Discover Holiday Magic at ICE!
Jan. 1-4. Celebrate the holiday season at Gaylord National Resort, with wondrous ice sculptures, festive bites, ice slides and colorful displays.
- Location: 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor, MD
Folger Frost Fair
Jan. 1-4. Visit the Folger Shakespeare Library and celebrate the holiday season with the Folger Frost Fair, a winter festival featuring festive decorations, holiday music, free activities and more.
- Location: 201 E Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC
Winter Walk of Lights
Jan. 1-4. Take a literal walk in a winter wonderland of lights at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna. Hot chocolate will be available to accompany you through the light display.
- Location: 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna, VA
Holiday Art Show & Sale
Jan. 1-4. This is Glen Echo Park's annual Holiday Art Show & Sale, featuring unique gifts and a showcase of resident artists and instructors. Art types include glass, ceramics, photography, painting, jewelry, holiday ornaments and more.
- Location: 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
Garden of Lights
Jan. 1-4. Visit The Garden of Lights display at Brookside Gardens for a stroll through a winter wonderland. The walk includes different exhibits, lights displays and flowerbeds. The gift shop will offer special gift items.
- Location: 1800 Glenallen Ave., Wheaton, MD
Ice Skating at Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion
Jan. 1-31. The Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion is offering seasonal ice skating with discounted group rates (10 or more skaters) and private rentals available.
- Location: 1818 Discovery St., Reston, VA
Washington Wizards SpongeBob SquarePants Night
Jan. 4. Join the Wizards for SpongeBob Night at 6 p.m., where the first 10,000 fans score a limited-edition SpongeBob-themed Wizards hat and can upgrade the fun by purchasing a matching special-edition jersey with select tickets. Get ready for a night of nautical nonsense as the Wizards take on the Timberwolves!
- Location: Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW, Washington, DC
Winter Concert with the Woodbridge Flute Choir
Jan. 10. The Woodbridge Flute Choir will be performing popular winter selections, after which there will be a Winter Open House for crafts and fun.
- Location: 7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
In The Round
Jan. 10. The Mead Center for American Theater invites you for an unforgettable performance by the Chamber Dance Project, DC's premier contemporary ballet company, accompanied by their string quartet.
- Location: 1101 6th St. SW, Washington, DC
Storytime for Young Readers
Jan. 11. Join People's Book on Sundays for a free children's storytime and accompanying craft or activity. People's Book hosts authors and illustrators each week.
- Location: 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD
Pokémon Casual Play
Jan. 11. Game Kastle at College Park invites kids of all ages and expertise to come play Pokémon TCG with other fans.
- Location: 4748 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, MD
Crafty Kids: Tuesday Paper Crafts at Glencarlyn
Jan. 13-27. Elementary school kids are invited for arts and crafts at the Glencarlyn Branch Library. January is all about winter-themed crafts, and materials will be provided by the library.
- Location: 300 South Kensington St., Arlington, VA
Stomp
Jan. 16-18. Stomp at the Broadway National Theater is a fun, inventive family-friendly show centered around producing percussion music through unconventional tools used as instruments, like wooden poles, brooms and matchboxes.
- Location: 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Cub Corner
Jan. 17-18. A special reading of "Almost Underwear" by local teacher and author Jonathan Roth, followed by a craft session where kids can make their own canvas or fabric pals.
- Location: 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD
Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Winter Concert
Jan. 18. The Kennedy Center in DC presents this acclaimed ensemble of classics, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra.
- Location: 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart
Jan. 21–22. "Gabby's Dollhouse Live!" brings the hit DreamWorks series to the stage in a colorful, high-energy musical adventure. Kids can join Gabby, Pandy Paws and the Gabby Cats as they journey through fan-favorite worlds like the Cat-O-Sphere and Mermaid-Lantis to rebuild a broken rainbow. The show features lively puppetry, vibrant sets and popular songs including "Hey Gabby" and "Sprinkle Party," making it a purr-fect holiday outing for families.
- Location: National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan. 23. London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is returning for an amazing program of musical masterpieces: Nielsen, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
- Location: 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA
Get the USA 250th Party Started!
Jan. 24. Celebrate America's 250th at the National Postal Museum from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., with a free, drop-in family festival featuring curator-led kids' tours, Story Time sessions (ASL-interpreted), a Future Inventors Tinker Station, trivia, hands-on activities and more. Open to all ages; no registration required.
- Location: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC
UpSpring Aerial Studio Presents: In Light Of…
Jan. 25. Joe's Movement Emporium presents this aerial dance performance about light by UpSpring Aerial Lab.
- Location: 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD
