DC, NoVA Weekend Events: Boat Parades, Georgetown Glow

With just a few weeks until the winter holidays, there are plenty of fun events to keep your family busy this weekend. In between Christmas shopping, check out tree lightings, parades, holiday light attractions and more in DC and Northern Virginia.

We’ve rounded up numerous events going on from Friday, Dec. 6, to Sunday, Dec. 8. Some are free, while others have fees.

The larger events include Scottish Christmas Walk Parade, Light Yards opening in DC, Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, District’s Holiday Boat Parade, Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, Fredericksburg Christmas Parade, Spotsylvania Christmas Parade and Georgetown Glow opening.

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Friday, Dec. 6

Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend (through Dec. 7)Leesburg Christmas Tree LightingPurcellville Tree LightingLight Yards opens in DC (through Dec. 23)Georgetown Glow opening (through Jan. 5)Carlyle Holiday Market (through Dec. 6)City of Fairfax Holiday Market (through Dec. 22)URBNmarket Mosaic District Holiday Market (through Dec. 7)Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show (through Dec. 8)Santa Lights ManassasJMHS Band Program Tiny Tots Holiday ConcertRonnie Spector & The Ronettes at Wolf TrapMount Vernon by Candlelight (Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 22)Heurich Christkindlmarkt (through Dec. 8)Zoo Lights (through Jan. 1)Christmas Village at Leesburg Animal Park (Dec 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 22-23)Del Ray Artisans’ Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market (Dec. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22)Enchant Christmas light Maze and Market at Nationals Park (through Dec. 29)Downtown Holiday Market (through Dec. 23)Bull Run Festival of Lights (through Jan. 5)Holiday Bazaar in PurcellvilleCathedral Commons Tree Lighting in DCWinter Village at Cameron Run Regional Park (through Jan. 5)Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights (through Jan. 5)Vienna Arts Society Holiday Pop-Up Art and Gift Shop (through Dec. 21)

Saturday, Dec. 7

Scottish Christmas Walk ParadeAlexandria Holiday Boat Parade of LightsDistrict’s Holiday Boat ParadeGreater Manassas Christmas ParadeFredericksburg Christmas ParadeSpotsylvania Christmas ParadeChristmas In MiddleburgFestival of Lights and Carols in FairfaxPuppy Nativity in ViennaSanta Lands – Witness Santa Claus Arrive by HelicopterChristmastide at Gunston HallLeesburg Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Show (through Dec. 8)Ballston Quarter Holiday Kick OffFalls Church Craft Show (through Dec. 8)Tree Lighting at Dulles LandingNational Museum of the American Indian Native Art MarketLovettsville ChristkindlmarktEileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas at Wold TrapHoliday Sing-A-Long at Wolf TrapWashington-Liberty H.S. Holiday BazaarHoliday Bazaar in McLeanOne Loudoun Tree LightingHoliday Market at Springfield Town Center (through Dec. 8)Winterfest at Washington HarbourMVHS PTSA Annual Holiday MarketHoliday Bazaar in AlexandriaFireworks at National Harbor (Saturdays through Dec. 28)

Sunday, Dec. 8

Del Ray Holiday Season Kick-OffBob Dylan & His Band at The AnthemLA Clippers at Washington WizardsFrost Fest at Pentagon Row

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