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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 inauguration begins at 11:30 a.m. with the swearing-in and address at noon followed by the parade about 3 p.m. (Photo: Nicholas Bullock)

Weekend Guide

20 Jan 2017
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4x4: Ephemeral Architectures, A Separation, Abas Kiarostami, AFI Silver, Alexandria Visitor Center, America Ferrera, anelle Monae, Angelique Kidjo, Asghar Farhadi, Ashley Judd, Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan, Cannes, Carlyle House, Chinese lion dance, Civil War, dance, Dark Water Rising, DJ Breakaway, Donald Trump, Ellipse, Emily Wells, Fight the Power, First Amendment, Gabriel Ayala, Gloria Steinem, Harry Belafonte, Ilyasah Shabazz, inauguration, jazz, Jimi Henadrix, John Lennon, Koker, Like a Virgin, Louder Than Words: Rock Power and Politics, Ludovic Ondiviela, madonna, Malcolm X, mariachi, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Maryum Ali, Maxwell, MC Lyte, Mercy Me! Get Into Character, Mercy Street, Metro, Michael Moore, MTV, Muhammad Ali, Murray Porter, music, Nasty Women, National Mall, National Mueseum of Women in the Arts, National Museum of the American Indian, National Native American Veterans Memorial, Native Nations Inaugural Ball, Newseum, Old Town Alexandria, Oscar, Out of Many Festival, parade, PBS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine, Resseing Iran: The 21st Annual Iranian Film Festival, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Royal Ballet, salsa, Samantha Ronson, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Gandinia, Shahab Hosseini, Simone de Beauvoir, storytelling, Strathmore, Sybrina Fulton, taiko drums, Taraneh Alidoosti, the Indigo Girls, The Salesman, Toshi Reagon, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Capitol, U2, VMA, weekend guide, West African dance, white house, Who These Wounded Are: Extraordinary Stories of the Mansion House Hospital, Women's March on Washington
Inauguration and Marches Fill Weekend For those of you who didn’t escape town, this weekend primarily revolves around the inauguration and parties on Friday and the various rallies, parties and balls on Saturday. But there are other things going on in the DMV too. Contrary to
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Join subway riders around the world for the No Pants Metro Ride this Sunday at 3 p.m. (Photo: bossi/Flickr)

Weekend Guide

06 Jan 2017
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2017, A Lot of Sorrow, Alexandria, Bar Deco, Borinquen Lunchbox food truck, CBS, Colossal Five, Colossal One, Community Day, D.C. Improv, dance classes, Don Ciccio & Figli, Dorothy, Elvis, Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, Front Page, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, Great American Beer Frestival, Grilled Oyster Co., Hancock Park, Health & Fitness Expo, health tests, Hirsshorn, Jared Davis, Jei Spatola, kennedy center, King of Rock-and-Roll, Kittie Glitter, Little Coco's, MAGFest, Magic: The Gathering, Maketto, Metro, Mortal Kombat, Music and Gaming Festival, National Harbor, National Museum of Women in the Arts, NBC4, New Year Old Beer, NFL Blitz '99, No Man's Land: Women Arts from the Rubell Family Collection, No Pants Subway Ride, Ocean Price, Optimal Wit, Oz, Port City Brewing, Ragnar Kjartansson, Rangarock: A Hirshhorn Late Night, Repulblic, Sheryl Underwood, SKWR, slapstick, Taylor Carson, The King, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Talk, Washington Convention Center, weekend guide, Wicked, yoga, zumba
Welcome 2017 With These Weekend Events It’s a new year and time to shake off those post-holiday blues. There are plenty of things to keep you occupied this weekend in the DMV including Magfest for your inner gamer nerd, the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo if one of your
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Noon Yards Eve at Yards Park features a balloon drop for the kids at noon on Saturday. (Photo: Yards Park)

Weekend Guide

30 Dec 2016
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A Salute to Vienna, Alexandria City Public Schools, balloon drop, ballroom dancers, Capitol Riverfront, champagne, crafts, Elvis, Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, face painting, Fillmore, fireworks, First Night Alexandria, George Washington Masonic Memorial, Georgetown Glow, Groundhog Day, Haley Fahey, ICE!, Jared Davis, Jei Spatola, Johann Strass Imre Kollar, King of Rock-and-Roll, Kittie Glitter, magicians, Metro, moon bounce, My PYT, National Ballet Company of Hungary, New Year, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Noon Yards Eve, old town, operettas, Potomac River, Salute to Vienna, Season's Greenings, shine, singers, Speakers of the House, Star Spangler, Strathmore, Strauss Symphony of America, Sudden M Pac, T.C. williams Jazz Band, The Glimpses, The Grandsons, The Hummingbyrds, The King, train rides, Vaughn Ambrose Trio, Wale, Wale & Friends Annual Year's Day Show, waltzes, Watch Night Falls Church, weekend guide, Yards Park, Zoolights
New Year’s Events in the DMV If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out the DMV’s holiday displays, this weekend is your last chance with many like Georgetown Glow, ICE!, Seasons Greenings and ZooLights going dark for another year. There’s also plenty happening in the area on
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Santa and one of his reindeer waterski in the Potomac River in Alexandria. (Photo: Getty Images)

