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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party & Animal Welfare League of Arlington Fundraiser 4:00 PM
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party & Animal Welfare League of Arlington Fundraiser @ Wilson Hardware
Dec 1 @ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Christmas Sweater Party & Animal Welfare League of Arlington Fundraiser This one is for all you cat lovers! Join Wilson Hardware on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 4PM-7PM for an Ugly Sweater Party & AWLA fundraiser. The event will include drinks, snacks, family photo opportunities, a… Read More
World AIDS Day Special Community Program & Candlelight Vigil 5:30 PM
World AIDS Day Special Community Program & Candlelight Vigil @ The Corner at Whitman Walker
Dec 1 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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… Read More
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Bad Santa Bar Crawl (Clarendon) 2:00 PM
Bad Santa Bar Crawl (Clarendon) @ Various Clarendon
Dec 2 @ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Bad Santa Bar Crawl (Clarendon) Party it up with all day food and drink specials, DJs and bands, souvenir mugs, raffles, giveaways, costume contests and entry to the most popular bars, clubs & heated rooftops in Clarendon. Featured bars include Jingle Bell Rock at B… Read More
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Native Art Market 10:00 AM
Native Art Market @ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Dec 3 @ 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Native Art Market Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3–4, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Make your holiday shopping special! Meet more than 30 award-winning Indigenous artists offering handcrafted traditional and contemporary artworks. The museum’s annual Native Art Market features works by Indigenous artists from the Western Hemisphere. The… Read More
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are 2:00 PM
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are @ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Dec 3 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are Saturday, Dec. 3, 2–3 p.m. Join five artists featured in the museum’s online exhibition Ancestors Know Who We Are for a discussion about Black-Native identity and its expression through art. Participating artists are Joelle Joyner (African American and Kauwets’a:ka… Read More
City Ridge’s Christmas Tree Lighting Festival 4:00 PM
City Ridge’s Christmas Tree Lighting Festival @ City Ridge Great Lawn
Dec 3 @ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
From 4-8pm on Saturday, December 3, ring in the holidays at City Ridge’s Christmas Tree Lighting Festival! The neighborhood is celebrating its first holiday season by hosting fun, FREE seasonal activities all evening long, including: Tree Lighting Ceremony: Hosted by NBC4’s Shawn Yancy, City Ridge’s… Read More
30th DC Holiday Boat Parade 6:00 PM
30th DC Holiday Boat Parade @ Wharf District Pier
Dec 3 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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… Read More
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Native Art Market 10:00 AM
Native Art Market @ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Dec 4 @ 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Native Art Market Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3–4, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Make your holiday shopping special! Meet more than 30 award-winning Indigenous artists offering handcrafted traditional and contemporary artworks. The museum’s annual Native Art Market features works by Indigenous artists from the Western Hemisphere. The… Read More
Cookie Decorating + Ornament Painting Party  1:00 PM
Cookie Decorating + Ornament Painting Party  @ Calico
Dec 4 @ 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Calico is welcoming the holiday season with a festive Cookie Decorating + Ornament Painting Party on Sunday, December 4 from 1 to 6 pm. The heated urban backyard in Blagden Alley will be decked out as a charming winter wonderland for the holidays, with seasonal fun activities, hot cocktails, boozy gifts… Read More
World AIDS Day: A Time to Pause, Honor, and Resolve 3:30 PM
World AIDS Day: A Time to Pause, Honor, and Resolve @ Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dec 4 @ 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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… Read More
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Folger Consort Holiday Concerts 8:00 PM
Folger Consort Holiday Concerts @ St. Marks Church Capitol Hill
Dec 9 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Folger Consort’s annual holiday concerts return this year with performances of A New World Christmas at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill December 9-11. Shows will include music composed in the late 16-18th centuries.
West Side Story & Romeo + Juliet at Strathmore 8:00 PM
West Side Story & Romeo + Juliet at Strathmore @ Music Center at Strathmore
Dec 9 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore West Side Story & Romeo + Juliet Piotr Gajewski, conductor Sarah Chang, violin   From ballet to Broadway, Shakespeare’s most romantic and tragic love story has been interpreted by some of the… Read More
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FitDistrict Studios Grand Opening 8:00 AM
FitDistrict Studios Grand Opening @ FitDistrict Studios
Dec 10 @ 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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… Read More
Folger Consort Holiday Concerts 4:00 PM
Folger Consort Holiday Concerts @ St. Marks Church Capitol Hill
Dec 10 @ 4:00 PM – 9:00 AM
The Folger Consort’s annual holiday concerts return this year with performances of A New World Christmas at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill December 9-11. Shows will include music composed in the late 16-18th centuries.
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Folger Consort Holiday Concerts 2:30 PM
Folger Consort Holiday Concerts @ St. Marks Church Capitol Hill
Dec 11 @ 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
The Folger Consort’s annual holiday concerts return this year with performances of A New World Christmas at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill December 9-11. Shows will include music composed in the late 16-18th centuries.
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Holiday Cocktail Classes (and Dinner!) 6:00 PM
Holiday Cocktail Classes (and Dinner!) @ The Loft at Lena’s - Velvet & Rye 
Dec 12 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Holiday Cocktail Classes The Loft at Lena’s – Velvet & Rye  December 12 (Monday) &  December 13 (Tuesday) 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap brings an interactive holiday experience for adults to enjoy. A cocktail class, taking place in Lena’s loft,… Read More
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Holiday Cocktail Classes (and Dinner!) 6:00 PM
Holiday Cocktail Classes (and Dinner!) @ The Loft at Lena’s - Velvet & Rye 
Dec 13 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Holiday Cocktail Classes The Loft at Lena’s – Velvet & Rye  December 12 (Monday) &  December 13 (Tuesday) 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap brings an interactive holiday experience for adults to enjoy. A cocktail class, taking place in Lena’s loft,… Read More
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Fashion Group International DC Holiday Party 5:00 PM
Fashion Group International DC Holiday Party @ Barkada Wine Bar
Dec 14 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
What better way to celebrate a successful and fashionable year than to cheers with FGIDC! Wednesday, December 14 | 5 – 8PM Barkada Wine Bar 1939 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 Free for members and non-members Cash bar
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Atlas Brew Works’ Triple Barrel Aged Tomb Essence Cask Release 4:00 PM
Atlas Brew Works’ Triple Barrel Aged Tomb Essence Cask Release @ Atlas Ivy City Brewery & Tap Room
Dec 15 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Experience Atlas Brew Works’ cask program with a special Triple Barrel Aged Tomb Essence Cask release on Thursday, December 15, at the Ivy City Brewery & Tap Room. This one-time release is the product of Sean Palmateer, head of quality assurance, hand selecting a barrel… Read More
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