What's on in Olney for free?
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Events in Olney for free
Sun13
Today
Mon14
Tomorrow
Tue15
Tuesday 15 September
Wed16
Wednesday 16 September
Tue 15 · 6:30 PMFree
📖Story time🎪Kids' show
Pajama Storytime
Olney Library
Wed 16 · 10:30 AMFree
🎪Kids' show🪇Music for toddlers
Family Storytime
Olney Library
Wed 16 · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Wed 16 · 1:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Thu17
Thursday 17 September
Fri18
Friday 18 September
Later
Sun 20 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Ask a Master Gardener - In-person
Olney Library
Mon 21 · 2 PMFree
🏷️Other
Beat the Back to School Blues! - In-person
Olney Library
Mon 21 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshopfrom 6 yrs
Art at the Library: Frida Kahlo
Olney Library
Wed 23 · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Wed 23 · 1:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Thu 24 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🌳Outdoors
Baby Storytime at Olney
Olney Library
Thu 24 · 1 PMFree
👴Seniors
Graphic Design Tools
Olney Library
Thu 24 · 2 PMFree
🏷️Other
Digital Resources Clinic — In Person
Olney Library
Sat 26 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Aging Well By Design - In-person
Olney Library
Sat 26 · 2:30 PMFree
🔬Science👴Seniors
Experience Virtual Reality — Celebrate 75 Years of MCPL! - In-person
Olney Library
Sat 26 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk👴Seniors
Experience Virtual Reality — Celebrate 75 Years of MCPL! - In-person
Olney Library
Sun 27 · 1 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
One on One Resume Help
Olney Library
Sun 27 · 1:30 PMFree
💼Career🧾Drop-in services
One on One Resume Help
Olney Library
Mon 28 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoorsfrom 6 yrs
Art at the Library: Mystery Bag Challenge
Olney Library
Tue 29 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Basic Computer Class
Olney Library
Wed 30 · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Wed 30 · 1:30 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
One on One Computer Help for Beginners
Olney Library
Fri 2 · 10:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎶Singer-songwriter0–5 yrs
Spanish STEAM Enrichment
Olney Library
Sat 3 · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
Speed Friending
Olney Library
Mon 5 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
STEM at the Library: Cotton Ball Launchers
Olney Library
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
💼Career
Networking Night
Olney Library
Wed 7 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Quilting Divas — In-person
Olney Library
Thu 8 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk👴Seniors
AI & Disinformation - Senior Planet tech lecture
Olney Library
Thu 8 · 2 PMFree
🏷️Other
Digital Resources Clinic - In Person
Olney Library
Fri 9 · 11:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity♿Disability
The Hangout Hub @ Olney - In-person
Olney Library
Mon 12 Oct · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshopfrom 6 yrs
Art at the Library: Skeletons!
Olney Library
Fri 16 Oct · 1 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🔬Science
Genetic Tasting — Build Your Own Candy DNA Model To Take Home! (In person)
Olney Library
Mon 19 Oct · 4:30 PMFree
🧸Kids9–12 yrs
Bookworms Book Club: Haru, Zombie Dog Hero by Ellen Oh
Olney Library
Thu 22 Oct · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk👴Seniors
Intro to Managing Your Privacy - Senior Planet tech lecture
Olney Library
Sat 24 Oct · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Olney Local Author Panel
Olney Library
Mon 26 Oct · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story timefrom 6 yrs
Art at the Library: Yayoi Kusama
Olney Library
Wed 28 Oct · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🌳Outdoors
Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade
Olney Library
Sat 31 Oct · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Navigating the Aging Journey - In-person
Olney Library
Mon 2 Nov · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshopfrom 8 yrs
STEM at the Library: Squishy Circuits
Olney Library
Tue 3 Nov · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Post It Pizza Party! - In-person
Olney Library
Fri 6 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors0–5 yrs
Yoga and Mindfulness
Olney Library
Sat 7 Nov · 2:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
November Jazz Concert - In-person
Olney Library
Thu 12 Nov · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk👴Seniors
Everyday Uses of AI - Senior Planet tech lecture
Olney Library
Sat 14 Nov · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Vietnam War Nurse Elizabeth Jane McCarthy Lecture
Olney Library
Mon 16 Nov · 4:30 PMFree
📖Story time📚Literature9–12 yrs
