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Upcoming
- The Peacock Room at 150: Lecture and Reception6 PM – 8 PM · Free
- Stirred by the Ages: A Dialogue Between Cocktails and History6:45 PM – 8:45 PM
- Kogod Courtyard ClosedAll day · Free
- Wonderplace10 AM – 4 PM · Free
- Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour10 AM – 11 AM · Free
- Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience10 AM – 5 PM
- Story Time10 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- Spark!Lab10 AM – 4 PM · Free
- Interactive Programs10:15 AM – 3:15 PM · Free
- Big Moments, Little Stories10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- Castle Docent Tours11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Tour | Art & Architecture11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Jim Henson: A Creative Life in Six Objects - In Person12 PM – 1:30 PM
- Tours | Arts of China12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Art Bites Gallery Talk12:15 PM – 12:45 PM · Free
- Meet the Wheelwoman12:30 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Meet the Expert: The "Franklin" Printing Press Replica1 PM – 2 PM · Free
- Permanent Collection Tour1 PM – 2 PM · Free
- Tour | From the Louvre2 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Printing Press Demonstration2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Free
- Conservation Cart Talk | Peacock Room Ceramics3 PM – 4 PM · Free
- Night of the Living Zoo7 PM – 11 PM
- The Adventures of Prince Achmed7 PM – 8:30 PM · Free
- Little Critters: Nature Play at the Bird House (International Bat Week)9:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Free
- Freshfarm Acm Farm Stand10 AM – 2 PM · Free
- Growing Community: Endings and Beginnings in the Fall Garden10 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour10 AM – 12 PM · Free
- A Safari Adventure with Weta PBS Kids & the National Museum of Natural History!10 AM – 1 PM · Free
- Embroidery 101 Workshop - In Person10:15 AM – 2:15 PM
- Autumn Sketching in the Smithsonian Gardens - In Person10:15 AM – 2:15 PM
- Art & Me | Family Workshop: Outdoor Sculpture11 AM – 12:30 PM · Free
- DC | Story Time11:15 AM – 11:45 AM · Free
- Broad Stripes and Bright Stars11:30 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Art Studio11:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Free
- Go-Go Fitness12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Mammoth Performance (Afternoon)12:30 PM · Free
- DC | Look, Learn, Create: Water's Edge for Families1:15 PM – 2 PM · Free
- Performance: Rahim AlHaj, oud2 PM – 3:15 PM · Free
- Teen Studio: Are You Surreal?2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Free
- SHOUT11 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- American Bison Cart Chat11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Tours | Arts of Japan12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Ocean Topics Cart Chat1 PM – 2 PM · Free
- Coral Reef Tank Talk11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Highlights Tour11:30 AM – 12:15 PM · Free
- Tour | The Peacock Room at 1502:15 PM – 3:15 PM · Free
- DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers10:30 AM – 11 AM · Free
- Play Date at NMNH: Bats!10:30 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience11 AM – 2 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: Space Spinners11 AM – 12 PM
- DC | Welcome to a Native Place1 PM – 1:30 PM · Free
- Historically Speaking: What a Dream Can Do: Building a Collection, Preserving a Legacy7 PM – 8:45 PM · Free
- Story Time with DC Public Library10:45 AM – 11:15 AM · Free
- History Film Forum presents "Creature from the Black Lagoon"7 PM – 9:30 PM · Free
- Musicians from Marlboro I7:30 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: Space Spinners11 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- Meet the Expert: Mary Florence Potts and Her Sad Iron Innovation11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Free
- Ocean Hall-o-ween1 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Meet the Expert: Firefighters in the 1800s2:15 PM – 3:15 PM · Free
- At Home in Space: Stories from ISS Astronauts (John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History)8 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Story Time and Meet the Author! A Quilt Of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream10:30 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Smithsonian SleepoverThrough Oct 31
- Halloween Screening: Train to Busan7 PM – 9:15 PM · Free
- The World & Me: Bat Week Extravaganza with special guests…Arachnids!10 AM – 12:30 PM · Free
- DC | Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)10 AM – 5 PM · Free
- Stamp & Scream11 AM – 3 PM · Free
- NMAAHC Kids at the National Postal Museum for Halloween!11 AM – 3 PM · Free
- Story Time and Meet the Author: Suit Up For Launch with Shay!12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds12 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Curator Tour | From the Louvre12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Sketch & Discover Tour11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Beyond the Studio Workshop: Embroidery with Capital Stitch Co1 PM – 3 PM
- Megalodon Mania1 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Play Date at NMNH: Animal Spotlight - Bison!10:30 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh11 AM – 12 PM
- Musical Innovation in the Age of AI6 PM – 8:30 PM · Free
- Gaudí's Vision: Heritage, Innovation, and the Future of Design6:45 PM – 8:45 PM
