Your D.C. weekend: A holiday market and festive fun

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A person takes a picture of the CityCenter Christmas tree — CityCenterDC will be lighting up its Christmas tree this weekend. Photo: RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images

The D.C. Holiday Market is back, with more than 35 vendors offering goods at Dupont Circle.

Why it matters: With decorations popping up around town, the city is feeling festive — and there's plenty to do this weekend.

Zoom in: This year's market runs 40 days, spanning six weekends, on the 1500 block of New Hampshire Avenue.

It'll only be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Dec. 30.

Then, on Saturday evening, CityCenter will light up its 78-foot Christmas tree, with a performance from JoJo.

It's free to attend, and will feature holiday treats and balloon artists for families.

More events this weekend:

🍽️ DC Central Kitchen is hosting Capital Food Fight tonight, featuring chef battles and celebrity guests like Andrew Zimmern. More than 80 restaurants and bars are participating and all proceeds will benefit DC Central Kitchen's charity efforts. Tickets $350+

🍷 Sonny's Pizza is hosting its wine night again tonight, with four natural winemakers on the rotation. Tickets $19

📸 The National Portrait Gallery is celebrating the 50th year of its photography collection, with a new exhibit called "Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Collecting." It opens Saturday. Sneak peek

♻️ Time to declutter? D.C. residents can dispose of hazardous waste and electronics during DPW's special waste collection event on Saturday at RFK Stadium. Also, you can bring items for recycling and private documents for shredding. 8am–2pm. Free

🤠 The Yards will be bringing out a mechanical bull to the waterfront, for a night of country music and line dancing on Saturday. Free

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Your D.C. weekend: A holiday market and festive fun

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