By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com St. Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is coming up March 17! The day, a national holiday in Ireland, is celebrated unofficially in the United States as well with parades and other big community celebrations, including some close to us in Alexandria, Manassas, and Washington, DC. While you may be spending the day celebrating a meal with corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, and maybe even some green Continue Reading...
Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Wharf
Let the good times roll! We may not be down in "the Big Easy," but you still can get a taste of Mardi Gras in the metro Washington, DC, area! Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is a holiday that's part of the carnival festivities that start after the Christian celebrations of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and end on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, when Lent season begins. For many people, the carnival season is a time to let Continue Reading...
nZone hosting free Celebrate Calm parenting workshop
Parenting, as you know, is not for the faint of heart. Despite it being one of the most (if not THE most) rewarding things you can experience, it sure comes with its challenges. For all the loving moments, fun times, exciting adventures, and wonderful surprises, there's also the hard part. One area that many parents struggle with it discipline. How can you best provide important lessons and raise a child properly but do so in a loving way that Continue Reading...
Dr. King celebrations, volunteering, and family fun on MLK Day
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day is coming up on Monday, January 21, 2019. It's a federal holiday and day off from school for many kids, so some local families will find themselves with a bonus day to spend together! What started as a day to pay tribute to an iconic American often now serves as good opportunity for volunteering, with some businesses and organizations using the holiday as a "day on, not Continue Reading...
The year of the pig: Lunar New Year is coming up!
Celebrations of the new year aren't over when the January 1st has come and gone. For some people around the world, the traditional new year won't happen for another few weeks: Lunar New Year (sometimes called Chinese New Year) is coming up soon! This year (4717 in the Chinese lunar calendar) is the “Year of the Pig” (or sometimes called The Year of the Boar) and it begins on February 5, 2019. With a sizable Asian population in the Northern Continue Reading...
U.S. states that offer free skiing for kids
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Ready to take your son or daughter to the slopes? Children who enjoy skiing, are just starting out, or want to learn to ski can take advantage of programs across the country designed to get them on the slopes -- for free. Many ski resorts throughout the United States participate in state ski association programs offer free skiing for kids. These programs are designed to get children outside to enjoy active Continue Reading...
Fun freebies: fourth grade ski pass and national park pass
Disclosure: This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun If you have a fourth grader, you're in luck: this year he or she can get some awesome freebies to enjoy the great outdoors! The fourth grade ski pass offered by Pennsylvania and the Continue Reading...
Family-friendly New Year’s Eve events
Who says family time and New Year's Eve (NYE) fun have to be separate things? Many adults opt to make NYE a grown-ups-only event, and that is certainly understandable. But some families prefer to ring in the new year with everyone together, kids of all ages included, and even then, there are some good options. Family-friendly New Year's Eve celebrations in Northern Virginia include evening celebrations with music and other entertainment, 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...
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