Fritz Hahn
@fritzhahn.bsky.social
Reporter for the @washingtonpost Weekend Section/Going Out Guide, covering bars, events, museums, and entertainment in and around D.C. P.G. County by birth. D.C. by choice. @fritzhahn on major socials; fritzhahn.50 on signal.
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Fritz Hahn
@fritzhahn.bsky.social
· Jan 3
My most-read stories of 2024 included natural beauty, unmarked bars, happy hours, and, because there always has to be a Maryland-related story, cocktail usurpers on the Delmarva Peninsula. A thread...
Happy New Year Helsinki, Kyiv, Kigali and Harare!
A reminder if you’re in D.C. tonight: Metrorail and buses are free from 8pm-2am, and SoberRide is offering free $15 Lyft credits.
And if you still need a party, find a free one here: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
A reminder if you’re in D.C. tonight: Metrorail and buses are free from 8pm-2am, and SoberRide is offering free $15 Lyft credits.
And if you still need a party, find a free one here: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
The best free and family-friendly New Year’s Eve parties in the D.C. area
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on Dec. 31, try one of these events with DJs, happy hours or early toasts just for the kids.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Happy New Year Helsinki, Kyiv, Kigali and Harare!
A reminder if you’re in D.C. tonight: Metrorail and buses are free from 8pm-2am, and SoberRide is offering free $15 Lyft credits.
And if you still need a party, find a free one here: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
A reminder if you’re in D.C. tonight: Metrorail and buses are free from 8pm-2am, and SoberRide is offering free $15 Lyft credits.
And if you still need a party, find a free one here: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
Warning/reminder: Alexandria launches fireworks over the Potomac at 7:30 p.m. and midnight tonight, and there's also a display on the Mall at midnight. (Not clear if those will be launched like July 4 or not.)
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Freedom 250
Official website of Freedom 250
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December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Warning/reminder: Alexandria launches fireworks over the Potomac at 7:30 p.m. and midnight tonight, and there's also a display on the Mall at midnight. (Not clear if those will be launched like July 4 or not.)
freedom250.org/events-calen...
www.firstnightalexandria.org
freedom250.org/events-calen...
www.firstnightalexandria.org
A photo from last month, but I’m overjoyed with today’s result. (4-1 to the Arsenal!) Did not imagine we’d end 2025 at the top of the league.
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A photo from last month, but I’m overjoyed with today’s result. (4-1 to the Arsenal!) Did not imagine we’d end 2025 at the top of the league.
There was a lot happening yesterday, but I updated the New Year’s Eve guide with more than a dozen free parties, international toasts, and a 7 pm ball drop for families.
Read free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
Read free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
The best free and family-friendly New Year’s Eve parties in the D.C. area
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on Dec. 31, try one of these events with DJs, happy hours or early toasts just for the kids.
wapo.st
December 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There was a lot happening yesterday, but I updated the New Year’s Eve guide with more than a dozen free parties, international toasts, and a 7 pm ball drop for families.
Read free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
Read free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
Jazz supergroup the Cookers, scheduled to perform two concerts at the Kennedy Center Wednesday for “A Jazz New Year’s Eve,” announced today that those shows have been cancelled.
Gift link: wapo.st/45tlbC0
Gift link: wapo.st/45tlbC0
New Year’s Eve concert is latest cancellation at the Kennedy Center
Jazz supergroup the Cookers have canceled two New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, days after a Christmas Eve jazz concert was also canceled.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Jazz supergroup the Cookers, scheduled to perform two concerts at the Kennedy Center Wednesday for “A Jazz New Year’s Eve,” announced today that those shows have been cancelled.
