Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita

Tue · Oct 27·5:30 PM – 6 PM·National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.

Wed · Oct 28·9 AM – 7 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library) — participants receive pumpkins to paint and craft into favorite book characters, displayed for community voting, ages 5+.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM·Ronald Reagan Building & ITC Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004

Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 11 AM·Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Stitching Circle (Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library) — Bring your own knitting, crocheting, embroidery or other needlework project, work with fellow crafters, and enjoy provided snacks, ages 18+.

Wed · Oct 28·6:30 PM – 8:30 PM·Washington Printmakers Gallery (1675 Wisconsin Ave NW), DC

Intro to Oil Painting: Alla Prima and Impressionism at Washington Printmakers Gallery offers a four‑week class teaching color mixing, composition, and impressionist techniques with all supplies provided.

Wed · Oct 28·5:30 PM – 7:30 PM·Southwest Neighborhood Library · Washington

Two-hour Cricut and heat press reservation at Southwest Neighborhood Library STEAM Lab for personal projects, for ages 13–19 and 55 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·11 AM – 12 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours of the West Building’s main‑floor rotunda showcase the National Gallery’s collection up close.

Tue · Oct 27·12 PM – 1 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.

Tue · Oct 27·1 PM – 2 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore American Art in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.