Home For The Holidays Celebration Hosted By Westfield Montgomery Mall

BETHESDA, MD — Westfield Montgomery Mall is hosting a Home for the Holidays Tree Lighting Celebration in support of Children’s National Hospital on Saturday, Nov. 18.

Penn and Kim Holderness of The Holderness Family will emcee the free celebration. With more than 1 billion views across social media, The Holderness Family will bring their family comedy to Bethesda for the day. The duo is also known for winning Season 33 of The Amazing Race and chronicling their marriage and family life through videos.

At 4 p.m. on Nov. 18, the Gay Men's Chorus of DC’s Potomac Fever ensemble will perform in the Nordstrom Court on the lower level. Next, the Maryland Youth Ballet will perform excerpts from the Nutcracker. To close out the concert, Rockapella will take center stage with a cappella harmonies and holiday hits.

The celebration also will include a pop-up winery in the Jingle Lounge, character meet and greets, and deals throughout the center until 8 p.m.

At 5:30 p.m., the lighting ceremony of the mall’s 18-foot holiday tree, will take place.

From 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Westfield Montgomery will have deals from retailers, activities and giveaways throughout the center, including:

• Special appearances from Santa, Rudolph, Olaf, Ice Princess, the Washington Nationals’ Abe and Teddy, and Dr. Bear from Children’s National
• Kid’s face painting and balloon artists
• Complimentary hot cocoa and special holiday promotions
• Holiday vignettes and live music
• A Windridge Winery popup at the Jingle Lounge (lower level near Lego)
• A HOT 99.5 station for chances to win tickets to the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball

The public is encouraged to RSVP for the celebration, with an optional opt in to donate to Children's National. Westfield Montgomery Mall will match all donations up to $10,000.