Gift link: wapo.st/45tlbC0
Gift link: wapo.st/45tlbC0
Reposted by Fritz Hahn
A year and a half ago or so, I read that an entire stadium in Tacoma had booed a trans runner. I wanted to know more. She was 16, and she had stood on a podium in one of the country’s most liberal states and listened to 10,000 people boo her. What I learned surprised me:
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For young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thing
Verónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A year and a half ago or so, I read that an entire stadium in Tacoma had booed a trans runner. I wanted to know more. She was 16, and she had stood on a podium in one of the country’s most liberal states and listened to 10,000 people boo her. What I learned surprised me:
wapo.st/49lnBUK
wapo.st/49lnBUK
These D.C. bars are open on Christmas Day, though some open earlier than others:
American Ice Co
As You Are (karaoke)
The Blaguard (open for NFL)
Buddy’s
Crush
Duffy’s
Ivy & Coney (NFL, Chinese Food, Movies)
JR’s
Lyman’s (Chinese carryout dinner)
Mi Vida
(Part 1/2)
American Ice Co
As You Are (karaoke)
The Blaguard (open for NFL)
Buddy’s
Crush
Duffy’s
Ivy & Coney (NFL, Chinese Food, Movies)
JR’s
Lyman’s (Chinese carryout dinner)
Mi Vida
(Part 1/2)
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These D.C. bars are open on Christmas Day, though some open earlier than others:
American Ice Co
As You Are (karaoke)
The Blaguard (open for NFL)
Buddy’s
Crush
Duffy’s
Ivy & Coney (NFL, Chinese Food, Movies)
JR’s
Lyman’s (Chinese carryout dinner)
Mi Vida
(Part 1/2)
American Ice Co
As You Are (karaoke)
The Blaguard (open for NFL)
Buddy’s
Crush
Duffy’s
Ivy & Coney (NFL, Chinese Food, Movies)
JR’s
Lyman’s (Chinese carryout dinner)
Mi Vida
(Part 1/2)
How to have a no-fuss New Year’s Eve:
• More than 2 dozen free parties
• Where to toast like you’re in Paris, Barcelona, London or Dublin
• Family-friendly events with live music and fireworks.
Read for free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
• More than 2 dozen free parties
• Where to toast like you’re in Paris, Barcelona, London or Dublin
• Family-friendly events with live music and fireworks.
Read for free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
The best free and family-friendly New Year’s Eve parties in the D.C. area
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on Dec. 31, try one of these events with DJs, happy hours or early toasts just for the kids.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How to have a no-fuss New Year’s Eve:
• More than 2 dozen free parties
• Where to toast like you’re in Paris, Barcelona, London or Dublin
• Family-friendly events with live music and fireworks.
Read for free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
• More than 2 dozen free parties
• Where to toast like you’re in Paris, Barcelona, London or Dublin
• Family-friendly events with live music and fireworks.
Read for free with a gift link: wapo.st/3L1s5aQ
D.C. Arsenal supporters raised almost $1,300 for the Capital Area Food Bank this afternoon, raffling off vintage jerseys, scarves, flags, hats and other memorabilia donated by DC Armoury members. Well done to everyone involved!
December 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
D.C. Arsenal supporters raised almost $1,300 for the Capital Area Food Bank this afternoon, raffling off vintage jerseys, scarves, flags, hats and other memorabilia donated by DC Armoury members. Well done to everyone involved!
Bars and restaurants, it is December 2025. If you are closed for a private holiday event, post that on your (multiple) social media channels in case someone was thinking about travelling to visit you. It’s really not that hard.
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Bars and restaurants, it is December 2025. If you are closed for a private holiday event, post that on your (multiple) social media channels in case someone was thinking about travelling to visit you. It’s really not that hard.
Coming this week/weekend:
• Santa on water skis and antique streetcars
• Holiday jazz, carols, opera and 'Messiah'
• Seasonal film festivals
• Hanukkah events for adults and kids
• Last-chance markets
• Festive bar crawls
Gift link: wapo.st/48VHn8U
• Santa on water skis and antique streetcars
• Holiday jazz, carols, opera and 'Messiah'
• Seasonal film festivals
• Hanukkah events for adults and kids
• Last-chance markets
• Festive bar crawls
Gift link: wapo.st/48VHn8U
The 39 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
A huge weekend of holiday happenings features Santa on water skis, holiday concerts from classical to carols, pop-up markets and seasonal film festivals.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Coming this week/weekend:
• Santa on water skis and antique streetcars
• Holiday jazz, carols, opera and 'Messiah'
• Seasonal film festivals
• Hanukkah events for adults and kids
• Last-chance markets
• Festive bar crawls
Gift link: wapo.st/48VHn8U
• Santa on water skis and antique streetcars
• Holiday jazz, carols, opera and 'Messiah'
• Seasonal film festivals
• Hanukkah events for adults and kids
• Last-chance markets
• Festive bar crawls
Gift link: wapo.st/48VHn8U
The nation’s first official Elf on the Shelf pop-up bar has come to D.C. We have thoughts.
