This weekend, fill up on tamales, create a unique holiday gift and sing Christmas carols with thousands of revelers.
Highlights
Mark your calendars: Our critics pick the best the holidays have to offer.
These special dinners take the stress out of a group outing by serving a multicourse menu or a huge shareable main dish.
These wineries show off Maryland's maturing scene.
Spread holiday cheer with these locally made spirits.
It was an active month for Washington's dining scene, with such newcomers as Kwame Onwuachi's Shaw Bijou and the Japanese-inspired Himitsu in Petworth.
It was once a highly regarded restaurant in Clarendon in the 1990s, back when the Virginia suburb was a destination for Vietnamese cooking.
The Virginia grindcore greats turn it up at Rock and Roll Hotel on Saturday.
Important: Do you prefer the Obamas' lumpy, living evergreen or the Capitol's picture-perfect spruce? #notmytree
Septime Webre's American-flavored Nutcracker is going head-to-head with the Hip Hop Nutcracker this year.
For the first time, Ford's Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" is going head-to-head with The Second City's sendup.
Attendees can sample fare prepared by the participants, who will be vying for people's choice awards in their categories.
Whether you're looking for German Christmas ornaments, warm Swedish scarves or locally made jewelry.
The chef said she's going to focus on her Smoked and Stacked sandwich shop for now.
Jeff Buben is turning the space over to his former chef de cuisine, Hamilton Johnson, who will be opening a new restaurant there.
The ultimate in holiday multitasking: Spend happy hour picking out your Christmas tree.
The best bets around town in music, museums, food, drink and more.
