Holiday
Bucket List:
15 Festive Things
to Do and See
Around the DMV
1. National Christmas
Tree Lighting
• Nov. 30, Performances
start at 5 p.m.

• The White House Ellipse
Come celebrate the yearly tradition
of lighting the National Christmas
Tree in Washington, D.C. Enjoy hot
cocoa while watching live musical
performances with friends and
family. The holidays wouldn’t be
complete without some holiday
shopping! This year the Downtown
Holiday Market will be open
for 30 consecutive days. Enjoy
outdoor shopping with a festive
atmosphere. Vendors rotate daily,
so make sure to return throughout
the season.

• Nov. 23-Dec. 23, Noon-8 p.m.

Daily • Downtown D.C., Centered at
8th and F Streets, NW
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the Snowman and Christmas music!
4. The Washington Ballet:
The Nutcracker
• See website for performance dates.

• The Warner Theatre, Washington,
D.C. 3. Waterskiing Santa
• Dec. 24, 1 p.m.

2. Downtown Holiday
Market completed with flying elves, Frosty
• Old Town Alexandria, VA
Waterfront A Christmas tradition since 1986,
watch Santa waterski along the
Potomac River between Old Town
Alexandria, VA and Washington,
D.C. Enjoy this unusual event
Take the whole family to see
the beautiful Christmas fantasy
come to life. Watch Clara and her
Nutcracker Prince travel through
time with her Cavalier, Sugar Plum
Fairy and all of the woodland
creatures. Bucket List
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Celebrate the
holidays at
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Meet people from Washington’s world with a
candlelit character-guided tour of the Mansion,
and join in the fun of 18th-century dancing
and fi reside refreshments and caroling.

November 24, 25, December 1, 2, 8, 9, 17; 5-8 p.m.

Christmas Illuminations
Celebrate the season with dazzling holiday
fi reworks, music, 18th-century dancing, and a
winter military encampment, plus appearances
by George and Martha Washington.

December 15 & 16, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Christmas at Mount Vernon
Join us during the day for music, crafts, and
other festive fun and meet Aladdin the Camel!
November 24-January 6
mountvernon.org Open daily, including Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

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