With just a few weeks left of the fall season, roll around in some foliage and attend Going's top picks. Well, maybe skip the rolling part...So see our top picks in apple picking, hayrides, beer & wine festivals, and more.

 

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    Christmas on the Potomac and ICE!
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    Cally
    ends 1/10/10, 7PM @ Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center , See website for tickets
    Gaylord National presents the return of Christmas on the Potomac — an awe-inspiring holiday celebration that features live musical performances , an indoor snowfall every night, a suspended 60-foot glas...
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    Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Gaithersburg
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    Sugarloaf
    ends Sun, 10AM @ Montgomery County Fairgrounds , 7 online, 8 at the door, childre
      More than 350 of the nation’s most accomplished craftspeople, as well as renowned artisans from Maryland, will display and sell their handmade works at the 34th annual Sugarloaf Crafts Festival i...
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    Sugar & Spice Gala
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    katherine
    Today!, 8PM @ Reston Sheraton , $65
    Enjoy an enchanting evening at The Junior League of Northern Virginia’s Sugar & Spice Gala open to the public as part of its 9 th Annual The Enchanted Forest holiday celebration. The Sug...
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    Mon - 1/3/10, 12PM @ Ford's Theatre , See official website for tickets
    Ford’s Theatre presents a new production of A Christmas Carol that reinvigorates this timeless tale. Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a ...
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    Joy to the Station
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    Cally
    Tue - 12/31, 10AM @ Union Station , Free!
    The Royal Norwegian Embassy celebrates its 13th holiday season at Union Station. The events listed below are FREE and open to the public. Toys for Tots Model Train Ceremony : This event marks the regio...
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    Home for the Holidays at The Kennedy Center
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    Cally
    Tue - 12/31, 7PM @ Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , See Official Website
    At the Kennedy Center, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year! This season, we invite you to join us for enlivening performances. Bring your entire family to the cherished classic, this year th...
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    Free Holiday Concerts at the Willard Hotel
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    Cally
    12/1 - 12/31, 5:30PM @ The Willard , Free!
    Each night of December, enjoy a free holiday concert at the Willard Hotel. Performers include the top choral and musical ensembles from the DC Metro area. Listen to the great sounds of the holidays and enjoy co...
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    The National Christmas Tree
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    Cally
    12/3 - 12/31, 6:30PM @ The Ellipse , FREE!
    The lighting of the National Christmas Tree is the beginning of a three week Washington, DC Christmas tradition. Nationally known entertainers and a military band perform and the President brings a message of p...
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    Miracle on 3rd and 4th Street Santa Bar Hop
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    Cally
    12/5, 1PM @ Hawk 'n' Dove , $7-$10
    Join 500 other joyous Santas at this annual holiday bar hopping event! Miracle on 3rd & 4th Street, Holiday Bar Tour, benefiting Toys for Tots , is the premier holiday-season party on Capitol Hill. Enjoy fe...
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    Holiday Open House at Breaux Vineyards
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    Wine
    12/5, 11AM @ Breaux Vineyards , Tasting Fee
    Happy Holidays from Breaux Vineyards! Join us for complimentary Holiday cookies this weekend, mulled wine and specials on your favorite wines. Browse our gift shop and take advantage of our Holiday sales....
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    Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
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    Cally
    12/5, 10:30AM @ Potomac River Running , Free!
    The Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights is a favorite holiday celebration in both Old Town Alexandria and Washington, DC. Festively decorated pleasure boats light up the sky along the Potomac River includ...
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    Cultural Holiday Festival
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    Cally
    12/6, 12PM @ Anacostia Park , Free!
    The holiday season today is very different from the one that was celebrated 200 years ago on the Mount Welby Plantation (the historical name of the park property) where European, African and Native American cult...
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    HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP
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    McLean
    12/10, 6:30PM @ McLean Community Center , $45/family; $35 McLean residents
    Thursday, December 10 6:30 - 8 p.m. $45 per family/$35 McLean district residents. Cost includes supplies for one house. Activity No. 1243.290 Families work together to decorate a pre-assembled gingerbread h...
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    National Hanukkah Menorah Lighting
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    Cally
    12/13, 4PM @ The Ellipse , Free!
    Festivities at the lighting ceremony include musical performances and hot latkes and donuts. This year's celebration will feature the US Air Force Band. The menorah will be lit each night of Hanukkah. Admis...
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    12/18 - 12/20, 4PM @ Verizon Center , $53-$129
    Catch the Rockettes direct from NYC in their one-weekend engangement at the Verizon Center.  The show's traditions of spectacular Christmas scenes, Santa, and those mile-long, high-swinging legs premier f...
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    Breakfast With Santa
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    McLean
    12/19, 9:30AM @ McLean Community Center , $15/person. 2 and under free
    Saturday, December 19 9:30 - 11 a.m. $15 per person/$10 McLean district residents. children 2 and younger are free. All attendees age three and older, including adults, must register and pay. Advance registratio...
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    12/24, 8PM @ Ultrabar , $25
    Presented by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals ("SYJP"), JDate and SLEEK Medspa, the 23rd annual Matzo Ball® promises a night of high-energy networking and matchmaking for singles ages 21-49 years...
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