Holiday Parades, Craft Fairs, Tree Lightings: NoVA, DC Weekend Events

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

Headlining the weekend are parades like Alexandria's Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade and Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, Washington, DC's District Holiday Boat Parade, the Greater Manassas Christmas Parade and Fredericksburg Christmas Parade.

Tree lightings planned for the weekend are the Dumfries Christmas Tree Lighting, Cathedral Commons Holiday Tree Lighting, Loudoun Holiday Tree Lighting, City Ridge Tree Lighting Festival, Rhode Island Row Holiday Tree Lighting, Del Ray Holiday Tree and Menorah Lighting and Great Falls Celebration Of Lights.

There are plenty of holiday craft fairs to check out if you're looking for gifts. A few options are theDC Downtown Holiday Market, McLean Holiday Art & Crafts Festival, Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show, Fairfax City Holiday Market and Falls Church Holiday Gift and Craft Show.

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 4:

Friday, Dec. 2

• McLean Holiday Art & Crafts Festival, McLean (through Dec. 4)
• Dumfries Christmas Tree Lighting, Dumfries
• Holiday Craft Show, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 4)
• Fairfax City Holiday Market, Fairfax (Dec. 2-4, 9-11)
• DC Cocktail Week, Washington, DC (through Dec. 4)
• Cathedral Commons Holiday Tree Lighting & Celebration, Washington, DC
• Christmas with the Celts, Vienna
• Seventh Annual Falls Church Tree Fest, Falls Church (through Dec. 4)
• Holiday On The Farm, Herndon (Dec. 2-3, 9-10)
• Holiday Evenings at Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge (through Dec. 3)
• Fredericksburg Cookie Crawl, Fredericksburg
• The Christmas Angel, Falls Church (select dates through Dec. 18)
• ZooLights, Washington, DC (through Dec. 30)
• Winter Market, Tysons
• Fredericksburg Cookie Crawl, Fredericksburg
• Celebration Station, Fairfax Station (Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17)
• First Friday Holiday Market at Hurkamp Park, Fredericksburg
• Pictures with Santa, Fredericksburg
• Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" presented by Stage Door Productions, Fredericksburg (through Dec. 18)
• Del Ray Artisans Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market, Alexandria (Dec. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18)
• Mexican Geniuses: A Frida & Diego Immersive Experience, Washington, DC (through Dec. 4)
• Holiday Candlelight Tour at Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon (Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 18)
• 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)
• 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)
• Harry Potter: Forbidden Forest Experience (dates starting Oct. 29 through January)
• The Office Experience: Washington DC, Washington, DC (extended dates)

Saturday, Dec. 3

• Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade, Alexandria
• Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, Alexandria
• District Holiday Boat Parade, Washington, DC
• Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, Manassas
• Fredericksburg Christmas Parade, Fredericksburg
• Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long, Vienna
• Georgetown GLOW, Washington, DC (through Jan. 22)
• Christmas in Middleburg, Middleburg
• Nova Labs Holiday Maker Market, Fairfax
• Falls Church Holiday Gift and Craft Show, Falls Church (through Dec. 4)
• Annual Washington-Liberty H.S. Holiday Bazaar, Arlington
• 10th Annual One Loudoun Holiday Tree Lighting, Ashburn
• Jingle On Lake Anne Holiday Event, Reston
• City Ridge Tree Lighting Festival, Washington, DC
• Clifton Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Clifton
• Holiday Market, Woodbridge
• City Of Fairfax Festival Of Lights And Carols, Fairfax
• Mount Vernon Flea Market-Arts & Crafts Holiday Bazaar, Fort Hunt
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC Holiday Show, Washington, DC
• Quarterly Book Sale, Falls Church
• New Dominion Choraliers Holiday Concert, Woodbridge
• Holiday Festival at Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria
• Christmas Pop-Up Shop, Arlington
• Rhode Island Row Holiday Tree Lighting, Washington, DC
• Mosaic Holiday Market Extravaganza, Merrifield
• Christmastide At Gunston Hall, Lorton
• Native Art Market, Washington, DC (through Dec. 4)
• Old 690 Holiday Market, Hillsboro
• Holiday Event at Leesburg Premium Outlets, Leesburg
• Loudoun Symphony Orchestra - Festive Sounds of the Season Holiday Concert, Ashburn
• The Reston Chorale Presents: The Wonder of the Season, Reston
• Breakfast with Santa, Leesburg
• Winter Wine Festival, Fredericksburg
• Marshall Plan Tree Walk, Leesburg
• PCOVA Christmas Market, Fredericksburg
• Breakfast with Santa, Falls Church
• A Sensory-Friendly Performance of A Christmas Carol, The Musical at ARTfactory, Manassas
• Manassas Chorale “Everywhere Christmas Tonight” Winter Concert, Manassas
• The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s "Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol," Alexandria (through Dec. 17)
• Candlelight Tours at Lee-Fendall House, Alexandria (plus Dec. 10 and 17)
• Wild Hare Holiday Market, Fredericksburg

Sunday, Dec. 4

• Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, Herndon
• Del Ray Holiday Tree and Menorah Lighting, Alexandria
• Chanukah Boutique, Reston
• Great Falls Celebration Of Lights, Great Falls
• World Turkish Coffee Day Celebration & Cultural Holiday Bazaar, Alexandria
• Specialty Tour: A Magical Apothecary, Alexandria (plus Dec. 16)
• Riverside Christmas Spectacular, Fredericksburg
• Good Tidings Sunday at Port City Brewing Company, Alexandria
• Evening Stargazing at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• World Ice Skating Day Open House at Ion, Leesburg
• Santa at Braehead Farm, Fredericksburg