- Historically Speaking – Loving the Fire: A Conversation with Deborah Santana7 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Historically Speaking – Loving the Fire: An Evening with Deborah Santana7 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh11 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- DC | Artful Evenings: Water's Edge with Artist Sky Hopinka6 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Air and Space After Hours: Innovating Galleries6 PM – 8 PM · Free
- History Film Forum presents “American Sons”7 PM – 10 PM · Free
- DC | (In)Visible Women Wikidata Edit-a-Thon10:30 AM – 4 PM · Free
- Lifelong Learners: Community in a Cup1 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Gallery Activities for Families | Diwali5 PM – 7 PM · Free
- Asia After Dark | Diwali Festival5 PM – 9:30 PM
- Family Fun | Diwali5 PM – 7 PM · Free
- Conservation Cart Talk | Art in a New Light6 PM – 7 PM · Free
- The World and Me: National Bison Day10 AM – 12:30 PM · Free
- Celebramos a los Veteranos: A Festival of Service and Remembrance10 AM – 5:30 PM · Free
- Growing Community: Garden as Places of Art10 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Mosaic Express - In Person10:15 AM – 5:15 PM
- DC | Service and Sacrifice: Veterans Day 202610:30 AM – 5 PM · Free
- Spirit Toonz: D.C. Soccer in Art11 AM – 3 PM · Free
- Highlights Tour in Mandarin 館藏精華導覽11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- A Walk on the Wild Side with Photomontage - In Person1 PM – 5 PM
- Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - 100 Years of Jazz Giants7 PM – 9:30 PM
- Pakeezah2 PM – 5 PM · Free
- Meditation Mondays12:15 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Routes to a Nation Gallery Tour11:30 AM – 12:15 PM · Free
- Behind the Science with Research Anthropologist and Curator of Human-Environment Interactions Dr. Torben Rick6:30 PM – 8:15 PM · Free
- Book Talk: In the Company of Pandas with Dr. Brandie Smith6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms5 PM – 7 PM · Free
- Afrobeat Vibes at the Smithsonian6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- After Dark: Stories We Carry7 PM – 10 PM · Free
- Eunbi Kim7:30 PM – 9 PM · Free
- Forward Religions Conference 2026: Welcome HomeThrough Nov 15 · Free
- Handwork: Contemporary Craft Open House11 AM – 2 PM · Free
- Conservation Cart Talk | Preparing Art for Display3 PM – 4 PM · Free
- Cinema + Conversation: Montmartre5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Brewing a Revolution: After Hours6:30 PM – 9 PM
- Destiny7 PM – 9:30 PM · Free
- Soar Together at Air and Space Family Day: Maps and Navigation10 AM – 2 PM
- DC | Always Becoming: Next Chapter10:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Free
- NMAAHC Kids: Book Day10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Free
- History in the Making: Carter G. Woodson Zine Lab12 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Curator Tour | Melted into the Sun2 PM – 3 PM · Free
- American Art Family Day11:30 AM – 3 PM · Free
- First Light3 PM – 6:30 PM · Free
- Garden Play: Houseplants!10 AM – 11 AM · Free
- Highlights Tour with the Postal Museum’s Director or Deputy Director11:30 AM – 12:15 PM · Free
- Analog Nights5 PM – 7 PM · Free
- Conservation Gallery Talk: Caring for 19th-Century Photography5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Free
- Handi-hour5:30 PM – 8 PM
- Faith in Harmony: Voice6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Free
- Story Time with DC Public Library10:45 AM – 11:15 AM · Free
- Late Autumn2 PM – 4:10 PM · Free
- Natural History on the Big Screen: The Great American Bison Roadtrip6:30 PM – 8:15 PM · Free
- Peacock Room Shutters Open12 PM – 5:30 PM · Free
- DC | Closer Look: Water's Edge1 PM – 2 PM · Free
- DC | Inspired to Create: Water's Edge2 PM – 3:30 PM · Free
- War, Memory, and the National Mall - In Person10:30 AM – 5 PM
- Art Bites Gallery Talk12:15 PM – 12:45 PM · Free
- Lifelong Learners: Printed Perspectives1 PM – 3 PM · Free
- Growing Community: Fall Harvest10 AM – 2 PM · Free
- DC | A Bison Celebration1 PM – 5 PM · Free
- The Thief of Bagdad2 PM – 4:45 PM · Free
- Masterworks of Five Centuries Series6:30 PM – 9 PM
- Coffee & Gratitude10 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Trunk Show: The Moeller CollectionThrough Nov 29 · Free
- DC | Native American Heritage Day11 AM – 4 PM · Free
- Go-Go Fitness12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf11 AM – 12 PM
- Analog Nights5 PM – 7 PM · Free
- Curator Tour | Woven and Cast12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf11 AM – 11:30 AM · Free
- DC | Native Art Market10 AM – 5 PM · Free
- History Film Forum presents "The Muppet Christmas Carol"12 PM – 2 PM · Free
- Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - A Pan American Nutcracker & Holiday Favorites2 PM – 4:30 PM · Free
- Holiday Keepsake Ornaments - In Person11 AM – 5 PM
- Sketch & Discover Tour11 AM – 12 PM · Free
- Behind the Science with National Systematics Lab Research Zoologist and Curator of Fishes Dr. Katherine Bemis6:30 PM – 8:15 PM · Free
- Curator Tour | Treasures of Chinese Art12 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence2 PM – 4:05 PM · Free
- The Fourteenth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium - Revisiting American Postal HistoryThrough Dec 11 · Free
- Meditation Mondays12:15 PM – 1 PM · Free
- Highlights Tour with the Postal Museum’s Director or Deputy Director11:30 AM – 12:15 PM · Free