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From grand Inaugural balls to live music festivals on the Mall to military commemorations, the Willard InterContinental Washington offers a front row seat to an enjoyable Washington DC events calendar. Welcome the arrival of spring at the National Cherry Blossom Festival – a colorful showcase of the 3,000 vibrant Japanese cherry trees ringing the Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin. Honor those who serve and remember those who have fallen at the National Memorial Day Parade. Test your mettle in the Marine Corps Marathon, a 26.2-mile course winding through the National Mall. Or stroll one of the eclectic neighborhoods during the Adams Morgan Day Festival. Ask our friendly concierge for more information about popular downtown Washington DC events taking place during your visit.

The Willard - 2011 Holiday Events
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• Annual Holiday Choral Program (December)

                 December 1 - The Washington Chorus
                 Grammy Award winning ensemble currently in its 50th season.

                 December 2 - Voce Chamber Singers
                 Offering diverse programming from early chant to newly commissioned works.

                 December 3 - Encore Singers
                 Choral, singers of sacred and secular music

                 December 4 - Alexandria Singers
                 American popular music - pop, rock, show tunes, blues, and jazz

                 December 5 - The Suspicious Cheese Lords
                 All-male a cappella ensemble specializing in choral music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

                 December 6 - Potomac Harmony Chorus
                 Award-winning barbershop style ensemble.

                 December 7 – Illuminare
                 Chamber choir devoted to the diverse musical styles of the Middles Ages through the Baroque.

                 December 8 - Washington Women's Chorus
                 DC's chorus for women's voices, performing music from two millenia in the Nation's Capital                         since 1996.

                 December 9 – Cantate Chamber Singers
                 A Chamber Chorus devoted to artistically exciting choral music

                 December 10 - Arlington Children’s Chorus
                 Chorus of young artists which has performed with the National Symphony     Orchestra.

                 December 11 - Vienna-Falls Chorus
                 A women’s chorus singing in a cappella barbershop style.

                  December 12 - Annandale Singers
                  Costumed high school madrigal vocal ensemble

                  December 13 - Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
                  Georgetown Visitation Preparatory school’s chorus performs traditional choral pieces.

                  December 14 - The Thomas Circle Singers

                  Chamber Choral Ensemble offering Washington residents choral classics and new works

                     December 15 - Capital Accord
                  A women's four-part a cappella chorus from Silver Spring, Maryland.

                  December 16 - City Choir of Washington
                  An outreach ensemble of the City Choir of Washington.

                  December 17 - Mclean Symphony Festival Singers
                  Performing fun and festive holiday music

                 December 18 - 18th Street Singers
                 Ensemble of young people named after the DC, street where most of the     members live.

                 December 19 - Vox Pulchra
                 Performing early music

                 December 20 - Children's Chorus of Washington
                 Children’s choral ensemble its 15th anniversary season.

                 December 21 – Philomela
                 Women’s vocal ensemble performing eclectic musical styles incorporating story telling

                 December 22 - Capital Hearings
                 A Cappella group performing styles from classical choral works to vocal jazz and contemporary.

                 December 23 - Sound Advice Quartet
                 A female Barbershop Quartet of the Vienna Falls Chorus

• Washington Redskins Football (September – January)
• National Cherry Blossom Festival (March – April)
• National Memorial Day Parade (May)
• 20th Annual Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure (June)
• DC Caribbean Carnival (June)
• National Capital Barbecue Battle (June)
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival (June – July )
• Independence Day Celebration on the Mall (July)
• Legg Mason Tennis Classic (August)
• Washington Nationals Baseball (April – September)
• Adams Morgan Day Festival (September)
• National Book Festival (September)
• Washington Wizards Basketball (October – May)
• Marine Corps Marathon (October)
• Veterans Day Ceremony (November)

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