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Events & Happenings- December 18th - 24th
Juliana Lewis
December 17, 2025
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Hello and Happy Holidays! This week’s event list is lighter given the upcoming holidays.
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Events
Thursday, December 18th
Connect with other impacted federal workers. The ripple effects of the mass layoff of federal workforce are being felt everywhere in our community. Whether you were a federal employee, federal contractor, or otherwise impacted by the federal workforce reductions, please join in this support group to share your experiences and learn from others.
Certified executive coach Eva Hogan will facilitate a group conversation about how to think through what comes next and begin taking actions to move forward with your career. Arlington Public Library will also provide available resources to help you find new employment should the need arise. Please note, this program will not be livestreamed or recorded. Registration required.
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Bluemont Room at Central Library
Join us for a special screening of a short documentary developed in conjunction with the exhibition Tactics for Remembering.
Join us for a special screening of a short documentary developed in conjunction with the exhibition Tactics for Remembering. The documentary features exhibiting artists Amalia Caputo, Reynier Leyva Novo, and Lisu Vega discussing their work. The screening will be followed by a conversation between guest curator Fabiola R. Delgado and panelists Ricardo Betancourt (film director) and Luis Vasquez La Roche (artist and professor), whose practices engage with themes of memory, migration, and cultural continuity.
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
Friday, December 19th
Join us for the 4 Year anniversary celebration - good vibes, great friends, and memories in the making.
There will be a dance show and hora loca later in the night. This event will also feature winter drink specials and festive vibes all night.
Time: 8:00pm-11:30pm
Location: Inca Social
Saturday, December 20th
Join us for a hilarious evening of comedy at El Rey! Get ready to laugh your socks off with the DMV's best comedians! This Standup Comedy Night is sure to be a blast! Come and enjoy a night filled with laughter, good vibes, and unforgettable performances. Our talented lineup of comedians will have you rolling in the aisles. From witty one-liners to hilarious anecdotes, they'll keep you entertained throughout the evening. This event is free but please tip.
Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm
Location: El Rey Ballston
Sunday, December 21st
Join us this Sunday. We will be sharing winter clothes and hand warmers. Free vegan food at 2:30pm provided by @foodnotbombsnova. Take what you need, leave what you can.
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Location: Ballston-MU Metro Station
This event features The Polar Express (1:00pm), Home Alone (2:45pm), Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (4:30pm), National Lampoon Christmas Vacation (6:15pm), and Krampus (8:30pm). Dress up in your best holiday outfit for a chance to win prizes to the Arlington Drafthouse and Pike Cornerstone!
Time: First movie starts at 1:00pm. Doors open at 12:30pm.
Location: Arlington Drafthouse
Cost: $10 per adult for an all day pass! Come and go as you please!
Monday, December 22nd
It's a Wonderful Life is about a kind-hearted man, George Bailey, who is shown the value of his life by a guardian angel on Christmas Eve. Overwhelmed by despair after a financial crisis, George wishes he had never been born. The angel, Clarence, takes him on a journey through an alternate reality to show him how the world would be a worse place without him, helping him realize his positive impact on his community. The film is a Christmas classic that explores themes of family, community, and the idea that true success is measured by the good one does for others, not by wealth or fame.
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Arlington Drafthouse
Cost: $12
Tuesday, December 23rd
New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Arlington Drafthouse
Cost: $12
Wednesday, December 24th
Don’t be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins this holiday season. Come out to Alamo Drafthouse and spread the cheer at this sugar-fueled, interactive holiday spectacular, packed with games, props, and, of course, singing loud for all to hear. Bundle up for this celebration of one of the best holiday films ever made, period. Will Ferrell’s take on a North Pole elf trying to figure out Manhattan (“Watch out! The yellow ones don’t stop!”) just might be the funniest he’s ever been. Our ELF Movie Party features all sorts of fun props, a gift "wrap off" before the film, and of course, your very own elf hat.
Time: 11:00am and 12:00pm
Location: Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City