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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

Jazz in the Garden returns for its 18th summer in the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden beginning this Friday. (Photo: GW Hatchet)

Weekend Guide

18 May 2018
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There Is Plenty to Do Rain or Shine The rain that we have had most of the week will continue through the weekend with 60 percent chance on Saturday and 30 percent on Sunday. But don’t let your weekend be a washout, there is still plenty to do rain or shine in the DMV this
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Children perform an ethnic dance at on of the embassies during last year's open house. (Photo: Eurpoean Union Delegation)

Weekend Guide

11 May 2018
Mark Heckathorn
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Treat Your Mom to Some Weekend Fun Happy Mother’s Day weekend! If you haven’t gotten your mom a gift already, there are plenty of things to do this weekend along with opportunities to shop for her. If you are taking her somewhere, you may want to do it on Saturday, which is
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The Washington National Cathedral holds its annual Flower Mart from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (Photo: M. Joabar)

Weekend Guide

04 May 2018
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There Is Plenty to Do Indoors and Out Despite the high temperatures this past week, temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will be back in the mid-70s, but a 60-70 percent of rain both days may put a damper on any outside plans. But there are still plenty of indoor events to fill
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The 15th annual Georgetown French Market returns this weekend. (Photo: Bob Rives/Georgetown BID)

Weekend Guide

27 Apr 2018
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Spring Weather and Fun Fills the Weekend This weekend’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with highs around 75 degrees on Saturday and 60 degrees Sunday with little chance of rain after Friday. There are plenty of events that allow you to get outside and enjoy the spring weather in
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Queen Elizabeth I cuts William Shakespeare's birthday cake at the Folger Shakespeare Library. (Photo: Lloyd Wolf/Folger shakespeare Library)

Weekend Guide

20 Apr 2018
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, things to do, weekend, weekend guide
12 Things to Do This Weekend in the DMV Temperatures will be in the low-60s this weekend with no rain in the forecast, a perfect weekend to get out and enjoy the DMV. The cherry blossoms are gone and that means weekend construction returns to Metro. There will be no Yellow Line
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival wraps up this weekend with the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade on Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

13 Apr 2018
Mark Heckathorn
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DMV, events, things to do, weekend, weekend guide
Get Out and Enjoy the Spring Weather If you aren’t hunkered down doing your taxes at the last minute (relax, they don’t have to be postmarked until Tuesday, Apr.17, thanks to D.C.’s Emancipation Day holiday on Monday), it will be a great weekend to get out and see the last of the
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