Event	Details	Town	Price	Dates	Notes
FESTIVALS, MARKETS, AND PARADES
Czech Christmas Market	Czech Embassy	Washington, D.C.	Free	PAST
Koziar’s Christmas Village		Bernville, PA	$10-$12	11/6-Jan	Select Dates
Luckett’s Holiday Open House		Leesburg, VA	Free	11/10-12/11	Select Dates
Downtown Holiday Market	F Street	Washington, DC	Free	11/18-Christmas	Select dates
Maryland Christmas Show	Frederick Fairgrounds	Frederick, MD	$4-$8	NOV. 18, 19 20, 25, 26, 27
Bethlehem Christkindlmarkt		Bethlehem, PA	$10+	11/18-12/28	Select dates
King’s Dominion Winterfest		Doswell, VA	$32	11/15-1/1	Select dates
Six Flags Holidays in the Park		Bowie, MD	$25	11/25-1/1	Select Dates
Dutch Winter Wonderland		Lancaster, PA	$19.99	Nov & Dec	Select dates
Baltimore Christmas Village		Baltimore, MD	Not listed	11/19-12/24
Hershey Park Christmas and Lights		Hershey, PA	$22+	11/21-1/1
National Harbor Ice Festival		National Harbor, MD	Prices Vary	11/26-12/31
Enchant Christmas at Nats Park		Washington, DC	Costs vary	11/20-Jan	Fits in multiple categories
Alexandria Scottish Walk		Alexandria, VA	Free to view, $200 Scotch tasting	12/3
Heurich Christkindlmarkt		Washington, DC	$8-$19	12/2-4
Ellicott City Midnight Madness		Ellicott City, MD	Free	12/2
Annapolis Midnight Madness		Annapolis, MD	Free	Thursdays in December
Leesburg Christmas Parade		Leesburg, VA	Free	12/10
Bethesda Winter Wonderland		Bethesda, MD	Free	12/3
Middleburg Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade	Weekend-long events	Middleburg, VA	Free	12/3-5	Specific events cost money
Botanical Garden Exhibits		Washington, DC		11/24-1/2
CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES
A Magical Cirque Christmas	National Theater	Washington, DC	$50-$110	12/16-12/18-
A Christmas Carol at Ford’s Theater		Washington, DC	$30-104	11/18-12/31
A Christmas Carol (solo performance) at Olney Theater		Olney, MD	$40+	11/25-1/1
Wonderful Time of the Year Concerts		Olney, MD	$60	12/16-12/31
The Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker	Warner Theater	Washington, DC	$64-$272	11/25-12/30
NPR: A Jazz Piano Christmas	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$59-$69	12/4
Handel’s Messiah at The National Cathedral	The National Cathedral	Washington, DC	$25+	12/2-12/4
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra “A Spirit for the Holidays”	Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	Baltimore, MD	$7+	Dates Vary
Postmodern JukeBox Christmas	Strathmore Theater	North Bethesda, MD	$38	12/19
Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long	Wolf Trap	Vienna, VA	Unclear	12/3	(Link is from 2020)
Hip Hop Nutcracker	Strathmore Theater	North Bethesda, MD	$34+	12/20-22
NSO At the Anthem: Ugly Sweater Concert	The Anthem	Washington, DC	$25-40	12/6
NSO Frozen in Concert	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$39-$119	11/25-26
Cirque Holiday Soiree	Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	Baltimore, MD	$22-75	12/10-12/11
Home Alone in Concert	Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	Baltimore, MD	$17+	12/16-12/17
The Joy of Christmas	The National Cathedral	Washington, DC	$25+	12/10-12/11
NSO: Noseda conduct’s Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Magnificat	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$15-$89	12/15-12/18
A Candlelight Christmas – Washington Chorus	Strathmore Theater	North Bethesda, MD	$10-$73	12/16, 12/17, 12/23
Christmas with the King’s Chorus	The National Cathedral	Washington, DC	$25+	12/17
Leslie Odom’s Christmas Tour	Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	Baltimore, MD	$50-$135	12/17
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Spectacular	Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	Baltimore, MD	$25-$75	12/18-12/19
A Family Christmas at The Kennedy Center	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$20-$45	12/18 & 12/24
National Philharmonic – Handel’s Messiah	Strathmore Theater	North Bethesda, MD	$45-$99	12/18 & 12/19
The Columbia Orchestra Family Concert	Jim Rouse Theater	Columbia, MD	$10-$15	12/18
The Hip Hop Nutcracker	Strathmore Theater	North Bethesda, MD	$34-$68	12/20-12/22
Christmas Music at The Kennedy Center	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$17-$72	12/20 & 12/24
Messiah Sing-A-Long		Frederick, MD	$25-$30	12/21
Trans Siberian Orchestra at Capital One Arena	Capital One Arena	Washington, DC	$49.50+	12/23
The Roots Holiday Tour	The Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	$59-$140	12/26
Botanical Garden Concerts (not listed for 2021)		Washington, DC
Latter-Day Saints Concert and Lights (not listed for 2021)		Kensington, MD
Basilica Christmas Concert (not yet listed)		Washington, DC
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND CANDLELIGHTS
Light Up the Tracks		Ashland, VA	Free	11/6-Jan	Select dates
Bull Run Festival of Lights Meadowlark Garden Walk of Lights		Manassas, VA	$30-$75	11/11-Jan	Select dates
Meadowlark Garden Walk of Lights		Vienna, VA	$5-$8	11/11-Jan	Select dates
