FREE Laser Tag in the Library
6 p.m. After the library closes, kids
get the whole place to themselves
to play laser tag! Register in person
by picking up a required parental
permission form beginning one week
before programs start. Form must
be submitt ed on or before the date
the program occurs. Grades 6-12.

Haymarket Gainesville Community
Library, 14870 Lightner Rd., Haymarket,
VA; pwcgov.org/government/dept/library.

Tanabata: A Japanese Celebration
Sunday, August 6 | 6 p.m. | $10/person; $35/family
SATURDAY 4
Justin Roberts and the Not
Ready for Naptime Players
10:30 a.m. | $12. Wear your PJ’s
and join in the fun as 2018 Grammy-
nominated Justin Roberts and the Not
Ready for Naptime Players deliver a
rockin’ performance of all-new music
from their latest album, Lemonade. Wolf
Trap Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods,
1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA; wolftrap.org.

FREE Family Nature Walk
9 a.m. Come outside and explore
at Audubon Naturalist! On the fi rst
Saturday of each month, join their
Master Naturalists for a nature hike
around Woodend Sanctuary. Each
hike will have a unique and engaging
natural history theme. Programs are
appropriate for members of all ages.

Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Jones
Mill Rd., Chevy Chase, MD; anshome.org.

SUNDAY 5
Infant Investigators: Wings of
Fancy 10 a.m. | $30. Butt erfl ies and birds
are a source of delight for all children.

At the Wings of Fancy workshop, come
play, explore and discover the beauty
and wonder of these beautiful, winged
creatures! For this lesson, participants
will draw on resources from the
National Museum of Natural History.

Ages 4-12. Smithsonian National
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washingtonFAMILY.com Celebrate this traditional festival with song, origami, story telling and a
planetarium show. Hiroya Tsukamoto, a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist
and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan, will perform in the lobby. After a
short break for tea and egg rolls, enjoy a planetarium show in the theater that
explains the astrological story tied to this celebration. The evening’s fi nale is
a trip to the Franklin Park pond to release fl oating lanterns. Franklin Park Arts
Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville, VA; franklinparkartscenter.org.

Museum of Natural History,
10th & Constitution Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C; naturalhistory.si.edu.

MONDAY 6
FREE Life-Sized Candy Land
4 p.m. Bring your family and friends,
and play your way through a life-
sized version of Candy Land! Enjoy
moving through the diff erent lands in
the game, while collecting treats on
your way to the enchanted castle. Drop
in anytime. First come, fi rst served.

Potomac Community Library, 2201 Opitz
Blvd., Woodbridge, VA; pwcgov.org/
government/dept/library. WEDNESDAY 8
FREE VALS Pals Kids Club: Mad
Science 10 a.m. Join us for a morning of free
fun on Wednesdays this summer!
Enjoy live music, magicians, puppet
shows, pett ing zoos and more. At this
August 8 event, grab your lab coat for
exciting hands-on experiments with
Mad Science! Village at Leesburg, 1602
Village Market Blvd. S.E., Leesburg, VA;
villageatleesburg.com.