Postal Party Family Festival

Saturday, Jul 26, 2025 at 11:00am

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Avenue North East

Join us for a special family festival celebrating 250 years of the United States Postal Service. Explore hands-on activities, crafts, games, and stories inspired by the people, places, and technologies that have delivered mail across the country for generations.

This free, drop-in event invites families to create, explore, and play together throughout the museum. Highlights include:

-DC Public Library Story Time at 12pm and 2pm
-Create Owney the postal pup inspired artwork with Erin Robinson, the National Postal Museum’s Guest Artist! 
-Discover the legacy of Benjamin Franklin through creative design activities with the National Museum of Natural History.

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