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Did you know it takes between ten and twelve people six weeks to create the annual Winter Lights at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg? Winter Lights Festival is a 3.5 mile drive past more than 380 illuminated displays and 65 animated vignettes. Winter Woods, Teddy Bear Land, Victorian Village, and the North Pole are […]

The holiday season is here and there are numerous events happening around Montgomery County to mark the occasion. There’s everything from tree lightings, winter festivals, light displays and holiday performances. Check out a full list of events, below. Nov. 17: Tree Lighting Celebration & Fireworks at Rio Washingtonian Center, at 6 p.m. Join us on […]

The city of Gaithersburg’s Winter Lights Festival is celebrating it’s 21st year. The popular festival opens for the season later this week: The Winter Lights Festival is open nightly from Nov. 25 – Dec. 31. The festival is closed on Christmas Day. There are several special events planned this year, including Wine Under the Lights, […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, December 18 Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale open today from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 27th year. Performance at 10:30 a.m. in Glen Echo Park. The Visual Arts Center Program at Einstien […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, December 11 Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale open today from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 27th year. Performance at 10:30 a.m. in Glen Echo Park. The Visual Arts Center Program at Einstien […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, December 4 Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open today from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 27th year. Families will enjoy this Washington tradition in Glen Echo Park. Performance at 10:30 a.m. […]

The Garden of Lights is back at Brookside Gardens. This walk-through holiday light display features one million dazzling colorful lights shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Find out more in this video, below: You can find out more about Brookside Garden of Lights here. Visit our PEG partner […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, November 27 The Gaithersburg Winter Lights display opens today through December 31. Located at Seneca Creek Park, this drive through display opens nightly at 6 p.m. Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale opens today at 10 a.m. The show continues through January […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, go behind the scenes of the 20th annual Winter Lights Festival in Gaithersburg. Work got started on the city’s holiday lights festival in October and the signature exhibit this year is a Fantasy Castle. As you will see in the video, below, some of the light displays are set up […]

A behind the scenes look at the Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg: