Feeling cooped up? Get outside at Egg-stravaganza!
Join us to celebrate the arrival of spring. Participate in an egg scavenger hunt. Paint and decorate an egg to take home. Read stories with a Park Ranger. Sing along with the Uncle Devin Band or Silly Goose and Val. Learn all about eggs, chickens, and birds of all kinds. Meet birds of prey up close.
This event is free of charge and does not require a reservation.
For more information, call us at 771-208-1536.
This event is still evolving, check here for more information.
(NPS/CLaBarge)
Live entertainment
Silly Goose and Val
11:00 AM
Award-winning artist, Valerie Leonhart Smalkin and Silly Goose present a fast-paced, humorous 40-minute musical treat with puppets, storytelling, ventriloquism, dancing, singing, and 100% audience participation. A recipient of multiple Maryland State Arts Council Grants for theatre performance and non-classical composition, Val and her friends will delight the child with and within you!
Raptor Show
with Secret Garden Birds and Bees
12:30 PM
Live hawks, owls, and tiny falcon will help tell you about the exciting birds of prey living right in your own backyard, the challenges they face, and what we can all do to help them thrive. You might even get to take a selfie with your favorite raptor!
Uncle Devin Band
2:00 PM
The Uncle Devin Show is an interactive, musical experience for children by renowned drummer and percussionist, Devin Walker. The show cultivates the minds of children through percussion instruments and is a dynamic cross between DC’s Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock!
A Park Ranger reads to visitors in the Hay Barn.
(NPS/CLaBarge)
All-Day Activities
Guided Bird Walk
10:00 and 1:15
Learn the basics of birding and get to know some of the common birds of Oxon Hill Farm. An experienced birder will lead this guided bird walk through the scenic country paths of the park. Visitors will use their eyes and ears to find our chirping friends and learn to identify them. A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow.
Egg Scavenger Hunt
10:00-3:00
This isn't your traditional egg hunt! Instead of looking for eggs willy-nilly, participants will follow a series of clues to find nests of eggs from local birds. Goody bags will be available for the first 300 participants.
Egg Painting
10:00-3:00
Embrace your creative side! Paint and decorate a wooden egg to take home
Read with a Ranger
10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30
Featuring Oxon Hill Branch Library
Relax at the farm and listen to one of our Park Rangers read stories about farm life. Learn more about your local library.
Public Transportation
The following bus-lines will pick up and drop off at the Oxon Hill Park and Ride: WMATA P18, D14, NH1, NH2
PG County Route 35
Biking to Oxon Hill Farm
Bicycle racks are provided in the parking lot at Oxon Hill Farm. There is a Capital Bikeshare station at the Oxon Hill Park and Ride. Check out the Hiker-Biker trail within the park which connects to the Forest Heights, Southeast DC, and National Harbor neighborhoods.
Parking is limited at Oxon Hill Farm. Please consider parking at the Oxon Hill Park and Ride and walking over. The walk is about half a mile. A shuttle will be available. If the on-site lot is full when you arrive, you will be directed to the Park and Ride.
Directions to Oxon Hill Park and Ride from Oxon Hill Farm
Head southeast on Bald Eagle Road towards Oxon Hill Rd
Turn right on Oxon Hill Rd
Turn left on Monument Ave
Turn left into parking lot
Oxon Hill Park and Ride: 6710 Oxon Hill Rd #200, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