Bookworms Book Club: featuring "Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All" by Chanel Miller
Olney Library
Wed 25 Nov · 3 PMFree
Illumination Stations - In-person
Olney Library
Mon 30 Nov · 4 PMFree
Art at the Library: Jar Lid Magnets
Olney Library
Fri 4 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–8 yrs
Music and Movement
Olney Library
Thu 10 Dec · 1 PMFree
Streaming & Smart TVs - Senior Planet tech lecture
Olney Library
Sat 26 Dec · 2:30 PMFree
♠️Card games
Olney Bridge Club - In-person
Olney Library
Fri 8 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Yoga and Mindfulness
Olney Library
Fri 5 Feb · 10:30 AMFree
Spanish STEAM Enrichment
Olney Library
See also in Olney for free
Thu 17
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Pat Metheny
Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda
Sat 26 · 11 AM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
2026 Rocktobierfest
Rockville Town Center
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
interPLAY Orchestra Presents “Time of Our Lives”
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville
Tue 15 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Stella Point Grille
Stella Point Grille, Kensington
At 9 PM$33.85
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys - Saturday
Hank Dietle's Tavern, Rockville
Thu 17 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Pat Metheny Side-Eye III+ Tour
Music Center At Strathmore, North Bethesda
Mon 14 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
BOOM!: How Montgomery County Developed in the 1950s
Aspen Hill Library, Rockville
Tomorrow · 9 AM
🖼️Exhibition
Art Exhibition Opens: “The World As We View It”
Glenview Mansion, Rockville
Tomorrow · 9 AM
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Art Exhibition Opens: “The World As We View It”
Pump House Community Center, Rockville
Mon 14 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk💛Inclusivity
Adults Read to a Therapy Dog
Rockville Memorial Library
Mon 14 · 7 PM$200–425
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
WWII Film Festival
Kreeger Theater, Bender Jewish Community Center, Rockville
Sat 19 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Ask a Master Gardener
Twinbrook Library, Rockville
Sat 19 · 10 AM
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
2026 Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival
The Square in Rockville Town Center
Fri 25 · 11 AM
🏰Heritage🌳Outdoors
Lincoln Park Community Center Rededication Ceremony
Lincoln Park Community Center, Rockville
Sat 3 · 10 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Public Art Tours
Red Brick Courthouse, Rockville
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Intergenerational Graphic Novel Book Club - Superman Smashes the Klan
Wheaton Library, Silver Spring
Mon 14 · 12 PMFree
📚Literature🌳Outdoors
Kensington Park Book Discussion - Live
Kensington Park Library
Wed 16 · 11:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Emergency Room Preparedness - In-person
Davis Library, Bethesda
Thu 17 · 6 PM$0
🗣️Talk
IAW DC: AI, Ethics & Trust: How to Innovate Without Losing Your Clients
11414 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda
Thu 17Free
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at 7 Locks Brewing
7 Locks Brewing, Rockville
Thu 17 · 4 PMFree
👾Video games
Teen Gaming Club
Aspen Hill Library, Rockville
Thu 17 · 5 PMFree
🎯Board games
Pieces of Fun - Adult Happy Hour
Twinbrook Library, Rockville
Tue 15 · 1 PMFree
🀄Mahjong
Let's Play Mah Jongg: Tuesday! - In-person
Davis Library, Bethesda
Sat 19 · 4 PMFree
♙Chess
Chess Club
Aspen Hill Library, Rockville
Thu 17 · 1 PMFree
♠️Card games
Do you want to play bridge? Join us! - In-person
Davis Library, Bethesda
Sat 3 · 9 AMFree
🏃Running🤾Activities
2026 MCRRC Youth Running Series
Various, Rockville
Mon 14
⛳Golf🤾Activities
Maryland Senior Amateur Championship
Manor Country Club, Rockville
Sat 19 · 10 AM$30
🏃Running🏋️Fitness
MCRRC Run Performance Lab
ProAction Physical Therapy, Rockville
Sun 27 · 6:45 AM$0–125
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Parks Half Marathon
Metro Overpass, Rockville
Sun 4 · 8 AM$10–35
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Colonel Challenge 5K Run
5939 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood
Sat 10 · 8:30 AM$20
🏃Running🤾Activities
MCRRC Matthew Henson 5K
13801 Rippling Brook Drive, Silver Spring
Sat 19 · 7:45 AM$22–42
🏃Running🤾Activities
Kensington 8K
3710 Mitchell St, Kensington
Sun 27 · 10 AM$0–40
🏃Running🏍️Motorsport
MoCo Dems 5K Fall FunRun
Agricultural History Farm Park, Derwood
Sat 3 · 8:30 AM$20–45
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
MoCo CARES Charity Race
7503 Muncaster Mill Road, Gaithersburg
Sat 3 · 9 AMFree
🏃Running🤾Activities
MCRRC Cabin John Kids' Run
Cabin John Regional Park, Bethesda
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