 Like dessert after a great meal, fireworks are the best part of any Fourth of July celebration. If you want to have a great time watching the bombastic light show, avoid the National Mall and instead check out our picks for some of the best off-the-beaten path spots to where you can watch the big explosive display.
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 There’s no other place like Washington, DC for the Fourth of July! Whether you're looking to celebrate with a bang or something more low-key, check out these entertaining, and FREE, ways to have a blast this Independence Day!
It might be the shortest month of the year, but there's still a ton of awesome things to do in February in the District as we spotlight a mix of can't-miss and under-the-radar events.
Honor Black History Month with events at attractions like Frederick Douglass' historic home and the DC Public Library, laissez les bons temps rouler with Mardi Gras celebrations at the Wharf, take the polar bear plunge (brrr!) and live the apres-ski life with events throughout the month at Wunder Garten. The month also brings several winter festivals. Lunar New Year celebrations roar into DC with food, art and parades and the Mother Tongue Film Festival celebrates and preserves languages and culture from native communities. Also, the REACH at the Kennedy Center hosts a two-week festival that explores the connections between art, science, and the environment with a jam packed schedule of forest-inspired events, films, poetry, exhibits, panel discussions, food and installations. Bonus, many of this month's events are free! Break out of your comfort zone and read on for the events, festivals and exhibitions on tap in DC in February! BTW, we're trying a different format for the roundup to make it easier for you to find awesome things to do. Do let us know what you think.  The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is one of the most important and most celebrated holidays in China and many parts of Asia — and the D.C. region will be celebrating it with food, art and dancing lions.
Check out the can't-miss events to celebrate and bring you good luck and prosperity.  Happy New Year!
A new year is the perfect time to set new intentions and grab the opportunity to try new things Ring in 2024 (literally!) with a Japanese bell ceremony, indulge at the winter edition of Restaurant Week, raise a zero-proof glass and toast the year ahead at Mindful Drinking Fest. celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday with special tributes, and wrap-up the holiday season with an international twist at the Fiesta de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day). Plus, folks looking to embrace the best of winter can head to any number of ice skating rinks and warm up with hot chocolate and seasonal cocktails. And fingers crossed for snow so that the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association can continue its “Battle of Snomicron” tradition on the Mall 🤞⛄ Check out our roundup of the most awesome and unexpected things to do in the District this month.  Ah, New Year's Eve. The one magical night a year where expectations run high, the stars align, and the person of your dreams sweeps you off your feet just as the clock strikes midnight.
Unfortunately, that type of New Year's Eve only happens in the movies, and IRL we're subjected to crowded parties with people who drink too much, and a countdown that doesn't live up to our expectations in the least. If you're so over the hype of New Year's Eve, there are plenty of alternative ways to ring in the new year. Here, we round up some unexpected (but still epic) ways to celebrate the start of 2024.  It’s beginning to look a lot like … another can’t-miss month of awesome events and fantastic things to do in DC!
December in the District sees the return of annual seasonal celebrations, including the Wharf's District Holiday Boat Parade, holiday caroling all month long at the Willard, Step Afrika's high steppin' and high energy percussive dance performance and the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's gloriously over-the-top "Holiday Show." Plus, there are festive singalongs, cookie tours, and holiday-themed cocktails. And we've got roundups of light displays across the DMV, ho ho ho holiday markets shop and where to practice that award-winning triple axel. Not feeling the season's greetings? Also happening: Atlantis goes deep on local and regional music, tune in for a women in hip-hop listening party, let Granny and the Boys entertain you (tickets going fast!), test your knowledge of Harry Potter trivia and explore the weird corners of Wikipedia. That's just for starters! Read on for all the fa-la-la fabulous things to do this month.   If there’s a quintessential winter activity, it is undoubtedly ice skating. Here in our nation’s capital, we have iconic riverside rinks and spaces decked out in holiday lights that transform into skating rinks for the winter.
So, to help you find the best place to lace up your skates, we’ve rounded up a few of the best ice skating rinks in DC.  November is that magical month when the fall season meets the holiday season, the festive time between Halloween and Thanksgiving Weekend… which means there’s a ton going on in Washington, DC!
Some of the city’s can’t-miss November events include the return of beloved festivals, Adams Morgan Porchfest, DC Beer Festival and the Fuego Flamenco Festival, plus a citywide celebration of the Bard at multiple venues during the Shakespeare Everywhere Festival. And you won't want to miss one of the most unique sights at the Annual Parade of Trabants featuring everyone's favorite, funny looking Cold War car. November sees two cultural film festivals with the Native Cinema Showcase and GALA Film Festival with six contemporary movies from Latin America, and the New Voices, New Works festival with works by new playwrights. And on the arts front, the Umbrella Art Fair is THE art event of the year spanning three days with 100+ local, national and international artists. And get your holiday festivities rolling with events ranging from Enchant DC at Nationals Park, Zoolights at National Zoo, ICE at National Harbor, and Ice & Lights at Cameron Run Park. Plus A Christmas Carol takes the stage at Ford's Theatre and holiday markets and ice skating rinks open to help make the season merry and bright. Read on for the awesome things to do in the District in November 2023.  So long, summer! Fall has officially arrived bringing with it a couple crunchy leaves and another crisp, cool list of things to do in the District.
There's always a lot to do in the District and it's even better in the fall! From ghosts and ghouls, reopened museums, pop-up wineries and colorful murals, we've rounded up some of the best things to do right now, whether you're a local or just visiting.
And that's just for starters, an activities amuse bouche if you will. This month is jam-packed with 100+ awesome things to keep you busy every day of the week. So dress in layers and get ready for all the fun, frolic, food and foliage to be had this season. |
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