# Things to do with kids at Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum > 5 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020, in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 25, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/venues/smithsonian-anacostia-community-museum ## Events ahead - [Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds — Anacostia Community Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/pumpkin-painting-creative-minds-anacostia-community-museum--listing-6b616475ca27715d913919f2) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum hosts a free pumpkin decorating workshop on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2026, from noon to 3 pm, in its Program Room. Instead of… - [Spirit Toonz: D.C. Soccer in Art — Family Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/spirit-toonz-d-c-soccer-in-art-family-workshop--listing-b57cdabd7a1cccd54aa8198b) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. Artist Rain Young leads a free family art workshop at the Anacostia Community Museum on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 11 am to 3 pm. Participants pick a featured Washington… - [Carter G. Woodson Zine Lab at the Anacostia Community Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/carter-g-woodson-zine-lab-at-the-anacostia-community-museum--listing-f0967e66a79b5d6be064adcc) — Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. A free, hands-on family workshop with artist Brittany Monet at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum. Families make their own zines — small handmade booklets for telling a… - [Growing Community: Fall Harvest Celebration — Anacostia Community Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/growing-community-fall-harvest-celebration-anacostia-community-museum--listing-e91083e5cd00c2e040360154) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The Anacostia Community Museum closes its Growing Community garden season with a harvest celebration on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 10 am to 2 pm, in and around the ACM… - [Coffee & Gratitude: Cyanotype Family Workshop — Anacostia Community Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/coffee-and-gratitude-cyanotype-family-workshop-anacostia-community-mus--listing-4780d1a842a36d8f3d41afed) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. On the morning after Thanksgiving, the Anacostia Community Museum offers a calm alternative to Black Friday shopping. From 10 am there is coffee, hot chocolate and light… ## Ongoing programs and visits - [Big Moments, Little Stories — Story Time at Anacostia Community Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/big-moments-little-stories-story-time-at-anacostia-community-museum--listing-168c9a0fac461077681334d3) — Fridays 10:30–11:30 am · Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. The Anacostia Community Museum hosts a cozy Friday-morning story time, Big Moments, Little Stories, at 10:30 am in its Sunburst Lounge, lasting about an hour. 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