Join us for two FREE special events over Labor Day Weekend: Labor Day Art Show (8/30 - 9/1, Opening Reception on 8/29) and Music FREE-for-All (8/30)! Learn More >>
Weekdays: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm, timed-entry required
Visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium to learn about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay and beyond through interactive exhibits, knowledgable educators, and a dynamic space. Timed entry creates a personalized learning environment,…
10:00am - 6:00pm
The Park View Gallery presents Tranquil Vistas, a solo exhibition by artist Mak Dehejia. Dehejia is the winner of the 2023 Park View Artist Award. The small collection of watercolors on display at the gallery reflects the artist’s quest…
11:00am - 5:00pm
On the second and third floors of the Chautauqua Tower, you'll find Stone Tower Studio: where the boundary of traditional mediums is crossed.
The Stone Tower Studio presents both traditional and nontraditional mediums including monoprint…
7:30pm - 10:00pm
7:30pm - 8:30pm Beginner/Intermediate Class; 8:30pm - 10:00pm open request dancing
Glen Echo International Folk Dancers presents a weekly folk dance. Learn dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey…
Weekdays: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm, timed-entry required
Visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium to learn about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay and beyond through interactive exhibits, knowledgable educators, and a dynamic space. Timed entry creates a personalized learning environment,…
10:00am - 6:00pm
The Park View Gallery presents Tranquil Vistas, a solo exhibition by artist Mak Dehejia. Dehejia is the winner of the 2023 Park View Artist Award. The small collection of watercolors on display at the gallery reflects the artist’s quest…
showtimes vary
Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre’s “The Selfish Giant’s Garden” is based on Oscar Wilde’s famous fairy tale about a giant who learns it’s never too late to share. The production features lathe-turned wooden marionettes. The puppet’s simple wooden…
11:00am - 5:00pm
SilverWorks is the studio of artist-in-residence, Blair Anderson. Blair brings 35 years of smithing experience to Glen Echo Park. Stop in and view her one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
11:00am - 5:00pm
On the second and third floors of the Chautauqua Tower, you'll find Stone Tower Studio: where the boundary of traditional mediums is crossed.
The Stone Tower Studio presents both traditional and nontraditional mediums including monoprint…
8:15pm - 11:30pm
8:15pm - 9:00pm Lesson | 9:00pm - 11:30pm Dance
Capital Blues! On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area. Admission is $10 per person…
Weekdays: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm, timed-entry required
Visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium to learn about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay and beyond through interactive exhibits, knowledgable educators, and a dynamic space. Timed entry creates a personalized learning environment,…
10:00am - 6:00pm
The Park View Gallery presents Tranquil Vistas, a solo exhibition by artist Mak Dehejia. Dehejia is the winner of the 2023 Park View Artist Award. The small collection of watercolors on display at the gallery reflects the artist’s quest…
showtimes vary
Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre’s “The Selfish Giant’s Garden” is based on Oscar Wilde’s famous fairy tale about a giant who learns it’s never too late to share. The production features lathe-turned wooden marionettes. The puppet’s simple wooden…
11:00am - 5:00pm
On the second and third floors of the Chautauqua Tower, you'll find Stone Tower Studio: where the boundary of traditional mediums is crossed.
The Stone Tower Studio presents both traditional and nontraditional mediums including monoprint…
11:00am - 5:00pm
SilverWorks is the studio of artist-in-residence, Blair Anderson. Blair brings 35 years of smithing experience to Glen Echo Park. Stop in and view her one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1,…
Weekdays: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm, timed-entry required
Visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium to learn about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay and beyond through interactive exhibits, knowledgable educators, and a dynamic space. Timed entry creates a personalized learning environment,…
10:00am - 6:00pm
The Park View Gallery presents Tranquil Vistas, a solo exhibition by artist Mak Dehejia. Dehejia is the winner of the 2023 Park View Artist Award. The small collection of watercolors on display at the gallery reflects the artist’s quest…
showtimes vary
Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre’s “The Selfish Giant’s Garden” is based on Oscar Wilde’s famous fairy tale about a giant who learns it’s never too late to share. The production features lathe-turned wooden marionettes. The puppet’s simple wooden…
11:00am - 5:00pm
SilverWorks is the studio of artist-in-residence, Blair Anderson. Blair brings 35 years of smithing experience to Glen Echo Park. Stop in and view her one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
11:00am - 4:00pm
Visit the Glen Echo Pottery Gallery to view ceramic work by instructors and advanced students.
