From members-only meetings to million-person festivals, these are the events that light up the capital year after year.
More than 30,000 Marine Corps Marathon runners passed through the National Mall.
Photo: Marathonfoto
The District is a town of big venues—and equally big events. Each year literary types flood the Mall for the National Book Festival, politicians rub elbows with the press at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, and foodies feast at the Rammy Awards. To recognize the best, we introduce our look at the area’s most noteworthy annual events—and the people who put them together.
