Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Image from Ringling.com.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Barnum 200 – Fairfax, VA
Friday, April 15: 10:30 am and 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 16: 11:30 am, 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 17: 1 pm and 5 pm

See elephants, tigers, clowns, flying trapeze troupe, acrobatics and more at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus performance at the Patriot Center in Fairfax this weekend. Tickets range from $12.60 to $125.95 per person, depending on seating area. Get your tickets online.

The Patriot Center is located at 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, Virginia (map it).

Bunny the Chimp’s 21st Birthday at the Maryland Zoo – Baltimore, MD
Friday, April 14: 11 am – 1 pm

Celebrate Bunny the Chimp’s 21st birthday at the Chimp Forest in the Maryland Zoo. Bunny and her pals will indulge in special primate-friendly treats! Sign her birthday banner and learn more about chimps. Admission fees: $14 for adults, $10 for kids, $12 for seniors and free for kids under 2.

The Maryland Zoo is located in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland (map it).

Egghead at Curiosity Zone. Image from CuriosityZone.com.

Great Eggspectation at Curiosity Zone – Ashburn, VA
Friday, April 15: 5:30 pm and 7 pm

Learn how to suck an egg into a bottle and to make a bouncing “rubber” egg from a real egg, make a grassy egghead and say hello to baby chicks in an incubator. Recommended for kids 4 and older. Tickets are $15 per person (adults and children). Call 703-723-9949 to register.

Curiosity Zone is located at 43135 Broadlands Center Plaza, Suite 123, Ashburn, Virginia (map it).

FREE: Bethesda Literary Festival – Bethesda, MD
Saturday, April 16: 9:30 am – 8 pm

Enjoy kids’ story times and meet award-winning children’s authors at Bethesda Literary Festival this Saturday. Festival continues to Sunday, but activities for kids are mostly available on Saturday. Free admissions.

See participating venues in Bethesda, Maryland.

FREE: Family Day at National Air and Space Museum – Washington, DC
Saturday, April 16: 10 am – 3 pm

At “Explore the Universe: Everyone Looks Up!” Family Day, your kids can experience how different cultures see the sky and hear stories about the sky from Africa and Asia. They can also can observe the sky through telescopes at Public Observatory and build their own pocket solar clocks. Free admissions.

National Air and Space Museum is located on Independence Avenue at 6th Street, SW Washington, DC (map it).

FREE: National Robotics Week – Washington, DC
Saturday, April 16: 10 am – 4 pm

This Saturday is the last of National Robotics Week! Activities will be held held at Spark!Lab, located inside American History Museum. Sketch and invent a robot arm, build and test drive remote-controlled robots and play with Electro, Spark!Lab’s robot dog. Free admissions.

National Museum of American History is located at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (map it).

Safety Day at Lansdowne. Image from AshburnFireRescue.org.

FREE: Safety Day at Lansdowne – Lansdowne, VA
Saturday, April 16: 10 am – 2 pm

Check out fire trucks and ambulances and play safety-related games! Free admissions.

Station 22 is located at 19485 Sandridge Way, Lansdowne, Virginia (map it).

Operation Ninja at Spy Museum – Washington, DC
Saturday, April 16: 10:30 am

Become young ninjas-in-training and learn the art of Ninjitsu from Viran Ranasinghe. Tickets are $25 per person. For kids ages 10 to 14. No grownups allowed! Get your tickets online.

FREE: Arab American Heritage Fair – Gaithersburg, MD
Sunday, April 17: 12 pm – 4 pm

Celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month in the City of Gaithersburg. At the festival, you and your kids can enjoy Middle-Eastern food, live music, Dabkeh dance, various cultural exhibits and kids’ activities. Free admissions.

Festival will be held at Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland (map it).

Gustafer Yellowgold. Image from JamminJava.com.

Gustafer Yellowgold at Jammin’ Java – Vienna, VA
Sunday, April 17: 2 pm

Enjoy illustrator/songwriter Morgan Taylor’s catchy story-songs in a multimedia show. Gustfer Yellowgold show is “a cross between Yellow Submarine and Dr. Seuss” according to the New York Times. Tickets are $10 per person (free for babies under 1 year old). Get your tickets online.

Jammin’ Java is located at 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, Virginia (map it).