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5,632 events in the next 30 days, from the Alexandria events calendar.

Saturday, December 552 events · Family & Kids

  1. All day

    #LIT Light Show (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)FreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  2. All day

    Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience (at Rhode Island Center)

    Rhode Island Center$23+Family

    Family & Kids

  3. All day

    Cirque: Frost (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$30Family

    Family & Kids

  4. All day

    DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle

    1500 block of 19th Street,NWFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  5. All day

    DowntownDC Holiday Market at Gallery Place/Chinatown

    National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian InstitutionFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  6. All day

    Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" The Musical at Imagination Stage

    Imagination Stage$16Family

    Family & Kids

  7. All day

    Enchant Christmas - Washington DC

    Nationals Park - Complex$63+Family

    Family & Kids

  8. All day

    Ford's Theatre A Christmas Carol

    Ford's Theatre$40Family

    Theater & Dance

  9. All day

    Ghosts of Georgetown Night-Time Walking Tour

    Old Stone House$49Family

    Tours & Attractions

  10. All day

    Mrs. Claus' Christmas Traditions (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$20Family

    Family & Kids

  11. All day

    National Christmas Tree and Pathway of Peace

    President's ParkFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  12. All day

    Publick Playhouse's The Nutcracker with the National Ballet Company

    Prince George's Publick Playhouse$23+Family

    Theater & Dance

  13. All day

    Sculpture Garden Ice Rink

    National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden$7+Family

    Family & Kids

  14. All day

    The Washington Ballet: The Nutcracker (at The Warner Theatre)

    Warner Theatre - DC$64.50Family

    Family & Kids

  15. All day

    Washington, DC Temple Festival of Lights

    Washington,DC TempleFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  16. All day

    ice! featuring Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (at Gaylord National Resort)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$41Family

    Family & Kids

  17. 7 a.m.10 a.m.

    Junior AG

    Audrey Moore RECenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  18. 8 a.m.

    Falls Church Farmers Market

    City Hall > City Hall Parking LotFamily

    Markets & Shopping

  19. 8:25 a.m.

    Saturday 8:25am Parent/Child Group Lesson - Session 2 - mini session

    Rockville Memorial Library - Teen Space$90Family

    Family & Kids

  20. 8:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Fall Birding Series E: Patuxent Research Refuge, South Tract

    Patuxent Research Refuge – Visitor Center – South TractFamily

    Family & Kids

  21. 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.

    Holiday Gift & Craft Show

    City of Falls Church Community CenterFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

  22. 8:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

    KVFD Breakfast with Santa 2026

    Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, Station 5Family

    Family & Kids

  23. 9 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa

    Partnership Activity CenterFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

  24. 9 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa

    St. Barnabas Episcopal ChurchFamily

    Family & Kids

  25. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Capitol Heights

    Dave and Buster's - Capitol Heights$31.57+Family

    Family & Kids

  26. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Fairfax

    Dave and Buster's - FairfaxFamily

    Family & Kids

  27. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

    Holiday Bazaar

    Rockville Senior CenterFreeFamily

    Markets & Shopping

  28. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Martial Arts & Self-Defense Classes

    Rita Bright Family & Youth CenterFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

  29. 9 a.m.9:45 a.m.

    Music Together

    Bender JCC of Greater Washington$280Family

    Family & Kids

  30. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Ofc Ignite: 'Tis The Season for Giving & Games

    McLean Community CenterFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  31. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    Patriots Path: A Revolutionary War Encampment

    Mount Vernon Inn$16+Family

    Arts & Culture

  32. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Tai Chi Chuan

    Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalFamily

    Health & Wellness

  33. 9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa - Fellowship Hall

    3022 Woodlawn Ave. Falls ChurchFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  34. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    Dinosaurs-Themed Play @ the National Children’s Museum

    National Children's MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

  35. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice (at the National Children's Museum)

    National Children's Museum$18.95Family

    Arts & Culture

  36. 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    So Kids SOAR 2026 Holiday Celebration

    Washington Nationals Youth Baseball AcademyFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

  37. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

    Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet

    Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalFamily

    Family & Kids

  38. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Advent Family Day Book Party: “Saintly Adventures” by Alexi Sargeant

    Catholic Information CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  39. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Chocolate Milk and Butter Crunch: graffiti hip-hop experience

    Words Beats & Life Headquarters (The St Stephens Church)$60.54Family

    Family & Kids

  40. 10 a.m.3 p.m.

    Christmastide at Gunston Hall: Storytime and Santa

    George Mason's Gunston HallFamily

    Family & Kids

  41. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Drop & Shop | Kids Event (Dec. 5)

    Ayr Hill Church$10+Family

    Family & Kids

  42. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    First Saturday S'mores at Runnymede Park

    Runnymede Park$5Family

    Family & Kids

  43. 10 a.m.9 p.m.

    Gingerbread Decorating Corner (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Cen$46Family

    Family & Kids

  44. 10 a.m.1 p.m.

    Greater Manassas Christmas Parade

    Historic Downtown Manassas & Harris PavilionFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  45. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Little Explorers

    Croydon Creek Nature CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  46. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Playful Pandas Music Playgroup

    STRŌB ApothecaryFamily

    Family & Kids

  47. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Scottish Walk Parade Open House

    Carlyle House Historic ParkFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

  48. 10 a.m.9 p.m.

    Snow Flow Mountain Ice Tubing (at Gaylord National Harbor)

    Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room: Potomac 6)$28Family

    Family & Kids

  49. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Sticky G Performs at the SS B&O Station Open House

    Silver Spring B&O Station, 8100 Georgia AveFamily

    Arts & Culture

  50. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Tysons Library Friends Quarterly Book & Media Sale

    Tysons-Pimmit Regional LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  51. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Woolfolk Academy Dance – Jr. Ballet (Ages 5-8)

    Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalFamily

    Family & Kids

  52. 10 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    imagiNATIONS Activity Center at National Museum of the American Indian

    National Museum of the American Indian National MallFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

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