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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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The National Memorial Day Parade travels down Constitution Avenue between Seventh and 17th Streets NW beginning at 2 p.m. (Photo: American Veterans Center)

Weekend Guide

26 May 2017
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Celebrate Memorial Day in the DMV The DMV knows how to kick off summer. Memorial Day weekend is packed with fun, with parades, a motorcycle rally, concerts, a choral festival, live music and much, much more all on the docket for the long weekend. If you aren’t heading to the
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Jazz in the Garden returns for its 17th year on Friday night at the National Gallery of Arts' Sculpturee Garden. (Photo: MrTinDC/Flickr)

Weekend Guide

19 May 2017
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Nice Weekend on Tap for Outdoor Activities After 90-degree temperatures Thursday and Friday, temperatures are expected to be in the low 70s Saturday and Sunday, just in time to get out and enjoy the weekend. But if you will be out, don’t forget the sunscreen. SafeTrack Surge 15,
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EU embassies open house day at Austrian embassy in Washington on May 10, 2014. Photo by Yuri Gripas

Weekend Guide

12 May 2017
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2o miles, 9/11 to Now, Ada's Kitchen on Wheels, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Architecture of an Aslyum: St. Elizabeths 1852-2017, arena stage, Borinquen Lunch Box, Capital Crab Company, Chirst Church, D.C. Bike Ride, DAR Constitution Hall, Deborah O'Grady, DJ Biz Markie, DJ Smudge, Dom Flemons, Down These Mean Streets: Community and place in Urban Photography, eclipse, European Union, European Union Embassies' Open House, Everything's Alright, Finish Festival, Folger Tehatre, France, Frank Espada, Frank Sulivan & Dirty Kitchen, Frederic Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism, From the Canyons to the Stars, GALA Hispanci Theatre, Georgetown Garden Tour, Germany, Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats, Green Festival Expo, Hiram Maristany, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, I Don't Know How to Love Him, Ian Merrill Peakes, In the Heights, Jeff from Accounting, Jesus Christ Superstar, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, kennedy center, King Lear, Kingman Island, Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival, MacBeth, Manuel Acevedo, Metro, mirror rooms, mother's day, National Air and Space Museum, National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, National Building Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of American History, National Parks, National Portrait Gallery, Nearly Lear, Oiveier Messiaen, Oscar Castillo, Passport D.C., Pennsylvania Avenue, Poland, Rocklands BBQ, SafeTrack, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Shortcut to Europe, Sidney Harman Hall, Signatoure Theatre, Smart People, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Space Day, Susanna Hamnett, The Faces of Battle: Americas at War, The First Lady of Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald at 100, The Woodshedders, Tim Rice, Timon of Athens, Town Mountain, Tudor Place, U.S. Airforce Band, U.S. National Arboretum, United Kingdom, Urban Poutine, Utah, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Washington Performing Arts, weekend guide, World Bonsai Day Festival, Wst Potomac Park, Wunder Garten, yayoi Kasuma, Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors
Treat Mom to Some Fun This Weekend The weekend will start out a bit chilly with temperatures in the upper 50s Friday and Saturday but finish in the low 70s on Sunday. The forecasts also calls for rain Friday night and Saturday morning, but a mostly sunny Sunday, just in time for
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The Georgetown French Market is back Friday-Sunday. (Photo: Georgetown Business Improvement District)

Weekend Guide

28 Apr 2017
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Plenty of Sun and Fun Fill This Weekend This weekend’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with highs around 91 degrees on Saturday and 84 degrees Sunday, so don’t forget your sunscreen if you will be attending any of the many outdoor events in the DMV. With a full slate of
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Queen Elizabeth I cuts Willaim Shakespeare's birthday cake at the Folger Shakespeare Libraray's annual bithday party. (Photo: Jeff Malet)

Weekend Guide

21 Apr 2017
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It Is a Jam-Packed Earth Day Weekend It is Earth Day weekend and there is plenty to do outdoors like March for Science activities on the National Mall, National Park Week with free admission, the Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup and the National Zoo’s Earth Optimization Day all on
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Fireworks will fill the sky during the Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival. on Saturday. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

14 Apr 2017
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ABBA: The Movie, Antietam, arena stage, Artomatic, Bibliodiscotheque, Bob Dylan, brandy, Broadway, Celia: The Queen, Cherry Blast, Chicago, Conbini by UZU, Crystal City, Daikaya, Dan Wolff and the Muddy Crows, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, DJ Mel, DMV, Dock 5, Donna Summere: Live and More...Encore, EagleBank Arena, Easter, Easter Fun Day, Emma G, Erik Bruner-&ang, Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament, FIST, Fort McHenry, George Washington Univeristy, Gettysburg, Gina Chersevani, Global Nepal Fest, Gloria Gaynor, Great Falls, Greatest show on Earth, Himalayan, Hiro Mitsui, House Party, Huy Nguyen, If I Had a Hammer, James Madison Memorial Building, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, John Leventhal, John Prine, John Romulus Brinkley, Judy Colling, Juion Ranger Day, Katsuya Fukushima, kennedy center, Kirin, Kyirisan, Library of Congress, Lunamvtic, Maketto, Mary Pickford Theater, Meatot, Metro, Naimator; International Animation Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Galery of Art, National Park Week, Nen Daiko, Nepal, Nepalese, Nintendo, Noel Paul Stookey, nuts, Pete Seeger, Pete Seeger and the Power of Song: Tribute to a Folk Legend, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Pho Wheels, Poland, Poznan, Pump Up the Volume, Queer As Folk, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Rosanne Cash, Roxie Hart, SafeTrack, Seng Luangrath, Shenandoah National Park, Smart People, Sony, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Strongbow, Synetci Theater, The Secret Disco Revolution, The Source, The Unknowns, The Wharf, Thip Khao, Tim Gunn, Tim Ma, Titanic Memorial, Turn! Turn! Turn!, union market, University fo Phoenix, University Yard, VIP tea room, Washington Improv Theater, weekend guide, Where Have All the Flower Gone?, Wil Gravatt Band, You Got Served, Zodiak
12 Things to Do This Easter Weekend Happy Easter! Sunday may be a holiday, but there is still plenty of activities to fill your weekend. It is the last weekend of the month-long National Cherry Blossom Festival with fireworks on Saturday night. There are even a few things on
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