Hva som skjer i Washington (DC), United States gjennom året

Toppsesong — National Christmas Tree season, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Regel

  Washington Monument timed tickets

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Snow and ice shutdowns

  5. jan – 28. feb · vanligvisEkstrem kuldeStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: National Christmas Tree season (1. des – 1. jan)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Snow and ice shutdowns (5. jan – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Cherry blossom peak bloom, National Cherry Blossom Festival

• Natur

  Cherry blossom peak bloom

  20. mar – 8. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  National Cherry Blossom Festival

  20. mar – 14. apr · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Cherry blossom peak bloom

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Cherry blossom peak bloom (20. mar – 8. apr (vanligvis)), National Cherry Blossom Festival (20. mar – 14. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Summer break i United States

• Fare

  Summer heat and humidity

  20. jun – 5. sep · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  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. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Smithsonian Folklife Festival

  24. jun – 6. jul · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Fourth of July on the Mall

• Festival

  Fourth of July on the Mall

  4. julStor festivalMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (20. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis)), Smithsonian Folklife Festival (24. jun – 6. jul (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  August recess

  1. aug – 5. sepStengt utenfor sesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (20. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (20. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis)), August recess (1. aug – 5. sep)

Travelt — Marine Corps Marathon

• Natur

  Fall colour

  20. okt – 15. nov · vanligvisHøstfarger

  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. okt – 2. nov · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Marine Corps Marathon, Thanksgiving

• Helligdag

  Thanksgiving

  25.–29. novNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Fall colour (20. okt – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Marine Corps Marathon (22. okt – 2. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — National Christmas Tree season, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Helligdag

  National Christmas Tree season

  1. des – 1. janJul og nyttår

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Washington Monument timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Thanksgiving (25.–29. nov)