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Santa Fly-In
Dec
7
10:00 AM10:00

Santa Fly-In

  • College Park Aviation Museum (map)
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Santa makes his annual return for a fun day of holiday merriment with some changes and new activities. Make memories with crafts, activities, & festive refreshments. Advance registration required.

Schedule of Events

  • 10-10:30am: The Nutcracker with Berwyn Ballet School

  • 10:30am-3:30pm: Activities & Crafts

  • 11am: Santa fly-in (weather permitting)

  • 11:30am-2:30pm: Photos with Santa (Santa speaks English & Spanish; photo slot registration required)

  • 3pm: Santa fly-out (weather permitting)

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Holiday Pajama Jam
Dec
7
10:00 AM10:00

Holiday Pajama Jam

  • Temple Hills Community Center (map)
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Parents, dress your little one in their favorite festive pajamas and bring them to Temple Hills Community Center! Kids will watch holiday movies, do arts & crafts, and play games while you do some holiday shopping. Light refreshments will be served.

Ages 4-12 yo

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UpSpring Studio Presents: Holiday Bizarre
Dec
3
6:00 PM18:00

UpSpring Studio Presents: Holiday Bizarre

UpSpring's annual winter show is another ridiculous romp with your favorite peddlers of pizzazz. This year's performance, based on the Hieronymus Bosch painting "Garden of Earthly Delights," will feature many delights (and one or two demons). Wind your way through an evening filled with treats and tricks, and stick around to chat with our artists. Featuring new work on trapeze, sling, and more. If the weather permits, we'll have fire spinning outdoors. This is a drop-in performance, so pop by anytime between 6 and 8pm to enjoy festive refreshments and catch an act or two. 

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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebración
Sep
16
2:00 PM14:00

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebración

  • Prince George's Publick Playhouse (map)
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Kick off the month with us at our annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebración!

This free family-friendly event for all ages will be held at Prince George’s Publick Playhouse and will feature:

  • An art exhibition and public reception displaying the works of Puerto Rican artist Aflredo Ortiz.

  • The unveiling of the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month poster by high school student artists in partnership with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.

  • Music, Dancing, and

  • Light Refreshments


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ACTnow: (Re)Generate: Beginning with Risk
Feb
7
5:30 PM17:30

ACTnow: (Re)Generate: Beginning with Risk

  • The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center , Cafritz Foundation Theatre (map)
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An esteemed panel of arts practitioners, scholars and thought leaders reckons with risk and necessity being essential components in activating the transformation of failing systems. During such unprecedented times, what will we risk in order to create again?

Refreshments and light fare will be available at this event.

Panelists:

Nehprii Amenii
Dael Orlandersmith
KenYatta Rogers
E. Gaynell Sherrod
La Marr Jurelle Bruce, Moderator

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Bowie's Juneteenth: Fathers and Family Bike Ride Juneteenth Celebration
Jun
19
9:00 AM09:00

Bowie's Juneteenth: Fathers and Family Bike Ride Juneteenth Celebration

On June 19th, 2022, the Capital Region Cycling Network (CRCN) will host the second annual Fathers and Family / Juneteenth bike event, a 36-mile ride to Annapolis, Maryland. Registration is required and experienced riders only are encouraged to join. Food, refreshments, and music will be provided as we invite you and your family to join The Prince George's County Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys along with My Brother's Keeper in celebration of Juneteenth and Father's Day.

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Let's Talk About It: Freedom Summer
Feb
5
6:30 PM18:30

Let's Talk About It: Freedom Summer

  • Deerfield Run Community Center (map)
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Let’s take a look back at the summer of 1964, when more than 700 student activists took segregated Mississippi by storm by registering voters, creating freedom schools, and establishing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Join us for an open forum as we discuss the movie Freedom Summer with a moderator. Light refreshments will be served. Please call to register.

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65th Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival
Aug
30
6:30 PM18:30

65th Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival

Credit: Greenbeltnewsreview.com

Credit: Greenbeltnewsreview.com

The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival was started in 1955 as a way of raising funds to build a Youth Center. It has been held every year since by the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee, one of the largest all-volunteer organizations in Maryland.

The 2019 Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Parade will take place on Monday, September 2, from 10am to noon

Carnival Midway Hours:
Friday, 6-11pm
Saturday, 10:30am-10pm (Entertainment until 11pm)
Sunday, noon-10pm (Entertainment until 11pm)
Monday, 11am-6pm

Free admission to the Festival Grounds.

No charge unless otherwise noted for entertainment on stage; art and photo shows; exhibits; Greenbelt Recreation Department sponsored art activities, sports, and recreation; and Labor Day Parade.

Fees vary for rides, food, refreshments, activities at carnival booths, and other miscellaneous events.

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Honoring Dr. King: A Poetic Event
Jan
26
1:00 PM13:00

Honoring Dr. King: A Poetic Event

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A reading and open mic with the Poet Laureate. Featuring the Prince George’s County Poet Laureate “Sistah Joy” Alford and Youth Poet Laureate Mi’Jan Credle. And, performances by Soloist Karen Wiggs-Wilbanks and Djembe Drummer Do Powel. Sponsored by the Prince George’s County Office of the Poet Laureate. This program kicks off the 2019 Poet Laureate Reading Series. Light refreshments served. All ages are welcomed. FREE.

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Holiday Wine Tasting By Candlelight
Dec
9
5:00 PM17:00

Holiday Wine Tasting By Candlelight

Please join us for a Holiday Wine Tasting by Candlelight. Take time out of the busy holiday schedule to sample various flavors of wine along with light refreshments, as you listen to the musical sounds of the season.  Please stroll through the beautifully decorated and candlelit historic home. This is an open house, so please come before dinner, after dinner, or just to enjoy the evening. 

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