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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

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is Saturday along Pennsylvania Avenue NW starting at 10 a.m. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

07 Apr 2017
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It Is an Action-Packed Weekend in the DMV There is plenty to do in the DMV this weekend from National Cherry Blossom Festival events including the parade to museum openings, concerts, fireworks and more. This weekend and next are also your last chance to see the Ringling Bros.
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The Blossom Kite Festiva is Saturday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Washington Monument. (Photo: alinarose/Instagram)l

Weekend Guide

01 Apr 2017
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Anacostia River, Anacostia River Festival, Anthony Reardon, Aquatic Resources Education Center, Arena State, Arepa Zone, Artomatic, ArtReach, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, baltimore, BBQ Bus, BGE Light Walk, blossom kite festival, Boozy bingo, Btyce Harper, Cap Mac, Capital Riverfront, Captain Cookie and the Milkman, cell phone photograpy, Cherokee Days Festival, Cherry Blossom Freedom Walk, Cherry Blossom Wine and Beer Festival, Children's Day, Children's Miracle Network, Christopher Hoppe, Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, Credit Unions for Kids, Crystal City, Crystal City Marriott, Dirty South Deli, DJ Julian rivera, DMV, drink the district, Dusty Baker, Emporiyum, fish windsock making workshop, Giancarlo Stanton, Hamburg Ballet, Hand Christian Andersen, Harbor East, hot tricks showdown, Inner Harbor, Jeff from Accounting, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, John Neumeir, Kenichiro Sasae, kites, koinobori, Kyle Miller, Langston Hughes, Lera Auerbach, Light City, Lorraine Hansberry, Matt Neufeld, Matt Wieters, Metro, Miami Marlins, Minoru Yasui, Muncheez, mural, National Building Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism, National League East, National Museum of the American Indian, Nationals Park, Nilarja Sun, Norman Mineta, opening day, orchestras, Peacock, Peggy Nagae, Pike St., Pittsburgh Rick's, Pr=eruvian Brothers, Raisin in the Sun, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Rob Arnold, Rokkaku Battles, SafeTrack, Selling Eggs, Shift, Sloppy Mama’s Barbeque, Space Circus Fleet, Stephen Strasburg, synetic theater, taiko drummers, The Bicycle Fence, The Knights, The Little Mermaid, The Pool, tidal basin, Tim Scofield, Tom Noll, Trea Turner, University of Phoenix, Verizon Center, Washington Monument, Washington Nationals, Washington Performing Arts, weekend guide, Wings of HOpe Origami Project, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, World Series, Yard Park
Go Fly a Kite in the DMV This Weekend Spring has sprung in the DMV and there are plenty of outdoor activities this weekend. Despite Friday’s rain and cold temperatures, the weekend won’t be a washout with Saturday being partly sunny and in the low 60s with Sunday being sunny and
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Cherry Blossom Celebration kicks off with taiko drumming at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. (Photo: Bruce Guthrie)

Weekend Guide

24 Mar 2017
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14K Restaurant & Lounge, 48-Hour Film Project, 6821 Quintet, AFI Silver Theatre, Alain Nu, Allegan Ukulele Orchestra, American University, Angelika Film Center, Archipelago, Architecture of an Asylum, Ardamus, artists, Artomatic, Avalon Theatre, Bethesda Row Cinema, blossom kite festival, butterbeer, Carnegie Institution for Science, Castle in the Sky, Cheery Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony, cherry Blossom Celebration, cherry blossoms, Clancy Newman, costume contest, Crystal City, Crystal City Marriott, D.C. Yamato-juko Karate Club, Doyle/Forman Theater, E Street Cinema, EL Squad, Environmental Film Festival, Eric silberger, Fairfax, Filmore Silver Spring, George Washington University, Government Hospital for the Insane, Hamilton Crown Plaza, Hamilton DC Hotel, Harry Potter, J-pop, Jackie and the Treehorns, Jacques Cluzaud, Jacques Perrin, japan, Japan-America Society of Washington D.C., Japan-in-a-Suitcase, Japanese culture, Japanese Culture Day, John F. Kennedy Center fotr the Performing Arts, kennedy center, Kimi's Delivery Service, kimonos, Landmark theatres, Laurel, Light Dance, Livyn Large, Magician, Mamiko Hirai, Marvin Center, Maryland, Matt Neufeld, May J., Mayu Kishima, Meng Wang, mental health care, mentalist, Metro, Michael Djupstrom, Millennium Stage, musicians, My Neighbor Totoro, National Archives, National Building Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Cherry Blossome Festival Parade, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic, National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Wildlife Visitor Center, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, naval heritage center, Only Yesterday, origami, peak bloom, performers, Pottercon, PSRO Band, psychiatric hospital, SafeTrack, scotch tasting, Seasons, Shigeyama Kyogen, Silver Spring, Smithsonian American Art Museum, sorting ceremony, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Spring, St. Elizabeth's, Step Afrika!, Studio Ghibili Series, synetic theater, taiko drumming, tatebanko, The Wind Rises, tiki, Tokyo, Tom Sellek, trivia contest, Tsuyoshi Takemori, Union Station, University of Phoenix, violinist, Warner Theatre, weekend guide, West End Cinema, Wrecking Crew Orchestra
It Is a Blossoming Weekend in the DMV The cherry blossoms are here! Due to the recent cold temperatures and snow following uncharacteristically warm weather, about 50 percent of the blossoms were lost. But, peak bloom is on through the weekend for the remainder of the blossoms.
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The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage turns 20 this Sunday with a free concert from 6-8 p.m. (Photo: Kennedy Center)

