• Create by the Creek 2024

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    PLEASE NOTE: Because of the extreme heat forecast for Saturday, June 22, we are moving Create by the Creek to [...]

  • Waterpower Day

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    See how Peirce Mill uses the power of water to grind corn into cornmeal. Then experiment with water toys, learn [...]

  • Ice Cream-Making Demonstration

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    Because of forecasted rain, the Ice Cream-Making Demonstration has been moved to Sunday, August 11, at 11:00am! Come learn about [...]

  • Summer Square Dance

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    Join the DC Square Dance Collective under twinkling lights in the mill yard, and dance to live music from Big [...]

  • Children’s Day at Peirce Mill

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    Featuring an 11:00 performance by Teatro La Bolsa! Come down to Peirce Mill for a day full of free family [...]

  • Volunteer Interest Meeting

    Learn about volunteer opportunities at Washington’s last working gristmill in Rock Creek Park! We’re looking for folks to help with [...]

  • Picnic in the Park

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

      Carly Harvey, photographed by M. Armstrong For more than a century, Peirce Mill has been one of [...]

  • Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, United States

    The Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair is a free, family-friendly event that celebrates the Mid-Atlantic region’s vibrant history of local grain growing, [...]

  • December Winter Workshop

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    Candlemaking and Silhouette Portraits The shortest days of the year are the perfect time to think about light and shadows. [...]

  • January Winter Workshop

    Peirce Mill 2401 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC

    Flip Books and Parlor Toys  Before cellphones and computers, folks amused themselves in the cold winter months with parlor toys [...]