Christmas Parade, Holiday Markets, Home Tour: NoVA, DC Weekend Events

WASHINGTON, DC — The holiday season is in full swing with many seasonal events around Northern Virginia and DC.

After various parades last weekend, Town of Dumfries 48th Annual Christmas Parade will take the spotlight this weekend. There are also various holiday markets, including the Fairfax City Holiday Market, Mount Vernon High School PTSA Holiday Market, Herndon WinterMarkt, Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show, Heritage High School Winter Arts and Crafts Show and South Lakes High School Winter Market.

Families can enjoy ongoing holiday events like ZooLights, Enchant Washington, DC, DC Downtown Holiday Market and Bull Run Festival of Lights. Other major events include the Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Christmas In Purcellville, Holiday Candlelight Tour at Mount Vernon and Hillsboro Holiday Home Walking Tour.

Below is a roundup of events from Friday, Dec. 9 to Sunday, Dec. 11.

Friday, Dec. 9

• Fairfax City Holiday Market, Fairfax (Dec. 9-11)
• Del Ray Artisans Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market, Alexandria (Dec. 9-11, 16-18)
• Holiday On The Farm, Herndon (Dec. 9-10)
• Toys for Tots Concert, Sterling
• Santa's Motorcade At Mosaic, Merrifield
• Washington Capitals vs. Seattle Kraken, Washington, DC
• Winter Market & Seasonal Festivities, Tysons
• The Emerson String Quartet: The Farewell Concert, Chamber Music at The Barns, Vienna
• Celebration Station, Fairfax Station (Dec. 9-10, 16-17)
• Holiday Candlelight Tour at Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon (Dec. 9-10, 18)
• The Christmas Angel, Falls Church (select dates through Dec. 18)
• Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" presented by Stage Door Productions, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 18)
• The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s "Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol," Alexandria (through Dec. 17)
• Step Afrika Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, Washington, DC (through Dec. 18)
• Elf on a Shelf Scavenger Hunt, Manassas (through Dec. 24)
• Fredericksburg Candlelight Tour, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 11)
• DC Downtown Holiday Market, Washington, DC (through Dec. 23)
• Santa Photos at Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through Dec. 23)
• Photos with Santa at Dulles Town Center, Dulles, (through Dec. 24)
• Santa Photos at Potomac Mills, Woodbridge (through Dec. 24)
• Photos with Santa at Springfield Town Center, Springfield (through Dec. 24)
• ZooLights, Washington, DC (through Dec. 30)
• Enchant Washington, DC, Washington, DC (through Jan. 1)
• Ice & Lights, Alexandria (through Jan. 1)
• Nights of Lights on the Fairgrounds, Manassas (through Jan. 1)
• Meadowlark Winter Walk on Lights, Vienna (dates through Jan. 8)
• Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville (dates through Jan. 8)
• Logan Circle Holiday Lights, Washington, DC (through Jan. 8)
• Cleveland Park Holiday Lights, Washington, DC (through Jan. 8)
• Columbia Heights Holiday Heights, Washington, DC (through Jan. 8)
• Georgetown GLOW, Washington, DC (through Jan. 22)
• Harry Potter: Forbidden Forest Experience (dates starting Oct. 29 through January)
• The Office Experience: Washington DC, Washington, DC (extended dates)

Saturday, Dec. 10

• Town of Dumfries 48th Annual Christmas Parade, Dumfries
• Mount Vernon High School PTSA Holiday Market, Mount Vernon
• Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show, Alexandria
• Manassas Holiday Market, Manassas
• Herndon WinterMarkt, Herndon
• Del Ray Holiday Pop-Up Market, Alexandria
• Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Alexandria
• Christmas In Purcellville, Purcellville
• Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market, Alexandria
• Cathedral Choral Society Presents: Joy of Christmas, Washington, DC
• Cookies, Cocoa & Crafts, Triangle
• 2nd Saturday Art Walk, Lorton
• Master Singers of VA Presents Sing We Now of Christmas, Leesburg
• Washington Wizards vs. LA Clippers, Washington, DC
• A Crooked Holiday Market, Sterling
• FAMFaire: KrisKringlmarkt, Fredericksburg
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC Holiday Show, Washington, DC
• Santa At The Mill, Great Falls
• Holiday Art Market, Leesburg
• Free Photo With Santa at Reston Farm Garden Market, Reston (weekends through Dec. 18)
• Santa Comes to Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge
• McLean High School Highlander Holiday Bazaar, McLean
• Candlelight Tours at Lee-Fendall House, Alexandria (Dec. 10 and 17)
• A Victorian Christmas at Lee-Fendall House, Alexandria
• The Snowman in Concert - A Holiday Event for the Family, Vienna
• Pet Photos with Santa, Lake Ridge
• Night in Bethlehem Live Nativity, Vienna
• A Holiday Dream Ice Show, Leesburg
• Caroling and Frozen Meet and Greets at Leesburg Premium Outlets, Leesburg
• A Sterling Christmas, Sterling
• Community Lutheran Christmas Festival, Sterling
• How to Celebrate Kwanzaa Workshop, Alexandria
• Holiday Movie Pajama Party, Tysons
• Holiday Celebration & Street Market, Ashburn
• Winter Festival at Shipgarten, Tysons
• Mistletoe Market at the Farmers Market, Fredericksburg
• Santa at Braehead Farm, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 11)
• A Unicorn Christmas Festival, Leesburg
• Christmas in Camp at Ford Ward Museum & Historic Site, Alexandria

Sunday, Dec. 11

• Heritage High School Winter Arts and Crafts Show, Leesburg
• Hillsboro Holiday Home Walking Tour, Hillsboro
• Holiday Markets at Old Town North, Alexandria (Dec. 11, and 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
• Pancake Breakfast with Santa at the Fire House, Ashburn
• South Lakes High School Winter Market, Reston
• Holiday Carriage Rides, Manassas
• Fredericksburg’s Evolving War – Battle of Fredericksburg 160th, Fredericksburg
• Fair Trade Christmas Sale at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, McLean
• Free Concert by the National Concert Band of America, Fort Hunt
• Brunch with Santa at Watermark Hotel, Tysons
• DC’s Different Drummers Holiday Concert, Washington, DC
• Family Holiday Market, Hamilton