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...
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...
VRE Santa Train tickets go on sale soon
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...
Christmas tradition: Bull Run Festival of Lights
UPDATE DEC. 20, 2017: Win one of two car passes to this event! See details below! By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com If you drive along I-66 (especially traveling east from Manassas) in winter, you can't miss the lights that sometimes peek out from the trees. This means the Bull Run Festival of Lights is back! Visiting this annual holiday lights display at Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority's Bull Run Regional Park in Continue Reading...
No mantle? No problem… At Home Stores can help
We enjoyed partnering with At Home Stores to find creative ideas for holiday home decor! It's the same thing every year: I see lovely Christmas decorations that would be perfect to put on my mantle over the fireplace, except... I don't have one. The mantle, that is. We do have two fireplaces at home, and while the one in the basement does have a mantle, the one upstairs does not. From a practical standpoint, this means no place to put Continue Reading...
McLean Bible Church hosts free Christmas Village
What are you doing this Christmas season? Volunteering and spreading some cheer? Celebrating the story of Christmas? Having fun with the family? Doing some final shopping? McLean Bible Church invites the community to do all of that at its second annual Christmas Village. The event runs for seven days (December 10-16, 2017), takes place mostly indoors, and, best of all, is completely free ! The large church transforms its Tysons Campus Continue Reading...
Enjoy bright beauty at Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights
UPDATE DEC. 18, 2017: Win a set of passes to this beautiful event! See details below! By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com "Walking in a winter wonderland" is possible nearly every day this holiday season in Northern Virginia -- and snow is not required. If you want to experience a true wonderland this winter, a visit to the beautiful Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens is a must-do activity. This annual lights Continue Reading...
ETAP kicks Christmas into high gear with new musical
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun UPDATE 12/13: We are giving away four tickets to one family to see this great show this weekend! See details at the end of this post! Every holiday season Northern Virginia families are treated to some great entertainment right here at home, by local students: it's time for the annual Christmas show by Encore Theatrical Arts Productions (ETAP)! For more than 20 years, ETAP has produced Continue Reading...
Late December free and festive holiday fun
FREE and Festive Family Fun - LOTS of choices remain now through the end of the year! Looking for something to do during the holidays that is fun, family-friendly, and free in or near Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, or very close by? Look no further! Our list below has lots of ideas (at least two dozen!) for things to do with the family that are all free, right in our area or even right in your home! Please note: by "free" we mean Continue Reading...
Santa Claws: Here’s where to get your pet holiday photos
Pets are family, too, so some people are more than happy to include them in their holiday photos. Northern Virginia furbabies have several opportunities to meet jolly Saint Nick and pose for pictures. Below are some ideas for where you can have get your pet holiday photos this year. Please check the official links below for details, and note that most places have some restrictions and may require a waiver. This list is not comprehensive -- if Continue Reading...
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