Glen Echo Pottery was founded by Jeff Kirk, who has been the Artistic Director, full-time artist-in-residence, and chief instructor since 1974…
11:00am - 5:00pm
On the second and third floors of the Chautauqua Tower, you'll find Stone Tower Studio: where the boundary of traditional mediums is crossed.
The Stone Tower Studio presents both traditional and nontraditional mediums including monoprint…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The Stone Tower Gallery presents Once and Again, a solo exhibition by artist Dominie Nash. Nash’s most recent textile collages consist of repurposed and transformed work and materials. This is a process the artist has been engaged in for…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1,…
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Come see art through the medium of glass on display at the Art Glass Center
The Art Glass Center at Glen Echo is a school, resource center, and gallery for kiln-formed glass serving the Washington metropolitan area.
The…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The Popcorn Gallery presents The Art of the Art Clinic Online, a group exhibition featuring participants of the Art Clinic Online (ACO). This virtual program is presented by the Stone Tower Studio in historic Glen Echo Park. The ACO…
12:00pm - 5:00pm
The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery is Glen Echo Park's painting and drawing residency. It is a creative oasis in Glen Echo Park, where community and artistic guidance converge in nationally-recognized artists’ programs. Founded by acclaimed…
12:00 - 6:00pm
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture is pleased to present a family-friendly Music FREE-for-All over Labor Day Weekend! Join us for FREE live music concerts with music you can dance to—it's like an…
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Come see photography on view at the Photoworks Gallery where their latest work is on display.
Photoworks is a vibrant and unique resource for photographers. Our philosophy is simple: Creative dialogue with fellow photographers, an…
6:00pm - 8:00pm
This exhibition features artwork by members of the Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio as well as artwork by Yellow Barn Studio instructors. You will find amazing works in pencil, pen, ink, conte, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, gouache and digital…
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm : Lesson
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm : Dance
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 10:00pm: Social Dance
Ballroom Time presents a ballroom dance in the Ballroom Back Room on Saturday evening August 30, 2025.
A variety of recorded music will play throughout…
Weekdays: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm, timed-entry required
Visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium to learn about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay and beyond through interactive exhibits, knowledgable educators, and a dynamic space. Timed entry creates a personalized learning environment,…
showtimes vary
Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre’s “The Selfish Giant’s Garden” is based on Oscar Wilde’s famous fairy tale about a giant who learns it’s never too late to share. The production features lathe-turned wooden marionettes. The puppet’s simple wooden…
11:00am - 5:00pm
SilverWorks is the studio of artist-in-residence, Blair Anderson. Blair brings 35 years of smithing experience to Glen Echo Park. Stop in and view her one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
11:00am - 4:00pm
Visit the Glen Echo Pottery Gallery to view ceramic work by instructors and advanced students.
Glen Echo Pottery was founded by Jeff Kirk, who has been the Artistic Director, full-time artist-in-residence, and chief instructor since 1974…
11:00am - 5:00pm
On the second and third floors of the Chautauqua Tower, you'll find Stone Tower Studio: where the boundary of traditional mediums is crossed.
The Stone Tower Studio presents both traditional and nontraditional mediums including monoprint…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The Popcorn Gallery presents The Art of the Art Clinic Online, a group exhibition featuring participants of the Art Clinic Online (ACO). This virtual program is presented by the Stone Tower Studio in historic Glen Echo Park. The ACO…
12:00pm - 5:00pm
The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery is Glen Echo Park's painting and drawing residency. It is a creative oasis in Glen Echo Park, where community and artistic guidance converge in nationally-recognized artists’ programs. Founded by acclaimed…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The Stone Tower Gallery presents Once and Again, a solo exhibition by artist Dominie Nash. Nash’s most recent textile collages consist of repurposed and transformed work and materials. This is a process the artist has been engaged in for…
12:00pm - 6:00pm
The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1,…
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Come see art through the medium of glass on display at the Art Glass Center
The Art Glass Center at Glen Echo is a school, resource center, and gallery for kiln-formed glass serving the Washington metropolitan area.
The…
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Come see photography on view at the Photoworks Gallery where their latest work is on display.
Photoworks is a vibrant and unique resource for photographers. Our philosophy is simple: Creative dialogue with fellow photographers, an…
6:30pm - 11:00pm
6:30pm & 7:30pm: Lessons | 8:30pm-11pm: Social Dance
Tango Brillante presents lessons and a dance. Tango lesson (6:30pm), Milonga lesson (7:30pm), Social Dance (8:30-11:00pm). For more information…