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Holiday Barket
Saturday, December 3 | 10 am to 1 pm | Free
Cabin John Regional Park
Suit up your four-legged family member(s) in their best wintery get-ups, and head over to the Holiday Barket!
Enjoy a dog-themed holiday market that is fun for pups and owners of all ages! Bring your pooch and peruse various booths to let them sniff and snack on healthy treats, find the perfect holiday accessories for you both, and purchase the perfect stocking stuffers for your pet and dog-loving friends alike.
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Festive Centerpieces
Thursday, December 7 and 8 | 10-11:30 am
Brookside Gardens
Bring the beauty of winter home with a centerpiece or wreath using fresh greens! Come Wednesday to fashion an evergreen wreath for your front door. Return on Thursday to create a lush centerpiece and seasonal decorations.
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Solstice with the Owls
Wednesday, December 21 | 4-4:30 pm
Meadowside Nature Center
Celebrate owls on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice! Come to this special Raptor Enrichment and Feeding Talk to learn about the nocturnal adaptations of these amazing birds of prey.
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Hike Club
Saturday, December 10 | 9-11 am
Black Hill Regional Park
The first rule of Hike Club – have fun! Improve your fitness, make new friends, and experience trails and scenery we don’t often make time to immerse ourselves in. All ages are welcome, though young children must be able to walk at least 3 miles or be carried.
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Montgomery Parks’ Urban Wood Sale
Saturday, December 10, and Sunday, December 11 | 8 am to 1 pm
Green Farm Maintenance Facility
8301 Turkey Thicket Drive, Gaithersburg, 20879
Our Urban Wood Sale is back! Shop for resources for your next woodworking, homebuilding, furniture repair, or craft project. This year, the sale features kiln dried, planed, and air dried wood. Slabs are different sizes and thicknesses (sizes ranging from 3/4” to 3” thick), and prices range from $5- $400. Walnut, cedar, pine, poplar, oak, beech, cherry, cypress, and ash will be available. Credit card only. No advanced sales.
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- Registrations for most winter programs now open!
- Ice/Tennis Winter Term I – December 20
- Ice/Tennis Winter Term II – February 16
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Things to do this Thanksgiving weekend
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We have updated ActiveMONTGOMERY to make it a more user-friendly experience when registering for Montgomery Parks programs, classes and camps.
Visit the ActiveMONTGOMERY.com to register for programs.
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For more fun things to do and see in Montgomery Parks, check out our weekly Parks' Picks list.
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Montgomery Parks is continuously working on park improvement projects.
Learn more about these projects.
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Montgomery Parks Program Access
Many Montgomery Parks programs are inclusive with support from Program Access.
Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact 301-495-2477 (Voice), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit the Accessibility website for more information.
The Program Access Office (Inclusion Services) makes a variety of adaptive equipment available throughout the county for people at no additional cost to the user. Visit the adaptive equipment website for more information.
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