Riverbend Party Information
• Submit an online form to request a party date. Call 703-759-9018 with questions.
• Themed goodie bags are available for $6 plus tax upon request.
• Parents provide food, drink, and decorations.
• Parents are responsible for set up and clean up, including sealing trash bags and returning furniture to its original place.
• Refunds: For cancelations made at least three weeks before the party date, a full refund will be issued minus a $25 processing fee. No refunds will be issued within three weeks of the party date. Full refunds are given in case of inclement weather.
Fishing Fun
Ages: 5-12 years
Cost: $250
Maximum: 15 kids
Learn to use a fishing rod, and then hit the bank! Have a contest to catch the biggest fish. Other activities may include games and fish identification.
Dinosaur Days
Ages: 3-6 years
Cost: $225
Maximum: 20 children
Explore the world of dinosaurs through games and scavenger hunts. Become a junior paleontologist and examine real fossil casts. Find your own dinosaur in a dinosaur pit.
Wildlife Adventure
Ages: 3-12 years
Cost: $225
Maximum: 20 children
Meet exhibit animals, learn about common native animals, and then go on a wildlife adventure looking for birds, bugs, and more. Other activities may include games, worm hunting and animal feedings.
Insect Safari
Ages: 3-12 years
Cost: $225
Maximum: 20 children
Insects are everywhere. Learn about these crazy critters by examining specimens and collecting your own. Find out what makes an insect an insect, and explore insect habitats. How many can you find?
Primitive Skills
Ages: 6-12 years
Cost: $225
Maximum: 20 children
Learn what life was like as a child in a Native American village along the Potomac River. See artifacts, play traditional games, and shoot a real bow and arrow.
Science Sleuths
Ages: 6-12 years
Cost: $250
Maximum: 20 children
Get crazy into science as the park’s resident Mad Scientist leads experiments covering a multitude of subjects that are guaranteed to make kids say, "Wow!"
Campfire Birthday
Ages: 8-14 years
Cost: $250
Maximum: 20 children
Dusk is the best time to see animals at Riverbend. Take a night hike, learn to make animal calls. Return to the Nature Center to enjoy a campfire, stories and s'mores.
