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Play Date at NMNH: Save a Spider Day!
Kids & FamiliesTuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30am – 12pm EDT
Join us for special family Tuesday play date with museum educators!
This Tuesday is all about spiders! Come join us as we have an early celebration of "Save a Spider Day" and learn the many wonderful ways spiders help our planet. Families will be able to explore through play, art, and select specimens from our collection.
Want even more spider and arachnid fun? Join us on Saturday, March 14th for our annual "Save a Spider" The World & Me program!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners (ages 0-5) and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum.
Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio-description are available with advanced notice. However, accommodations may not be possible with less than two-weeks advanced notice. To request this service, please call (202) 633-5238 or e-mail NMNHAccessibility@si.edu.
Image: Black and yellow garden spider in Washington, D.C.
Image copyright: BethGuay, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Free
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center (Ground Floor)
Natural History Museum