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D.C. Sets Guinness Record With 1,435 Couples Kissing Under Mistletoe

A Guinness adjudicator verified the DowntownDC BID's carefully staged attempt under the National Mistletoe at Anthem Row.

Garren Price, CEO and President of the Downtown DC BID, center, with Michael Empric, Guiness World Record adjudicator, and Sherrell Duncan, WPGC 95.5 radio, inform the crowd they broke the record after couples gathered under the city's National Mistletoe installation for a festive attempt to break the world record for the most couples kissing under mistletoe at the same time in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 13, 2025.
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Overview

  • Exactly 1,435 pairs kissed simultaneously for five seconds under real mistletoe to claim the title.
  • The total surpassed the previous benchmark of 480 couples set at an Anheuser-Busch event in St. Louis in 2019.
  • Guinness World Records official Michael Empric certified the count on-site before a crowd of nearly 3,000.
  • Organizers reported more than 6,000 couples registered and procured 17,150 mistletoe sprigs from an Oregon farm.
  • The 10-foot National Mistletoe, designed by My Ly Design, anchors DowntownDC's holiday programming with entertainment at Anthem Row.