Typically held the second Saturday in December, Clarendon Market Common hosts Winter Wonderland. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by fire truck and they’ll be staying for visits and free photos. All afternoon, attendees can enjoy free holiday activities and entertainment, including ice sculptures, strolling entertainment, “Jack Frost”, carolers, and more. Toys for Tots campaign will be accepting donations of unwrapped toys and cash. For event information, call 703-785-5634, or click on the Market Common link above.
#243 – Come to a Christmas Movie Festival
Arlington Cinema N’ Drafthouse hosts an annual Christmas Movie Festival on a Sunday in Mid-December. Pay one price to stay all day and see as many movies as you want. Past lineups shown below.
Noon – How The Grinch Stole Christmas
12:30 PM – A Charlie Brown Christmas
1:00 PM – Elf
2:30 PM – How The Grinch Stole Christmas
3:00 PM – A Christmas Story
4:30 PM – A Charlie Brown Christmas
5:15 PM – Fred Claus
7:20 PM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
9:15 PM – Bad Santa
#242 – Donate your Wheels to Africa
Wheels to Africa is an Arlington based non-profit organization which will be holding its 6th Annual Bike Collection from 10-3 on Saturday, December 11th, 2010. Donated bikes are sent to communities in Africa where they are used to provide basic transportation for people to reach school, food, water and medical care. In Arlington, there will be collection sites at Washington-Lee High School, Yorktown High School and Swanson Middle School.
#241 – Check out Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill
Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill, the anxiously awaited new restaurant located at 2424 Wilson Blvd. in the Clarendon/Courthouse opened in 2010 with the large rooftop patio opening the following year. The restaurant is open Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 pm. They are serving lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.
#240 – Attend a Nutcracker tea
- Image by dmdzine via Flickr
Ballet Nova’s performances of The Nutcracker are already sold out (some tickets may be available at the door on the day of the performance), but you can still buy tickets to a Nutcracker Tea at the Westin Gateway in Arlington on December 19th which will be followed by a mini-performance of the Nutcracker.
#239 – Celebrate the Miracle on 23rd Street
Linden Resources, a non-profit organization created to provide vocational services for more than 250 people with disabilities, hosts an annual Tree Lighting Celebration called “Miracle on 23rd Street” because it is held in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood. Generally the first Friday in December, you can bring the whole family to enjoy an evening of holiday festivities and a visit from Santa! Please be sure to bring a food item for their Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Arlington Food Assistance Center.
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