Please join us for a ride on one of the greater Washington area’s true treasures! Installed at Glen Echo Park in 1921, the canopy and the carved figures were made by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Germantown, Pennsylvania. It is a classic example of hand woodcarving popular during the early 1900s. From 1983 through 2003, the entire carousel was fully restored. The carousel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is much more history to learn! See links below. 

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2025 HOURS OF OPERATION

May 3 - August 31 || Wed - Fri, 10am – 2pm; Sat & Sun, 11am – 5pm

Sep 1 - Sept 28 || Sat & Sun, 11am – 5pm

Special Hours:

May 26 (Memorial Day) & September 1 (Labor Day)  ||  11am – 5pm

🎠 The carousel opens for the 2025 season on Saturday, May 3, with our Carousel Day festival.  Learn more >>  

Special carousel evening hours on May 3 | 8:30pm -10:30pm

TICKETS

$2.00 per ride |  $5.00 for an all-day pass

During carousel season. tickets are available for purchase in person at the carousel's ticket booth during regular operating hours and online.  Every person must have their own ticket, including babies and accompanying adults. Children under six must be accompanied by a paying adult to ride.

In addition to carousel rides, we hope you will come to the Park to enjoy our concerts, dances, exhibitions, classes & camps, and more!  Visit our events calendar >>

CAROUSEL NEWS

"Friday Art Walk, Saturday Carousel Day at Glen Echo Park| | The Georgetowner | May 1, 2025 | Read it here >>

"Celebrating a cultural treasure in Montgomery County" | NBC4 | April 29, 2025 | Watch it here >>

"Documentary recalls 1960 protest to integrate Glen Echo Amusement Park" | The Washington Post | April 25, 2025 | Read it here >>

"Historic Dentzel Carousel animals repaired following 2023 storm" | WUSA9 | March 11, 2025 | Watch it here >>

"Historic Glen Echo carousel gets back 5 missing animal figures" | WTOP | March 11, 2025 | Read it here >>

"Historic Glen Echo Park carousel animals return to park 2 years after storm damage" | WUSA9 | March 11, 2025 | Watch or read it here >>