Heritage Days 2019
Join Heritage Montgomery and dozens of partners for this FREE festival that highlights historic, cultural, and outdoor recreation sites offering special programs including exhibits & demonstrations, live music, activities for children, and much more! Heritage Days is the perfect chance to enjoy many small sites that are not regularly open to the public. Heritage Days […]
Free Cajun Zydeco Outdoor Concert
Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesBrookside Gardens is hosting a free concert on Tuesday evening, July 2 set in the beauty of the gardens. No registration is required. Bring friends, family, chairs, blankets, and picnics! Food trucks will also be available. The concert – featuring Crawdadies performing Cajun/Zydeco and Roots Rock – takes place on the Visitor Center lawn.
Nature Crafts
seneca creek state parkFun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week! Meet at the Nature Shack by the Tire Playground.
Reptile Encounter
seneca creek state parkCome to the park for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the park!
Civil War Walk
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesThe civil war divided and touched the live of the people who lived in the Great Seneca Valley. Observe the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy, which brought the horror of war home to Seneca Creek. Meet at the Park Office.
Opossums, Raccoons, and Skunks
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesLearn about these interesting nocturnal mammals at the Patuxent River State Park Nature Center.
Trail Maintenance – Volunteers Needed!
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesCome help maintain Patuxent River State Park's current trail systems. Participants will walk the trails and cut back anything intruding upon our trails and note any major issues. Please bring close-toed shoes, water, and work gloves. Meet at the Nature Center.
Weekday Hike
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesThis is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise after work. Participants will hike a loop of between 1.5 and 2 miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant and praying mantis egg case searches. Meet at the Kingfisher Outlook, with overflow parking available bye in Chickadee.
Free Summer Concert
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, United StatesHead to Glen Echo Park for an evening of live music as I and I Riddim thrills audiences with an arsenal of your favorite Reggae standards. The Bumper Car Pavilion is covered and has bench seating. Concert will be held rain or shine – come out to listen, or dance, or both!
Meet the Birds
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesCome to the Nature Center for multimedia introduction to some of the commonly seen birds in Patuxent River State Park.