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Parades, Wreaths Across America, Bar Crawls Highlight DC, NoVA Weekend
Weekend events in DC, NoVA: Procrastinator's Holiday Market, Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Dickens of a Christmas, Holiday Open House and more.
VIRGINIA — Before families make last-minute holiday preparations and head out of town for winter holiday gatherings, this weekend brings another mix of festive events in Northern Virginia and D.C.
There's another weekend packed with parades. This weekend brings the Leesburg Christmas and Holiday Parade, Purcellville Holiday Parade, Nokesville Community Christmas Parade and Town of Dumfries Holiday Parade.
If you need to work on holiday shopping, some of the notable events this weekend are the City of Fairfax Holiday Market, Lucketts Holiday Open House, DowntownDC Holiday Market, DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle, Herndon WinterMarkt, Procrastinator's Holiday Market, Manassas Holiday Market and Santa Train Rides, Gar-Field Winter Craft Show, Mosaic Holiday Village Markets, Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show, Haymarket Holiday & Christmas Bazaar and 8th Belmont Greene Bazaar.
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Holiday lights are ongoing attractions that residents can enjoy throughout the season. The free Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park, Enchant Light Experience at Tysons Corner Center, Ice and Lights at Cameron Run Regional Park, Bull Run Festival of Lights, Meadowlark Winter Walk of Lights and Winter Lantern Festival are open for the season.
Other major events include Wreaths Across America, 9th Annual Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Dickens of a Christmas, Santa Bar Crawl and The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Alexandria.
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Below is a full roundup of local events from Friday, Dec. 13 to Sunday, Dec. 14.
Friday, Dec. 13
- City of Fairfax 2024 Holiday Market, Fairfax (through Dec. 15)
- Living Nativity and Christmas Concert, McLean
- Santa at Braehead Farm, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 15)
- Public Skate: Ugly Sweater, Leesburg
- A Christmas Festival, Tysons
- Jingle and Mingle, Lucketts
- Holiday Afternoon Tea At The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, Mount Vernon
- Candy Cane Lane Mini Golf, Oakton
- Nightmare Before Christmas Party, Tysons
- Holiday Shop Late Night, Occoquan
- Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park, Woodbridge (select nights through Dec. 27)
- Lucketts Holiday Open House, Lucketts (through Dec. 15)
- Holiday On The Farm, Herndon (through Dec. 21)
- Holiday Tours At Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn (through Dec. 20)
- Winter Wonderland at Vienna Shopping Center, Vienna
- Taylor Swift Birthday Bash at Wunder Garten, Washington, DC
- Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, Washington, DC (through Dec. 22)
- DowntownDC Holiday Market, Washington, DC (through Dec. 23)
- DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle, Washington, DC (through Dec. 23)
- Lighted Nights, Sterling (through Dec. 23)
- Winter Glow, Mount Vernon (through Dec. 23)
- See Santa At The Boro, Tysons (through Dec. 20)
- Santa Photos at Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through Dec. 24)
- Photos with Santa at Dulles Town Center, Sterling, (through Dec. 24)
- Santa At Mosaic, Merrifield (through Dec. 24)
- Santa Photos at Fair Oaks Mall, Springfield (through Dec. 24)
- Photos with Santa at Manassas Mall, Manassas (through Dec. 24)
- Santa Photos at Potomac Mills, Woodbridge (through Dec. 20)
- Santa Photos at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Arlington (through Dec. 24)
- Photos with Santa at Springfield Town Center, Springfield (through Dec. 24)
- Santa Photos at Spotsylvania Towne Centre, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 24)
- Leesburg Animal Park's Christmas Village, Leesburg (select dates through Dec. 23)
- Riverside Christmas Spectacular, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 29)
- Holiday Market, Springfield (through Dec. 29)
- Gingerbread Exhibit at Ferry Farm, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 30)
- A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC (through Dec. 31)
- Enchant Light Experience, Tysons (through Dec. 31)
- Marshall Plan Tree Walk, Leesburg (through Dec. 31)
- ZooLights, Washington, DC (through Jan. 4)
- Ice and Lights at Cameron Run Regional Park, Alexandria (through Jan. 5)
- Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, Leesburg (through Jan. 5)
- Ice Skating at Harris Pavilion, Manassas (through Jan. 5)
- Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville (through Jan. 5)
- Meadowlark Winter Walk of Lights, Vienna (through Jan. 5)
- Winter Lantern Festival, Tysons (through Jan. 12)
- Disney's Encanto X CAMP, Tysons (through Jan. 5)
- Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion, Reston (through March 9)
Saturday, Dec. 14
- Wreaths Across America, Arlington
- Leesburg Christmas and Holiday Parade, Leesburg
- Purcellville Holiday Parade, Purcellville
- Nokesville Community Christmas Parade, Nokesville
- Town of Dumfries Holiday Parade, Dumfries
- 9th Annual Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Alexandria
- Reston Town Center Holiday Performances, Reston
- Herndon WinterMarkt, Herndon
- Procrastinator's Holiday Market, Washington, DC
- Holiday Market and Santa Train Rides, Manassas
- Army-Navy Game, Landover, MD
- Winter Market And Seasonal Festivities, Tysons
- Gar-Field Winter Craft Show, Woodbridge
- Burke Lake Winter Wonderland, Fairfax Station (through Dec. 15)
- Mosaic Holiday Village Markets, Merrifield (through Dec. 15)
- Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show, Alexandria
- Winter Wonderland at Water Park, Arlington
- 54th Annual Candlelight Tour, Fredericksburg
- 8th Belmont Greene Bazaar, Ashburn
- Haymarket Holiday & Christmas Bazaar, Haymarket
- Dickens of a Christmas, Middleburg
- Santa Bar Crawl, Washington, DC
- The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Alexandria, Alexandria
- Holiday Teas, Falls Church (through Dec. 15)
- Night In Bethlehem Walk Through Nativity with Live Animals, Vienna
- Frosty 5K and Reindeer Run, Stafford
- Oakton High School Band Presents: Children's Holiday Wonderland Concert, Oakton
- German Christmas Market, Bluemont
- Light of Hope: A Christmas Concert, Herndon
- Asian Beer & K-Pop Festival, Tysons
- 3rd Annual Downtown Cookie Crawl, Fredericksburg
- Grinch-Mas Jingle-Day Party, Arlington
- Hillsboro Holiday Homes Tour, Hillsboro
- Brunch With Santa, Aldie
- Rappahannock Model Railroaders Annual Christmas Train Show, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 15)
- George Washington's Forest Guided History Walk: 250th Commemoration, Alexandria
- Sopranessence Holiday Concert: Frosty Fa-La-Las, Annandale
- FAMFaire: KrisKringlMarkt, Fredericksburg
- Santa At The Mill, Great Falls (through Dec. 15)
- Sensory-Friendly Santa At The Mill, Great Falls (through Dec. 15)
Sunday, Dec. 15
- “Celtic Carols” Christmas Cantata at Church of the Good Shepherd, Vienna
- Breakfast with Santa, Herndon
- Brunch with Santa, Middleburg
- Christmas at Selma, Leesburg
- Holiday Market, Broad Run
- Brunch with Santa, Vienna
- Holiday Carriage Rides, Manassas
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