Chanukah in the Dark
• November 4, 2025

When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions – only to discover the lights they needed and the miracles they searched for […]

Family-Friendly Holiday 2023 Events 
• November 8, 2023

If you’re wondering where to take the family for the best holiday events of the season, look no further than these options. Have a jolly holiday!  The District’s Holiday Boat […]

Tudor Tots: What Winter Holidays Do You Celebrate?
• August 26, 2022

The winter season is filled with so many different holidays; come learn how different people celebrate during this time of year. Young learners aged 18 months to 4 years and […]

Happy Hanukkah: National Menorah Lighting Ceremony (photos)
• November 29, 2021

On Sunday, Nov. 28, the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday, thousands attended the 2021 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House […]

In the Light, the Scourge of 2020 Recedes
• December 9, 2020

In the Light, the Scourge of 2020 Rescinds In this worst year ever — at least in our lifetimes — we are straining to look beyond our holiday blues, to […]

Celebrating Hanukkah at National Menorah Lighting (photos)
• December 3, 2018

This year marked the 40th lighting of the National Menorah, a free event, open to the public, that dates back to 1979, when Jimmy Carter was president.

Merry Christmas, Georgetown! Part 1
• December 21, 2017

Send your holiday photos of Georgetown to editorial@georgetowner.com. We will use some of them to make a Part 2 of this festive photo essay next week.

Georgetown ‘Glow’: Reimagining the Season of Light (photos)
• December 14, 2017

Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the fourth edition of the light show, with more artists than ever before, will be on view through Jan. 7.

‘Light Up the Season’ Switches on the Yuletide
• November 30, 2017

At the Nov. 29 kickoff party at the Four Seasons, Santa Claus was played by Tim Connaghan, also known as National Santa, who “has served in the Red Suit since 1969.”

Downtowner DC Nov. 22, 2017
• November 22, 2017

CityCenterDC Tree Lighting, Nov. 25 CityCenterDC will kick off its holiday season celebrations Nov. 25 with a tree lighting and performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus and the Cardinal Shehan […]