2013 Schedule of Volunteer Events at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Please note on-site registration opens 30 minutes prior to the start of the event inside the main fence line near the green house.
Our events run rain or shine - severe weather as forecast by WTOP (FM 105.3 or WTOP.com) cancels.
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January |
No events scheduled |
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February |
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Saturday March 23th |
4th Saturday Clean up: |
9am to 11am |
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Saturday April 20th |
42nd Celebration of Earth Day: |
9am to 1pm |
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Saturday May 18th |
Saturday Service Day: |
TBA |
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Saturday June 22nd |
4th Saturday Clean up: |
9am to Noon |
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Saturday July 13th |
Annual Asian Cultural & Lily Festival – This annual gathering is a perfect time to visit the park! |
9am to 4pm |
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August |
No events scheduled |
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Saturday September 28th |
National Public Lands Day 2013! – 200 plus volunteers for a variety of park improvement projects, including removing cut lotus flowers from the park’s ponds. |
9am to 1pm |
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Saturday October 12th |
Volunteer Appreciation Evening Event – To thank you for your time and hard work, volunteers will be rewarded special evening access to the Park. This is a great opportunity for you photographers, birders and nature lovers to see the Park in a new light. Join us! |
7pm to 9pm |
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Saturday October 26th |
Winterizing the Aquatic Gardens– 100 volunteers needed to help put the park to bed for the winter. |
9am to Noon |
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Saturday November 16th |
National Volunteer Family Day – Bring your family and participate in National Family Service Day! It's a great tradition to show your children the value of service and show gratitude for nature's beauty. RSVP recommended. |
9am to 11am |
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December |
No events scheduled |
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By Metro…
Take the Orange Line to the Deanwood Station. Take the Polk Street exit (to your left) and follow Polk to the pedestrian bridge. Cross over 295 and turn left on to Douglas Street, then proceed 2 blocks to Anacostia Avenue (you’ll see the big brown NPS sign guiding you to the Aquatic Gardens). Turn right on Anacostia Ave and walk 50 yards to the park entrance on your left. The walk from the Deanwood Station to the park takes approximately 12 minutes…
By Car...
- From downtown DC: Follow Pennsylvania Avenue east across the Sousa bridge. Stay in the left lane and take the first left hand turn after the bridge to enter 295 northbound. Stay to your right and follow 295 to the Nannie Helen Burroughs exit. At the bottom of the off ramp for Nannie Helen Burroughs turn left underneath the highway and railroad overpass. Proceed through the four way intersection and bear right onto Lee Street. After 300 yards Lee Street takes a sharp right turn and becomes Anacostia Avenue. Follow Anacostia for about a ½ mile past the recreation center (on your left) and look for the park entrance on your left.
- New York Avenue (from downtown DC): Follow New York Avenue (Route 50) east across the Anacostia River. Take the exit for Route 295/Kenilworth Avenue south. NOTE: Construction detours may require you to take 295 north before making the first (or any) available U-turn. As you approach the DC/Maryland line look for the brown Park Service signs marking the right hand exit (which comes up very quickly) to Douglas Street. From the service road turn right onto Douglas and follow that road until it dead ends on Anacostia Avenue. Turn right onto Anacostia Ave and then left into the park.
- From Northern Virginia: Take 395 across the Potomac River into D.C. Follow 395 (A.K.A. the Southeast/Southwest or Eisenhower Freeway) east to Pennsylvania Avenue and Sousa Bridge. Follow Pennsylvania Avenue east across the Sousa Bridge. Stay in the left lane and take the first left hand turn after the bridge to enter 295 northbound. Stay to your right and follow 295 to the Nannie Helen Burroughs exit. At the bottom of the off ramp for Nannie Helen Burroughs turn left underneath the highway and railroad overpass. Proceed through the four-way intersection and bear right onto Lee Street. Lee becomes Anacostia Avenue, which leads to the park (about a ½ mile past the recreation center). The entrance will be on your left.