Weekend Guide

17 Mar 2017
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20th anniversary, AFI Silver Theatre, Afiara Quartet, American University, Angelika Film Center, apple, Arepa Zone, Avalon Theatre, bagpipes, Bethesda Fim Fest, Bethesda Rown Cinema, Big Cheese, Big Sam's Funky Nation, blossom kite festival, Born in China, boxer, brats, Burrawang tree, Capitol Riverfront, Carnegie Institution for Science, Champion, Charlie & Sam, ciders, Cinematsuri, Clover Beer Fest, Dirty South Deli, Disneynature, DJ Kid Koala, DMV, Doyle/Forman Theater, drink the district, droid, E Street Cinema, Emile Griffith, Encaustic, environment, Environmental Film Festival, ESPN, Fairfax, Fat Pete’s Barbecue, Fearless Project, food trucks, free, Frogman, Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate, George Washington University, grand foyer, Grug and the Rainbow, Hall of Nations, Harry Potter, Her Love Boils Bathwater, imagination stage, Irish beer, Japan-America Society, Japanese film festival, Jeff Sheng, John Krasinski, K.K. Barrett, Kaizoku to Yobareta Otoko, Kdemitsu Kosan, Kiki's Delivery Service, Landmark theatres, Laurel, LGBTQ, Lisner Auditorium, Marvin Center, Metro, Millennium Stage, movies, My Neighbor Toturo, Nagai Iiake, Naoki Hyakuta, National Archives, National Building Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival parade, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic, National Museum of Amiercan History, National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Wildlife Visitor Center, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, naval heritage center, NCAA, Nike, Nufonia Must Fall, Only Yesterday, Pittsburgh Rick's, pupper, SafeTrack, Satoshi No Seishun, Satoshi: A Movie for Tomorrow, Sazo Idemitsu, Scythian, Silver Spring, Sloppy Mama’s Barbeque, Smithsonian, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Spirited Away, Steve Jobs, Studio Ghibili Series, subtitles, Swizzler, Terence Blanchard, Tetsuzo Kunioka, The Culture of Collards, The English Patient, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Long Excuse, The Office, The Sandman, The Wind Rises, tidal basin, Tsukiji Wonderland, Urban Poutine, washington national opera, weekend guide, West End Cinema, Windmill Theatre, World War II, WWII, Yards Park, Yu Wo Wasasuhodo No Atsui Al
Millennium Stage Celebrates 20 Years There’s something for everyone in the DMV this weekend. From green beer for the Irish or Irish at heart, to environmental films, to animated Japanese films, to Japanese cinema and a 20th birthday bash for the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.
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D.C.'s annual St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at noon on Sunday along Constitution Avenue NW. (Photo: St. Patrick's Parade of Washington D.C.)

Weekend Guide

10 Mar 2017
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bagpipes, beer, Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, Bloomingdales, carnival rides, Celtic, Chromatic Scale: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum, Civil War, Constitution Avenue, coolio, D.C. Armory, dj, Dropkick Murphys, E.L. Doctorow, East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography, electroplating, Emerald Isle, enalming, enamelist, Ford's Theatre, Frank Loesser, Frankenstein, From the Mouths of Monsters, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, House of Pain, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, industrialization, Irish, J. Pierrepont Finch, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, June Schwarcz: Invention and Variation, kennedy center, Lincoln Theatre, Mary Shelley, Maryalnd, metalworking, Metro, Michigan, Michigan State, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Niagra Falls, Noruz Festival, open house, Patrick's Parade, Persian New Year, Polly Apfelbaum, Purdue, Ragtime, Renwick Gallery, RFK Stadium, Rock 'n Roll Marathon, SafeTrack, ShamrockFest, shamrocks, Spring, St, St. Paddy's Day, The Family Stone, tourism, Tysons Corner Center, U.S. Botanic Garden, U.S. Botanic Garden Production Facility, Verizon Center, weekend guide, White Mountains, Wisconsin, woodblock prints
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Early in the DMV Whether your idea of a good time is a play, college basketball or wearing green at early St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the DMV has events classy, cultural and quirky for you this weekend. And don’t forget, Daylight Savings Time
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Zip Zap Circus presents

Weekend Guide

03 Mar 2017
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Ace Cosgrove, AFI Silver, Alexander Skarsgard, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, As You Like It, Atlas Intersections Festival, Atlast Performing Arts Center, Audi Field, Bill Hamid, black cat, BobMoeKill, Capital Irish Film Festival, Cherry Blossom PUB, cherry blossoms, Ciscero, Clown Cabaret, D.C. Music Download, D.C. United, Den-Mate, Derek Brown, DJ Ayes Cold, Family Fun Day, Fearless Project, Fellow Creatures, Folger Theatre, grand foyer, H Street, Hall of Nations, In the Towern: Theaster Gates, Jeff Sheng, John F. Kennedy Center for the Peforming Arts, kennedy center, Lamar Neagle, LGBTQ, Lion, March, Metro, Michael Peña, MLS Cup, Mockingbirg Hill, Nag Campa, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Gallery of Art, National Park Serive, Norus, Patrick Mullins, peak bloom, Persian New Year, Practice With Love Pop-Up Yoga, record label exhange, RFK Stadium, Rise, Sackler Gallery, SafeTrack, Shakespeare, Shaw, Silver Spring, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Sonbyrd Music House and Record Cafe, Sounds of the City, Southern Efficiency, Sproting Kansas City, Stronger Sex, student athletes, The Heist, The Minor Arts, Theaster Gates, Tower 3, Tropicalia, U.S. Botanic Garden, vinyasa yoga class, War on Everyone, weekend guide, Window Horses, With Love D.C., Xanthe Gresham, Zip Zap Circus
11 Things to Do This Weekend in the DMV March roared in like a lion on Wednesday. In fact, it has been such a warm winter that the National Park Service has bumped peak bloom of the cherry blossoms up to between March 14-17 – possibly setting a record early peak bloom (the
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