Maryland Zoo Lights		Baltimore, MD	$28-50	11/19-Jan	Select dates
Brookside Garden of Lights		Wheaton, MD	$10 per person	11/19-Jan	Select dates
Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights		Henrico, VA	$8-$24	11/22-Jan	Select Dates
Enchant Christmas at Nats Park		Washington, DC	Costs Vary	11/26-Jan	Select Dates
Winter Lights at Seneca Creek State Park		Gaithersburg, MD	$15-$30	11/26-12/31
PG County Festival of Lights		Prince George’s County, MD	Free	11/26-Jan
Mount Vernon by Candlelight		Mount Vernon, VA	$26+	11/26-Jan
The District’s Holiday Boat Parade at The Wharf		Washington, DC	Free	December 4
Annapolis Boat Light Parade		Annapolis, MD	Free	12/11
Christmas in St. Michael’s Boat Parade	Many more events over the weekend	St. Michael’s, MD	Free	12/11 (all weekend)
Merriweather Symphony of Lights		Columbia, MD	TBD	TBD
Georgetown Glow (moved from 2021)		Washington, DC
WINE AND BEER
Ornament Painting at Breaux Vineyard		Purcellville, VA	$30	11/21
December Movie Nights at Guinness Open Gate		Baltimore, MD	Free	Thursdays in Nov and Dec
Winterfest at Wundergarten		Washington, DC		Various Dates
Santa Visits Hillsborough Winery		Purcellville, VA	$10 per family	12/4
Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl		Baltimore, MD	$14.99	12/5
Christmas Market at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard		Thurmont, MD	Free	12/11-21/12
Santa Bar Crawl		Baltimore, MD	$15	12/11
Christmas in the Cabin	Firefly Cellars	Hamilton, VA	$22	12/18
TREE LIGHTINGS
White House Tree Lighting		Washington, DC	Free	TBD
Capitol Tree Lighting		Washington, DC	Free	TBD	(They are horrible at updating this schedule)
City Center Tree Lighting		Washington, DC	Free	TBD
Merri and Bright Tree Lighting		Columbia, MD	Free	11/19
Monument Lighting		Baltimore, MD	Free	12/2
Blessed Sacrament Tree Lighting	Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament	Washington, DC	Free	12/5
CAROLS AND SING-A-LONGS
Holy Trinity Catholic Church (not listed yet)		Washington, DC		TBD
Daily Caroling at the Willard Hotel		Washington, DC	Free	TBD	Drinks available for purchase
Advent Lessons and Carols at the National Cathedral		Washington, DC		November 28
Christmas Lessons and Carols	National Cathedral	Washington, DC		December 23
TRAINS AND CARRIAGES
Polar Express Train Ride – Baltimore		Baltimore, MD	$47-90	11/19-12/12	Select dates
Strasburg Railroad Santa Train		Strasburg, PA	$23	Nov & Dec weekends
North Pole Express		Romney, WV	$47+	Select Dates
The Polar Express – Western Maryland Scenic Railroad		Cumberland, MD	$35-$380	11/26-28, 12/3-12/5, 12/17-23
Walkersville Southern Railroad Santa Train		Walkersville, MD	$14-$18	11/27-28, 12/4, 12/5, 12/11, 12/12, 12/18-19	SELLS OUT FAST
Holly Trolley at the Trolley Museum		Silver Spring, MD	Unclear	12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/19
Old Town Carriage Rides		Alexandria, VA	$135-$145	Unclear
Reindeer Railway		Baltimore, MD	$10-30	12/4, 12/11, 12/11, 12/18
CHURCH SERVICES AND BLESSINGS
Advent Recollection Service	Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle	Washington, DC	Free	12/4
Advent Reflections and Compline	National Cathedral (virtual)	Washington, DC	Free	Every Tuesday during Advent	Featuring Kirsten Powers, Doug Holladay, Manoj Zacharia, Jacqui Lewis
Blue Christmas Mourning Service	National Cathedral (virtual)	Washington, DC	Free	12/14
Advent Penance Service	Cathedral of St. Matthew	Washington, DC	Free	12/14
Gospel Christmas: O Holy Night	National Cathedral	Washington, DC	Free	12/19
Blessing of the Bambinelli	Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Washington, DC		TBD
Advent and Vespers	Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Washington, DC	Free	Sundays at 4
Choral Reflections and Christmas Eve Mass	Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Washington, DC	Free	12/24
Candlelight Tour of Historic Houses of Worship		Frederick, MD	Free	12/27
ICE SKATING
National Gallery of Art		Washington, DC	$10	11/19-3/6	Dates / exceptions
Enchant Christmas at Nats Park		Washington, DC	Costs vary	11/26-Jan
District Wharf		Washington, DC	$12+	11/24-2/1	Select Dates
Canal Park (not open in 2021)		Washington, DC
Washington Harbor (Link not available)		Washington, DC
Service Opportunities
Gift Card Drive at the National Cathedral		Washington, DC (online)		None Listed
Annual Christmas Concert for Charity	Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Washington, DC	Suggested donation	12/3	Donations at the event benefit Catholic Charities
Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive		Washington, DC	Donations	12/4
Christmas Star	Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament	Washington, DC		12/11-12/12	Request a star online
Christmas Dinner for people in need	Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Washington, DC	Volunteer and/or register someone in need	12/25	Register by 12/17
Holiday Volunteering at SOME		Washington, DC