
An annual holiday bar crawl will work its way through Del Ray on Saturday.
The seventh annual Candy Cane Bar Crawl will be held from 12:30 to 6 p.m., and the event includes trolley transportation between bars, raffles, trivia, costume contests and swag bags.
The event is hosted by the Del Ray Business Association and will raise funds for the nonprofit Blessings in a Backpack.
Tickets range from $15 per person for those who register in advance and $25 on the day of the event. The first 250 registrants will get receive a swag bag, which includes a 16-ounce souvenir cup.
Participating restaurants include:
- Bella Napoli (1310 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Brewski’s Barkhaus (529 E. Howell Avenue)
- Cheesetique Del Ray (2411 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Del Ray Pizzeria (2218 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Elo’s Italian (1603 Commonwealth Avenue)
- Evening Star Cafe (2000 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- The Garden (1503 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Hops N’ Shine (3410 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Joy On The Avenue (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- KAiZEN Tavern (1909 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap (401 E. Braddock Road)
- Los Tios (2615 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Market to Market (116 E. Del Ray Avenue)
- Matt & Tony’s (1501 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Northside 10 (10 E. Glebe Road)
- Piece Out (2419 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Pork Barrel BBQ (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Spice Kraft (2607 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Stomping Ground (2309 Mount Vernon Avenue)
- St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub (2300 Mount Vernon Avenue)
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