Sat – Sun, Jan 5 – 6: DC BIG FLEA at theDulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Period & Country Furniture to Collectibles of All Eras at Affordable Prices! Featuring Glassware, Jewelry, Silver, Primitives, Porcelain and Much More!!

Jan 3 – 13: The Washington Jewish Film Festival is an annual event that promotes the preservation of Jewish culture by showing films with Jewish themes and encouraging a dialogue about a variety of issues. The film festival, sponsored by theWashington, DC, Jewish Community Center's Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts, will present 55 films from 15 countries screened at 10 different venues.

 This is the last weekend, January 6, to catch Christmas at Mount Vernon. Special festivities include themed decorations, historical chocolate-making demonstrations, 18th-century dancing, and even a Christmas camel just like George Washington had on the grounds during Christmas of 1787.

 SUNDAY: Redskins play the Seattle Seahawks at 4:30 at FedEx Field.

 Jan 4 - 6: The International Motorcycle Show at the Washington Convention Center showcases the latest sportbikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters, customs, ATVs, aftermarket parts, motorcycle apparel and accessories. The family friendly event includes a motorcycle stunt show from the “America’s Got Talent” Top 10 Finalists The Smage Bros;

November 16 - January 6, 2013: ICE! At Gaylord National Resort!  The award-winning holiday attraction is a winter wonderland created entirely of 5,000 BLOCKS of ice weighing 1.5 MILLION POUNDS! hand-sculpted by 40 international artisans and kept at a chilling nine degrees Fahrenheit. As part of Christmas on the Potomac, the Gaylord National Resort’s ICE! is a special holiday event in the Washington DC area you won't want to miss! This holiday season, Gaylord National Resort’s smash-hit holiday attraction returns with a brand-new theme. The 2012 edition of Gaylord National’s ICE! will feature DreamWorks’ Shrek the Halls, which will bring the characters of this far-off land to life in TWO-MILLION POUNDS of hand-carved ice. These hilarious and colorful displays will feature scenes with your favorite characters: Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Gingy and Puss in Boots as they celebrate Christmas in their own special way.