January:
Washington DC Restaurant Week
Martin Luther King Day
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink Opens
Annual Civil Rights "Film Festival"
"I Have a Dream" Educational Programs

February:
Black History Month
Theatre Month
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Parade
Washington Home and Garden Show
Washington Boat Show
Friday Night Film Festivals
Abraham Lincoln Birthday Observance
President's Day Celebrations


March:
Cherry Blossom Festival
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Women's History Month (Theme for 2006: Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams)
Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival
Annual Cherry Blossom Freedom Walk

April:
Cherry Blossom Festival
White House Easter Egg Roll
White House Spring Garden Tours
Washington International Film Festival
Smithsonian Craft Show
Cherry Weekend
Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup
Thomas Jefferson Birthday Observance
National Park Week

May:
Memorial Day
Memorial Day Ceremonies
Summer Concerts Begin

June:
Carnival
Capital Pride
Smithsonian Folklife Festival

July
Fourth of July parade and fireworks display
Smithsonian Folklife Festival

August:
Legg Mason Tennis Classic

September:
National Book Festival
Adams Morgan Day
Kennedy Center Prelude Festival

October
Marine Corps Marathon

November:
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving

December
Lighting of the National Christmas Tree
Lighting of the National Menorah


Yearly Events in Washington DC