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  • People ice skate at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink, adjacent to the National Archives (rear). (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

    Hit the Ice

    Why not make the best of the cold temperatures this winter? Strap on some skates and go for a spin around the ice. Area ice skating rinks are now open.Read More
    19 Nov 2024
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  • A giant dragon lantern (Photo: Winter Lantern Festival)

    Holiday Happenings

    To help get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Many are free, although not all.Read More
    12 Nov 2024
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  • A bowl full of Reese's Cups, Snickers, Kit Kats and Milky Ways sit on a porch beside a pumpkin. (Photo: Steve/Flickr)

    Sweet Tooth

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular Halloween Candy in the DMV. In fact, Reese’s dominated the map, claiming the top spot in 40 states. Read More
    22 Oct 2024
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  • Participants at the Boo at the Zoo family-friendly Halloween event. A boy dressed as a vampire gets candy from a female volunteer. (Photo; National Zoo)

    Boo at the Zoo

    Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event for children returns to the National Zoo Oct. 18-20. Night of the Living Zoo, a 21-and-over party, is Oct. 25.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
    Mark Heckathorn
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  • The Downtown Holiday Market in Penn Quarter features more than 150 vendors. (Photo: Downtown Holiday Market)

    Bah! Humbug!

    Two D.C. business improvement districts (BID) will hold dueling holiday markets this Christmas -- one in Dupont Circle and the other in Penn Quarter.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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CITY SCENE

The Washington Monument during the day. (Photo: National Park Service)

Weekend Guide

20 Sep 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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Festivals Fill the DMV This Weekend It is the official last weekend of summer with autumn set to begin on Monday. Take advantage of the nice weather with temperatures in the upper-80s to low-90 and only 10% chance of rain to take in one of the many festivals in the DMV this
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A man paining a picture with several pictures diplayed behind him. (Photo: Art All Night)

Weekend Guide

13 Sep 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, happenings, things to do, weekend guide
It Is a Fall Festival Weekend in the DMV There are plenty of festivals to fill your weekend, from the Reach Opening Festival and the Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon to the Falls Church Festival, Celebrate Petworth and the Dulles Day Festival and Plane Pull. And Art
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People walking among booths at the Adams Morgan Day Festival. (Photo: Christopher9000/Flickr)

Weekend Guide

06 Sep 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, fall, things to do, weekend, weekend guide
Fall Happenings Kick into High Gear Summer has unofficially ended, and the fall gets into full swing this weekend with events around the DMV. Many area theaters are kicking off their 2019-20 seasons this week, the D.C. State Fair returns, the Rosslyn Jazz Fest is back and the
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People on the artificial lawn build in the National Building Museum's Great Hall. (Photo: Timothy Schenck/National Buidling Museum)

Weekend Guide

30 Aug 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, labor day, things to do, weekend guide
The Last Weekend of Summer Is Here It is Labor Day weekend, the last hurrah of the summer. And there is no shortage of ways to spend the unofficial last weekend of summer. Swimming pools close after this weekend, and kids who haven’t already returned to class will on Tuesday.
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King Henry VIII and his court on stage at the 2018 Maryland Renaissance Festival. (PHoto: Keith Heffner)

Weekend Guide

24 Aug 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, things to do, weekend guide
Fall Begins to Creep into the DMV Fall is coming! School is about to start back up on Monday for some area kids and the Maryland Renaissance Festival returns for its 43rd season, with kids 15 and younger admitted free this weekend. The last Jazz in the Garden performance at the
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A 363-foot Saturn V rocket is projected onto the Washington Monument. (Photo: National Air & Space Museum)

Weekend Guide

19 Jul 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, things to do, weeme d guide
It’s a Heatwave. Stay Cool This Weekend The heat index may get to near 115 this weekend. Today through Sunday, expect temperatures in the high-90s to 100 degrees. If possible, plan a weekend around staying cool. A heat emergency is in effect for the District. Some city pools and
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