Join Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for free Halloween festivities! Bring your family, friends and co-workers out to celebrate the fall
season and holiday!
Activities include a hay bale maze, face painting, a petting zoo, balloon twisting, “Baby Jam” music class with the National Children’s Museum, strolling characters and more.
Enjoy complimentary hot cider and check out local eats from Capital Harvest on the Plaza
vendors.
The event is weather permitting and activities are while supplies last.
When: Friday, October 28, 2022 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Woodrow Wilson Plaza at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Metro: Federal Triangle Station
Eventbrite Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-festival-on-woodrow-wilson-plaza-tickets-432115106917
Colorectal Cancer Alliance 12th Annual Blue Hope Bash
The Washington region’s most generous allies will join together in-person for an evening in blue when the Colorectal Cancer Alliance hosts its annual Blue Hope Bash gala on Saturday, October 29. The event will be an all-out Bash affair, as the Alliance celebrates its full return after two years in a virtual gathering and will raise funds to support the organization’s efforts to increase prevention awareness, support patients and their families, and accelerate critical research. This year’s fundraising goal is $2 million, and since the event’s inception in 2010, it has raised more than $12 million.
The evening will feature live entertainment, a live auction, and the popular Porsche car raffle.
The Blue Hope Bash event series is the signature fundraiser of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. The Bash occurs in cities across America to celebrate survivorship and remember loved ones.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29
6:30 p.m. – Reception
7:30 p.m. – Dinner & Program
9:00 p.m. – Dancing
WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, 1150 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
EVENT THEME: Hope
BASH EMCEES: Craig Melvin (News Anchor, NBC News’ TodayCo-Host, 3rd Hour of NBC News’ Today, Alliance Board of Directors Member) and wife Lindsay Czarinak (American Sports Broadcaster). In 2017, Craig shared on the Today Show his connection with the disease after his brother Lawrence was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at age 39. Melvin has been an active supporter and ally of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance – he sits on their Board of Directors and has emceed the Bash for the past six years.
EVENT CO – CHAIRS: Avi Benaim & Karen Paris and Elliott & Estee Portnoy.
KEY EVENING ELEMENTS & ADDITIONAL INFO:
This evening of hope, inspiration, and celebration will feature a welcome reception, notable VIPs, dinner, live auction, an after party and other elements such as:
Porsche Car Raffle – one lucky winner will win a custom 2023 Porsche Macan S. Only 1,250 tickets were printed and the winner does not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are $100 and can be purchased online here.
Studio Hope – guests will share their personal reasons for hope on camera. Select videos will be replayed at the end of the Bash program.
For additional event information, visit www.BlueHopeBash.org.
Close out your Hallo-weekend this year at City Ridge, a bustling new neighborhood in Northwest DC. The neighborhood invites all friends and family to its FREE Fall Festival from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday, October 30 at the center of City Ridge at 14 Ridge Square NW.
Throughout the day, attendees can enjoy a variety of seasonal activities from painting pumpkins to jumping around the Halloween bounce house. Local DC food truck favorite, Reba’s, will also be on-site serving up funnel cakes and other sweet treats for attendees to enjoy among Halloween hits played by a local DJ. Registration is completely free and can be accessed via this link.
City Ridge is a brand new community located along Wisconsin Avenue, bringing 690 apartment homes across four dynamic residences, DC’s first Wegmans (perfect for a last-minute Halloween candy run), CAVA’s new corporate headquarters, and foodie favorites King Street Oyster Bar, Tatte Bakery & Cafe, and Taco Bamba. For more information on City Ridge, click here.
WHEN: The Fall Festival will be from 12-4pm on Sunday, October 30.
WHERE: Ridge Square, located at 14 Ridge Square NW. Parking is available on-site.
Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown is pleased to announce its 19th annual tree lighting ceremony in the hotel’s Courtyard beginning at 5:30pm on Tuesday, November 29. Filled with tiny white lights and a shimmering Christmas tree, the courtyard becomes a glittering crystal garden – the perfect venue for holiday celebrations.
Families will take the chill off next to heaters as they listen to the award-winning Georgetown Visitation Madrigals perform holiday classics under the direction of Director of Performing Arts, Neptune Pringle, III. Children will enjoy decorating holiday cards and families will be entered to win prizes.
Steve Chenevey, co-anchor on FOX 5 Morning and Good Day DC, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. Santa Claus will make a special appearance with Georgie the hotel’s Canine Ambassador, and spend time listening to children’s Christmas wishes after the ceremony.
