Bumper Car Squares

November 6 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Bumper Car Pavilion

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! Choose from two lessons offered free with the price of admission: Intro to Square Dancing, or Intro to Flatfoot Dancing taught by members of Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. After the lesson, caller Will Mentor will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by Stomp Rocket!

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ACO Artist Discussion with Chris Combs

November 8 | 10:30am - 11:30am | ONLINE

Join us for an online discussion with Chris Combs, an artist based in Washington, D.C and Mount Rainier, Maryland whose sculptural artworks both incorporate and question technologies. Every other Saturday, tune into Stone Tower Studio's Art Clinic Online (ACO) to be a part of dialog between local artists with a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and art making styles.

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DanceFit: Shake Your Soul

November 8 | 11:15am - 12:15pm | Hall of Mirrors Dance Studio

Experience the JOY of dance through Shake Your Soul, a dynamic movement practice that energizes your body, relaxes your nervous system, and awakens your soul through a dance repertoire set to world music. Absolutely no dance experience is needed to exnjoy this body mind connection. This class is appropriate for all levels and welcomes all movers and music lovers.

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Walt Bartman: New Work

November 8 & 9 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Yellow Barn Gallery

Visit the Yellow Barn Gallery to view an exhibition of new work by Walt Bartman, Founder and Director of the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery. An artist reception will be held Saturday, November 8, from 5pm to 8pm and an artist talk will be held Sunday, November 9 at 2pm.

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Make Your Own Dragon Workshop

November 8 | 1:00pm - 3:30pm | the Puppet Co.

Join us for some puppet fun at the Park! Participants will be introduced to dragons in puppetry through dynamic and entertaining demonstrations; you will create your own dragon puppet with guidance and coaching from The Puppet Co. and Washington Revels leaders; and then we will all join in a festive parade around the park featuring your newly created puppets!

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Pressenda Chamber Players Concert

November 8 | 2:00pm | OFFSITE: Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ

Join the Washington Conservatory of Music for a powerful afternoon of chamber music with the acclaimed Pressenda Chamber Players, performing masterworks by beloved classical composers.

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Witching Hour

November 14 | 8:00pm - 11:00pm | the Puppet Co.

An evening of music, live performances, treats, and libations for an adult audience (18+). Guests will be dazzled by live acts from puppetry to burlesque by top performers around the DMV. Come early, make new friends, explore offerings from the bar, purchase raffle tickets for exciting prizes, and so much more throughout the evening!

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Opening Reception: Holiday Art Show & Sale

November 15 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Partnership Galleries

We hope you'll be our guest at the opening reception of the Holiday Art Show & Sale, a great place to shop for everyone on your holiday list! The show features the Park's resident artists and instructors, as well as other invited guests with works in: Glass, Ceramics, Photography, Painting, Jewelry, Holiday Ornaments, and more!

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Cajun Dance with Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole

November 16 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Bumper Car Pavilion

In collaboration with Dancing by the Bayou, the Partnership presents a Cajun dance to live music from Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole. Led by fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt, L'Esprit Creole brings you the sights, stories, and sounds of French Creole music from The Illinois Country. A 30-minute Cajun dance lesson (included with the price of admission) with Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart of Dancing by the Bayou will start at 1pm, followed by dancing with the band!

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Shop Arts Saturday

November 29 | 12pm - 6pm | Throughout the Park

Get a head start on your holiday shopping list AND support artists in your community at Shop Arts Saturday! It's easy to forget, but individual artists and galleries are small businesses too! On Small Business Saturday this year, stop by the Park to support its resident artists, plus invited guest artists from throughout the DMV. 

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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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Frosty the Snow Man

November 26, 2025- January 11, 2026 | Adventure Theatre MTC

Do you want to build a snow man? How about watching him spring to life in front of you for one day of adventures before he melts away? In this merry wintertime romp, chock-full of chuckles and comic antics, Frosty gallops into the hearts of kids and adults alike- even the heart of one skeptical cop– through his uproarious antics.

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37th Annual The Nutcracker

November 28 - December 31 | the Puppet Co.

Join the Puppet Co. for our 37th annual The Nutcracker! This time-honored seasonal celebration features Tchaikovsky's familiar story of Clara and her prince, with a touch of nursery rhyme spin. Originated by the founding team of Allan Stevens, Christopher Piper, and MayField Piper, and the music of the Arlington Symphony Orchestra. 

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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

December 11 - December 22 | the Puppet Co.

Hershel just wants to celebrate Hanukkah with the community, but the Queen and King of the Goblins have forbidden the lighting of the candles. Can Hershel save the day and lift the curse for this shtetl (village)? 

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