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Santa, Mrs. Claus, & The Grinch Kids & Family Festival Shipgarten DC Princess Parties Free Entry Santa, Mrs. Claus, and The Grinch on a Wooden floor with red blurred Christmas lights in the background

Santa, Mrs. Claus, & The Grinch Kids & Family Festival

Celebrate the Magic of the Holidays at Shipgarten’s Kids & Family Festival! Step into a winter wonderland of family-friendly fun at Shipgarten, Tysons Corner’s top family destination! Join us on Sunday, December 22nd, from 12 PM to 6 PM, for a jolly day of festive excitement hosted by Santa, Mrs. Claus, and The Grinch. Bring the whole family for an unforgettable holiday experience! Let your little ones’ imaginations sparkle with FREE face painting and arts & crafts. The holiday cheer continues with live music, great drinks, moon bounces, and a full outdoor playground—fun for everyone! Shipgarten loves your furry friends, too! Whether they prefer being on-leash or playing in our dog park, we’ve got Pup Cups and peanut butter-filled Kongs to spread some joy to your pups. — Event Details Shipgarten opens at 11 AM, with the festival running from 12 PM to 6 PM. Restaurants stay open until 2 AM—so stick around and keep the holiday vibes going! — Festival Schedule 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Face Painting, Moon Bounces, and Arts & Crafts 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Live Magic Show by Jake the Great 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Meet & Greet with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and The Grinch — Holiday Fun & Festivities at Shipgarten 2 Moon Bounces 2 Playground Sets Photo Booth with Festive Props Kids’ Corner with Face Painting & Crafts Outdoor Games & Holiday Competitions with Prizes Dog-Friendly Atmosphere with Special Treats for Pups Giveaways, Contests & Prizes Beer & Tasting Samples Delicious Food for All — Plus, we’ve got **two 155″ TV walls, 8 TVs, 2 outdoor projectors, and 3 indoor projectors** to make sure you don’t miss a single moment of the big games! Come celebrate the holidays at Shipgarten—where family, friends, and furry companions come together for a day filled with joy and cheer! 🎅🎄

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Holiday for the Hounds

This December we’re all about the holidays! Show your pup a little extra love and bring them out to Shipgarten December 28th from 1-6pm for our Holiday for the Hounds festival 🍻🐾 Try deluxe homemade treats from our doggie vendors, play in our dog park, or give your pup something from our special dog menu. Enjoy sampling over 40 breweries, compete in festival events for prizes, or take pictures in our photo booth- there’s something for everyone! Bring your furry friend by for a paws-itively adorable pic with Santa! 🐕🎅📸 DONATE A TOY TO THE TOY DRIVE! ALL TOYS WILL BE DONATED TO THE SECOND STORY FOR HOMELESS YOUTH!! ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 12 AM*** EVENT SCHEDULE: 3:00 PM Doggy Games Smallest Dog ($25 to winner, based on audience vote!) Biggest Dog ($25 gift card to winner, based on audience vote!) Best Trick ($25 gift card to winner, based on audience vote!) 3:30 PM Dog & Owner Relay Race ($25 gift card to fastest time!) 4 :00 PM Best Dressed Dog ($25 to winner, based on audience vote!) ♫ Jason Hibler (4:00 PM – 7:30 PM) ♫ Live DJ (8:00 PM-2:00 AM) ALL DAY College Bowl Games ALL DAY College Basketball Winter Wonderland: ❅ Free Photos with Santa (dogs welcome) ❅ Hot Drinks Menu ❅ 3 Grand Christmas Trees ❅ Craft with Mrs.Claus in Santas Workshop ❅ Try Roasting S’mores at our Fire Pits ❅ Free Face Painting ❅ Photo Ops with Christmas Props ❅ 25+ Christmas Inflatables ❅ Holiday Music

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Shipgarten Tree Lighting Ceremony December 7th 1 to 6 PM Free Entry Christmas Tree in the Background with White Christmas Lights and White Christmas Bulb Decorations

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Join us Saturday, December 7th in kicking off the holiday season! Santa’s elves have been hard at work decorating Shipgarten’s Winter Wonderland and Santa’s Workshop. Grab one of our many hot drinks and enjoy the holiday lights and Christmas carols. At 5pm gather around for our ceremonial lighting of the Christmas Tree. ✪ Schedule ✪ ❅ ♫ 12:30-3:30 Live Music ❅ 2:00 PM – ‘Snowball’ Toss ❅ 3:00 PM – Marshmallow-Run-Relay (egg on a spoon relay with marshmellows) ❅ 4:00pm- Christmas Carols ❅ 5:00pm- Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony ❅ ♫ Live DJ (8:00 PM – 2:00 AM) Shipgarten offers 2-155″ TV Walls, 8 TVs, 3 outdoor projectors & 3 indoor to watch it ALL Winter Wonderland: ❅ Free Photos with Santa (dogs welcome) ❅ Hot Drinks Menu ❅ Over 20 Holiday Inflatables ❅ 3 Grand Christmas Trees ❅ Craft with Mrs.Claus in Santas Workshop ❅ Try Roasting S’mores at our Fire Pits ❅ Free Face Painting ❅ Photo Ops with Christmas Props ❅ 25+ Christmas Inflatables ❅ Holiday Music

