🥯 🎄 Your weekend in ARL: 🎄🍔🧠 Holiday Artisan Fair, Thursday Trivia and Big Buns Dessert Season (Dec. 18-21)

🧠 Thursday Trivia Night at Hops N Shine (Dec. 4, 6:30 PM)
If you need an easy Thursday night plan, Hops N Shine has you covered with weekly trivia. Grab a drink, round up a team and test your random knowledge while competing for bragging rights and prizes. It is casual, friendly and a great excuse to get out of the house without committing to a whole night out. FREE

🎭 Improv Battle Royale December Match at John Lyon VFW Post 3150 (Dec. 19, 7 PM to 8 PM)
Looking for something different on a Friday night? Improv Battle Royale brings fast-paced, competitive comedy to Arlington with local teams going head-to-head in audience-driven challenges. It is lively, interactive and the kind of show where no two performances are the same. A fun pick if you want laughs without a late night commitment. $10

🎁 Holiday Artisan Fair at Barcroft Apartments (Dec. 20, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM)
Barcroft Apartments is hosting a cozy Saturday morning Artisan Fair with local vendors selling jewelry, artwork, baked goods, photography, handmade books and more. There will be free crafts with StudioPAUSE and a chance to connect with neighborhood organizations offering community resources. A relaxed, feel-good way to shop local and ease into the holiday weekend. FREE

🥕 Columbia Pike Farmers Market at Pike Park (Sundays, 9 AM to 1 PM)
A solid Sunday stop if you want something low-key and local. The Columbia Pike Farmers Market runs year-round with fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, small-batch foods and the kind of neighborhood energy that makes a winter morning feel a little brighter. It is a simple, easy way to support local growers and pick up a few things for the week. FREE

🍔🍦 Big Buns Damn Good Burgers Holiday Dessert Menu
Big Buns is leaning all the way into dessert season with the return of its “Slayin’ Sweets” menu. The lineup includes Santa’s Sundae with granola and holiday M&Ms, a minty Grinch Shake loaded with Oreo crumbles, and the over-the-top North Pole Quake stacked with vanilla ice cream, double chocolate brownie and all the toppings. Available now at the Ballston and Shirlington locations, plus McLean, this one is for anyone who believes December is no time for restraint. Info HERE

🎄🍸 Blitzen Bar at Makers Union
Makers Union is back in full holiday mode with its Blitzen Bar, running now through December 31. Expect festive decor and a lineup of 12 seasonal cocktails dreamed up by their mixology team, including Big Nick Energy and the wildly over-the-top How the Grinch Stole Makers Union. If you are skipping alcohol, they also have holiday mocktails like the Sugarplum Fizz and Berry and Brite. Find it at 1450 S. Eads St. in National Landing and consider this your sign to do at least one holiday drink outing this week. Info HERE

🎄 Griswolds on the Deck: Clarendon Ballroom (Dec. 5 and through the season)
The Deck at Clarendon Ballroom is turning into a full-on Christmas pop-up starting December 5, complete with giant ornaments, colorful lights, oversized candy canes, holiday music and a menu of seasonal cocktails. Break out your ugliest sweater and swing by for Jolly Hour, Thursdays through Saturdays from 7 to 9 PM, with drink deals on beer, wine, Santa Sangria and more. A fun, over-the-top way to get your holiday fix right in Clarendon. Info HERE

🍰 Bayou Bakery Christmas Corner Holiday Market at Bayou Bakery (Courthouse)
Bayou Bakery is giving the holidays a New Orleans twist this year. Chef David Guas is rolling out the Kiddie Creole Kringle Crunch Cake, a praline-iced Danish-style cake that feeds eight to ten people and looks like instant holiday hero material. You can also pick up a trio of pralines in traditional, cafe au lait and chocolate flavors, sugar-dusted crack cookies and peppermint bark. Starting December 14, the cafe’s Christmas Corner Holiday Market will offer a rotating lineup of edible stocking stuffers, making it an easy, delicious stop this season. Info HERE

🎉 Birthday Shoutouts for Next Week!

Happy birthday to Stephanie (22nd)!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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