By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Valentine's Day is coming up and you may be making plans to celebrate with your significant other... or with your significant others, plural. Although it's still mostly a day when people celebrate romantic love, for others it's also a day to celebrate all kinds of love, including the affection they hold for family members, especially children. In a fun coincidence, every year when Disney on Ice presents its Continue Reading...
Monster Jam rolls into DC with a ‘Triple Threat’ in January!
January... a time for resolutions, a fresh start, snowy days, and, for those of us in the DC area, the chance to see Monster Jam again! Each year Monster Jam rolls into the area with another exciting competition that features your favorite monster trucks (and more!) doing amazing stunts. This year's event takes place January 25-26, 2020 (three shows), at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. This activity is fun for all ages, and we're sending one Continue Reading...
Win two tickets to see the Jersey Boys!
The Jersey Boys are coming. And we have tickets for you to see them! Read more about the show below and then enter to win! "They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made them an international sensation all over Continue Reading...
Santa Train 2019 ticket giveaway
Kids who love Santa AND trains are in for a treat on Saturday, December 14, 2019, 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...
Wayside Farm Fun hosts its annual fall festival
By Patricia Lee Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It's that time of year again! A day taking a hayride, picking gourds at a pumpkin patch, trying to find your way through a corn maze, visiting animals, and enjoying all the other activities that make for a fun autumn day. Wayside Farm Fun in nearby Berryville, Virginia, offers this -- plus lots more! -- during its annual fall festival. This 20-acre family farm just outside of Loudoun County offers Continue Reading...
Superheroes Head to Virginia with Marvel Universe Live!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Boys and girls, grownups and kids...everyone loves when a superhero comes to save the day! From comic books to blockbuster movies, watching super heroes in action is a thrill for people of all ages. Watching them in person in a live-action shows is even better! When Marvel Universe LIVE!, a production that features the most Marvel characters ever assembled in one production, made its debut in 2014, Continue Reading...
Silver Sparkles: family fun and fundraising for good
UPDATE 3/1/2019: We are giving away one family pack of tickets to a lucky winner! Follow the Fairfax Family Fun Facebook page for details! By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com What's better than an afternoon of family fun? An afternoon of family fun that ultimately serves a greater purpose. Silver Sparkles, an annual event to raise funds for brain cancer and tumor research, returns on Saturday, March 2, noon-5 pm. The fun takes place at Continue Reading...
PAW Patrol Live races into Fairfax!
Updated 1-30-2019 with a giveaway! Scroll below for details! Calling all kids who want to save the day: their favorite four-legged heroes welcome them on their latest rescue mission! PAW Patrol, the animated Nickelodeon series that is wildly successful with toddlers and preschoolers, comes to life in a stage show. The production heads to EagleBank Arena (on the George Mason University Campus) in Fairfax February 1-3, 2019. "PAW Patrol Continue Reading...
Monster Jam returns to DC — and so does our giveaway!
Happy New Year 2019! How about we get this year off to a ROARING start? You can do so later this month when Monster Jam® returns to Washington, DC ! The exciting monster truck show is coming to Capital One Arena January 26-27, 2019. As Fairfax Family Fun has been doing for several years now, we once again have an opportunity to win four tickets to the show! Please read below to learn more about Monster Jam and how you can win free 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...
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