Cosa c'è in programma a Washington (DC) (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Folla al massimo — National Christmas Tree season, Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Regola

  Washington Monument timed tickets

  1 gen – 31 dicPrenota presto

  The lift to the top runs on timed tickets released online a month ahead, with a small same-day batch in the morning. The African American History museum works the same way in the busy months. Fonte ↗

• Rischio

  Snow and ice shutdowns

  5 gen – 28 feb · di solitoFreddo estremoChiusure

  A few inches closes the federal government, the schools and half the museums, and freezing rain does worse to the bridges. Some winters it never happens; the ones it does, it happens twice. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: National Christmas Tree season (1 dic – 1 gen)

Tranquillo — uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Snow and ice shutdowns (5 gen – 28 feb (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Cherry blossom peak bloom, National Cherry Blossom Festival

• Natura

  Cherry blossom peak bloom

  20 mar – 8 apr · di solitoAffollato

  The Tidal Basin's Yoshinos hold peak bloom for four or five days, usually in the last week of March. The Park Service publishes a forecast from late February, and it moves by a fortnight either way. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  National Cherry Blossom Festival

  20 mar – 14 apr · di solitoAffollatoPrenota presto

  Four weeks of programming fixed to a calendar, around a bloom that is not. Book the hotel for the festival and you may still miss the trees; book the forecast and you will pay for it. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic)

Folla al massimo — i viaggiatori la descrivono come alta stagione, Cherry blossom peak bloom

In aprile non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Cherry blossom peak bloom (20 mar – 8 apr (di solito)), National Cherry Blossom Festival (20 mar – 14 apr (di solito))

Affollato — uno dei mesi con il clima migliore

In maggio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic)

Folla al massimo — Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Rischio

  Summer heat and humidity

  20 giu – 5 set · di solitoCaldo estremo

  The city was built on a river flat and the summer behaves accordingly, with afternoon thunderstorms and heat advisories through July and August. The monuments walk is best done at seven in the morning. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Smithsonian Folklife Festival

  24 giu – 6 lug · di solitoGrande festaAffollato

  Two weeks of music, craft and cooking from a couple of featured cultures, staged free on the Mall either side of the Fourth. Shade is the scarce resource, not tickets. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic)

Folla al massimo — Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Fourth of July on the Mall

• Festival

  Fourth of July on the Mall

  4 lugGrande festaAffollatoChiusure

  The parade goes down Constitution Avenue in the morning and the fireworks go up behind the Washington Monument at dusk. Half of downtown closes and security screening starts hours ahead. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat and humidity (20 giu – 5 set (di solito)), Smithsonian Folklife Festival (24 giu – 6 lug (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Stagione

  August recess

  1 ago – 5 setChiusura di bassa stagione

  Congress goes home, the lobbying and lawyer city empties with it, and downtown restaurants that live on expense accounts run their quiet weeks. Hotel rates fall while the museums stay open.

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat and humidity (20 giu – 5 set (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

In settembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat and humidity (20 giu – 5 set (di solito)), August recess (1 ago – 5 set)

Affollato — Marine Corps Marathon

• Natura

  Fall colour

  20 ott – 15 nov · di solitoFoliage autunnale

  Rock Creek Park and the Virginia side of the Potomac turn from late October into the second week of November, a fortnight later than the Blue Ridge an hour west.

• Festival

  Marine Corps Marathon

  22 ott – 2 nov · di solitoEvento sportivoAffollatoChiusure

  Twenty-odd thousand runners past the monuments and over the Potomac bridges on a Sunday at the end of October. Bridges and river-side roads close from before dawn. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic)

Folla al massimo — Marine Corps Marathon, Thanksgiving

• Festività

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novFesta nazionaleAffollatoChiusure

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Fall colour (20 ott – 15 nov (di solito)), Marine Corps Marathon (22 ott – 2 nov (di solito))

Folla al massimo — National Christmas Tree season, Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Festività

  National Christmas Tree season

  1 dic – 1 genNatale e Capodanno

  The tree by the Ellipse is lit in early December and stays up to New Year, and Congress goes home. It is the quietest, cheapest month to have the museums to yourself. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Washington Monument timed tickets (1 gen – 31 dic), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)