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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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Visitors to last year's Capital Fringe festival socialize between shows. (Photo: Capital Fringe)

Weekend Guide

10 Jul 2015
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Afraor, bastille day, Capital Fringe, D.C. Loves Dilla, D.C. United, Delanos, DJ Harry Hotter, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 2, first anniversary, Fort Reno, French Festival, Happenstance Theater, Hendrick Meurkens, Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens, howard theatre, Ice Cream Jubilee, J Dilla, James Dewitt Yancey, Jazz in the Garden, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Kevin Shannon, Kogod Courtyard, L'Enfant Cafe, Lao Tizer, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Metro, Movies on the Potomac, National Gallery of Art, National Harbor, National Portrait Gallery, New York Baroque Dance Co., NoMa, Notaries Public, Plaza, Racing Presidents, Sculpture Garden, Spirits Plots, Sports Family Festival, T3, Talon the Eagle, Teen Liver, Wanted Man, Washington Mystics, weekend box office, Wunder Garten, Young RJ
Great Weekend for Outdoor Activities Great weather is expected for outdoor activities over the weekend, except for Saturday morning. There’s plenty of outdoor activities on tap this weekend. There are also some indoor activities planned if there is a passing patch of rain or if
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Fireworks light up the sky over the Washington Monument and the Capitol dome. (Photo: Reuters)

Weekend Guide

03 Jul 2015
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A Capitol Fourth, Alabama, Barry Manilow, Bradley Whitford, Constitution, fireworks, fourth of july, Hendrick Meurkens, Hunter Hayes, Independence Day, Jack Everly, Jazz in the Garden, July 4, July 4th at the National Archives, KC and the Sunshine Band, Lang Long, Meghan Linsey, Movies on the Potomac, National Archives, National Building Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Harbor, National Independence Day Parade, National Mall, National Symphony Orchestra, National Treasure, Nicole Scherzinger, parade, Peru, Robert Davi, Ronan Tynan, Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Speakers of the House, The Beach, the Choral Arts Society of Washington, weekend guide
Celebrate the Fourth If you stayed in the DMV for the holiday – or came to visit – the main attraction this weekend in the Nation’s Capitol are the fireworks on the National Mall. Of course, there are plenty of other patriotic activities to fill your Independence Day weekend.
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Weekend Guide

26 Jun 2015
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Alexandria's Food & Wine Festival, America Now! innovation in Art, Animal Welfare League of Arlington, Arlington Philharmonic, Carnegie Library, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanties, D.C.s Biggest Dance Party, Dispersion, Earthborn Interactive, Eric Zimmerman, Fairfax, Flutter Bomb, Goodwill Summer Trunk Show, Jeremy Sutton, Kinect, Kogod Courtyard, Lubbock Run Amphitheater, Metro, Nathalie Pozzi, National Mall, O Street Artist Studios, Oculus Rift, Oronoco Bay Park, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Peru, Pops for Pets, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Starry Heavens, Summer Open Studios, weekend guide, Wold Police Fire Games
Folklife Festival Returns Featuring Peru It’s the weekend before the Fourth of July and that means the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall. This year’s featured country is Peru. Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival is on tap at a new waterfront location
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The three-day Taste of Reston food fest and carnival comes to Reston Town Center this weekend. (Photo: Reston Town Center)

Weekend Guide

19 Jun 2015
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American Tap Room, auto show, Big Bowl, Blind Whino, Borga Riide, Buffalo Wing Factory, carnival, Catoctin Creek Distiling, Chicha!, Clyde's, Crystal Car, Crystal City, DC Coast, Disney, Dock 5, Downtown Silver Spring, Fantasia, father's day, Grip the Mat, Innovations in Flight, Jamison Williams, M&S, McCormick and Schmick, Melting Pot, Mon Ami Gabi, National Martini Day, Neyla Mediterranean Bistro, Nitro's Creamery, Reston Town Center, Shinola, Sliver Spring Blues Festival, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian at 8, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church, Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center, Taste of Reston, Tavern 64, Ted's Bulletin, The Art of Walt Disney, Two Wheel Valet, union market, Veterans Plaza, Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro, weekend guide, yoga
Celebrate with Dad This Weekend It’s Father’s Day weekend and there’s plenty for you and Dad to do from food events and music to a bike ride, yoga and car show. And, if you don’t have dinner reservations yet, check out our Father’s Day dining guide. There are also free outdoor
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Screen on the Green on the National Mall, the DMV's longest running outdoor movie series, returns Mondays July 20-Aug. 10. (Photo: skgstyle/Flickr)

Under the Stars

15 Jun 2015
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Adam's Morgan, Adams Morgan Movie Night, Alexandria, Alexandria Outdoor Film Festival, Bethesda, Bethesda Outdoor Movies, Canal Park, Canal Park Thursday Movies, Capital Riverfront, Comcast Outdoor Film Festival Benefiting NIH Charities, Crystal City, Crystal Screen, Farragut Square, Gateway Park, Golden Cinema Series, Golden Triangle, Marie Reed Elementary School, Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education, Movies on the Potomac, National Harbor, National Mall, NoMa, NoMa Summer Screen, outdoor movies, rockville, Rosslyn, Rosslyn Outdoor Film Fest, screen on the green, Storey Park, union market, Union Market Drive-In, Waterfront Park
Take in an Outdoor Movie This Summer With the warm weather comes one of the best parts of summer: outdoor movies. Although Screen on the Green is well-known, there are quite a few other options in the DMV that might be closer to your neighborhood or your favorite bar or
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Visitors to the 2014 Pride festival visit booths set up along Pennsylvania Avenue. (Photo: Tim Evanson)

Weekend Guide

12 Jun 2015
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Alexandria Marina, amber, arena stage, Atlas Brew Works, BBQ Bus, Big Cheese, bisexual, Boulevard, Capital Pride, Capital Pride Festival, Captain Cookie, Carly Rae Jepson, Curbside Cupcakes, D.C. Brau, D.C. Jazz Festival, Dock 5, Dogfish Head, Dupont Circle Park, Embassy of Sweden, En Vogue, FIFA, Firestone Walker, Flying Dog, Forge Brew Works, gay, gay pride, Gilt City Warehouse Sale, Half Street Fairgrounds, Hamilton Live, heatwave, Heavy Seas, Hermione, Hook, Katy Tiz, lesbian, Marquis de Lafayette, Metro, Miss America, Miss D.C. Pageant, Mount Vernon, Old Bust Head, Old Ox Brewery, Ommegang, parade, Pennsylvania Avenue, Pepe, Peter Pan Family Fun Day, Plaza, Port City Brewing, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Rito Loco, Soccer in the Circle, Summer Escape at Mount Vernon, Summerfest DC, Surfside, Taste of Annandale, transgender, Truckeroo, Tysons Corner Center, union market, weekend guide, Wilson Phillips, Women’s World Cup, Yards Park
The DMV Shows Its Pride This Weekend This is Pride weekend in the DMV with the area’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents celebrating their pride with events all week culminating this weekend. But you don’t have to be gay to enjoy the festivities with Carly Rae
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