Spend the holiday season with friends and family enjoying all that Washington DC has to offer! District of Columbia residents, as well as residents within a 50 mile radius can take advantage of some of our tours and attractions for FREE when accompanied by a full fare adult paid guest with Hometown Pass!
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, Virginia
Visit with the Washingtons as they prepare for a festive celebration with friends and family, a favorite at Mount Vernon. A candlelit character-guided tour, learn more about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia!
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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mount Vernon by Candlelight
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, Virginia
Visit with the Washingtons as they prepare for a festive celebration with friends and family, a favorite at Mount Vernon. A candlelit character-guided tour, learn more about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia!
MetroCooking DC
801 Mt. Vernon Pl. NW, Washington, DC
See your favorite Celebrity Chefs whip up their signature dishes live on the James Beard Foundation Cooking Stage, including Guy Fieri, José Andrés, Vikram Sunderam, Victor Albisu and more! Grab your friends for a fun, food filled day out! At MetroCooking DC there is something for everyone: Taste masterfully prepared samples from over 50 local restaurants in the Grand Tasting Pavilion benefitting SOME (So Others Might Eat.) Wash down your fare with a local sip in the Beer, Wine and Spirits Garden, filled with great music, festive games and fun.
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5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Christmas Illumination
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, Virginia
Join Mount Vernon for an evening of family-friendly fun and fireworks choreographed to holiday music, with fireworks beginning around 9PM. Take a stroll through the estate while being serenaded by local choirs, visit with re-enactors from the First Virginia Regiment in winter encampment, and learn 18th-century dance moves from costumed guides in the Greenhouse. George and Martha Washington will also be on site to greet Mount Vernon’s holiday guests.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mount Vernon by Candlelight
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, Virginia
Visit with the Washingtons as they prepare for a festive celebration with friends and family, a favorite at Mount Vernon. A candlelit character-guided tour, learn more about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia!