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Slushie, Frozen Drinks & BIG Beer Memorial Day Festival

Who is ready for a good party? We are throwing a huge bash with amazing specials over Memorial Day Weekend and you do not want to miss out! Join us on May 27th from 1-6 PM for our Slushie, Frozen Drinks & BIG Beer Memorial Day Festival. We will have competitions, live music, a specials drink menu, gift cards & so much more! Come party with us!! ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM*** EVENT SCHEDULE: ♫ 12:30 -3:30 PM Alex Perez 2 PM Corn Hole Tournament 3PM Hot Dog Eating Contest ♫ 4-7:30 PM Torrey B ♫ DJ KHOZZ Live (8:00 PM-2:00 AM) ADDITIONALLY: ➳100+ beer & cider samples from local breweries to choose from ➳ Photo Booth with Accessories ➳Great food ➳Dog Friendly (Check out our Dog menu, play in the dog park, or just bring your pup along) ➳ Bratwursts, Pretzels, Wings, & Special of the Day! ➳ Outdoor Games & Activities ➳ Giveaways, Competitions & Prizes To see our Festival Beer Sampling menu, click here… To see Tysons Biergarten’s Beer Menu, click here… To see Waffles & Tacos’ Beer Menu, click here… All 3 beer menus plus more will be available for sampling during the festival

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Ice Luge, Frozen Drinks, Slushies, Shooters & Beer Festival

Come to Shipgarten for our Ice Luge, Frozen Drinks, Slushies, Shooters & Beer Festival on Saturday, July 1st! We’ll have cool and frozen drinks to beat the heat, plus 10 signature shooter flavors like Orange Thunder and Lemon Drops! Or celebrate with a red, white, and blue color scheme with Watermelon Jolly Rancher, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, and Blue Kamikaze shooters! We’ll also have live music and outdoor games for guests to enjoy the day here. ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM*** EVENT SCHEDULE: ♫ 12-3:30 PM – TBD 2 PM – Rubber Band Cup Shooting Contest 3 PM – Minute Jenga Tower Building Contest 4 PM – Spoon and Egg Race ♫ 4-7:30 PM TBD ♫ Live DJ (8:00 PM-2:00 AM) – DJ KHOZZ ADDITIONALLY: ➳40+ beer & cider samples from local breweries to choose from ➳ Photo Booth with Accessories ➳Great food ➳Dog Friendly (Check out our Dog menu, play in the dog park, or just bring your pup along) ➳ Bratwursts, Pretzels, Wings, & Special of the Day! ➳ Outdoor Games & Activities ➳ Giveaways, Competitions & Prizes ➳ Kids Corner with Face Painting, Moon Bounce, Crafts and more! ★We will also be serving samples of all our regular draft beers from Tysons Biergarten and Waffles & Tacos. To see Beer Sampling menu, click here… To see Tysons Biergarten’s list, click here… To see Waffles & Tacos’ list, click here…

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Encanto Hosts Cinco De Mayo Kids & Family Festival

To round out the weekend of festivities we have our Kids Festival hosted by Encanto! Look forward to a full song and dance show performed by your favorite characters, Bruno, Mirabel & Louisa. Bonus, they will stay after for your children to get a photo with the characters! There will also be a scavenger hunt for them to enjoy and if they complete it they will get a special gift. We will have a craft table on site for them to make some fun art or they can get a colorful design painted on their face at our face painting table. Let them let loose in our two moon bounces or watch them climb to new heights on our jungle gym. If your dog is your child, no worries there! Our whole venue is dog friendly and we even have a fenced in dog park for them to play in. If you’re looking for a fun, family friendly place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Shipgarten is your spot! ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 12 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM*** EVENT SCHEDULE: ♫ 12-3PM School of Rock House Band 3:15 PM – ★ Live Character Performance by Encanto★ ♫ 4-6 PM McLean Jazz Band 5-7 PM Music Bingo 7 PM Comedy Show ADDITIONALLY: ★ 2 Moon Bounces ★ 2 Playground sets ★ Photo Booth with Accessories ★Kids’ Corner with Face Painting, Crafts, and More ★ Outdoor Games & Activities ★ Giveaways, Competitions & Prizes ★Dog Friendly (Check out our Dog menu, play in the dog park, or just bring your pup along) ★ Bier & Samples ★Great food

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