Crafting & hands-on events in Washington, DC

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Spooky-season storytime with Halloween costumes and a haunted craft at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.

6 PM – 7 PM·Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library · Washington

Paint and decorate a pumpkin with supplied paints, decorations and snacks, pumpkins handed out first‑come, first‑served at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

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+.

4 PM – 6 PM·Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Make sock puppets with assorted materials at Benning Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and up.

10 AM – 11 AM·Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Washington

Ghost hunt through Hirshhorn galleries solving the mystery of footprints in Annette Lemieux’s 1988 Nomad, followed by read‑aloud, felt play and art project, for ages 6 and under.

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.

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.

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Spooky-season storytime with Halloween costumes and a haunted craft at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.

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.

11 AM · 4:30 PM·Rosedale Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin painting at Rosedale Neighborhood Library, Washington, with 11 a.m. session for ages 5‑8 and 4:30 p.m. session for ages 9‑12, for ages 5–12.

4 PM – 4:50 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

LEGO Club at Northeast Neighborhood Library lets kids 5–12 build cars, candy, custom houses and test designs in the large meeting room.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Weekly STEM Challenge at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library offers hands‑on LEGO, building cubes, circuits and craft projects for ages 5–12.

4 PM – 5 PM·Southeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Seasonal crafts created weekly with varied methods and materials in the Meeting Room (Ground Floor) at Southeast Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

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+.

3 PM – 4 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

LEGO Club in the Children's room offers creativity and building amazing LEGO creations, ages 5–12.

7 PM – 7:30 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.