Join us for MAA’s Paint the Town: one of the DC region’s largest and longest-running art shows. The Town of Kensington and MAA present the Paint the Town Labor Day Show August 30-September 1, 2025, at the Historic Armory in Kensington, Maryland. The exhibition and sale is free and open to the public all weekend.

Schedule of events

Friday, September 4

Plein air competition check in, 4-7pm

Saturday, September 5

Plein air competition with models, 7am-3pm (check in 7-11am)

Exhibition and sale open, 11-8pm

Artist Demo

Awards Ceremony, 6-7pm Presentation by Jennifer Lynn Beaudet, judge for the 2026 PTT

Sunday, September 6

Exhibition and sale open, 11am-5pm
Live music from the Wilson Jazz Duo, 11:30am
Artist Demo

Artist Demo

Monday, September 7

Town of Kensington Labor Day Parade & Festival 10am-2pm

Exhibition and sale open, 10am-5pm
Live art demo

Customers pick up purchases, 5-8pm

Tuesday, September 8

Customers pick up purchases, 9-11am

Plein air competition has been extended from Friday night

When you stroll through Kensington on Friday night and Saturday, you’ll see dozens of adult and youth artists painting and drawing. They are participants in our annual Plein Air Competition, which is open to the whole community. New this year: artists may begin as early as Friday at 4 pm–in the past, the competition started on Saturday morning.

In addition to making art of any view within the town of Kensington, artists will also have the opportunity to paint or draw costumed models stationed at Flynn Park on Saturday morning.