Spend Your Holiday in Old Town Manassas
In Virginia, Old Town Manassas celebrates the Christmas season each year with a weekend of old-fashioned family fun at the "Merry Old Town" celebration, which takes place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 25, 2019
Festivities at Merry Old Town include a parade, a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, visits with Santa, and free carriage rides through the decorated streets of this historic city.
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Attend a Performance of "The Nutcracker"
The Washington, D.C. area is home to some of the best theaters in the country, and this holiday season, you'll have plenty of chances to catch a performance of one of the most popular Christmas ballets in the world, "The Nutcracker," at many of these historic venues. However, the renowned place to see the Christmas classic is at the Washington Ballet, which will be presenting the show from Nov. 23 through Dec. 29, 2019.
The whole family can enjoy this classic holiday show, which tells the story of a little girl named Clara who dreams a toy wooden soldier comes to life and takes her on a magical adventure to save Christmas.