#BeDowntownfortheHolidays 2024

The DowntownDC Holiday Market serves as the centerpiece for the #BeDowntownfortheHolidays campaign which is complimented by nearby placemaking activations and other winter-themed events and holiday happenings. Make downtown Washington, DC your festive destination this year for the holidays!

⭐ BID Events

November 22 | DowntownDC Holiday Market Grand Opening

November 22 – December 23 | DowntownDC Holiday Market

November 22 – December 20 | Frosted at Franklin Illumination

November 16 – TDB | National Mistletoe Activation at Anthem Row

Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14, and Dec 21 | Winter Pop-Up Activations at Anthem Row

Launching in December | Holiday Hype by the DC Department of Parks and Recreation

December 7, 2024 – January 4, 2025 | National Mistletoe

December 7 & 14 | Mistletoe Mingle

December 16, 2024 – January 4, 2025 | DowntownDC Holiday Skate Spectacular

Events

November 21 | Macy’s 2024 Holiday Window Unveiling

November 28 | America’s Trot for Hunger 5K

November 30 | CityCenter DC Annual Holiday Tree Lighting

November 30 – December 21 | Metro’s First Pop Up Shop

December 1 | Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time

December 12 | Light Up the Night

December 12-15 | Woolly Mammoth Holiday Market

December 14 | The Coca‑Cola Caravan in Downtown DC

December 19 | Holiday Wreath & Cocktail Making Class

December 21 | Breakfast with Santa at Hard Rock Cafe

December 21 – 24 | Holiday Movie Matinees

December 21 | Holiday Hype at MLK Library

☃️ Arts & Culture

October 18, 2024 – July 6, 2025 | Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Always to Return” Exhibitionat National Portrait Gallery

November 6 – December 22 | Dance Like There’s Black People Watching at Woolly Mammoth

November 12- December 1 | SIX: The Musical at National Theatre

November 17 | A Drag Queen’s Christmas at Warner Theatre

November 21 – December 31 | A Christmas Carol at Ford’s Theatre

November 30 – December 29 | Leopoldstadt at Shakespeare Theatre Sydney Harman Hall

November 30 – December 29 | The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Warner Theatre

December 3- 8 | A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical at The National Theatre

December 6 – 29 | All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain at Shakespeare Theatre Klein Theatre

December 20 – 22 | The Hip Hop Nutcracker at National Theatre