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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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This year's Ice! theme is Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. (Photo: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)

Weekend Guide

Six Things to Do Christmas Weekend Merry Christmas! Although most people will be celebrating with lots of presents and food this weekend, there are still a few things going on. If you are looking for something to do after the presents are all opened and the turkey is put away,

Weekend Guide

‘Twas the Weekend Before Christmas ‘Twas the weekend before Christmas and all over town, residents were in the final countdown. With less than a week before Christmas, most people will be in the stores and malls trying to find those last special gifts, But there are

Over a million lights decorate Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. (Photo: Montgomery Parks)

Weekend Guide

11 Dec 2015

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35th Anniversary, Broadway, Brookside Gardens, Bryce Harper, C&O Canal, Decatur House, Dusty Baker, Empire State Building, Freer Gallery, Garden of Lights, Gateway Park, georgetown, Georgetown Glow, Hiroshi Jacobs, Holiday Card Workshop, holiday lights, Holiday Market Festival & Bonfire, Jayson Werth, Jennie Lewis, Kelly Towles, Kenji Sawada, Lego, Levine School of Music, Metro, Montgomery County, National Building Museum, National Harbor, National Postal Museum, Nationals Winterfest, New York city: A Portrait Through Stamp Art, open house, Petworth, Racing Presidents, Roland Mesnier, Rosslyn, Ryan Zimmerman, Santa Claus, Seijun Suzuki, stamps, Statue of LIberty, Stephen Strasburg, Taisho Trilogy, Takehisa Yumeji, ugly sweater run, Upshur Street Art and Craft Fair, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, weekend guide, Wheaton, White House Historical Association, Yumeji

It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas There are plenty of holiday events happening in the DMV this weekend. The 10-day Georgetown Glow light display begins and there is a holiday card workshop at the National Postal Museum. The Decatur House holds its holiday open house on Sunday

The annual Parade of Lights with 60 decorated boats will sail from Old Town to the southwest waterfront Saturday evening. (Photo; R. Kennedy/Arlington County Visitors Associations)

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05 Dec 2015

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21st Century Consort, A Christmas Carol, baltimore, biplane-ornament making, Bistro Bohem, Bohemian crystal, Campagna Center, Capital Hearings, Cathedral Commons, christmas, christmas tree, Czech Christmas Market, Dollar Days, dreidels, Ellipse, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Filene Center, Flusso Dance Project, Giant Foods, Glassor, hand-blown glass ornaments, handcrafted glass, Hanukkah, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, holiday activities, Holiday Sing-A-Long, Improvisations on Hassidic Melodies, Italian bagpipers, Italian Fairy, Italian Family Festival, Jingle Bells, Jon Deak, Kogod Courtyard, Kosher Pantry, latkes, Light and Love Hanukkah Celebrations, logan circle, Logan Circle Holiday House Tour, Market Square, Metro, National Aquarium, National Menorah LIghting, Old City Farm and Guild, old town, Parade of Lights, Paul Soenfield, Santa, Scottish Walk Parade, Silent Night, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Holiday Festival, Studio Theatre, The Passion of Scrooge, The Wharf, Topic Crystal Art, Toys for Tots, U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, U.S. Marine Band, Washington Project for the Arts, Waterfront Park, weekend guide, William Sharp, wolf trap, WPA Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Holiday Happenings Abound This Weekend With Hanukkah starting Sunday and Christmas less than three weeks away, there’s plenty of holiday activities in the DMV this weekend from the National Menorah lighting on the Ellipse to holiday markets to concerts. This weekend is also Old

The City of Alexandria will light its Christmas tree at 6 p.m. on Friday. (Photo: Kids Will Travel Guide)

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27 Nov 2015

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#CraveYourLocal, 25th Anniversary, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Billy Coulter, black friday, Cathedral Common, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Chrstmas, CityCenterDC, Clear Harmonies, Crunchcakes, Crunshing Apparel, D.C. Brau, Del Ray, DeNada, Denyse Pearson, Downtown Holiday Market, DuPont Brass, Giant Foods, Holy Cow restaurant, Home Alone, Hot Buttered Nuggets, Ian Walters & Friends, Instagram, Jon Wye, Junius cold Brew Coffee Co., Kelly Towles, kennedy center, King Street Trolley, Kuzeh Pottery, Made in D.C. Holiday Marketplace, Mango Tree, National Portrait Gallery, National Symphony Orchestra, National Zoo, Old Town Boutique District, Penn Quarter, pointsettias, Rare Sweets, Season's Greening, thanksgiving, The Sing Off, Thomas Circle Singers, train display, tree lighting, tree lightning, Twitter, U.S. Botanic Garden, Vanderbuilt Melodores, Visit Alexandria, weekend guide, Zoolights

The Christmas Holiday Starts Now Thanksgiving is over and the DMV is getting in the holiday spirit. From tree lightings to holiday shopping to Christmas light displays, there plenty of holiday events on the calendar this weekend. Metro is taking a holiday break from a holiday

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20 Nov 2015

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A Sea Symphony, Alex Griffin, Artomatic, Behold the Sea, black friday, boot camp, Christmas on the Potomac, Christmas shopping, Colleen Daly, cranberries, Dana Whiteside, David Winter, deck the halls, Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, Essex, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, History Film Forum, Hyattsville, ICE!, In the Heart of the Sea, Kris Kringle, Leaves of Grass, Mark Raimondo, Meridian Hill Park, Metro, Michael Isikoff. BackStory, Mississippi Inferno: Seed of Revolt, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Harbor, National Museum of America History, New Carrollton, PBS, Pumpkin Workout, Ric Burns, Ron Howard, Santa Claus, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Smithsonian, thanksgiving, The Birth of a Nation, The Pilgrim, The Washington Chorus, turkey, Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government's War on Gays, Vaughan Williams, Vida Fitness, Wal Wintman, Warner Bros. Theater, Washington National Cathedral Choir of Boys and Girls, weekend guide

Five Thing to Do in the DMV This Weekend It’s a slow weekend in the DMV. Many people will be out shopping for turkeys to stuff on Thanksgiving or cranberries to make sauce. Others will be decking the halls, getting ready to flip the switches and light Santa’s way before the

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