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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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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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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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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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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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Six Flags American is decorated with millions of lights for Christmas and is open weekends through Jan. 2. (Photo: Six Flags America)

Weekend Guide

09 Dec 2016

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A Candlelight Christmas, A Charlie Brown Chirstmas, A Chirstmas Story, Aether & Hemera, Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, Art Soriee, autographs, basebal, Bonfire, Childrens Chorus of Washington, Christmas Movie Festival, cider, CityCenterDC, cold, CrossFit Petworth, dj, DMV, Elf, Gateway Park, Georgetown Glow, Grace Episcopal Church, Grandfather Frost, Hallelujah Chorus, Hanks Cocktail Bar, Hastag Mailbox, HB Woodlawn School, Hillwood Estate, Holiday in the Park, Homerun Derby, hot cocoa, How the Grinch Stole Chirstmas, ice carving, ice sculputres, kennedy center, mascots, Metro, MGM National Harbor, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Nationals Winterfest, On the Wings of Freedom, Palmer Alley, Petworth, Petworth Library, Rosslyn Holiday Market Festival, Russian Winter Festival, SafeTrack, Santa, Scrooged, Silent Dance Society, Silent Disco, Slims Diner, Snow Maiden, The Dream Isaiah Saw, The Reflex, The Washington Chorus, Timber Pizza Co., Upper Marlboro, Upshur Street Arts and Craft Fair, Upshur Street Books, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, weekend guide, Womens Camerata

Events to Get You in the Holiday Mood It is going to be a cold weekend in the DMV with temperatures only expected to reach 39 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday and 42 on Sunday. But if you don’t want to spend your weekend in the malls shopping or gambling at the new MGM National

Weekend Guide

03 Dec 2016

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American Heritage Chocolate, Amy Kritzer, astronaut food National Air and Space Museum, barack obama, Baroque orchestra, C&O Canal, carolers, Carousel, Castle Garden, Choo-Choo, Christkindlmarkt, David Guas, December, Deck the Halls: A Family at Christmas, Downtown Holiday Market, Duff Goldman, Filene Center, Frosty the Snowman, Gateway Arch, George Washington, Georgetown Glow, gloog, Grand Canyon, Grand Tasting Pailion, Great Cats, Handel's Messsiah, Heurich House Museum, Hirshhort Museum and Sculpture Garden, holiday happenings, Holiday Sing-A-Long, House of Sweden, house tour, Jacques Pepin, Jewish Food Experience, Jingle Bells, landmarks, leter to sanda, light show, logan circle, Logan Circle Holiday House Tour, Metro, Metropolitan Cooking Entertaining Show, Mistletoe at the Yards, mistletoe sculptures, model train, National Cathedral, National Christmas Tree, National Mall, National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural Hisotry, National Park Serivce, National Portrait Gallery, Nationla Museum of the American Indian, Nosh, Old Faithful, Old Town Alexandria, On Rye, One Eight Distilling, Parade of Lighted Boats, Pathway of Peace, Penn Quarter, Peter Change, princesstarta, public light art installations, Reptile Discovery Center, Richard Sandoval, Rudolph Santa Claus, Sackler Gallery, SafeTrack, Scott Drewno, Season's Greenings, Silent Niht, Sip & Schmooze, Small Mamal House, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Castle, Smithsonian Holiday Festival, Smithsonian National Zoo, snow-less tubing, Southeast waterfront, Southwest waterfront, St. Lucia, Statue of LIberty, Studio Theatre, Swedish Christmas Bazaar, Sweet Noshing, Tchaikovsky, The Muppet's Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker, Think Tank, Tim Ma, Tom Colicchio, Toys for Tots, Tudor Place, U.S. Airfort Band Hight Flight, U.S. Botanic Garden, U.S. Capitol building, U.S. Marine Band, Victor Albisu, Victorian mansions, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Warner Theatre, Washington Ballet, Washington Harbour, Washington Monument, Washington National Cathedral Choir, weekend guide, White House Ellipse, Wisconsin Avenue, wolf trap, Yards Park, Zoolights

Holiday Happenings Abound This Weekend It’s December, and holiday events are in full swing in the DMV. This weekend there’s plenty of holiday happenings indoors and out – from shopping to lights to concerts. SafeTrack Surge 11 continues with single tracking between East Falls

Ice! at the Gaylord National Resort features Christmas Around the World. (Photo: Gaylord Natioanl Resort)

Weekend Guide

18 Nov 2016

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A Christmas Carol, AFI Silver Theatre, Art of the Airport Tower, Bill Viola, Bill Viola: The Moving Portrait, Book Fair and Author's Night, Britain, Carolyn Russo, CatVideoFest, Chinatown Cultural Community Center, Christmas Around the World, Craig Wallace, Creative Control: After Hours with Art of the Ariport Tower, digital art, Dock 5, Dr. Peppercorn, Ebenezer Scrooge, Finn Spark, Finnish Christmas Bazaar, Ford's Theaer, Fotoweek D.C., Frank Ahrens, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Gene Davis, Gene Davis: Hot Beat, Germany, gloog, Holiday Shops, holiday traditions, Hyundai, ice carving, Ice skating, ice slides, ICE!, Iittala glass, Internet Cat Video Festival, Junion League of Washington, Karelian pies, Kirsti Kauppi, Knowledge Commons D.C., Mary Lennox, Metro, Mexico, National Air and Space Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Harbor, National Mall, National Press Club, Pailion Cafe, Pulla, Raspberry Icicle, Red Witch, River Road Unitarian Church, SafeTrack, Salsa Class, Sam Krisch, Sculpture Garden, Seoul Man, Shakespeare Theatre Co., Sidney Harman Hall, Silver Spring, The Secret Garden, Tony Award, union market, video, Washington Color School, washington post, weekend guide, Will Braden

