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Best Labor Day Sales to Shop for 2020 09/02/2020 12:00am • Labor Day weekend is a big shopping holiday for deal hunters. Like most three-day weekends, it hosts an impressive array of sales. In addition to seeing the usual mattress and appliance deals that pop up during three-day-weekend sales, you'll find plenty of end-of-summer clearance sales on outdoor Labor Day 2020 freebies, events and discounts in the DC area 09/01/2020 11:31am • Looking for free things and events around the D.C. area for Labor Day weekend? Here are some freebies and discounts to celebrate the weekend. Alexandria Virginia's Restaurant Week has been extended through Labor Day. 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