I’m well known in my group of friends for having ambitious to-do lists for each season in DC (as I once did for Chapel Hill, too!). I think my friends know to expect a lengthy, ambitious email from me at the start of each season every year (Christmas is its own season, of course!). Though I occasionally get teased for the amount of things I set out to do, I know my friends deeply, deeply appreciate this list – right?!
If you’re ever looking for fun, adventurous, DC-centric, budget-friendly, or just plain awesome things to do in and around our nation’s capitol, I have just the To-Do List for you!
SPRING & SUMMER IN DC – 2013
- our own Kite Festival on the Mall – check!
- picnic + bocce on the Mall
- Cherry Blossoms + picnic – check!
- paddle boat on the Tidal Basin
- kayak on the Potomac – check!
- Farmer’s Market – check!
- Nat’s baseball game – check!
- host a backyard movie night
- outdoor film – check!
- plant an herb garden – check!
- and keep it alive – dead cilantro
- hike at Great Falls National Park – check!
- Jazz in the Sculpture Garden
- Top Golf
- Union Market
- tubing in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- host a cookout/BBQ – check!
- country concert
- play tennis – check!
- Twilight Polo
- Roosevelt Island
- watch planes at Gravelly Point – check!
- go to a new vineyard
- bike on the W&OD Trail
- bake a pie using fresh fruit
What’s on your Summer Bucket List? Do you have any other suggestions for things to do in Washington, DC during the summertime?!
Raleigh Wedding Planner 
I love and appreciate your lists and being able to take part in so many fun DC activities with you!! It’s even more special when we get to do something together that is a DC first for both of us, Gravelly point what what!