Party With Purpose: Shawn Yancy's 15th Annual Girls' Night Out Holiday Bazaar & Day Party

On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the National Housing Center in Northwest Washington, D.C. was the place to be. From 3 to 7 PM, DC's movers, shakers, and changemakers gathered for the Girls' Night Out by Shawn Yancy Holiday Bazaar & Day Party for a Cause— a 15-year tradition that has become one of the DMV's most beloved holiday events.

The Woman Behind the Mission

Girls' Night Out is an annual event hosted by Shawn Yancy to support charities that improve the lives of women and children in the DMV area. But for Yancy, this work has always been personal. Yancy became a young mother while in college, carrying a full course load and finishing a semester early to earn her bachelor's degree — all while raising her baby. That experience became the foundation of everything Girls' Night Out stands for.

"I credit my higher education success to the support of my parents," Yancy has said. "I realize not everyone has the kind of support system that I was blessed to have — that's why the Giving Foundation for Women & Children is starting a scholarship fund to help young mothers in college thrive."

Fifteen years later, that vision is still driving the room.

The Experience

The afternoon featured curated holiday shopping from 20+ boutiques, food and festive cocktails, fashion, music, and raffle prizes— all wrapped in the signature energy that has made this event a holiday staple in the DMV. DC's changemakers, politicos, athletes, and local celebrities came together to sip, shop, and give back in style.

This year's event welcomed men and women alike, living up to its expanded identity as a true community celebration — not just a girls' night, but a city showing up for a cause.

The Cause

Every ticket purchased, every boutique browsed, every cocktail raised supported the Giving Foundation for Women & Children's two signature programs: the Young Scholars Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for young mothers in college, and the Holiday Coats and Toys for Kids program, ensuring local children don't go without during the holiday season.

The Young Scholars Fund provides young mothers enrolled in colleges and universities with scholarships covering tuition, daycare, diapers, food, books, and mentoring— resources that can mean the difference between finishing a degree and walking away from one.

15 Years and Still the Standard

What Shawn Yancy has built over 15 years is rare — an event that people genuinely look forward to, not just because of the experience, but because of what it means. Fashion, community, and philanthropy don't always share the same room. Girls' Night Out has spent a decade and a half proving they should.