By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun How do transportation agencies and first responders clear the roads after a major accident or incident? What purpose do some of those unusual-looking trucks serve? How do transportation agencies monitor traffic in our region? If you're curious about the behind-the-scenes work to keep traffic moving in our area, the upcoming Incident Management Open House will be incredibly educational -- and fun for the 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...
Win passes to Leesburg Animal Park Pumpkin Village!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Open year-round, Leesburg Animal Park is a popular site for families and animal lovers in Virginia. With dozens of animals from all over the world (mostly outside, but with a few indoor exhibits), an indoor playground, live shows, a gift shop, and more, there's plenty to do. But in the fall the fun kicks up a notch with Pumpkin Village, Leesburg Animal Park's autumn festival. The outdoor fall festival Continue Reading...
Meet the new Potomac Mills Chuck E. Cheese’s!
Thanks to Chuck E. Cheese’s for inviting us to the grand re-opening of the Potomac Mills restaurant! By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun If you’re familiar with the legend of the phoenix, you’ve heard the story of how it emerged from the ashes, some say better than before. Earlier this year, a fire that started outside the restaurant damaged the Chuck E. Cheese’s location in Potomac Mills, closing it over many months. Now this Chuck E. Continue Reading...
Tour Godspeed, a settlers’ ship, at Portside in Old Town fest
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun The Portside in Old Town Festival (details at the end of this article) takes place this weekend, and a special attraction is a visit by the tall ship Godspeed. This re-creation of a historic ship is usually "home" at the Jamestown Settlement living history museum, but it's making a stop in Northern Virginia after visiting Baltimore for Fleet Week. Godspeed is one of the three ships that brought Continue Reading...
Ideas for fall foliage tours in the Mid-Atlantic
Updated 9-15-2018 with additional links (initial publish date 9-21-2017) Fall is a wonderful time to take a quick family road trip. The season comes after the summer crowds have gone, but before the hectic Christmas and holiday road travel arrives. The cool but not cold temperatures, the beautiful colors of the tree lines, and the leaves crunching below your feet make this a wonderful time to get some fresh air with the family and enjoy fall Continue Reading...
Area fun continues with fall festivals!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Autumn is almost here (officially) and that means that festival season continues, with pumpkin patches and fall festivals joining the already-long list of area community events celebrating various foods, cultures, and neighborhoods. For some families, fall is an even better time for these events since the cool, crisp air is more comfortable than the summer heat, and the changing colors of the season make Continue Reading...
Tips for picking your own apples
Apples are aplenty in autumn, and for some local families, picking your own fruit is a fun activity. Apple picking can be a nice way to spend a little outside time in the fall and it helps kids appreciate the work that farmers do and how our food grow. Our guide to local apple picking in Northern Virginia list seven farms that offer pick-your-own options. Among the apple varieties you may find are Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Continue Reading...
We the People: Exploring Philadelphia’s Constitution Center
By Bret Berlin with Josephine Berlin and Jackson Berlin for Fairfax Family Fun One of Philadelphia’s top historical attractions is the Constitution Center. I have been to the Constitution Center twice before, but this is the first time I took my kids, ages nine and twelve. It is hard to impress upon kids how unique and special our Constitution is. I think it is something we all take for granted. But this museum does an outstanding job Continue Reading...
Museum of the American Revolution provides hands-on history
By Bret Berlin with Josephine Berlin and Jackson Berlin for Fairfax Family Fun The Museum of the American Revolution is a newer addition to the long list of museums in the Philadelphia landscape. It is just two blocks from Independence Hall and is only about two-and-a-half hours from the Washington, DC, metro area. The building is large with high ceilings and wide hallways, so it can accommodate many people without feeling cramped. The Continue Reading...
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