CHEERS
ANNUAL HARVEST BONFIRE SERIES
Join Creek’s Edge Winery for their Annual Harvest Bonfire Series. For
four Saturdays in a row, amidst the glow of the bonfire, guests are
invited to enjoy the night sky and celebrate the end of a bountiful
harvest season. Visit Creek’s Edge Tiki Hut offering your favorite
Creek’s Edge wines, sangria, hot mulled wine and s’mores packs. Live
music begins at 3:00 p.m.
October 28 – November 18
Creek’s Edge Winery, Lovettsville, VA
CURTAINS & CHOIRS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The timeless classic, a tale of “what if?” and the importance of
believing. A Washington tradition for more than 35 years, join
Ebenezer Scrooge, played by acclaimed actor Craig Wallace, on his
journey of transformation and redemption.
November 17 - December 31
Ford’s Theatre Washington, D.C.
The Nutcracker
Credit: Theo Kossenas
ICE! 2017: CHRISTMAS AT THE
GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT
See Rudolph in a whole new light. Grab a cozy cocoa from the hot
chocolate stand while discerning two million pounds of ice, cut into
5,000 blocks, by the 40 international ice sculptors who masterfully
transform the ice into a frozen Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.
November 18 – January 1
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland
GEORGETOWN GLOW OUTDOOR
LIGHT ART EXHIBITION
Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, GLOW
is free and open to the general public. Curated installations are lit
nightly along the commercial district, including historic C&O Canal,
Georgetown Waterfront Park, Grace Church, Washington Harbour and
Wisconsin Avenue.
December 8 – January 7
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
FLAGS & FLOATS
THE NUTCRACKER
The Kansas City Ballet will perform this beloved Ballet at the Kennedy
Center Opera House complete with giant Russian nesting dolls and
interactive twists. Directed by Devon Carney, along with the Kennedy
Center Opera House Orchestra, this performance is described as
“a delicious ballet feast,” with sets, costumes and choreography,
impossible to resist.
November 22 - 26
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C.
Once a show of courage, power and strength, parades have been
popular as far back as humanity’s first civilizations. Today, a worldwide
favorite, crowds stand curbside to shout and cheer as awesome
displays of pride and creativity gridlock city blocks with enormous
traveling displays. Some of the D.C. area’s holiday parades that are sure
to please include:
MIDDLEBURG CHRISTMAS PARADE
Middleburg is the perfect setting for evoking the Christmas spirit
— tree lighting, a Christmas parade, shopping, caroling, and so much
more. Give peace to the body, mind, and soul and stay at one of the
picturesque inns or the incomparable Salamander Resort and Spa.
Relax in the countryside without missing a moment of the Christmas
magic. On the first Saturday in December the community becomes a
Christmas experience like no other — Christmas in Middleburg.
Friday, December 1st, 2017 - Tree Lighting
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 - Parade Day
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 - Foxcroft Pageant
Santa Boat
Credit: Bob Peterson
ANNAPOLIS CHRISTMAS
LIGHT BOAT PARADE
Families and friends are invited to gather at the Eastport Yacht Club
for one of Annapolis’ signature events. Illuminated with thousands of
holiday lights, watch boats appear out of the cold winter night crewed
by jolly revelers. Ahoy!
December 9
Annapolis Harbor
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