We invite you to celebrate the season with the Smithsonian. National Air and Space Museum events are listed below. For the full schedule of events across the Smithsonian, visit si.edu/events/holiday.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
Family Friendly Activities–Celebrating the Museum from Air to Space
Aspiring pilots can build a biplane ornament and make aviation goggles to wear, future astronomers can learn about comets and make a comet to take home to hang on their tree, and tomorrow's astronauts can design their own mission patch.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Space Race
Freeze Dried Ice Cream and Freeze Dried Fruit Sampling
Enjoy space food like astronauts eat, then visit the Apollo to the Moon gallery to see the space food in the National Air and Space Museum collection.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm in the Museum Store
Gift Wrapping
Museum volunteers will be on hand to wrap gifts purchased in the Museum Store. This service is free; donations to the Smithsonian are greatly appreciated.
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the Museum Store
Red Canoe Apparel Trunk Show
Learn about Red Canoe’s line of aviation apparel and accessories.
11:00 am – 4:00 pm in the Museum Store
Book Signing: Stephen Harding
Stephen Harding will sign copies of his books Last to Die: A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II and The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the Museum Store
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
Freeze Dried Ice Cream and Freeze Dried Fruit Sampling
Enjoy space food like astronauts eat, then visit the Apollo to the Moon gallery to see the space food in the National Air and Space Museum collection.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm in the Museum Store
Gift Wrapping
Museum volunteers will be on hand to wrap gifts purchased in the Museum Store. This service is free; donations to the Smithsonian are greatly appreciated.
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the Museum Store
United States Air Force Band's Max Impact
Enjoy a lively holiday concert performed by the United States Air Force Band's celebrated rock band. Performances last 20 minutes.
11:00 am, noon, 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm in American By Air
Red Canoe Apparel Trunk Show
Learn about Red Canoe’s line of aviation apparel and accessories.
11:00 am – 4:00 pm in the Museum Store.
Dynasty Gallery Trunk Show
11:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Museum Store
Book Signing: John Bisney and J.L. Pickering
John Bisney and J.L. Pickering will sign copies of their books Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini: A Rare Photographic History and Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo: A Rare Photographic History.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Museum Store
Book Signing: Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy will sign copies of his book 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the Museum Store