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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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Weekend Guide

04 Mar 2016
Janessa Jackson
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Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Atlas Intersections Festival, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Baltimore Aerial Dance Wonder, D.C. Whiskey Walk, DC Improv, DC Independent Film Festival, Districtland, dupont circle, FAiTH, film festivals, Film Screenings, Flip Orley, Hand Gesture, Holiday Inn Rosslyn, independent film, Joe's Movement Emporium, Light Yards, Mirenka Cechova, Music Center at Strathmore, National Portrait Gallery, National Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Strathmore, The Kennedy Center, Washington Antiquarian Book Fair, Washington Jewish Film Festival, Weekend Events, weekend guide, Yards Park
A Weekend of Once-A-Year Events It’s a weekend of once-a-year experiences in the DMV. Take advantage of the somewhat springtime weather and check out several annual events. There’s the Washington Antiquarian Book Fair, the D.C. Independent Film Festival and the D.C.
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Giant, luminescent bunnies and other displays will light up Yards Park this weekend. (Photo: The Yards)

Weekend Guide

26 Feb 2016
Mark Heckathorn
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A Tale of Love and Darkness, Academy Awards, AFI Silver Theatre, And the Winner Is..., animate short film, Arlington Drafthouse 'N Cinema, Atlas Intersections Festival, Atlas Theater, Avalon Theatre, Bear Story, Ben's Chili Bowl, Benning Road, Bethesda Row Cinema, Capital Bridal Affair and Fashion Show, Center for the Arts, contests, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, D.C. Film Society, D.C. Streetcar, Discover Engineering Family Day, Disney, Disney Fantasia 2000, Disney Fantasia: Live in Concert, DJ Manifesto, documentary feature, documentary short subject, E Street Cinema, EagleBank Arena, Family Fun Days, Fantasia, farewell tour, Fergal Keaney, George Mason University, giveaways, H Street, IMAX Theater, Instersections Festival, James Keegan, Jason Segal, JCC of Greater Washington, Light Yards, Lite-Brite, live actions short film, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, luminescent rabbits, Marketto, Mayflower Hotel, Metro, Michael Flatley, Morgan Comer, Nando’s Peri Peri, Natalie Portman, National Air and Space Museum, National Archives, National Building Museum, National Gallery of Art, Oscar Party, Oscar-nominated film showcase, Patriot Center, Richard Gere, Sally's Middle Name, Shakespeare for the Young: Midsummer Magic, Silent auction, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ten 01, The Look of Silence, trivia, Washington Jewish Community Center, Washington Jewish Film Festival, weekend guide, What Happened Miss Simone?, Winter of Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, Yards Park
Here Comes the Streetcar Head to H Street NE this weekend as the D.C. Streetcar is scheduled to finally open following a ceremony at 10 a.m. If you haven’t ventured down H Street in a while, notable newcomers in the last year include Marketto, Sally’s Middle Name, Ben’s Chili
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The Sweetlife Festival returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 14. (Photo: Kaitlin Newman/Baltimore Sun)

Sweetlife Festival

23 Feb 2016
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9:30 club, Blondie, Calvin Harris, Chaia, Columbia, DGS, DIIV, Eagles of Death Metal, Eat Pops, Erik Bruner-Yank, Flume, Grimes, Halsey, Jonathan Neman, Jose Andres, Kendrick Lamar, Le Bataclan, Little Sesame, Luke Holden, Luke’s Lobster, Mac DeMarco, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Misfit Juicery, Nick Wiseman, Paris, Party Next Door, Pepe, Prinze George, Shamir, Spike Gjerde, sweetgreen, Sweetlife Festival, TaKorean, terrorist attack, The 1975, Thundercat, ticketfly, Toki Underground, washington post, Weeknd, Wolf Alice, Woodberry Kitchen
Sweetlife Returns May 14 at Merriweather The seventh annual Sweetlife Festival, presented by Sweetgreen, will be held on Saturday, May 14, at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. The first Sweetlife Festival drew about 500 people to a D.C. parking
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Practice yoga among the plants at the U.S. Botanical Gardens (Photo: WithLoveDC)

