The Arts
If you have a child who enjoys the arts, or you’d like to introduce your kids to the arts, check here for ways to explore art, music, dance, theater and other family-friendly performances in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., area. You’ll also find ways kids are getting involved in the arts, whether it’s through museum programs, theater groups, contests, school or community activities.
For more opportunities for artistic kids or ways children and teens can explore the arts, look in our Enrichment Directory for art, dance, theater and music classes and programs in Maryland. Also search our calendar of things to do for family-friendly performances and theater and museum programs.
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