# Things to do with kids in Great Falls, VA

> 13 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Great Falls, VA (Fairfax County, VA), in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Autumn Leaves Hike and Craft at Riverbend Park](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/autumn-leaves-hike-and-craft-at-riverbend-park--listing-dcd0ae849ab87d1c29bd02d1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Riverbend Park, Great Falls · Ages 5+ · From $9 · checked Oct 20. Autumn Leaves Hike and Craft is a one-hour Saturday-morning nature program at Riverbend Park in Great Falls on October 24, from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants hike through the fall…
- [Bat Walk at the Bend](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/bat-walk-at-the-bend--listing-55556ad78f63d06747562a66) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Riverbend Park, Great Falls · Ages 5+ · From $10 · checked Oct 16. For International Bat Week, Riverbend Park offers an evening bat program on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 7 to 8 pm. Families learn about the lives of these flying mammals while…
- [Family Fun Fridays at Riverbend Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/family-fun-fridays-at-riverbend-nature-center--listing-8e996183e3038fb8d5b78654) — Fri, Oct 30 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Riverbend Park Nature Center, Great Falls · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. On select Fridays each month, Riverbend Park's nature center in Great Falls opens a drop-in family play afternoon from noon to 5 pm. Families read books together, make crafts…
- [Halloween in the Hollows — Riverbend Park](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/halloween-in-the-hollows-riverbend-park--listing-22a1ed0dd010408839b294ea) — Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Riverbend Park, Great Falls · Ages 4+ · From $12 · checked Oct 16. Riverbend Park in Great Falls holds an evening Halloween nature hike on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 7 to 8:30 pm. A guide takes families down the Follow the Hollows trail…
- [High Seas and Hardtack — Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/high-seas-and-hardtack-colvin-run-mill--listing-3143649c0aea372ee970e388) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · Ages 4+ · From $14 · checked Oct 16. Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls looks at how sailors were fed during the War of 1812 in this hands-on history program on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from noon to 2 pm. Families…
- [Planet Adventure Night at Observatory Park at Turner Farm](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/planet-adventure-night-at-observatory-park-at-turner-farm--listing-321ff94f87d380f6e4980d89) — Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Observatory Park at Turner Farm, Great Falls · Ages 6+ · From $13 · checked Oct 20. Planet Adventure Night at Observatory Park at Turner Farm in Great Falls is a 90-minute evening astronomy program on Wednesday, November 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Participants tour…
- [Dark Sky Patch at Observatory Park at Turner Farm](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/dark-sky-patch-at-observatory-park-at-turner-farm--listing-5f0af2a3cef1d7293d183f3f) — Sat, Nov 28 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Observatory Park at Turner Farm, Great Falls · Ages 5–9 · From $14 · checked Oct 24. An evening program for children aged 5 to 9 at Observatory Park at Turner Farm in Great Falls, built around a Dark Sky patch (listed in the calendar for Girl Scout Daisies and…
- [Children's Holiday Shopping at Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/children-s-holiday-shopping-at-colvin-run-mill--listing-863e38bd4c7ac64d81ce60a7) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · From $7 · checked Oct 20. At Children's Holiday Shopping, kids shop for family gifts at the Colvin Run Mill General Store with help from a secret shopper, then wrap and tag their surprises so nobody…
- [Astronomy Festival at Observatory Park at Turner Farm](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/astronomy-festival-at-observatory-park-at-turner-farm--listing-44d2348a4124ec050826cdbc) — Sat, Dec 12 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Observatory Park at Turner Farm, Great Falls · Ages 3+ · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A winter evening of astronomy at Observatory Park at Turner Farm in Great Falls, for ages 3 to adult. Staff lead guided star-gazing and let visitors look through the park's…
- [Santa at the Mill at Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/santa-at-the-mill-at-colvin-run-mill--listing-bb393b95e0be8fb7268cfd6f) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 12:45 PM – 5:00 PM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls offers an old-fashioned Santa visit on Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13. Families visit Santa inside the historic mill, tour the…
- [Holiday Lantern Tour at Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/holiday-lantern-tour-at-colvin-run-mill--listing-0df23f2a9fdbcc2b96b56073) — Fri, Dec 18 (+1 more date) · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Holiday Lantern Tour takes families through Colvin Run Mill after dark on Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The tour goes by lantern and…
- [Holiday Greetings Card-Making at Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/holiday-greetings-card-making-at-colvin-run-mill--listing-b3dd5ca81d07a60c3007a929) — Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · Ages 4+ · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A short holiday workshop at Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls for ages 4 to adult. Participants explore how people sent holiday greetings in the past inside the historic miller's…
- [Candy Canes and Cocoa at Colvin Run Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/candy-canes-and-cocoa-at-colvin-run-mill--listing-49bfd5fdabd6687d1ebb4d45) — Mon, Dec 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls · Ages 4+ · From $12 · checked Oct 20. Candy Canes and Cocoa is a 90-minute holiday program at Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls on Monday, December 21, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants decorate candy canes made by the…

## Recently ended

- [Our Prehistoric Park — Fossil Dig at Riverbend](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/our-prehistoric-park-fossil-dig-at-riverbend--listing-339d9410aac14a664f773317) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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