Weekend Guide

23 Dec 2016
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A Choral Arts Christmas, A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge, Alexandria waterfront, All-Start christmas Day Jazz Jam, Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Brookland, Choral Arts Society of Washington, christmas, Christmas eve, Chuck Redd, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, CityCenterDC, Craig Wallace, creches, Deolores Williams, Downtown Holiday Market, elves, Festival of Lights, Frosty the Snowman, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Georgetown Glow, Great Russian Nutcracker, Grinch, Handel, Hanukah, Holiday in the Park, holidays, ICE!, Jack Frost, James King, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, kennedy center, Kensington, Lenny Robinson, Messiah Sing-Along, Metro, Mistletoe at the Yards, Moscow Ballet, Nancia D'Alimonte, Natioanl Menorah Lighting, National Christmas Tree, National Harbor, National Portrait Gallery, National Zoo, Nativity, Pathway of Peace, Potomac River, presents, reindeer, Robert Redd, Season's Greenings, Six Flags America, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Strathmore, The Nutcracker, Tom Williams, turky, U.S. Botanic Garden, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Upper Marlboro, Warner Theatre, Washington Ballet, Washington Harbour, Water-skiing Santa, weekend guide, White House Ellipse, Yards Park, Zoolights
Celebrate Christmas with These Events If you are staining in the DMV for the holidays, there are plenty of things to fill your time – even Christmas Day – besides going to a movie. And, if you don’t want to cook, check out our list of area restaurants that will be serving
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes a display of international Christmas trees and creches from around the world, and a life-size outdoor Nativity scene along with more than 650,000 lights. (Photo: LDS Washington Temple)

Holiday Happenings

17 Dec 2016
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A Christmas Carol, barack obama, Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Brookland, burberry, C&O Canal, Capitol Riverfront, Carousel, Chanukah, cherry blossom, christmas, Christmas Around the World, Christmas Future, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, christmas tree, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, CityCenterDC, concert, Craig Wallace, creches, DBGB Kiten and Bar, decorations, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Downtown Holiday Market, Ebenezer Scrooze, Ellipse, Engelmann Spruce, Ferragamo, Festival of Lights, Ford's Theatre, Gateway Arch, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, George Washington, georgetown, Georgetown Glow, Grand Canyon, Great Cats, gucci, Hanukah, Hermes, holiday, holiday events, holiday happenings, Holiday in the Park, holiday spirit, ice carving, ice slides, ICE!, Idaho, John W. McCormack, Kensington, landmarks, light displays, lights, Louis Vuitton, manger scene, Mistletoe at the Yards, Mother Teresa, Natiional Christmas Tree, National Harbour, National Menorah, National Portrait Gallery, National Zoo, Nativity, Nutcracker Prince, Old Faithful, orchids, outdoor, Oxen Hill, Palmer Alley, Pathway of Peace, Payette National Forest, Penn Quarter, poinsettias, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, public light art installations, reindeer, Reptile Discovery Center, romance, Season's Greenings, Six Flags Amierca, Small Mamal House, Smithsonaian American Art Museum, Statue of LIberty, The Nutcracker, The People's Tree, Think Tank, Tiny Tim, U.S. Capitol building, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, U.S. Forest Service, United States Botanic Garden, Upper Marlboro, Warner Theatre, Washington Ballet, Washington Harbour, Washington Monument, West Lawn, white house, winter, winter wonderland, Wisconsin Avenue, Yards Park, Zoo Choo-Choo, Zoolights
Get Into the Spirit with These Holiday Events Christmas and Chanukah, which begins Dec. 25, are just about a week away. To get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Most are free, although not all. The
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The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who in

Weekend Guide

16 Dec 2016
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Aladdin, Atlast Performing Arts Center, Broadway, christmas, Christmas camel, Cindy Lou Who, CityCenterDC, Coyaba Academy, Coyaba Dance Theater, Dance Place, DJ Frosty the Snowman, Dorothy, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stoel Chirstmas! The Musical, drag queens, fake snow, Frank Capra, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, George Bailey, George Washington, gift-wrapping station, Grinch, H Street, Handel's Messiah, holiday happenings, holiday songs, I'll Be Home, Interactive Hastag Postcard Mailboxes, It's a Wonderful Life, Jesus Christ, kennedy center, Kwanzaa, Laurence Cummings, leather reindeer, Lincoln Theatre, Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, Metro, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon by Candlelight, National Symphony Orchestra, National Theatre, Naughty and Nice, Oz, P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute, SafeTrack, Sleigh Rides, Step Afrika!, Sylvia Soumah, Text Me Merry Christmas, The Miracle Theatre, Universtiy of Maryland Concert Choir, Village People, weekend guide, Welcome christmas, Whos, Wicked, You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
’Twas the Weekend Before Christmas This last weekend before Christmas doesn’t look very nice – temperatures in the 20s on Friday, warming to near 54 on Saturday with a wintry mix and rain, followed by rain on Sunday with temperatures in the mid-60s. So here is a list of indoor
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