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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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Celebrate the King's birthday at the annual Elvis' Birthday Fight Club.

Weekend Guide

09 Jan 2015
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Astro Pop Events, Bill Watterson, Braddock Road Station, Burke Theater, Cynthia Bailey, D.C. Shorts Laughs, David Apatoff, David Miller, Elvis Presley, Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, Franqi French, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Gene Weingarten, Health and Fitness Expo, Kitty Glitter, Mason Dixie Biscuit Co., Meredith Vieira, Metro, Michelle Singletary, NBC4, Nick Galifanakis, One Eight Distilling, Politics and Prose, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Ronald, Sara Armour, Saturday morning cartoons, Smurfs, Southwest Neighborhood Library, The Art of Richard Thompson, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, ThunderCats, U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. Progressive International Motorcycle Show, weekend guide, WRC
Indoor Activities Will Keep You Warm Temperatures are freezing, Congress is back and there’s plenty of indoor activities on tap to keep you warm and fill your weekend in the DMV. The holidays are over and so is the break in weekend track work on Metro. This weekend, Green Line
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The Stature of Liberty overlooks New York Harbor. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Get Outta Here

07 Jan 2015
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Best Weekend Getaways in the U.S. For many people, weekends are a time to stay in, catch up on household chores or simply relax. However, if a weekend at home doesn’t appeal to you, planning a weekend city getaway may be just the ticket. Many of the nation’s cities offer great
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The Washington Wedding Experience bridal show comes to the D.C. convention center on Sunday. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Weekend Guide

02 Jan 2015
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Christmas on the Potomac, Frosty the Snowman, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Howard County General Hospital, Ice skating, ICE!, January 2015, National Gallery of Art, National Mall, Sculpture Garden, Symphony of LIghts, Symphony Woods, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Wedding Experience, weekend guide
Wrap Up the Holidays for Another Year Many are still out of town for their holiday vacation. Freshmen members of Congress and their staffs haven’t arrived yet. This weekend’s calendar is pretty empty so you can recover from too much champagne on New Year’s Eve, take down the
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The Symphony of Lights in Columbia is a half hour drive through Christmas lights. (Photo: Baltimore Sun)

Weekend Guide

26 Dec 2014
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Christmas on the Potomac, Ellipse, Frosty the Snowman, Gaylord National Resort, Howard County General Hospital, Ice skating, ICE!, National Art Gallery, National Christmas Tree, National Zoo, Sculpture Garden, Seneca Creek State Park, Symphony of LIghts, Symphony Woods, weekend guide, Winter Lights Festival, Zoolights
Enjoy These Activities Before They’re Gone Most people are out of town this weekend or have family visiting so there isn’t much going on except the ongoing holiday events that will end with the new year. If you are in town and don’t plan on going shopping for those after
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The Christmas classic,

Weekend Guide

19 Dec 2014
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18th Street Singers, AFI Silver, Angelika Mosaic, bethesda row, BlackFinn, Bottom Line, Bread & Brew, Chabud Center of Bethesda, Chanukah: Lights & Music, Christmas concerts, CityCenterDC, Dirty Bar, Dirty Martini, Donna Reed, Downtown Holiday Market, Ellipse, Gaylord National Resort, Handel's Messiah, ICE!, Irish Whiskey, It's a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Steward, kareoke, Mad Hatter, Metropolitan Memorial Baptist Church, Midtown, National Christmas Tree, National Harbor, National Symphony Orchestra, National Zoo, Nicholas McGegan, Ozio, President's Park, Public Bar, Recesssions, Republic, rumors, Seneca Creek State Park, Sign of the Whale, Snow Day Bar Crawl, The Capital Hearings, The Front Page, The Kennedy Center, The Washington Chorus, Ugly Sweater Sing Along Party, weekend guide, Winter Lights Festival, Zoolights
’Twas the Weekend Before Christmas ‘Twas the weekend before Christmas and all over town, All the creatures were stirring, even the clowns (in Congress), The appropriations were passed by Congress with care, In hopes that reelection soon would be theirs. For those of us who aren’t
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The National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse is lit nightly through Jan . 1 until 10 p.m. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

12 Dec 2014
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A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, Arlington Cinema and Draft House, Bob Carpenter, Bryce Harper, Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler, Downtown Holiday Market, Elf, Ellipse, embassy of italy, F.P. Santangelo, Frosty the Snowman, Gaithersburg, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Georgetown Glow, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ICE!, Italian Cultural Institute The Washington Ballet, Italian Holiday Family Festival, Jason Werth, Kogod Courtyard, Lincoln Theatre, Matt Wiliams, Mike Rizzo, Monroe Street Market, National Christmas Tree, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, National Zoo, NatsFest, OperaPop, Penn Quarter, Rockin the Holiday, Ryan Zimmerman, Scrooged, Seneca Creek Park, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Italian Fairy, Totally Bazaar Holiday Gift Market, Washington Nationals, weekend guide, white house, Winter Lights Festival, Yelp, Zoolights
The Countdown to Christmas Is On There’s only two weeks left until Christmas. You still have to trim the tree, hang the stockings, finish shopping, wrap the presents and bake the cookies. But there’s plenty happening in the DMV this weekend when you’re ready for a break. Red,
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