CalendarClasses, Camps & WorkshopsKids and the ParkDanceAbout Glen Echo ParkGLEN ECHO PARK is a magical place situated on the Potomac palisades near Bethesda, Maryland. Originally a Chautauqua retreat, then an amusement park, this National Park is now host to a variety of arts, environmental and history programs.
Take a class in pottery,
painting, photography,
or glass art. Enjoy a puppet show or
theater performance with your family and ride the carousel.
Dance in our exquisite ballroom or refine your steps in one of our
dance classes. Learn more about the environment while you play, or take
a ranger-guided historic tour. It's all here at the Park. We hope to see you soon!
"GlasScene" – Resident and studio artists from the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo display their latest works focusing on glass and other media. Popcorn Gallery, June 6 to July 5.
"Wide Asleep – Half Awake" A Fine Arts Photography Exhibit featuring Michael Borek – Photoworks Studio, June 13 to July 19.
For more information, including exhibition hours, please visit our online calendar.
Spring classes have begun at Glen Echo Park and many more will start in the coming weeks. For a look at the classes and camps being offered, you can browse the catalog and register online or download the catalog. The printed Spring/Summer catalog is also available at the Park and at your local library or art store.
We have an expanded scheduled of classes and programs for all ages to enjoy, including offerings from new resident artists and instructors. We hope to see you in a class this spring or summer!
Glen Echo Park's historic Dentzel carousel re-opened on May 2, 2009 in conjunction with the Park's Family Day celebration. For carousel hours, please go to our Kids in the Park page.
Looking for a unique location to host your child's next birthday party? The Glen Echo Park Café offers birthday party packages designed to take the guesswork out of planning the food and decorations. For more details, download our party package.
Pick up and go! The Glen Echo Park Café offers box lunches for groups of five or more. Choose from a selection of sandwiches, order in advance, and your lunch will be waiting when you arrive at the Park. For more information, download an order form.
For inclement weather and Park closing information please call 301.320.2330.
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and also by funding from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. All programs are produced in cooperation with the National Park Service and Montgomery County, Maryland.
