Your Destination Guide to Washington DC

Celebrate the holidays in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. DC is full of holiday spirit with wonderful festivals, holiday lights, family traditions and a plethora of family fun activities. See our rundown of the top Washington, DC Christmas time events. Read More →

Z-Burger Celebrates President Obama’s 50th Birthday with 50¢ Burgers & Milkshakes all day today - Thursday, August 4th, 2011. Just go to Z-Burger’s Tenleytown location and mention “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to the cashier to receive a single burger (beef, turkey or veggie) to your liking and a birthday cake flavored milkshake to wash it all down for just 50¢ each. Read More →

You do not have to be a rocket scientist or an astronaut to work for NASA. Engineers, pilots, physicists, astrobiologists and, yes, artists, too, have helped further the mission of the space agency. In 1962, NASA administrator James E. Webb invited a group of artists to illustrate and interpret the agency's missions and projects. Artists, participating in the NASA art program, many of them renowned, have been documenting the extraordinary adventure of spaceflight ever since. Granted special access to historic moments, they have offered their perspectives on what they have witnessed. Read More →

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian announces the 2011 schedule for its sixth annual concert and festival series promoting Native musicians, films, performers and artists from across the Western Hemisphere. This June the museum hosts the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Siletz Tribe of Oregon during festivals that celebrate each community's unique music, culture, food and art. In July, the museum's annual Living Earth Festival coincides with the opening of the exhibition, "Conversations with the Earth: Indigenous Voices on Climate Change." Read More →

The West End Farmers Market brings together hundreds of people every Sunday (rain or shine), from May 1st through November, 2011. Parents bring their children, couples meet up with friends, and dogs of every size and breed happily socialize with each other. Read More →

Kicking off one month earlier this season on Saturday, April 9th and continuing the second Saturday of every month until October, the 2011 Ballston Arts & Crafts Market is Arlington's only 100% handmade Market. Held in Ballston's tree-lined Welburn Square, this Market has everything from diverse jewelry designs and organic body products to adorable plushes and screen-printed T-shirts. Read More →

Just outside Washington DC in Silver Spring, Maryland there lies a Pirate's Tavern with tasty fare fit for a king of the seas.  Bring your family and your appetite in for hearty food, costumed servers, and live entertainment at an establishment simply entitled "Piratz Tavern".  This is an imaginative oasis in the midst of the DC suburbs which transports guests to the historical Spanish Main. Read More →

The Air and Space Museum invites visitors to "earn their wings" as they choose from a number of simulated air experiences.  Guests may either take an interactive flight which allows them to control the action in an aerial combat or ride in a space or air craft.  While "flights" are 2 passenger experiences, "rides" accommodate up to eight passengers.  This is an exciting way for family, friends, or groups to take their Air and Space experience to a new level. Read More →

In the midst of a record-breaking 60th Anniversary season and inaugural year in the Mead Center for American Theater, Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces 11 selections for the second year in the new venue. Furthering the Mead Center as a national center for the production, presentation, development and study of American theater, year two continues the dynamic, diverse and impressive work from our country's theater artists. Read More →

Washington DC is known as a city teeming with politicians, government employees, and tourists.  However, the International Spy Museum will tell you that it is also a city crawling with spies.  With their "Spy at Night" program, the museum invites you and your friends to join the ranks of DC's secret agents for an evening.   For the low price of $20 guests 21 and older can enjoy the amazing "Operation Spy" experience in the museum and then unwind with a complementary cocktail and an exciting menu from the Zola kitchen. Read More →