Dance for PD®

June 24 | 2:30pm - 3:45pm | Ballroom Back Room

In collaboration with Dance for PD® (Parkinson's Disease), the Glen Echo Park Partnership presents a Dance for PD® class series. Registration is not required, participants can drop in to class anytime. These classes are free for participants, care partners, and family members thanks to the generous support of the program's donors.

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Summer Concerts: The Rockits

June 25 | 7:30pm | Bumper Car Pavilion

Enjoy a FREE Summer Concert with THE ROCKITS, one of the DC area's premier "party fun" bands! This six piece group features members PG, Robin, BillyO, Eyes, Steve, and Kim. With songs that span the History of Rock n Roll, '50s to '80s, THE ROCKITS are ready to bring the dance party to you!

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DanceFit: Line Dancing

June 27 | 11:15am - 12:15pm OR 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Hall of Mirrors

Join us for a DanceFit: Line Dancing class with instructor Janee Murray to learn the basics of line dancing while getting in your Saturday morning workout! Drop-in to a class, pre-register, or get the 10 class package. Please bring shoes that have not been worn outside, as street shoes are not allowed on the dance studio floor.

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Montgomery County Heritage Days

June 27 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Throughout the Park

In celebration of Montgomery County Heritage Days, Glen Echo Park is pleased to present FREE carousel rides and a history scavenger hunt! On June 30, 1960, protests that would lead to the desegregation of the privately-owned Glen Echo Amusement Park began with Howard University students entering the park and attempting to ride the carousel. In honor of the protests, which continued throughout the summer, rides the carousel will be free all day (on June 27 only, open 11am - 5pm). Children can also participate in a history scavenger hunt featuring six historic Glen Echo Park buildings.

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Cueva Flamenca de Glen Echo — an intimate Flamenco performance

June 27 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Ballroom Back Room

Step into Cueva Flamenca de Glen Echo, a tablao‑style evening inspired by the legendary caves of Sacromonte. Featuring Furia Flamenca Dance Company with live music, this intimate performance draws the audience close to the artists—where every heel strike, every cry of cante, and every pulse of the guitar becomes part of a shared, electric moment.

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Summer Concerts: interPlay Orchestra

July 2 | 7:30pm | Spanish Ballroom



Join us for another a FREE Thursday-night Summer Concert at the Park. We welcome interPLAY orchestra to the Spanish Ballroom stage! The interPLAY Orchestra is a nonprofit music organization of adult musicians with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities; playing alongside amateur and professional musicians, and high school and university students known as “Bandaides.”

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Art Walk in the Park

July 3 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Throughout the Park

First Fridays in May, June, July, and August, check out open studios and artist demonstrations in the Park's many visual arts studios and galleries. Each month features different activities, including hands-on art projects and/or artist demonstrations. 

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Washington Revels at Takoma Park Independence Day Parade

July 4 | 9:30am - 12:00pm | OFFSITE: Takoma Park

Be part of something big—250 years big. Washington Revels is celebrating America’s Birthday at the Takoma Park 4th of July Parade, and they want YOU in the lineup. This year’s procession will feature singers, musicians, characters, and fools—plus a special spectacle: Dragon-palooza, a gathering of Revels dragons from across the decades. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed. Just bring your enthusiasm and help us share a vibrant summer slice of Washington Revels with thousands of spectators.

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BUMPER CAR SQUARES

July 5 | 2:45pm - 5:30pm | Ballroom Back Room

Join us for Sunday afternoon square dancing at the Park! We'll start out with a square dance intro lesson for all skill levels from 2:45pm - 3:00pm. Then, caller Caroline Barnes will lead a rousing square dance to live music live music from Strings on Wings. The band will play from 3:00pm - 5:30pm so get ready for square dancing fun that still gets you home early. We'll dance in the climate-controlled Ballroom Back Room.

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Tiny Tots

Ongoing | the Puppet Co.

Designed for children 18 months to 4 years old, ongoing Tiny Tots shows offer a viewing atmosphere especially suited for young theatre patrons. All Tiny Tots shows feature: 30 minute runtime, no dark room, no loud noises, and open theater doors.

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The Little Prince

June 6- July 5, 2026 | the Puppet Co.

A regional premiere! This show features the touching adventure of a peculiar child from a tiny planet scarcely larger than himself. Stranded in the Sahara Desert, a plane-wrecked aviator meets a child that reminds us all how to see the world like a kid again. See why this beloved story is the most translated work of fiction in history.

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Sleeping Beauty: The Time Traveler

June 18 - August 23 | Adventure Theatre MTC

Rolly’s ordinary summer takes an extraordinary twist when he’s whisked back in time to the Age of Charlemagne! There, he meets Aurora, a bold 12-year-old princess with dreams of knighthood and adventure beyond her castle walls. The past and present merge in an epic journey filled with courage, friendship, and a dash of magic. Can Rolly and Aurora outsmart fate and find their happily ever after?

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