My Father's Dragon (at GMU Center for the Arts)
George Mason University Center for the Arts - various times Pick
George Mason University Center for the Arts - various times Pick
Family Activity at the National Museum of the United States Army
National Museum of the United States Army - 9:00 AM
National Museum of the United States Army - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre Tour
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Ford's Theatre Tour
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
Placita Mágica at National Children’s Museum
National Children's Museum - 9:30 AM
National Children's Museum - 9:30 AM
Welcome to Native Place at National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of the American Indian National Mall - 1:00 PM Pick
National Museum of the American Indian National Mall - 1:00 PM Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
The White House Tour
The White House - 9:30 AM
The White House - 9:30 AM
Welcome to Native Place at National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of the American Indian National Mall - 1:00 PM Pick
National Museum of the American Indian National Mall - 1:00 PM Pick
Philadelphia Ballet: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (at The Kennedy Center)
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Baseball: America's Home Run at the National Postal Museum
National Postal Museum - 10:00 AM
National Postal Museum - 10:00 AM
NSO Pops: Elf™ in Concert (at The Kennedy Center)
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
Holiday Bricktacular at LEGO Discovery Center Washington DC
LEGO Discovery Center Washington, D.C. - 10:00 AM Pick
LEGO Discovery Center Washington, D.C. - 10:00 AM Pick
NSO Pops: Elf™ in Concert (at The Kennedy Center)
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - various times Pick
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El Día de los Muertos Festival at the National Portrait Gallery
Sat Nov 2, 2024
5:00pm to 8:30pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Free
Celebrate el Día de los Muertos at the National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy live music, Mexican folk-dance performances, workshops, and a variety of activities for all ages. Visitors can also create calaveras and papel picado to decorate the community altar and get their face painted to look like la Catrina.
The celebration goes to the streets as visitors witness the live video mapping projection by artists MasPaz and Guache. The artists create their work live from the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, projected onto the G and 9th Street façade.
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