Bulb Sale & Garlic Planting Party
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 11 am – 2 pm
Celebrate fall with FONA and the amazing Washington Youth Garden community during the annual Bulb Sale & Garlic Planting Party! The event is free and open to participants of all ages. It will feature:
Wearing costumes
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Exhibits Gallery, National Bonsai & Penjing Museum
10 a.m.–4 p.m. daily*
This exhibition celebrates the autumn season with traditional Asian arts of nature in peak colors and forms. Enjoy bonsai in their autumnal colors before the leaves fall away to reveal their bare winter silhouettes. See red maples, yellow ginkgo, and fruited trees in the Museum’s permanent collection pavilions. The Special Exhibits Wing features formal displays
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Lace up those racing shoes — registration is officially open for FONA’s annual Fall 5K on Sunday, November 10th!
For the first time ever, FONA is offering FREE registration for the first 50 veterans who sign up. Thanks to support from the National Environmental Education Foundation for making this possible. PLUS all active and reserve military members, as well as FONA members, all can receive 20% off their race registration.
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Slow down and open your senses to nature at the National Arboretum. During this two-hour program, Friends of the National Arboretum’s certified forest bathing guides invite you to reflect on the world around you and guide you through focused meditations.
Registration is required for this event. The suggested ticket price is $35, but please pay what you can to attend.
This event is part of a series of forest
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