National Menorah Lighting
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Where: The Ellipse, President's Park, Washington, District of Columbia
When: Lighting ceremony December 14, then nightly candle lighting through the eight days of Chanukah
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Billed as the world's largest menorah, this Ellipse fixture is lit in a ceremony featuring music from the United States Navy Band, with latkes, doughnuts, dreidels, and menorah kits on hand. Candles are lit each night across the eight days of Chanukah.