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Special Event
Event
2024 Program Season KICK-OFF
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time:
9:00 AM
Duration:
7 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Performance
Talk
Description
Join is on Saturday, April 20th as we KICK OFF our 2024 summer program season with the first 'Meet the Mules' program of the season! Meet us behind the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center to meet two of the park's mules and learn more about the history of mules at C&O Canal and how the park cares for its current team today. There will also be live music by the Seneca Creek Bluegrass band, learning activities in the Discovery Room, and more information about mules in the Exhibits Space.
April 20th is also the first day of National Park Week and the second Fee-Free Day of the year!
Schedule of Events:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm: Meet the Mules at the mule pen
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Seneca Creek Bluegrass Band at the Visitor Center