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  • The Richmond skyline at dusk with the James River in the foreground. (Photo: Bill Draper Photography/Flickr)

    One Tank Trips

    Just under a 2-hour drive from D.C., Richmond, Va., is a place of deep historical significance as it was heavily involved in the Civil War.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
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  • Aubrey Plaza (left) and Maisy Stella sitting on a log in the woods at night in My Old Ass. (Photo: Shane Mahood/Amazon MGM Studios)

    My Old Ass: 3.5 ★

    In My Old Ass, director Megan Park flips the age-old question, having her young protagonist meet her future self during a night tripping on shrooms.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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  • The Concord Point Lighthouse is a solid white lighthouse with a black point surrounded by bushes and benches. (Photo: Marcia Smith)

    One-Day Trips

    Hailed as one of the prettiest small towns in the U.S., Havre de Grace, Md., is on the waterfront where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay.Read More
    17 Sep 2024
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  • An Amish family riding in a black buggy drawn by a horse. (Photo Troyer's Amish Tours/Facebook)

    Road Trip

    A visit to Holmes County, Ohio, about an eight-hour drive from the DMV, is a trip back in time to when settlers drove across the county in horse and buggy.Read More
    25 Jul 2021
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  • People watching a movie at Can I Kick It? on the lawn of the National Building Museum. (Photo: Shaolin Jazz/Facebook)

    Outdoor Movie Guide

    Summer is here. Cool off and relax with outdoor movie screenings. We have complied a list of free movies under the stars in the DMV.Read More
    28 Jun 2021
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People watching a movie at Starthmore. (Photo: Jim Saah)

Outdoor Movie Guide

07 May 2018
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Adam's Morgan, Adams Morgan Movie Nights, Alexandria, Alexandria Comcast Outdoor Film Festival, Arling Mill, Beach Park, Bethesda, Black Panther, Canal Park, Capitol Riverfront, Cinema Del Rey, Coco, Columbia Pike, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, Comcast Xfinity Outdoor Film Festival, Del Rey, district of columbia, DMV, Farragut Square, free, Freedom Plaza, Gateway Park, georgetown, Golden Cinema, Golden Triangle, Hidden Figures, Jackie, Joe Cole Recreation Cetner, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Marie Reed Elementary School, Mount Vernon Recreation Center, movies, Movies on the Potomac, National Harbor, Nationals Park, NoMa, NoMa Summer Screen, Outdoor Movie Series, outdoor movies, Paddington 2, Penrose Square, Peter Rabbit, picnic, popcorn, Popped Reublic, Ridgewells, rockville, Rosemont, Rosemont Reel, Rosslyn, Rosslyn Cineam + Pub in the Park, screen on the green, Sherlock Gnomes, Storey Park, Strathmore, summer, Sunset Cinema, Takoma Recreation Center, The Greatest Showman, The Post, under the stars, union market, Upshur Recreation Center, Waterfront Park, Wonder, Wonder Woman
Watch Movies Under the Stars This Summer Screen on the Green on the National Mall may be a thing of the past, but there are plenty of other places around the DMV that host free movie screenings under the stars. Nearly every night of the week you can grab a blanket and enjoy a
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The new Wharf developement on the Southwest Waterfront has a skating rink beside teh Potomac River. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Ice Skating

02 Jan 2018
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Canal Park, Canal Park ice rink, Capitol Riverfront, ice rinks, Ice skating, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, Pentagon Row, Pentagon Row Outdoor Ice Skating Rink, Potomac River, Reston Town Center, Reston Town Center Ice Rink, Rockville Town Square, Rockville Town Square Ice Rink, Sculpture Garden, Silver Spring, Silver Spring Outdoor Ice Rink, skating rinks, Southwest waterfront, The Wharf, Transit Pier, Tysons Corner Center, Tysons Corner Center Ice Rink, Veterans Plaza, Washington Harbour, Washington Harbour ice rink, Watergate Hotel, Wharf Ice Rink
Go for a Spin on the Ice at These Area Rinks The DMV is currently in the midst of a deep freeze, with temperatures expected to stay below freezing much of the week. Why not make the best of the cold temperatures, strap on some skates and go for a spin around the ice? Area ice
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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)