Gift link: wapo.st/453TtM0
Gift link: wapo.st/453TtM0
The nation’s first Elf on the Shelf bar came to D.C. We have thoughts.
If the officially licensed holiday pop-up at Morris American Bar is successful, it could go nationwide in 2026. But is the experience naughty or nice?
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The nation’s first official Elf on the Shelf pop-up bar has come to D.C. We have thoughts.
Gift link: wapo.st/453TtM0
Gift link: wapo.st/453TtM0
To do tonight:
• Holiday concerts and caroling
• ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ at Snappy’s Xmas Tree Lot
• ‘The Muslims Are Coming’ comedy show
• Outdoor skating with a Caps legend
• Holiday party at the Torpedo Factory
Gift link with even more ideas: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
• Holiday concerts and caroling
• ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ at Snappy’s Xmas Tree Lot
• ‘The Muslims Are Coming’ comedy show
• Outdoor skating with a Caps legend
• Holiday party at the Torpedo Factory
Gift link with even more ideas: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
The 42 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
A very festive week includes holiday concerts, holiday markets, holiday parade, a world-record attempt and Taylor Swift’s birthday.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
To do tonight:
• Holiday concerts and caroling
• ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ at Snappy’s Xmas Tree Lot
• ‘The Muslims Are Coming’ comedy show
• Outdoor skating with a Caps legend
• Holiday party at the Torpedo Factory
Gift link with even more ideas: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
• Holiday concerts and caroling
• ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ at Snappy’s Xmas Tree Lot
• ‘The Muslims Are Coming’ comedy show
• Outdoor skating with a Caps legend
• Holiday party at the Torpedo Factory
Gift link with even more ideas: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
In a bar doing a holiday movie marathon. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” ends and we get “Love Actually,” the only time anyone has ever been happy to be at Heathrow. (Yes, that’s the least of its problems.)
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
In a bar doing a holiday movie marathon. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” ends and we get “Love Actually,” the only time anyone has ever been happy to be at Heathrow. (Yes, that’s the least of its problems.)
So much to do this weekend:
• Holiday parades (on land and water)
• Holiday concerts
• Holiday markets
• Bar and cocoa crawls
• Hanukkah begins
• Kissing for a world record
• Taylor Swift's birthday
• Much more!
Read for free: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
• Holiday parades (on land and water)
• Holiday concerts
• Holiday markets
• Bar and cocoa crawls
• Hanukkah begins
• Kissing for a world record
• Taylor Swift's birthday
• Much more!
Read for free: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
The 42 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
A very festive week includes holiday concerts, holiday markets, holiday parade, a world-record attempt and Taylor Swift’s birthday.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So much to do this weekend:
• Holiday parades (on land and water)
• Holiday concerts
• Holiday markets
• Bar and cocoa crawls
• Hanukkah begins
• Kissing for a world record
• Taylor Swift's birthday
• Much more!
Read for free: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
• Holiday parades (on land and water)
• Holiday concerts
• Holiday markets
• Bar and cocoa crawls
• Hanukkah begins
• Kissing for a world record
• Taylor Swift's birthday
• Much more!
Read for free: wapo.st/4qnzGQb
How to celebrate Hanukkah in the D.C. area: Attend the lighting of the National Menorah, take your kids to story time with zoo animals, socialize at happy hour or take shots of Manischewitz out of a “ShotNorah.”
