DC, NoVA Weekend: Christmas Fireworks, National Menorah Lighting

It's the weekend before Christmas and Kwanzaa and the start of Hanukkah, so there are various ways to get in the holiday spirit. Patch has your weekend event roundup for Northern Virginia and DC, from last-minute Christmas shopping to Hanukkah celebrations.

We've listed numerous events going on from Friday, Dec. 20, to Sunday, Dec. 22. Some are free, while others have fees.

The larger attractions include: Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon, lasts days of the Downtown Holiday Market and Light Yards, National Menorah Lighting and Joy of Christmas at Washington National Cathedral.

SEE ALSO: Guide To Best Christmas Lights In Northern Virginia 2019

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Friday, Dec. 20

• Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon (through Dec. 21)
• DC Holiday Hoops Fest (through Dec. 22)
• Love is Love Dance Part at State Theatre
• City of Fairfax Holiday Market (through Dec. 22)
• Christmas Village at Leesburg Animal Park (Dec. 20-21, 22-23)
• Del Ray Artisans' Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market (Dec. 20-22)
• Vienna Arts Society Holiday Pop-Up Art and Gift Shop (through Dec. 21)
• Downtown Holiday Market (through Dec. 23)
• Light Yards in DC (through Dec. 23)
• Enchant Christmas Light Maze and Market at Nationals Park (through Dec. 29)
• Zoo Lights (through Jan. 1)
• Meadowlark's Winter Walk of Lights (through Jan. 5)
• Winter Village at Cameron Run Regional Park (through Jan. 5)
• Georgetown Glow (through Jan. 5)
• Winter Wonderland at The Alexandrian (through Jan. 10)

Saturday, Dec. 21

• Christmas in Fairfax with the City of Fairfax Band and Fairfax Choral Society
• Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
• Joy of Christmas at Washington National Cathedral
• Reindeer Romp 5k & 10k in DC
• Santa Paws - by Fairfax Veterinary Hospital
• Holiday Market in Fredericksburg
• Comedian Louis Ramey from Comedy Central at Old Ox Brewery
• Alexandria Harmonizers Holiday Show
• Ugly Sweater Party at The Garden in Del Ray
• Santa Stampede: Holiday Bar Crawl in Alexandria
• Fireworks at National Harbor (Saturdays through Dec. 28)

Sunday, Dec. 22

• Mount Vernon by Candlelight
• National Menorah Lighting
• Chanukah Family Fun Fest at Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
• Christmas at Chatham
• Merry Old Town Carriage Rides in Manassas
• Hanukkah Lighting in Fredericksburg
• Chanukah Gelt Drop in Herndon
• Live Nativity in Fairfax City
• Chanukah at Virginia Gateway
• Chanukah on Ice