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Read More 10:00 am Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts Show @ Herndon Community Center Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts Show @ Herndon Community Center Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Over 80 artisans and craftspeople will exhibit and sell their work at this annual arts and crafts show sponsored by the Town of Herndon Department of Parks and Recreation. A variety of handcrafted items and fine art will be on sale including wreaths, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, decorations, original artwork, photography, stained glass, and more. 10:00 am The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Delight in a contemporary twist on the beloved holiday classic while you enjoy afternoon tea with festive winter petite sandwiches and pastries. 11:00 am Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show @ The Fredericksburg Expo Center Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show @ The Fredericksburg Expo Center Dec 8 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Tired of the same old. . . same old holiday shopping? Then get on over to the Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. The annual Holiday Craft Show is your one-stop shopping destination where you can find memorable and unique gifts for your family, friends and of course for your pet too. Come join the fun festive ... Read More 11:00 am Holiday Craft Show @ Falls Church Community Center Holiday Craft Show @ Falls Church Community Center Dec 8 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Deck the halls during the holiday season with special gifts from the annual Holiday Gift and Craft Show. More than 50 crafters and merchants show their wares selling unique handmade items, baked goods, and more during the first weekend in December. 11:00 am McLean Holiday Crafts Show @ McLean Community Center McLean Holiday Crafts Show @ McLean Community Center Dec 8 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Founded in 1982, The McLean Holiday Crafts Show is a highly anticipated and much-beloved, three-day, indoor, juried show featuring arts and crafts made by approximately 80 regional artisans. These fine, handcrafted arts and crafts works include both established, high-quality, seasoned artisans as well as new artisans exhibiting innovative concepts. The show includes pottery, glass, jewelry, holiday decorations, mixed media, fashion ... Read More 12:00 pm 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Attend the 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market in Old Town Square. Come and shop at the market of craft vendors as you enjoy Old Town Square, in the heart of Historic Downtown Fairfax, covered in holiday lights. The festival will include live holiday music, hot drinks, gourmet treats, and more! The Holiday Market will be open the first ... Read More 12:00 pm Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets After exploring their life-size gingerbread house, learn to make your own at the Ritz-Carlton’s Gingerbread House Decorating Class, taught by their Pastry Team. 12:00 pm Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) – Holiday Sparkle @ Reston Art Gallery & Studios Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) – Holiday Sparkle @ Reston Art Gallery & Studios Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The charming artists’ collective in historic Lake Anne Plaza is a source of beauty and inspires creativity in all who visit it. RAGS features unique artist-made jewelry, original prints, photography, watercolor, paper, and acrylic and oil paintings. The gallery is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 5 PM. You may also make an appointment to see ... Read More 12:00 pm Reston Town Center Holiday Performances @ Reston Town Center Promenade Reston Town Center Holiday Performances @ Reston Town Center Promenade Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Enjoy holiday songs from December 7 through December 21 from various music groups like the Northern VA Ukulele Society, Lindsey Hirshfeld, Guitar and Vocal and Rick Landers, Guitar and Vocals. 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. • Lindsey Hirshfeld, Guitar and Vocal 1:00 pm The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Delight in a contemporary twist on the beloved holiday classic while you enjoy afternoon tea with festive winter petite sandwiches and pastries. 5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More 9:00 pm Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 8 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets After exploring their life-size gingerbread house, learn to make your own at the Ritz-Carlton’s Gingerbread House Decorating Class, taught by their Pastry Team.	12:00 pm Sample Roast Cuppings at TCAE (Public tasting portion 12:30-1) Sample Roast Cuppings at TCAE (Public tasting portion 12:30-1) Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets As a roastery, we evaluate green coffee before we buy it by Q grading which involves the process of green bean grading, sample roasting, and cupping using the official SCA cupping form. Our sample roasts will be available (most) every Monday for tasting from 12:30-1ish. Our roasters will be available for questions and comments about the sample roast and green ... Read More 5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More	5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 10 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 10 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More 7:00 pm Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This Christmas give your family the gift of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza. The New York Times, “Hot Ticket!” Celebrate ... Read More 8:00 pm The Bachelor Boys Band @ Jammin Java The Bachelor Boys Band @ Jammin Java Dec 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets The Bachelor Boys are a premium 3-14 piece band specializing in high-energy music for festivals, weddings, corporate events and private functions – at a sensible price. We pride ourselves on having a “cooler-than-average” song list that is never cheesy, and focuses squarely on filling your dance floor. With the Bachelor Boys you’ll get the best musicians in the country, playing ... Read More	8:00 am McCutcheon/Mount Vernon Farmers Market @ Sherwood Regional Library McCutcheon/Mount Vernon Farmers Market @ Sherwood Regional Library Dec 11 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Master Gardener Plant Clinic on site to answer questions about plants in your landscape. 