Weekend Guide

19 Feb 2016
Janessa Jackson
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A Will for the Woods, Alliance Francaise de Washington DC, Anacostia Community Museum, Annual Mardi Gras Family Festival, Art Soiree 6th Annual Political Cartoon Exhibit, Baird Auditorium, Bethesda, Chinese Menu Comedy, Chocolate Tasting with Harper Macaw, concerts, DC Foodies, DC Shorts, DC Shorts Wins, DC Theatre, DC Travel & Adventure Show, documentary film, Election 2016, Film Screenings, free things, gaming, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Historic Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse, imagination stage, MAGFest, Mother Tongue Film Festival, Museum of Natural History, music, Play in a Day, political cartoons, Practice with Love Yoga at US Botanical Garden, Rhett Miller at Jammin' Java, Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Screening of A Will for the Woods, Smithsonian, star wars, The Road to the White House 2016, travel, US Botanical Gardens, US Navy Memorial Heritage Center, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, weekend guide, WithLoveDC, yoga
12 Things To Do In the DMV This Weekend If you don’t have plans for this weekend, do not despair! There are almost too many events to choose from around the DMV. And lucky for you, a few of them are happening all weekend, giving you a couple of options on when to attend.
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Welcome 4714 at the annual Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown. (Photo: Getty Images)

Weekend Guide

12 Feb 2016
Janessa Jackson
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chinatown, Chinatown Community Cultural Center, Chinese New Year Parade, Clarendon, Comedy at the Kennedy Center, Cupid's Undie Run, dragon dance, Film Screenings, Folger Shakespeare Library, forever, Free Folger Friday, Friendship ARchway, George Washington, historic homes, howard theatre, James B. Comey, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, lion dance, Menu for Mars Test Kitchen, Mount Vernon, Mrs. Peter Invites You: Presidents’ Day Open House, Mu Funny Valentine Comedy Show, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, New Greek Cinema, Old Town Alexandria, open house, Oz, Penn Social, Potomac River, Presidential Family Fun Day, Real Housewives of Potomac, Ricky Velez, Romeo and Juliet, The George Washington Birthday Parade, The Milennium Stage, The National Postal Museum, the Prince and Michael Jackson Experience, Tudor Place, University of Michigan School of Music Theatre and Dance, Valentines Day Card Workshop, Viewing Party, Virginia Opera, Washington Project for the Arts, Washingtonian Singles Soiree, Write Your Renaissance Love Letter, Year of the Monkey
Feel the Love this Presidents Day Weekend It’s a three-day weekend in the DMV! For some, it is Presidents Day Weekend. For the romantically inclined, its Valentine’s Day weekend. Whatever you’re celebrating, we’ve found a well-rounded group of events
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Valentine’s Day Gifts

10 Feb 2016
Mark Heckathorn
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4 Elements of the Perfect Shave Kit, after-shave balm, apples, Art of Shaving, badger shaving brush, berries, black tea, Bloomingdales, Boss the Scent, Capital Candy Jar, champagne, cheese, chocolate, chocolate covered Oreos, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered strawberries, Clarins, Clarins Joli Rouge, class, dipped cake bites, DreamBites, Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Rogue, Emma McAlry, gifts, heart, Hugo Woman, iced red tea, Lab 1270, loved one, macys, mandarin liqueur, mango, Maninka fruit, passion fruit, peaches, portraits, pre-shave oil, Righteous Cheese, roses, rum, Sandie Diamond, Shameless Chef, shaving cream, special someone, spices, Union Kitchen, union market, valentines day, white liiies, Whitman Chocolates
Think Outside the ‘Box’ for Valentine’s Gifts Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This year, don’t just give your special someone roses or a heart filled with Whitman chocolates. If you still haven’t found the perfect gift for your loved one, we
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