Holiday Happenings

30 Nov 2017
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3-D video, A Christmas Carol, Bazaar, bitterroot, Brookside Gardens, Bull Run Festival of Lights, Bull Run Regional Park, burberry, Cadillac Ranch, centerville, Chanukah, christmas, Christmas at Mount Vernon, Church of Jesus Christs of Latter-Day Saints, CityCenterDC, Columbia, concert, Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, Corn Palace, Craig Walace, creeches, DBGB Kitchen and Bar, Dean Cain, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Downtown Holiday Market, Dreidelman & the Macabees, dreidels, Ebenezer Scrooge, Ellipse, Engelmann Spruce, Ferragamo, Festival of Lights, Ford's Theatre, Gaithersburg, Garden of Lights, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, George Washington, Georgetown Glow, gucci, Hermes, Holiday in the Park, holiday spirit, Howard County General Hospital, ICE!, igloo, JD Ireland Interior Architecture + Design, John W. McCormack, Joseph Ireland, kathy Lee Gifford, Kensington, Kootenai National Forest, laster light show, latkes, light displays, Light Yards, Louis Vuitton, Lucky the Elephant, Manheim Steamroller, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Meadowlark's Winter Walk of Lights, Merriweather Park, Montanna, Mount Vernon, National Christmas Tree, National Harbor, National Menorah, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Portrait Gallery, National Zoo, North Pole, Nutcracker, orchids, Palmer Alley, Pathway of Peace, Penn Quarter, poinsettia, reindeer, Roadside Attractions, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Season's Greenings, Seneca Creek State Park, Six Flags America, Smithsonian American Ar Museum, snowflakes, star, Symphony of LIghts, Symphony Woods, Tchaikovsky, Teddy Bear Land, The Beach Boys, The Park at CityCenter, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Navy Band, United States Air Force Band, United States Botanic Garden, Victorian Village, Vienna, Warner Theatre, Washington Ballet, Washington Harbour, Washington Monument, Wheaton, Winter Lights Festival, Winter Woods, Wynonna, Yards Park, Zoolights
Get Into the Spirit with These Holiday Events Christmas and Chanukah, which begins Dec. 12, are just around the corner. To get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Most are free, although not all. The
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Sunset Cinema brings outdoor movies to the Georgetown waterfront Tuesdays in July and August. (Photo: Sam Kittner/Georgetown BID)

Outdoor Film Guide

12 Jun 2017
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Adam's Morgan, Adams Morgan Movie Night, Alexandria Comcast Outdoor Film Festival, Alexandria Parks, Arlandia, Arlington Mill Community Center, Beach Park, Ben Brenman Park, Bethesda, Bethesda Outdoor Movies, Can I Kick It?, Canal Park, Capitol Riverfront, chinatown, Cinema Del Rey, Cinematery, Clarendon, Columbia Heights, Columbia Pike, Comcast Xfinity Outdoor Film Festival, Congressional Cemetery, Del Rey, Dumbarton House, Farragut Square, films, Films at the Stone, Films in the Field, Four Mile Run Park, Four Mile Summer Movie Series, Freedom Plaza, Gateway Park, georgetown, Golden Cinema, Golden Triangle, Harriet Tubman Elementary School, Jane Austen Film Festival, Kalorama, Market Common, Market Squaare, Mattin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mitchell Park, Mosaic District, Mount Vernon Recreation Center, Movie Nights in Chinatown Park, Movie Nights in the Heights, Movies on the Potomac, Movies Under the Stars, National Harbor, National Mall, NoMa, NoMa Summer Screen, outdoor movies, Penrose Square, rockville, Rosemont, Rosslyn, Rosslyn Cinema + Pub int he Park, screen on the green, Storey Park, Strathmore, Strawberry Park, summer, Sunday Night Films in the Park, Sunset Cinema, The Rosemont Reel, union market, Union Market Drive-In, Walter Pierce Park, Waterfront Park
Watch Movies Under the Stars This Summer Screen on the Green on the National Mall may be a thing of the past, but there are plenty of other places around the DMV that host free film screenings under the stars. Nearly every night of the week you can grab a blanket and enjoy a wide
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Ice Skating

