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October 3, 2026Bowie Holiday Events 2026: Tree Lighting, Belair Candlelight and the Festival of Lights
October 29, 2026November in Bowie starts with the Green Bowie Veterans 5K and ends with the Festival of Lights opening. Here are the picks worth putting on the calendar. Every event is on an official City, Parks or venue page, so check the link for times before you go.
- Sat, Nov 7: Green Bowie Veterans 5K at Bowie Town Center, behind Five Guys. Program at 8:30 a.m., run at 9. Free, and T-shirts go to the first 500 registrants. Register.
- Nov 6 to 22: “And Then There Were None” by Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr.
- Tue, Nov 10, 7:30 p.m.: Indigenous archaeological sites lecture at Belair Mansion.
- Sat, Nov 14, 2 p.m.: DAR lecture on Paws of War, service dogs for veterans and first responders, at Belair Mansion.
- Sat, Nov 14, 7 p.m.: A Tribute to Chaka Khan at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. $40 advance.
- Fri, Nov 20, 6 to 9 p.m.: Board Game Night at the Old Town Bowie Welcome Center. Free.
- Sat, Nov 21: Holiday Arts and Craft Market at the Bowie Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Trot for a Turkey at Watkins Regional Park, 6 to 8 p.m. ($35, each registration gives a turkey to a family in need).
- Nov 27: Festival of Lights opens at Watkins Regional Park, nightly through Jan 1, $20 per car.
The City’s vacuum leaf collection runs through December 14, and trash pickup shifts around Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. See the trash schedule.
The full list, including December and the holidays, is on Bowie events this fall and winter.
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