Fairmont’s tree lighting ceremony, which is free and open to the public, encourages all guests to bring a gift for Horton’s Kids* – such as Legos, basketballs, footballs, dolls, books, games or arts and crafts. The donations will help spread holiday cheer to over 500 children, ages 5 – 18.
To secure reservations for Fairmont’s tree lighting ceremony, please visit Eventbrite:
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown will also be accepting toy donations for Horton’s before and after the tree lighting ceremony from November 18 until December 14.
* Horton’s Kids empowers children growing up in one of Washington, DC’s most under-resourced communities so that they graduate from high school ready for success in college, career and life. https://www.hortonskids.org/
Special Community Program & Candlelight Vigil
The Corner at Whitman Walker
1701 14th Street, Washington, DC
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
DC community is invited to honor and pay tribute to those lost during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The program will include remarks and reflections from community members, Whitman-Walker leadership, Japer Bowles, Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs Office, and other notable guests and activations. Program begins at 6:00 p.m. at The Corner followed by a candlelight vigil outside the building.
On December 3, over sixty beautiful boats will parade down the Washington Channel in the 30th anniversary of the District’s Holiday Boat Parade. In addition to the parade, guests will enjoy ornament decorating and face painting, roast s’mores at the Camp Wharf fire pit, skate at the The Wharf Ice Rink, and visit the area’s lighted 45ft Christmas Tree.
Sunday, December 4
World AIDS Day: A Time to Pause, Honor, and Resolve
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Whitman-Walker Health CEO, Naseema Shafi
Each December the world pauses to observe World AIDS Day, honor those affected by HIV, and resolve to end the epidemic. Despite all the pharmaceutical tools available to stop new infections and halt the progression of HIV to AIDS, a situation still exists where the benefits are not being equally shared across racial, ethnic, and regional groups of people. Ending the HIV epidemic requires a commitment to reaching those at greatest risk of contracting the virus and removing the stigma, social, and economic barriers that culminate in continued transmission and lack of access to health care. This World AIDS Day we take stock of the U.S. HIV AIDS epidemic, celebrate those working to end the epidemic and assess the work yet to be done.
Whitman-Walker has been part of the fabric of Washington, DC, and nationally for almost 50 years as a first responder and care-provider for those living with HIV; a leader in LGBTQ care and advocacy; a research center working to discover breakthroughs in HIV treatment; and one of DC’s most trusted partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whitman-Walker envisions a society where all people are seen for who they are, treated with dignity and respect, and afforded equal opportunity to health and wellbeing.
FitDistrict Studios & Energy Cafe will be hosting their Wellness Day & Grand Opening Event. FitDistrict is a premier fitness studio in the heart of Arlington, VA tha has an indoor cycling studio, a hot yoga room, an interval studio and an attached Energy Cafe serving up healthy food and drinks! Additionally, Local artist, Rajan Sedelia will be creating a live original piece of art during the event and there will be live music in the Energy Cafe by local group Sidewalk Soul.The event will be on Saturday, December 10th from 8am-5pm at 2300 Wilson Blvd. Arlington VA 22201 Arlington, Virginia 22201 and will feature complimentary samples from the cafe, complimentary fitness classes happening throughout the day, spots can be reserved by emailing aelman@fitdistrict.
Winter Blast: A Weekend of Indigenous Games
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28–29, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Games can be fun as well as teach important life skills. Jeremy Red Eagle (Sisseton Wahpeton) from the International Traditional Games Society, Julia Garcia (Aymara), and members of the Native Hawaiian school Hālau O‘Aulani, share Indigenous games from the Great Plains, Bolivia, and Hawai’i.
Tysons Corner Center Announces Lunar New Year Celebration
Asian American Chamber of Commerce to Hosts Line-Up of Activities at Center
Saturday, January 28, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons Corner, VA
www.TysonsCornerCenter.com
Tysons Corner Center in partnership with the Asian American Chamber of Commerce brings in another year of hosting the Lunar New Year. Located in the Fashion Court on the Lower-Level Nordstrom Wing at the center, this free event will include an array of artists and performances to celebrate the year of the rabbit including:
- Vietnamese Song by CDVNDMV
- Chinese Musical Instrument – Guzheng, Alice Gu-Zheng Ensemble
- Chinese Dance by Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe
- Magic Show by Sun Magic
- Korean Dance by Korean Culture and Art of MD
- Indonesia Dance by Santi Budaya Performing Arts, LLC
- Mongolia Fashion Show, MONDO TRIP TODAY
- Dragon Dance, by Chinese Culture Institute
As part of the tradition, Tysons Corner Center will provide fortune cookies and offer giveaways and prizes during the event. This event is free and open to the public and sponsored by
Sunrise McLean Village Retirement Home.