Spring Activities Guide for DC Kids and Families

Whether you spend your Spring Break and spring weekends traveling or on an awesome staycation, the city is bursting with fun activities—plus day trips to see beautiful blooming buds (Hello, cherry blossoms!) and to nearby farms for fruit picking.

Try all of the amazing DC-area activities we've compiled here in our Spring Activities Guide.

 

 

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Enjoy the brilliant colors of spring at Burnside Farms. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, at virginia.org
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Kids of all ages and abilities will love the colorful equipment at Clemyjontri Park. Photo by the author
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