16 Nov 2016
Mark Heckathorn
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Canal Park, Canal Park ice rink, Capitol Riverfront, Cartoon Sake, Cartoon Skate, College Night Skate, College Skate Night, fireplace, georgetown, Hyatt Regency, ice rinks, Ice skating, lessons, Lord & Taylor, National Gallery of Art Sculputure Garden Ice Rink, National Gallery of Art Scululpture Garden, National Mall, Pavilion Cafe, Pentagon Row, pentagon Row Ourdoor Ice Rink, Potomac River, Reston Town Center, Reston Town Center Ice Rink, Rock 'N Skate, Rockville Town Square, Rockville Town Squre Ice Rink, Silver Spring, Silver Spring Outdoor Ice Rink, skates, skating, Two for Tuesday, Tysons Corenr Center Ice Rink, Tysons Corner Center, Veterans Park, Washington Harbour, Washington Harbour ice rink
Area Ice Skating Rinks Open for the Season ‘Tis the season to strap on the skates and glide. Although the temperatures in the DMV haven’t fallen below freezing yet, and we haven’t seen a single snow flake, area ice skating rinks will all be open by this weekend. They all offer
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Sunset Cinema will bring movies to Georgetown's Watefront Park on Tuesdays in July and August. (Photo: Sunset Cinema)

Outdoor Movie Guide

19 Jun 2016
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A League of Their Own, Adam's Morgan, Aladddin, Aladdin, Alexandria, Alexandria Outdoor Film Festival, Alice in Wonderland, All that Jazz, Anacostia, Apollow 13, Arlandria, Arlington Mill, Babe the Gallant Pig, Back to the Future, Ben Brenman Park, Bethesda, Bethesda Outdoor Movies, blanket, Bottle Shock, Bridesmaids, brooklyn, Brother Where Art Thou?, Canal Park, Capitol Riverfront, Carnegie Library, Casablanca, Casino Royale, Chocolat, Cinema Del Rey, City Hall, Clarendon, Clear and Present Danger, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, Comcast, Comcast Outdoor Film Festival Benefiting NIH Charities, Coming to America, Cool Runnings, Creed, Crystal City, Crystal Screen, D.C. Armory, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Del Rey, Dirty Dancing, Drive-In, Dupont Brass Band, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Events D.C., Fantastic Four, Fast Five, Field of Dreams, Films in the Field, Films on the Stone, Finding Nemo, Fly By Light, Four Mile Run Plaza, Four Mile Summer Movie Series, Gateway D.C., Gateway Park, georgetown, Golden Cinema, Golden Triangle, Grease, Hail to the Chief, Happy Gilmore, Harrison Field, HBO, He Named me Malala, Hitch, Home, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Hot Pursuit, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Indiana Joes and the Last Crusade, Inside Out, Into the Wild, John Carlyle Park, Joy, Jumanji, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Kalorama, Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda 3, Legally Blonde 2: Red, Life of Pi, Lion King, Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story, Maleficient, Mancurian Candidate, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Marie Reed Elementary School, Market Common, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Matthew Muray Elementary School, Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, Mean Girls, Meet the Parents, Men in Black, Minions, Mitchell Park, Mosaic District, Moulin Rouge, Mount Vernon Recreation Center, Movies on th ePotomac, Movies Under the Stars, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Doubtfire, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, National Harbor, National Mall, Nationals Park, Natural Treasure: Book of Secrets, NoMa, North Bethesda, Ocean's 11, Ocean's 12, old town, outdoor movie, outdoor movie guide, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Penrose Square, picnic, Pitch Perfect 2, PIxar, Planet of the Apes, Pretty in Pink, race, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ratatouille, Remember the Titans, Restore Alexandria, rockville, Roman Holiday, Rosemont, Rosslyn, Rosslyn Cinema Outdoor Movie Festival, Rudy, screen on the green, Sideways, Skyfall, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakes, Storey Park, Strathmore, Strawberry Park, Summer Cinema, Sunset Cinema, Surf's Up, That Sugar Film, The Book Thief, the butler, The Devil Wears Prada, The Fault in Our Stars, The Good Dinosaur, the Goonies, the hunger games: catching fire, The Longest Yard, The Martian, the Notebook, The Peanuts Movie, The Princess and the Frog, The Princess Bride, The Rosemont Reel, The Sandlot, The Smurfs, The War Room, The Wiazrd of Oz, Thelma and Louise, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tomp gun, Toy Story, U Street, U Street Movie Series, union market, Up, Washington City Paper, water, Waterfront Park, Whiplash, White & Blonde, Willy Wonka, Zoolander, Zootopia
Watch Films Under the Stars This Summer After 17 years, HBO and Comcast pulled the plug on Screen on the Green on the National Mall, but there are still plenty of places around the area that are hosting free film screenings under the stars. Nearly every night of the week you can
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