Everyone’s favorite pop-up shopping event is back for its seventh year on Saturday, December 10th from 11 AM – 4 PM at 4340 Connecticut Ave in Van Ness. This year’s event, hosted by Go Puff and sponsored by Freedom Church DC, includes over 40 local artisans, a Holiday Hunt for prizes, the Vienna Singing Princesses, Photo Time with the Ice Queen and Snow Man and a Feed the Family Cleaning and Hygiene Product Drive.

Holiday Hunt & Selfie Contest for Kids and Adults.

KID’S VERSION: Pick up a Holiday Hunt map at the VNMS Welcome table at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Find little stuffed penguins inside of, or in the windows at participating Holiday Hunt businesses and mark them on your map. Return your map to the VNMS Welcome Table to collect your prize! Prizes range from:

• Candy Canes
• 100 Hershey’s filled holiday candy canes
• Flavor Garden coupon for Holiday Funnel Cake and Ice Cream Scoop

ADULT VERSION: Pick up a Holiday Hunt map at the VNMS Welcome table at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Take a selfie with a penguin in a participating Holiday Hunt business and post it to Instagram. Tag both @VanNessMainSt and @DSLBD. Winners will be notified by direct message. Prizes range from:

• $100 gift certificate from Rosemary Bistro
• $50 gift certificate from E.M. Spa and Lashes
• $25 gift certificate from Italian Bar
• Two-night gift certificate including parking from Days Inn.

Participating businesses (so far): Italian Bar, Rosemary Bistro, Politics and Prose, Bread Furst, Flavor Garden, Italian Pizza Kitchen, Calvert Woodley and The UPS Store.

Vienna Singing Princesses

Perfect for the whole family, the Vienna Singing Princesses join the Van Ness Holiday Pop-Up from 11 AM – 1 PM outside at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Don’t miss the Ice Crew Meet and Greet and Photo Time with the Ice Queen, Ice Princess, Ice Prince, and Snow Man!