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Upcoming Events
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Every Sunday Weekly & Every Friday Weekly & Every Saturday Weekly from 08/03/2018 to 08/31/2018
Drop in 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the power of water and its connection to food on a mill tour with park volunteers from the Friends of Peirce Mill or a National Park Service ranger.
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Every Friday Weekly from 07/06/2018 to 08/31/2018
Children are invited to assist a ranger in the feeding of the Nature Center's live critters...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
Every Sunday Weekly & Every Saturday Weekly from 08/04/2018 to 08/26/2018
Discover the wide world of astronomy! Visit distant galaxies, nebulas, and other deep-space objects. Ages 7 to adult.
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
Join a ranger on a walk through an area of Georgetown that used to be called Herring Hill. Learn about the people who lived here and the changes this area has undergone over the years.
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
Every Sunday Weekly & Every Saturday Weekly from 08/04/2018 to 08/26/2018
View the season's brightest stars, planets, and constellations in the only planetarium in the U.S. National Park System.
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Sunday, August 19, 2018
Take an easy one-mile hike to Fort DeRussy with a ranger and listen to stories of Civil War mascots such as dogs and camels. Feel free to bring your dog, dog leash, water, and pet waste bags. All ages. (45 min.)
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Every Wednesday Weekly from 07/04/2018 to 08/29/2018
Calling all kids! Learn about the twinkling stars and wandering planets during this introductory astronomy program.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
Join a ranger on a walk through part of Georgetown. Learn about the port city’s rough beginnings and its rise as a posh Washington neighborhood. Walk the same streets as notable political figures.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
Celebrate Georgetown Waterfront Park with stories of Georgetown’s history. Bring the kids for fun interactive activities. Find out more about other sites in Rock Creek Park, too.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
Stroll Georgetown Waterfront Park with us to learn about the history of Georgetown.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
See 2,000-pound millstones convert corn to cornmeal using the good old-fashioned renewable energy of water.
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
This cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations, to bring the current science of black holes to the dome screen. 25 minutes. Recommended for ages 10 to adult.
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
Astronomers are racing to find habitable worlds, including any that might exist in the neighborhood of our Sun. But if we find one, how will we ever get there
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
Journey through the planets of our solar system on a quest for water and life. Ages 7 to adult.
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
Hey kids, join the Zula Patrol as they chase Madam Deliria back through geologic times in an attempt to rid the universe of litter.
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Saturday, September 1, 2018
Join the National Capital Astronomers and Rock Creek Park for stargazing through the lens of a telescope...
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