5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 11 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 11 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More 7:00 pm Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This Christmas give your family the gift of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza. The New York Times, “Hot Ticket!” Celebrate ... Read More 8:00 pm Pub Quiz @ Ireland's Four Provinces Pub Pub Quiz @ Ireland's Four Provinces Pub Dec 11 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets	5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 12 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 12 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More	5:00 pm 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square Dec 13 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Attend the 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market in Old Town Square. Come and shop at the market of craft vendors as you enjoy Old Town Square, in the heart of Historic Downtown Fairfax, covered in holiday lights. The festival will include live holiday music, hot drinks, gourmet treats, and more! The Holiday Market will be open the first ... Read More 5:00 pm Mount Vernon by Candlelight @ Mount Vernon Mount Vernon by Candlelight @ Mount Vernon Dec 13 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Come join the estate for the candlelit, character-guided tour and learn more about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia. Guests will see the Washingtons as they prepare for a festive celebration with friends and family, a favorite holiday activity at Mount Vernon. In the Mansion, Washy Custis has just arrived home from school, and Martha Washington is admiring an impressive array ... Read More 5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 13 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 13 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More 8:00 pm Vienna Boys Choir @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Vienna Boys Choir @ George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Dec 13 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets There is no sound more celestial than the angelic voices of the Vienna Boys Choir, who return for their annual holiday concert to celebrate the magic of the season. The world’s foremost children’s choral group performs a delightful program of classical masterpieces, contemporary pop favorites, Austrian folk songs, and beloved Christmas carols with their signature old-world charm and youthful vocal ... Read More 8:30 pm Christopher Linman Jazz Ensemble @ ENTYSE Christopher Linman Jazz Ensemble @ ENTYSE Dec 13 @ 8:30 pm – Dec 14 @ 12:00 am Tickets	8:30 am Wreaths Across America @ The Old Post Chapel on Ft Myer Wreaths Across America @ The Old Post Chapel on Ft Myer Dec 14 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Join us on National Wreaths Across America Day. Help place Veterans’ Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of our American heroes buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, December 14, 2019. The mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,200 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, ... Read More 9:00 am Falls Church Farmer’s Market @ City Hall of Falls Church Falls Church Farmer’s Market @ City Hall of Falls Church Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Located just minutes from Washington, D.C. and Metro accessible from the east and west Falls Church Metro stations, Falls Church City’s Farmers Market boasts more than 50 vendors during peak season and more than 40 during the winter months The market strives to support local farmers while also helping protect the environment by reducing packaging and transportation demands. Click here for more ... Read More 10:00 am The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Delight in a contemporary twist on the beloved holiday classic while you enjoy afternoon tea with festive winter petite sandwiches and pastries. 12:00 pm 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market @ Fairfax Old Town Square Dec 14 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Attend the 3rd Annual City of Fairfax Holiday Market in Old Town Square. Come and shop at the market of craft vendors as you enjoy Old Town Square, in the heart of Historic Downtown Fairfax, covered in holiday lights. The festival will include live holiday music, hot drinks, gourmet treats, and more! The Holiday Market will be open the first ... Read More 12:00 pm Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 14 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets After exploring their life-size gingerbread house, learn to make your own at the Ritz-Carlton’s Gingerbread House Decorating Class, taught by their Pastry Team. 12:00 pm Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) – Holiday Sparkle @ Reston Art Gallery & Studios Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) – Holiday Sparkle @ Reston Art Gallery & Studios Dec 14 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The charming artists’ collective in historic Lake Anne Plaza is a source of beauty and inspires creativity in all who visit it. RAGS features unique artist-made jewelry, original prints, photography, watercolor, paper, and acrylic and oil paintings. The gallery is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 5 PM. You may also make an appointment to see ... Read More 12:00 pm Reston Town Center Holiday Performances @ Reston Town Center Promenade Reston Town Center Holiday Performances @ Reston Town Center Promenade Dec 14 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Enjoy holiday songs from December 7 through December 21 from various music groups like the Northern VA Ukulele Society, Lindsey Hirshfeld, Guitar and Vocal and Rick Landers, Guitar and Vocals. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Lindsey Hirshfeld, Guitar and Vocal 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Rick Landers, Guitar/Vocals 1:00 pm The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner The Nutcracker Tea @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Delight in a contemporary twist on the beloved holiday classic while you enjoy afternoon tea with festive winter petite sandwiches and pastries. 5:00 pm Mount Vernon by Candlelight @ Mount Vernon Mount Vernon by Candlelight @ Mount Vernon Dec 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Come join the estate for the candlelit, character-guided tour and learn more about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia. Guests will see the Washingtons as they prepare for a festive celebration with friends and family, a favorite holiday activity at Mount Vernon. In the Mansion, Washy Custis has just arrived home from school, and Martha Washington is admiring an impressive array ... Read More 5:30 pm Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights @ Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends to be dazzled by the magical Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Every year from mid-November until just after New Year’s Day, the garden is transformed into a half-mile, walk of lights. Revisit perennial favorites such as the animated Lakeside Lights, the Fountain of Lights, and the Holiday Nature Walk ... Read More 5:30 pm The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park The Bull Run Festival of Lights @ Bull Run Regional Park Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Every year from Thanksgiving until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. Drive the festival route from the comfort of your car; turn out your headlights and just follow the magical glow. After viewing the lights, bring your family and friends to the holiday village to ... Read More 8:00 pm American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops @ George Mason Center for the Arts American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops @ George Mason Center for the Arts Dec 14 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Just hear those sleigh bells jinglin’ as the American Festival Pops Orchestra ushers in the season with its annual holiday concert. A beloved tradition at the Hylton Center, the uplifting evening includes treasured classics like Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” “A Christmas Festival,” a rousing carol sing-a-long, and special guest artists. Maestro Anthony Maiello leads Northern Virginia’s very own pops orchestra in ... Read More 9:00 pm Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Gingerbread Decorating Class @ The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner Dec 14 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets After exploring their life-size gingerbread house, learn to make your own at the Ritz-Carlton’s Gingerbread House Decorating Class, taught by their Pastry Team.

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