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Washington Monument Lighting 2014

November 18th, 2014

The Washington Monument Lighting 2014 is Thursday, December 4. The event starts at 5:30pm and runs until 8:00pm. The actual ceremony starts around 7pm and the lighting itself with a firework finale around 7:45pm. From 5:30-7, you can visit with Santa Claus at the Mount Vernon West Park and listen to performances. Also during that time [...]

Washington Monument Lighting 2013

November 27th, 2013

The Washington Monument Lighting 2013 is Thursday, December 5. The event starts at 5:30pm and runs until 8:00pm. The actual ceremony starts around 7pm and the lighting itself with a firework finale around 7:45pm. From 5:30-7, you can visit with Santa Claus at the Mount Vernon West Park and listen to performances. Also during that [...]

Washington Monument Lighting 2012

December 4th, 2012

The Washington Monument Lighting 2012 is Thursday, December 6. The event starts at 5:30pm and runs until 8:00pm. The actual ceremony starts around 7pm and the lighting itself around 7:45pm. This year Lardarius Webb from the Baltimore Ravens is the celebrity lighter! After it is lit, fireworks and a laser show will delight the crowd. [...]

Washington Monument Lighting 2011

November 28th, 2011

The Washington Monument Lighting is always a popular event, with nearby museums and shops participating, and many people coming to enjoy the magic of lights, fireworks, and this year, a laser show finale choreographed to music! This year is the 40th Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument, so expect an extra special night. The lighting [...]

Mount Vernon Washington Monument Lighting 2010

November 27th, 2010

The Washington Monument Lighting in Mount Vernon happens this Thursday, December 2, 2010, with activities beginning around 5:30 pm! Always a beautiful event, the ceremony begins around 7 pm with the actual lighting around 7:20 pm. This is the 39th year of the event, and it is always highly anticipated! This year ELMO stops by [...]

Baltimore Book Festival 2010

September 7th, 2010

The Baltimore Book Festival 2010 is coming to town from September 24-26, 2010 at Mount Vernon Place in Downtown Baltimore. This year, celebrity authors include Sherri Sheppard, co-host of The View and comedienne, Holly Robinson Peete, TV and movie star, with a book about her autistic son and how it affects their family, Nigel Barker, [...]

Mt Vernon Washington Monument Lighting December 3, 2009

December 1st, 2009

Mt Vernon's Annual Monument Lighting this year is Thursday, December 3. The Lighting Festival is held at the Walters Art Museum from 5:00-8:30 pm. It is a free event for the whole family! There will be fun performances, children's art activities, and at 7 pm the Washington Monument will be lit up for all to [...]

Proud Day for Baltimore

April 19th, 2009

Esquire Magazine today named Brewer's Art in Mount Vernon their #1 Bar in all of the United States! Congratulations, Brewer's Art! Brewer's Art is an unusual place, where art and the art of beer come together as one. Located at 1106 North Charles Street, it is in a rowhouse in the hub of Mount Vernon. [...]

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