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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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Four singers on a stage on the National Mall with their backs to the camera and the Washington Monument in the background. (Photo: Smithsonian Folklife Festival)

Weekend Guide

28 Jun 2019
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Have a Cool Time This Hot Weekend It is the weekend before the Fourth of July, and if you are in town, an abbreviated version of the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival is here for two days ONLY. But with a hazy, hot and humid forecast with temperatures saying in the low- to mid-90s,
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A female Native American dressed in animal skins holds candles at the National Museum of the American Indian. (Photo: National Museum of the American Indian)

Weekend Guide

22 Jun 2019
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activities, DMV, events, Summer solstice, things to do, weekend guide
Have Summer Fun in the Sun This Weekend It is officially the first weekend of summer and the longest days of the year. Make the most of that daylight at the many events, including the Smithsonian’s Saturday Solstice, when the museums celebrate until midnight. It looks like the
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People at the D.C. Jazz Festival walking on a pier at The Wharf in front of the stage. (Photo: D.C. Jazz Festival)

Weekend Guide

14 Jun 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, father's day, things to do, weekend guide
Father’s Day Fun Is in the Weekend Forecast It is Father’s Day weekend, so why not spend some time with dad? There are plenty of things to do this weekend, and your sure to find something that your dad would enjoy. And the forecast is only calling for a 20 percent chance of rain
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Dinosaur-skeletons in Fossil Hall at the National Museum of Natural History's Deep Time exhibit. (Photo: Lucia Martino/Smithsonian Institution)

Weekend Guide

07 Jun 2019
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Smithsonian Dinosaur Exhibit Reopens It is a busy weekend in the DMV. The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Hall of Fossils with the dinosaur skeletons reopen after being closed for five years during a complete renovation. The 10-day D.C. Jazzfest also kicks off this weekend,
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Museum visitors listening to a violinist at The Phillips Collection. (Photo: The Phillips Collection)

Weekend Guide

31 May 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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activities, events, things to do, weekend, weekend guide
15 Things to Do This Weekend in the DMV Summer is unofficially here and there is plenty to do outside this weekend. And the weather on Friday and Saturday looks good, but there is a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to be in the
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RollingThunder rides past the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo: Cliff Owen/AP)

Weekend Guide

24 May 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, things to do, weekend guide
Memorial Day Weekend in the DMV It is Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start to summer. If you haven’t packed up the car and headed for the beach this weekend, there’s plenty of things to do in the DMV to fill your three-day holiday weekend. If you do have outdoor activities
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