Ice! Opens This Weekend at National Harbor J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens this weekend. But, if you aren’t in the theater or waiting in line, there are plenty of other things to do in the DMV this weekend. As Metro’s SafeTrack Surge 10 winds down,

Weekend Guide

11 Nov 2016

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Alexandria Cider Festival, Alexandria Film Festival, AMC Hoffman Center 22, Anxo, Beatley Central Library, Bon Bon, BooQoo Beignets, Canal Park, Canal Park ice rink, Capitol Riverfront, Cider Week Virginia, Cider Weekend, Daughters of the American Revolution, Deadmau5, Del Rey Pizzeria, Dina Litvosky, Dock 5, Duck Donuts, Emporiyum, Esther's Place: The Shop at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, Fire in the Sky, Fluffness, food marketplace, Fotoweek D.C., George Washington, georgetown, gourmet food market, Harmony Heritage Singers, Hillwood Museum & Gardens, Ice skating, Instagram, International Spy Museum, Jeremiah Langhorne, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kung Fu Teas, Life of Folk Dancing, Lycem, Market Square, Mercy Street, Metro, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans, Museum Shop Around, National Building Museum, National Geographic, PBS, Phillips Collection, Pizzeria Paradiso, Ramen Burger, Ridgewells, Rustico, SafeTrack, Sons of the American Revolution, Strathmore, The Dabney, tomb, union market, United States Air Force String Orchestra, Washington Harbour, Washington Harbour ice rink, weekend guide, West Side Story, West Side Swordy, White House Histroical Association, wreath-laying ceremony

It’s Time to Start Prepping for the Holidays Its Veterans Day weekend and Mount Vernon is hosting a day filled with special activities and current, former and retired veterans get in free. It also appears to be the start of the holiday season with the Washington Harbour and

Modern dance company STREB performs at the Kennedy Center on Saturday. (Photo: STREB)

Weekend Guide

04 Nov 2016

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A Perfect Balance, Alexander Calder, Answer, Ardent, art festival, Art Soiree, Artomatic, Barboursville, Beck Levy, Bold Rock Hard Cider, Boundary Stone, Capitol Riverfront, Cartoonists Rights Network International, chili, Commonwealth, Community Celebration, concert, craft beer, Crisp, Czech Christmas Market, D.C. Brau, DCity Smokehouse, East Building, El Caminio, Elizabeth Streb, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Erin McCarley, For Florence, Franco Zeffirelli, Greg Engert, Hand Grenade Job, Hillary vs Trump Cartoon Debate, hot pepper eating contest, Italian Film Screening, KAG, Katie Alice Greer, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kevin Reese, Luce Foundation Center, Luce Unplugged, Mattt Wuerker, Metro, mulled wine, National Art Gallery, Neighborhood Restaurant Group, North Capitol Main Street Chili Challenge, Novemberfest, ornaments, park Potomac, Pen Druid, Per Firenze, political cartoons, Politico, Potomac, Priests, Pub and the People, Richard Burton, Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Rustico Restaurant & Bar, SafeTrack, Side Yards, Singular Extreme Actions, Slovak Christmas Market, Slovakia and Czech Republic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Strangeways, STREB, Sun Club, The Economist, The Washington Post, Triple Crossing, Veil, weekend guide, White Flint Metro, Yards Park

Perfect Fall Weather for Weekend Events It feels like fall out there, and you will find plenty of ways to make the most of the weather this weekend with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. Plus, you get an extra hour to enjoy it — just remember to turn your clocks

Night of the Living Zoo transforms the National Zoo into a devil’s playground. (Photo: Smithsonian National Zoo)

Weekend Guide

28 Oct 2016

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Adams Morgan Apple Festival, AFI Silver, All the President's Pups Walking Tour, apple pie contest, Arlington Cemetery, Boo at the Zoo, Count Orlok, D.C. Arts Center, Day of the Dead Festival, Dead of the Dead Alter Contest, DMV, Donald Trump, Donald W. Reynolds Museum, Dumbarton House, election, Exorcist Steps, Fall Frolic, Finish Festival, George Washington, georgetown, ghosts, Glen Echo Park, goblins, Grupo Lose Tecuanes, halloween, Halloween on Screen, Las Cafeteras, Licking Creek Bend Farm, Longines FEI World Cup Jumping, Marine Corps Marathon, Marine Corps War Memorial, Martha Washington, Max Shreck, Metro, Mike Daisey, Mount Vernon, National Mall, National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Zoo, Night of the Creeps, Night of the Living Zoo, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, pentagon, Quantico Rock Band, Rosslyn Georgetown, Ruben Guzman Campos, SafeTrack, shaun of the dead, Silver Spring, Smithsonian Food History Festival, Smithsonian Food History Weekend, Spirits of Georgetown Walking Tour, spooktacular, SunTrust Plaza, The American Bombshells, The thing, The Thing from Another World, The Trump Card, Tom Sherwood, Trick-or-Treat, Trick-or-Treat at Tudor Place, Tudor Place, Verizon Center, Washington International Horse Show, Woolley Mammoth Theatre

Have a Ghoulish Good Time This Weekend It is Halloween weekend, and there will be ghosts and goblins everywhere in the DMV including a spooky tour of Georgetown, on the screen at the AFI Silver, roaming the National Zoo and haunting Tudor Place, Glen Echo Park, the National

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