Tudor Nights: Make Merry in the Mansion!
December 3rd, 2015 at 06:30 PM | 0-20 | fherman@tudorplace.org | Tel: 202-580-7321 | Event Website](http://www.tudorplace.org/event/tudor-nights-make-merry-in-the-mansion/)
See Tudor Place sparkle in a holiday installation that blends contemporary design with the traditions of 200 years. Enjoy seasonal libations and delicious snacks and appetizers, and tour a mansion decorated to dazzle yet highlighting rare artifacts — like the 19th-century goosefeather tree dripping with ornaments from the earliest days of Christmas trees in America. What better way to kick off your holidays than with this evening of old and new under the glitter of chandeliers?
Address
1644 31St Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Over The Rhine
December 4th, 2015 at 08:00 PM | $25-$28 | wolftrap@wolftrap.org | Tel: 703-255-1900 | Event Website](http://www.wolftrap.org/tickets/calendar/performance/1516barns/1204show15.aspx)
Uplifting Americana duo whose “soul-nourishing music” (LA Times) will transport you to “The Edge of the World”
Address
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Gas Station Horror
December 4th, 2015 at 09:00 PM
From NYC, Gas Station Horror is a high-energy improv show that turns terrible horror movies into excellent comedy. For this special edition they are bringing horror to the Holiday with films like Silent Night, Zombie Night.
Address
Source – 1835 14th St. NW
Great Falls Holiday Fest, Dec 5 & 6
December 5th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | free | GreatFallsStudios@gmail.com | Tel: 7037599386 | [Event Website](http://www.greatfallsstudios.com/)
10 AM – 5 PM. 23 artists@ Grange – Original art, prints, photography, pottery, holiday gifts and more
Noon – 4PM. Santa @Old Schoolhouse,authors storytelling! Music,dance, food at Grange, ornaments atArts of Great Falls, demonstrations at art studios. Sunday, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.Celebration of Lights -cider,cocoa,Yule log,song. Petting zoo, ponies,live nativity. Santa and Mrs.too! By Great Falls Studios,Fairfax County Park Authority, Celebrate Great Falls,Arts of Great Falls.
Address
Great Falls Grange and Olde Schoolhouse
9818 Georgetown Pike
Great Falls, VA 22066
Smithsonian Holiday Festival
December 5th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | Free | [Event Website](http://www.si.edu/Events/Calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26seriesid%3D1106471)
The Smithsonian will host its 2015 holiday festival December 5 & 6. This year’s festival is the Smithsonian’s largest holiday festival to date with 10 participating museums!
The holiday festival will feature family-friendly concerts, Mars Chocolate demonstrations, a Star Wars C-3PO costume exhibit, the world’s largest LEGO American Flag exhibit, free film screenings, trunk shows, book signings, festive food, free gift-wrapping and hours of additional family-friendly entertainment.
Address
National Mall and Smithsonian Museums
Holidays Through History Open House
December 5th, 2015 at 04:00 PM | $20 | education@dumbartonhouse.org | Tel: 2023372288 | [Event Website](http://dumbartonhouse.org/)
Make your merry way among three historic houses featuring period installations from the Federal period to the 1960s. Dumbarton House, Anderson House, and Woodrow Wilson House all offer a festive evening of elegance, refreshments, and ornaments to make at each site.
Address
Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
Breakfast with Santa at Volta Park
December 6th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | free | [Event Website](http://voltapark.org/)
Come sit and take photos with the DC areas best looking Santa while enjoying crafts, coffee, food, Christmas carolers and fun. Arrive early to see Santa’s magical sleigh. Festivities will be held on the playground. This event is free.
Address
Georgetown Volta Park Playground. 1555 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Holiday Wreath Workshop
December 6th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | $60 | education@dumbartonhouse.org | Tel: 2023372288 | [Event Website](http://dumbartonhouse.org/)
Create a festive holiday wreath with a new twist: dried herbs! We provide the greens, forms, and fragrant herbs including silver king, sage, rosemary and lavender for you to create a beautiful and aromatic wreath to adorn your front door. Materials are provided to complete a ten inch wreath. For parties of 15+, please contact education@dumbartonhouse.org.
Address
Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
A Celtic Christmas
December 6th, 2015 at 04:00 PM | $30-$35 | office@dumbartonconcerts.org | Tel: 2029652000, ext. 100 | [Event Website](http://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/)
A Celtic Christmas. The Barnes and Hampton Consort, flutist Joseph Cunliffe, percussionist Steve Bloom, and radio celebrity Robert Aubry Davis return to Dumbarton Concerts with this annual Christmas tradition, featuring well-known pieces like “In the Bleak Midwinter”, traditional Irish music, and readings of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas, as well as other poems by Langston Hughes.
Address
3133 Dumbarton St. NW
Fairfax Choral Society Youth Choirs Present “There is Peace”
December 8th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | $8-$25 | office@fairfaxchoralsociety.org | Tel: 703-642-3277 | [Event Website](http://www.fairfaxchoralsociety.org/)
Today our world is pervaded by conflict, violence and fear, but there is hope – there is peace! Our Central Campus Youth Da Capo Choir, Lyric Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir and Master Singers will lift your spirits with the sounds of the season. Our holiday concert will include a wide array of styles, genres, and instrumentation. Throughout this concert our audience will be reminded that, “there is peace when we look in the eyes of our children and feel the touch of their hands.”
Address
Annandale United Methodist Church
6935 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 22003
Winternational
December 9th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | Free | [Event Website](http://www.itcdc.com/Upcoming-Events/Winternationalhttp://www.itcdc.com/Upcoming-Events/Winternational)
Join us for Winternational – 4th Annual Embassy Showcase. This year there will be many opportunities for 1:1 interviews with diplomats, embassy exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. This festival has the atmosphere of an international bazaar with displays of visual arts, handcrafts, travel and tourism information as well as samples of national specialties, coffees and teas. Guests have the opportunity to travel the world and do some holiday shopping — all during the lunch hour!
Address
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Atrium
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004