 18 9:30a

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Learn about the region's most renowned naturalist as we hike through the park that bears her name. Directions to the trailhead will be provided. Register at ParkPASS.org.

Brookside Tot Times: Sticks and Stones

Wednesday, May 22 11:30a

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Build a wall, frame a house, make a splash or scare a mouse! Think of all the things we can do with sticks and stones! Chances are we'll complete at least two of them in this very constructive and ...

Oak Ridge Trail Walk

Tuesday, May 21 6:00p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Take an evening stroll on one of our prettiest forest trails and learn about the layers of the forest. Look for late spring wildflowers and listen for spring bird songs...

Teacher Tuesdays: Streams and Ponds-Exploring Our Watershed

Tuesday, May 21 6:30p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Looking for unique programs that will help you meet Environmental Literacy Standards? Join us on the third Tuesday of each month to learn how to use the resources and activities offered by the Natu...

Full Moon Club: Flower Moon

Sunday, May 26 7:00p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Join the Full Moon Club and experience nature at night with a hike through the meadows and woods around the nature center...

Welcome Spring Campfire Lunch

Thursday, May 23 12:00p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Enjoy your lunch around a blazing campfire as we celebrate the wonders of spring...

Tree People

Thursday, May 30 3:00p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Trees have just about everything they need except a face! Using natural clay and lots of imagination, we can remedy that deficiency! Come help a tree express its personality by giving it temporary ...

Spring Birds and Insects Storytimes

Sunday, May 19 3:00p

Brookside Nature Center, Silver Spring

Each week we'll hear a different story about birds or insects. Find out what they look like and what they do in the spring. If the weather is nice we'll take a short walk. Register at ParkPASS.org.

Animal Encounters & More!

Tuesday, Jul 16 10:00a

Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington

Something is always happening at the National Zoo. Daily programs include animal training, feeding demonstrations, and keeper talks. Some programs change from week to week...

Garden Demonstration

Saturday, May 18 10:00a

National Arboretum, Washington

If you grow azaleas, you look forward to the brilliant blooms each year that beautify the landscape and confirm the welcome arrival of spring...

Planetarium Show

Saturday, May 18 7:30p

David M. Brown Planetarium, Arlington

Doors open 15 minutes prior to show time and are closed and locked once the program begins. Sky theater has a 60 seat capacity. Once full capacity is reached, the doors will be closed...

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Saturday, May 18 10:00a

The United States National Arboretum, Washington

Bring your lawn and garden questions to the Arboretum where D.C. Master Gardeners will assist you with diagnosis of and solutions to plant problems...