By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It was one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind. Fifty years later, it is still an awe-inspiring image: a human walking on the moon. On July 20, 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time, an event that transfixed not just the United States, but the whole world. It's time to celebrate this tremendous achievement, and there are fun opportunities to do that in Washington, DC. When Neil Continue Reading...
Cardboard boat regatta: may the best team stay afloat!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com One of the most unique community competitions is coming up soon: the cardboard boat regatta! This fun boat race is part of the annual Springfield Days festival featuring a car show, pet fest, and more. Each year on the second day of the festival, this year on Sunday, June 2, 2019, dozens of community groups gather to see which team will stay afloat -- literally. At the Cardboard Boat Regatta, Continue Reading...
Memorial Day traditions: Ride of the Patriots & Rolling Thunder
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Thousands of motorcycles will roar into town this weekend, as happens on Memorial Day Sunday each year, going down Fairfax Boulevard en route to Washington, DC, where they will join hundreds of thousands more bikes at Rolling Thunder. It's quite a sight -- and fun and exciting to watch -- but its purpose is heartfelt: to honor our soldiers. Ride of the Patriots is a local motorcycle ride related to Continue Reading...
Santa to visit neighborhoods on fire trucks!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Many kids love fire trucks, and also Santa, so if your family is celebrating Christmas, you are in luck! Several fire departments in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax County's own Falls Church, McLean, Dunn Loring, Vienna, and Burke neighborhoods, welcome Santa in style each year by offering him rides on a fire truck! Other neighboring areas, such as Leesburg, have similar programs. These events, Continue Reading...
White House Easter Egg Roll lottery opens
The lottery for tickets for 2018 is now open. See details below. By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Spring and Easter will be here before soon, and that means the return of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Each year, the White House hosts members of the general public (and some special invited guests) to enjoy an old-fashioned egg roll on the lawn. This year's event will take place on Monday, April 2, 2018. The Easter Egg Roll Continue Reading...
Water skiing Santa returns to the Alexandria waterfront!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Among the unique holiday events in our area is one that is -- literally -- a splashing good time: if you are in Northern Virginia or the DC metro area for Christmas, one must-see event is the annual "Water skiing Santa." This free, fun, family-friendly community event is something you should check out at least once in your life, and it's worth waiting around for, no matter what the weather (the event Continue Reading...
Cox Farms presents Pumpkin Madness weekend
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun When Halloween is over, it may be time to toss your jack-o-lantern. But why just toss it when you can drop it, squish it, or smash it? If you're ready to ditch your pumpkin, you can do so in a creative way at Cox Farms during Pumpkin Madness weekend. The annual festival, this year on November 4-5, 2017, invites you to bring back for “recycling.” Pumpkin Madness features the fun of the farm's fall Continue Reading...
Dulles Day Festival & Plane Pull: fun day for Special Olympics
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com At some point you probably have been at Washngton-Dulles International Airport (IAD) using all your might to lug all your belongings. How about using all your might to pull a plane -- for a good cause? Sure it's not every day that you see groups of people on the runway actually pulling a plane, but at the Dulles Day Festival & Plane Pull®, that is exactly what happens! The event, on Saturday, Continue Reading...
The Virginia restaurant you must visit before it closes
Shopping, waterfront dining, a nice selection of Virginia wines: You can find all these at many places in Virginia, but if you want to experience them in a truly one-of-a-kind place, visit, head to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel before October 1, 2017. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It’s not often that someone is eager to spend $18 in tolls just to go eat at a casual restaurant, but there we were, at long last. After years of saying Continue Reading...
Lake Anne to host cardboard boat regatta
Love to be on the water? Feeling creative? Want to help support a local organization? Then consider joining the first-ever cardboard boat regatta at Lake Anne Plaza in August! This fun competition will see teams competing on the lake to see who can stay afloat -- literally! -- in what is expected to be an annual event. Cardboard boat regattas are just that -- races with boats made out of cardboard and little else. They are fun to participate Continue Reading...
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