By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun With Halloween behind us and cooler temperatures finally in the air, you may be getting ready to say farewell to fall festivals, but...not so fast! You still have a chance to visit these local farms to enjoy fun attractions including hayrides, games, and giant slides. Some also have corn mazes, farm animals to visit, and live entertainment. Below are the fall festivals that will remain open through this Continue Reading...
Pumpkin smashing in Northern Virginia
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Aw, those poor pumpkins... so lovingly picked out of a patch, proudly displayed at home, used for decorations, and then.. smashed! If carving a pumpkin isn't enough for you and you've always wanted to see the silly and messy destruction that pumpkin smashing is all about, there are some places where you can do just that in Northern Virginia. Wayside Farm Fun offers this every weekend during its fall Continue Reading...
Wayside Farm Fun Fall Festival: a hidden gem in Berryville
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Pumpkin patch, hayrides, straw tunnels, a corn maze, farm animals, pig races, and even pumpkin smashing... where to begin? If you want to experience a full day of fun on the farm, head to Berryville, Virginia, to visit Wayside Farm Fun. This 20-acre family farm in Clarke County (just past Loudoun County) each year hosts a fall festival that features enough for the whole family to do, without the hustle Continue Reading...
Eight easy ways to save money at fall festivals
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Fall is here! And with so many fall festivals and special events coming up, there is no shortage of fun things to do -- your challenge, on the contrary, is choosing which ones you will actually get to visit. Our annual guide to Northern Virginia Fall Festivals lists more than 20 options for season-long events, from large festivals at farms to smaller pumpkin patches that offer kids some fun, and our Continue Reading...
Cox Farms Fall Festival: new features and ticket giveaway!
Fall is just about here and that means time for an area tradition: a trip to Cox Farms! The fall festival is a favorite of local families (many guests who went as youngsters now take their own children!) and it's easy to understand why: with a giant six-lane slide, numerous other hillside slides, a super-fun hayride, hay forts, rope swings, tot areas, gem mining, live entertainment, the Billy Goat Village and other farm animals to visit, and Continue Reading...
Foamhenge is moving to Northern Virginia!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Breaking news: Foamhenge is moving to Northern Virginia! Earlier this year we finally got to visit this fun, quirky tribute to the world-renowned landmark, and now it's moving closer to us! Foamhenge is a work of art that is a tribute to Stonehenge -- and made out of foam, of course. This full-size replica of Stonehenge, made out of giant foam blocks, has long been a roadside "oddity" in the Luray valley Continue Reading...
Cox Farms Fall Festival: Preview weekend is almost here!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com It's almost September and you know what that means: time to plan a visit to the Cox Farms Fall Festival! This is a huge event with much to do and see: giant slides, hay forts, rope swings, tot areas, gem mining, fun hay rides, live entertainment, farm animals to visit, tasty foods to try, and more. Last year Cox Farms added even more with the Imaginature Trail, a forest walk decorated with a storybook Continue Reading...
Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival: Four free days of fun
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com The annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival is coming up this weekend! The event, now in its 68th year, takes place over four days at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, August 4-7, 2016. This is always a great event for guests of all ages, and with so much to do, you’ll probably want to go a couple of times, or at least make a full day of it. The 4-H component alone has lots to see, including student Continue Reading...
Strawberry picking at Wegmeyer Farms – Fairfax Family Fun readers save 25%!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Going strawberry-picking last year for the first time "ruined" strawberries for me. Why, you might ask? Because once you have tasted fresh, just-picked strawberries, you may never be able to enjoy store-bought ones again! We often buy strawberries, and though my family loves them, I've always thought they were a bit plain. I tend to prefer raspberries, which are plump, juicy, and sweet. Well, guess Continue Reading...
