WISH Newsletter: Things to Do
D.C. Playworks Volunteer opportunity
Year-round
Playworks is a national nonprofit that provides safe, healthy play and physical activity to low-income schools, creating a positive environment for teaching and learning with afterschool programs.
Free
Butterflies at the National Museum of Natural History
Ongoing exhibition
Free on Tuesdays; $6 every other day
Harlem Globe Trotters
March 2nd 1:00pm
Verizon Center
Tickets start at $20
D.C. Independent Film Festival
March 6th – 10th
Please see website for venue locations
Tickets: $7 for students
Stargazing at the National Air and Space Museum
Weekends in March
National Air and Space Museum
Free
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon
March 16th 7:30am
The race is the only marathon run entirely within the District of Columbia! In true Rock ‘n’ Roll fashion, each mile will greet participants with rousing live music from local bands, motivating cheerleaders, and thousands of spectators helping to encourage runners through their 13.1 or 26.2 mile journey.
D.C. Shamrock Festival
March 16th 1:00pm -9:00pm
From the 9 musical stages, to tented party areas, to beer stations as long as football fields, to bar-game areas and athletic competitions, to craft, food & beverage markets, to strolling entertainers and much more – you just have to see it to believe it.
RFK Stadium
Tickets $24.99
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17th 12:00pm
The grandstand is the best way to watch the parade. Each group is introduced as they approach and you get to see them at their best, performing for the judges. Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, N.W.
Free