Public Programs

Media resources for our public programs. See our Event Calendar for all of our public programs.

Smithsonian Stays Open Late for “Solstice Saturday”

Daytime and After-Hours Programming on the Mall Marks the Summer Solstice

June 5, 2025
Public Programs

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“Sally’s Night” at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Celebrate Women in STEM

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“Innovations in Flight” at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Commemorate 80th Anniversary of World War II End

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National Air and Space Museum To Host Annual Amelia Earhart Lecture May 21

Cmdr. Porter Halyburton Will Present “Reflections on Captivity”

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Smithsonian Holds Education Summit To Prepare Educators for the Nation’s 250th Anniversary

Free Three-Day Summit Features Over 40 Sessions in Art, Culture, History and Science

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Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025 at the Smithsonian

April 24, 2025
Public Programs

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Launches Nationwide Astronomy Program for Rural Schools

Smithsonian Aims To Provide a Telescope and Astronomy Lessons to Every Rural School in America

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Smithsonian Associates Announces 2025 Dates for “Smithsonian Sleepovers”

Six Overnight Adventures Await Children at the Natural Museum of Natural History

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Anacostia Community Museum Announces Spring and Summer Programs

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Smithsonian Celebrates Earth Day With Free Programming Throughout the Month of April

Highlights Include a Hands-On Gardening Workshop, a Film Screening, Talks and Tours

March 31, 2025
Public Programs

“Power of Giving” Symposium Explores Role of Women’s Philanthropy in Shaping the Nation

Adrienne Arsht, Jacki Zehner, Tuti B. Scott, Jaime Gloshay, Kathleen D. McCarthy and Kabria Baumgartner Among the Featured Thought Leaders

National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Women’s History Month Honoring Black Women

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2025 Nowruz Family Festival

February 19, 2025
Asian Art Museum
Public Programs

Smithsonian Craft Show Opens April 24

Juried Fine Craft Show Celebrates Visionaries

February 18, 2025
Public Programs

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents In-Person and Virtual Programs as Part of the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches Discoverability Lab To Celebrate Women’s History Month 2025

February 7, 2025
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
Public Programs

Smithsonian Celebrates 10 Years of the Mother Tongue Film Festival

Festival Is on the National Mall Feb. 20–Feb. 23; Virtual Portion Will Be Presented Feb. 24–March 1

February 3, 2025
Public Programs

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Two New Giant Pandas Debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Celebration Continues With “District of Panda Party” and Release of Limited-Edition Giant Panda M&M’S

National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Black History Month

Smithsonian Associates Hosts Smithsonian Summer Camp

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Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut Jan. 24 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Smithsonian Associates Celebrates 60 Years of Lifelong Learning

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2025 Lunar New Year Market

December 19, 2024
Asian Art Museum
Public Programs

Celebrate Kwanzaa at the Anacostia Community Museum

Daily Programs and Newly Digitized Photos Mark the Museum’s Holiday Offerings

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