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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
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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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Three musicians perfomring under a canopy in front of the National Gallery of Art's fountain. (Photo: National Gallery of Art)

Weekend Guide

17 May 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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Jazz in the Garden Returns This Weekend Jazz in the Garden returns to the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden this weekend for its 19th season of a wide variety of jazz music from Brazilian folk, alternative modern, blues reggae and world steam punk to Afro funk, African
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Ethnic dancers perform in front of an embassy in 2017. (Photo: European Delegation)

Weekend Guide

10 May 2019
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DMV, events, mother's day, things to do, weekend guide
Have Fun with Mom This Weekend It is Mother’s Day weekend, and what better way to show mom how much your lover here than by spending some quality time with her? There are several things on tap this weekend that she is sure to enjoy. Unfortunately, it looks like it is going to be
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Drummers perform outside the Japanese Embassy. (Photo: Cultural Tourism D.C.)

Weekend Guide

04 May 2019
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DMV, events, things to do, weekend guide
May the Fourth Be with You This Weekend May the Fourth be with you this weekend as you celebrate Cinco de Mayo and partake in other activities around the DMV. (Look here for a listing of bar and restaurant celebrations.) Temperatures are forecast for the low-70s to low-80s
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Children getting ready to go canoeing on the Anacostia River. (Photo: 11th Street Bridge Park)

Weekend Guide

19 Apr 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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Easter, events, guide, happenings, things to do, weekend
Get Out Hopping This Easter Weekend It is Easter weekend, and the weather isn’t cooperating with rain forecast all weekend. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 60s on Saturday and low 70s on Sunday. Hopefully the morning showers on Saturday won’t dampen the free Easter egg
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Marchers going past the National Archives dressed in green t-shirts pull three cherry blossom balloons. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

13 Apr 2019
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Cherry Blossom Festival Calls It a Wrap It is the weekend before Easter and the last weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This weekend you can take in not just the National Cherry Blossom Parade, but also the D.C. Emancipation Day parade one after the other on
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A group photo of people dressed up as furry animals. (Photo: Fur the More

Weekend Guide

15 Mar 2019
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, St. Patrick's Day, things to do, weekend guide
Things to Do This St. Patrick’s Day Weekend It is St. Patrick’s weekend, and there will be corned beef, cabbage and beer flowing around the DMV including the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Maryland, the Dubliner in D.C., Ireland’s Four Courts in Rosslyn and Smashed Potato (a.k.a.
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