By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Christmas is still weeks away, but if you want to attend one of the area's most popular holiday events, you need to plan for this one-day sale soon: Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has set the date for its Santa Train ticket sales! Each year VRE hosts a series of “Santa Train” rides that serve as a public safety awareness campaign and a fun family outing. The VRE Santa Train is a very popular event Continue Reading...
Thanksgiving at home? See the Reston Holiday Parade!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com In town for Thanksgiving? You're in luck -- you get to see a fun holiday parade without having to go to New York! One of our favorite holiday events in Fairfax County is the annual holiday parade in Reston. This is one of Northern Virginia's largest and most beloved parades. Reston’s Holiday Parade, which takes place the day after Thanksgiving, is a big and festive event. This year's it's on Friday, Continue Reading...
Northern Virginia Holiday Staycation Fun Guide
Home for the holidays? Whether you're entertaining family or other out-of-town guests, just enjoying a stay-at-home vacation, or looking to explore new holiday activities, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day offers much to do in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC! See our Northern Virginia Holiday Staycation Fun Guide below for some good ideas! Many thanks to the nZone for sponsoring this guide -- be sure to check them out for Continue Reading...
McLean Bible Church hosts Christmas Around the World
This Christmas season, travel around the world to see how people internationally celebrate when they're "home for the holidays." McLean Bible Church invites the community to get a taste of multicultural celebrations at its free "Christmas Around the World" event, December 14-15, 2018. The megachurch is turning its Tysons Campus, at 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, into an international "destination" with multiple attractions. The hours Continue Reading...
Santa Train 2018 ticket giveaway
Kids who love Santa AND trains are in for a treat on Saturday, December 8, 2018, when Virginia Railway Express (VRE) hosts its annual "Santa Train" event to benefit Operation Lifesaver. In an earlier blog post, we told you all about this very popular event that has Santa and Mrs. Claus ride along on select trains that depart from four VRE stations at different times but all on just one day. This event always sells out within an hour or two Continue Reading...
Santa to visit neighborhoods on fire trucks!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Many kids love fire trucks, and also Santa, so if your family is celebrating Christmas, you are in luck! Several fire departments in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax County's own Falls Church, McLean, Dunn Loring, Vienna, and Burke neighborhoods, welcome Santa in style each year by offering him rides on a fire truck! Other neighboring areas, such as Leesburg, have similar programs. These events, Continue Reading...
Kings Dominion WinterFest debuts this year!
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Fans of theme parks -- and the holidays -- rejoice! If you can't get enough of roller coasters and other thrilling experiences, family rides, entertaining shows, and other fun you can expect from a theme park, you have another choice now in the winter months. Kings Dominion WinterFest debuts in 2018, and we have a sneak peak for you! For the first time ever, in 2018 Kings Dominion is hosting Continue Reading...
Holiday freebies and fun from the nZone
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Two things that just about any parent can use during the holiday are more money and more time. With Christmas coming up, many moms and dads are looking for ways to save money and to get a little more time to themselves for all the errands they need to run. This December, the nZone is offering local families multiple ways to help with both of these issues -- and show their kids a fun time! With free Continue Reading...
Celebrate Christmas with the Washingtons with Mount Vernon by Candlelight Tours
Thanks to Mount Vernon for inviting us on this wonderful tour! By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun A visit to George Washington’s Mount Vernon, no matter how many times you’ve been there, always ends up being educational. The estate, museum, and gardens – home to the first president of the United States – offers much to see, do, and learn from for visitors of all ages. One way to enjoy the historic site and see it in a new light is to Continue Reading...
One Loudoun all aglow with LightUP Fest
Thanks to LightUP Fest for inviting us on a media preview! By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun LightUP Fest, the largest lights festival on the East Coast, is brightening the holiday season at One Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia. The season-long festival brings dozens of installations, with more than one million lights, to One Loudoun in Loudoun County November 8, 2018 through January 2, 2019. The culture-rich lights exhibit that Continue Reading...
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