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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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CITY SCENE

Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon this weekend features fireworks set to Christmas music. (Photo: Mount Vernon)

Weekend Guide

15 Dec 2017
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’Twas the Week Before Christmas The Christmas rush is on. There are gifts to buy, presents to wrap and cookies to bake, but there are still many holiday events to fill the weekend. All of the area’s annual Christmas attractions are now open. For the complete listing, click here.
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Aqueous by Jen Lewin is one of nine light displays that are part of this year's Georgetown Glow. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

08 Dec 2017
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Take a Break from the Holiday Shopping There are only 17 days left until Christmas. If you have time between shopping for gifts or holiday parties, there are plenty of holiday events this weekend. Most the DMV’s annual Christmas attractions are now open. For the complete listing,
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Santa arrives in last year's Old Town Scottish Christmast Walk, which occurs this Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. (Photo: R Norwitz/Visit Alexandria)

Weekend Guide

02 Dec 2017
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Holiday Happenings Fill The Weekend It is December, and we are in the final countdown to Christmas. Many of the DMV’s annual Christmas attractions like the National Christmas Tree, Downtown Holiday Market, Christmas at Mount Vernon, ZooLights at the National Zoo, Seasons
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Ice! at the Gaylord National featuers Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer carved in life-sized blocks of ice. (Photo: Gaylord National)

Weekend Guide

17 Nov 2017
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Kick Off Your Holidays This Weekend Thanksgiving is still almost a week away, but Christmas events are starting to pop up around the DMV. A Christmas Carol opens at Ford’s Theatre on Friday and Ice! opens at the Gaylord National and Holiday in the Park opens at Six Flags America
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Veterans Day ceremonies will be held throughout the DMV, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknows, on Saturday. (Photo: Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery)

Weekend Guide

10 Nov 2017
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Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend There is plenty to do this weekend in the DMV. Emporiyum, the gourmet marketplace, returns to Dock 5 at Union Market to pick up gifts for yourself or food lovers on your holiday list. FotoWeek DC kicks off with an opening party. And it is Veterans
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Terminal at the Freer|Sackler Galleries featues brass towers connected by thread. (Photo; golightly/Instagram)

Weekend Guide

03 Nov 2017
Mark Heckathorn
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14 Things to Do This Weekend in the DMV Saturday looks like it is going to be rainy and cold, but Sunday is looking good. Luckily, most of the events this weekend are inside, so you’ll stay warm and dry. Metro is going to be a mess this weekend with the Yellow Line operating
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