Gift link: wapo.st/48JkSnA
Gift link: wapo.st/48JkSnA
The best ways to celebrate Hanukkah in the D.C. area
Attend the lighting of the National Menorah, socialize at happy hour or take shots of Manischewitz out of a “ShotNorah.”
wapo.st
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
How to celebrate Hanukkah in the D.C. area: Attend the lighting of the National Menorah, take your kids to story time with zoo animals, socialize at happy hour or take shots of Manischewitz out of a “ShotNorah.”
Gift link: wapo.st/48JkSnA
Gift link: wapo.st/48JkSnA
Speaking of the World Cup: Back in 2006, I wrote my first "Where to watch the World Cup" story for Weekend. Shockingly, some of the bars mentioned in that 19-year-old story are still with us.
Threading them below...
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Threading them below...
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Where Soccer Fans' Cup Runneth Over
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Speaking of the World Cup: Back in 2006, I wrote my first "Where to watch the World Cup" story for Weekend. Shockingly, some of the bars mentioned in that 19-year-old story are still with us.
Threading them below...
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/life...
Threading them below...
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/life...
It's World Cup draw day in D.C. Follow The Post's live updates for coverage from the Kennedy Center and around town: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
World Cup draw live updates: FIFA’s stage is set, with Trump and soccer in the spotlight
National soccer teams will learn their group stage opponents at the draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's World Cup draw day in D.C. Follow The Post's live updates for coverage from the Kennedy Center and around town: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
A thing I learned from a 1984 Washington Post interview with "Gremlins" star Zach Galligan, linked in this weekend's event guide: The actors originally considered for the role of Billy were Kevin Bacon, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Ralph Macchio.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A thing I learned from a 1984 Washington Post interview with "Gremlins" star Zach Galligan, linked in this weekend's event guide: The actors originally considered for the role of Billy were Kevin Bacon, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Ralph Macchio.
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/life...
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/life...
From the 9:30 Club to Union Stage, here's what two dozen live music venues and dance clubs have planned for New Year's Eve.
Gift link: wapo.st/4oAdn8n
Gift link: wapo.st/4oAdn8n
The New Year’s Eve parties most likely to sell out in the D.C. area
Want to rock, rave or Lindy Hop your way into the new year? We’ve got you covered, but nab those tickets soon.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From the 9:30 Club to Union Stage, here's what two dozen live music venues and dance clubs have planned for New Year's Eve.
Gift link: wapo.st/4oAdn8n
Gift link: wapo.st/4oAdn8n
This weekend, in (some) numbers:
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
The 44 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
Holiday parades (on land and sea), markets and concerts pack the weekend, along with Prohibition-themed parties and the return of ice skating.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This weekend, in (some) numbers:
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
This weekend, in (some) numbers:
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This weekend, in (some) numbers:
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
18 Events with holiday markets
4 Holiday parades (land and sea)
4 End-of-Prohibition events
2 Museum after-hours
2 Christmas tree sales
2 Festivals with school choirs
1 Krampus party
1 'Gremlins' screening
Gift link: wapo.st/4avTgEV
Holiday season is in full swing. Details, with gift links:
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back from the shutdown with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back from the shutdown with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Our favorite holiday events and traditions in the D.C. area
From “Nutcrackers” to concerts to parades, these are some of Washington’s best ways to celebrate the season.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holiday season is in full swing. Details, with gift links:
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back from the shutdown with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back from the shutdown with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Holiday season is in full swing. Details, with gift links:
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Holiday season is in full swing. Details, with gift links:
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C.'s essential holiday happenings, including date ideas:
wapo.st/44JRY5o
10 of the best free holiday events:
wapo.st/3McsQOx
Welcome D.C. museums back with a month of fun:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
@willhawkes.bsky.social @totalcurtis.bsky.social I saw the Shirkers had Boddingtons on cask a few weeks ago, but are there any pubs in London that you know have it now?
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
@willhawkes.bsky.social @totalcurtis.bsky.social I saw the Shirkers had Boddingtons on cask a few weeks ago, but are there any pubs in London that you know have it now?