Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of Adoption Day, an annual celebration at the District of Columbia Superior Court that recognizes the close to 200 families who choose to adopt each year.

The event, hosted by the court and the city’s Child and Family Services Agency, will honor the families who finalized 180 adoptions in the 2011 fiscal year, along with families expected to finalize 29 new adoptions on Saturday.

The city's Adoption Day was the brainchild of Superior Court Senior Judge Bruce Mencher, according to presiding Family Court Judge Zoe Bush. The event predates National Adoption Day, which is also tomorrow and was started in 2000.