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Washington DC,
Special Events 41st Annual Washington Boat Show, mid Feb, Washington Convention Center St Patrick’s Day Parade, huge parades, NW, 17 Mar, Constitution Avenue White House Easter Egg Roll, egg rolling, Easter Monday Mar/Apr, White House lawn National Cherry Blossom Parade and Festival, parade (6 Apr) with carnival floats and marching bands, late Mar‐early Apr, various venues with parade on Constitution Avenue Filmfest DC, late Apr‐early May, various theatres throughout the city Memorial Day Ceremonies, wreath‐laying at the Kennedy gravesite and at Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, 27 May, Arlington Cemetery and National Mall National Barbecue Battle, free food samples, cooking demonstrations and a competition between local and national BBQ restaurants late Jun, Pennsylvania Avenue. Independence Day, concerts and activities including fireworks over the Washington Monument, 4 Jul, National Mall Marine Corps Marathon, late Oct, starts and ends at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington Veterans’ Day Ceremonies, presidential wreath‐laying and memorial service honouring the nation’s war dead, 11 Nov, Arlington National Cemetery National Christmas Tree Lighting Pageant of Peace, the President lights the giant National Christmas Tree, the Ellipse, early Dec, south of the White House Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony, wreath‐laying ceremony to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec, US Navy Memorial |