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The next few days in the District include opportunities to commemorate history with Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities and the annual Women’s March. Film screenings, park cleanups, gallery tours and a contemporary art program for the…

Over the next few days in the District, you can find local favorites like mumbo sauce and members of the Nationals championship team. Opportunities to learn about history, local art and a career in the foreign service are other options,…

The start of the 2020s is full of novel experiences and learning opportunities across the District — some of which could help you get off to a good start with your new year’s resolutions. Spend an evening at U Street Music Hall finding…

The District closes out the year saying goodbye to two local cultural institutions: the Newseum and the music venue Gypsy Sally’s. Seasonal festivities like a Kwanzaa book giveaway, Christmas donation drive, holiday fundraiser, bar…

This weekend in the District, celebrate the start of winter with holiday donation drives, performances, markets, light displays and history lessons. As we near the end of 2019, there are fittingly a few finales on our list: Join the final…

A few out-of-the-ordinary events are taking place in the District this weekend, including a world squash championship, the largest ice maze in the U.S. and a 5K jog where runners wear jingle bells on their shoes. Holiday markets, a bike…

Festive events taking place throughout the District over the next few days include benefit parties, holiday tree sales, seasonal marketplaces, art productions and a boat parade. Service opportunities like a park cleanup as well as book and…

Those in town this holiday weekend can get a first glimpse of the annual light show at the National Zoo — plus festively decorated Christmas trees in Shaw, at CityCenter DC and on Capitol Hill. The District is also building community…

The holiday season is in full swing this pre-Thanksgiving weekend with ice skating and Christmas light displays getting underway — plus multiple markets for getting started on seasonal shopping. Other options for the next few days, Nov. 22…

The District is celebrating families this autumn weekend, with an adoption ceremony downtown and a field day in Anacostia. Festivals focused on cider, music, film and fossils — plus a history walk and a 5K/fun run — are also on the Lineup…

Veterans Day weekend in the District includes a free event just for the area’s veterans, a recreational run/walk past war memorials and a tour focused on a local family’s wartime history. Also on the docket are a festival where kids can…

November may have arrived with some force, but the District isn’t quite done with October just yet, with a few post-Halloween celebrations slated this weekend — plus a parade and rally to mark the end of October baseball and the Washington…

The Washington Nationals and their first-ever World Series home games figure prominently in the city’s weekend plans, but it’s not all about baseball: The District is gearing up for Halloween next week with quite a few fall festivals and a…

Plenty of events over the next few days are associated with community fixtures in the District: The Washington Blade and the Davis Center dance school both commemorate their 50th anniversaries, and DC United kicks off the first round of…

This weekend, creativity and history are highlighted throughout the District as an array of groups host anniversary celebrations featuring comedy; different kinds of visual art, including portraiture; and jazz, punk and blues music.…

The next few days in the District are full of ways to celebrate nature and the environment, whether it’s identifying trees, taking part in sustainable transportation activities or honoring animals. A recreational 10K run and 2-mile walk as…

This weekend in the District hearkens back to the city’s history and celebrates its landscape as Rock Creek Park marks its 129th birthday and Tudor Place shares its heirloom plants. The 19th annual Barracks Row Fall Festival and the 16th…

This weekend, the District is gearing up for autumn with some summer season finales and an Oktoberfest. A range of music and film events are also on our list, along with community gatherings centered around a 5K race, a health and wellness…

Whether it’s planting an indigenous tree or heading to a neighborhood festival, DC is serving up plenty of ways to honor local heritage this weekend. A record fair, classical music concerts, Art All Night, a back-to-school festival and…

From yard sales in DC’s northernmost section to a history walk some 10 miles to the south in the Barry Farm neighborhood, community groups and institutions in various corners of the city are celebrating cultural offerings old and new over…