One of the biggest festivals in Northern Virginia takes place this weekend: the Burke Centre Festival, Sept. 7-8, 2019. This annual two-day event, which has been around for more than 40 years, features dozens of family activities, live entertainment, and music, all with free admission. All events take place at the Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds. Activities include: amusement rides; children's activity booths (many free); music, dancing, Continue Reading...
A tasty annual tradition: the Middle Eastern Food Festival
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Great food, music and dancing, tours of a beautiful church, fun for kids, and more baklava than you might ever see assembled in one place. If all that sounds good to you, plan to attend the Middle Eastern Food Festival taking place at Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek Catholic Church Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2019. The annual event in McLean is two full days of fun for all ages. The main Continue Reading...
Cardboard Boat Regatta returns to Reston
One of the newest summer events, sure to become a local tradition, returns to Lake Anne Plaza soon: the Reston Historic Trust & Museum hosts the third annual Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta on Saturday, August 10, 2019. The fun takes place on the Lake Anne Plaza waterfront in the afternoon, with the first race at 1 pm. Arrive earlier to see all the boats before they hit the water: boats will start arriving on the plaza at 10:30 am, and Continue Reading...
Celebrate the Apollo 11 50th anniversary
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It was one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind. Fifty years later, it is still an awe-inspiring image: a human walking on the moon. On July 20, 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time, an event that transfixed not just the United States, but the whole world. It's time to celebrate this tremendous achievement, and there are fun opportunities to do that in Washington, DC. When Neil Continue Reading...
Fourth of July Fireworks & Festivals in Northern Virginia & DC
Celebrate Independence Day in Northern Virginia and DC! We're lucky to live so close to Washington DC, and being in DC for the big National Fourth of July parade and A Capitol Fourth concert and fireworks is something you definitely need to experience at least a few times. But if you want to be "closer to home," we also have many fun options for Fourth of July celebrations in Fairfax County or right on the border to us. From huge daylong Continue Reading...
Cardboard boat regatta: may the best team stay afloat!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com One of the most unique community competitions is coming up soon: the cardboard boat regatta! This fun boat race is part of the annual Springfield Days festival featuring a car show, pet fest, and more. Each year on the second day of the festival, this year on Sunday, June 2, 2019, dozens of community groups gather to see which team will stay afloat -- literally. At the Cardboard Boat Regatta, Continue Reading...
Northern Virginia Water Parks now open!
Woo-hoo! Summer is just about here! If you want to cool off with a super-fun day at a water park, you don’t need to leave town: you can enjoy one of our many great water parks right in our area. We have many -- in fact, 10 outdoor ones (plus indoor water parks, and pools and spray grounds or splash fountains) -- all right here in Northern Virginia. These outdoor Northern Virginia Water Parks are open in the summer only, usually from Memorial Continue Reading...
Escape Velocity: fun STEAM learning in a sci-fi realm
Want an "out of this world" experience? Enjoy one this weekend without leaving Planet Earth -- or even the metro DC area -- by attending Escape Velocity! The annual three-day event celebrating science fiction returns to National Harbor in Maryland (across from Old Town Alexandria in Virginia) Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, 2019. The event is a futuristic world’s fair to promote informal STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and Continue Reading...
Memorial Day events in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC
Memorial Day Events 2019 Memorial Day weekend is here, a time for our country to remember and honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives to protect our freedoms. Being so close to the nation's capital gives us a very easy opportunity to visit meaningful places to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. See below for special events taking place in Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia to honor our military, as well celebrations Continue Reading...
Memorial Day traditions: Ride of the Patriots & Rolling Thunder
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Thousands of motorcycles will roar into town this weekend, as happens on Memorial Day Sunday each year, going down Fairfax Boulevard en route to Washington, DC, where they will join hundreds of thousands more bikes at Rolling Thunder. It's quite a sight -- and fun and exciting to watch -- but its purpose is heartfelt: to honor our soldiers. Ride of the Patriots is a local motorcycle ride related to Continue Reading...
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