2018 Community Festivals and Fairs
It’s back! Our 8th annual Fairfax Family Fun list of cultural, neighborhood, and food and beverage festivals is here! This annual guide has all the big, fun community festivals and fairs in and near Northern Virginia. The list includes international celebrations, carnivals, 4-H and county fairs, “Taste of” events, and more. Get out and enjoy all that this wonderful area has to offer! (PS – As many events as we list here, we know new events are always popping up, so if we missed any big festivals, please let us know. Thanks!)
Also see our guide to season-long fall festivals at local farms!
OCTOBER
Fri.-Sun., 10/12-14– Frying Pan Farm Park Harvest Days
Sat., 10/13 – City of Fairfax Fall Festival
Sat., 10/13 – Merrifield Fall Festival
Sat., 10/13 – Taste of Annandale
Sat.-Sun., 10/13-14 – Virginia Wine Festival
Sat., 10/20 – Aldie Harvest Festival
Sat. 10/20 – Alexandria Family Fall Festival
Sat.-Sun., 10/20-21 – Claude Moore Colonial Market Fair
Sat., 10/20 – Centreville Day
Sun., 10/21 – Oatlands Harvest Festival
Sat., 10/27 – Annandale Fall Festival and Parade
Sat.-Sun., 10/27-28 – Heritage India Festival
TBA – Southgate Latino Heritage Celebration
TBA – Tysons Fall Harvest
TBA – Pender Village Center Fall Festival
TBA – Ashbrook Commons Fall Festival
We will add more to this list throughout the year… bookmark it and check in often!
PAST EVENTS:
TBA – Annual Ukulele Festival
APRIL
Fri., 4/28-Sun., 5/7 –Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
TBA – Fairfax Corner Art Festival
Sat., 4/29 – SpringFest Fairfax
MAY
TBD – Falls Church Civil War Day
TBD – Occoquan River Fest
TBD – Dumfries Multicultural Festival
Sat., 5/4 – Reston Pet Fiesta
Sat., 5/5 – Walker Nature Center Spring Festival
Sat., 5/12 – Frying Pan Park Spring Farm Day
Sat.-Sun., 5/12-12 – Heritage India Festival
Sat., 5/12 – Fair Lakes Spring Fest
Sat., 5/19 – McLean Day
Sat.-Sun., 5/19-20 – Claude Moore Colonial Market Fair
Sun., 5/20 – Romanian Food Festival
Sun., 5/20 – Taste of Arlington
Sat.-Mon., 5/26-28 – ViVa Vienna
Mon., 5/28 – Falls Church Memorial Day Festival/Parade
Thurs.-Sun., 5/31-6/3 – Herndon Festival
JUNE
Thurs.-Sun., 5/31-6/3 – Herndon Festival
Fri.-Sun., 6/1-6/3 – St. Katherine Greek Festival
Fri.-Sat., 6/1-6/2 – Celebrate South Riding
Sat., 6/2 – Workhouse Arts Center Ice Cream Social
Sat.-Sun., 6/2-3 – Springfield Days
Sat.-Sun., 6/2-3 – Occoquan Arts and Crafts Show
Sat.-Sun., 6/2-3 – Vintage Virginia
Sun., 6/3 – Israel Fest
Fri.-Sun., 6/9-11 – Celebrate Fairfax
Sat., 6/9 – Downtown Fest at One Loudoun
Fri.-Sat., 6/15-16 – Taste of Reston Festival
Fri-Sat., 6/15-16 – Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Sat.-Sun., 6/16-17 – Dragon Boat Festival
Sat., 6/16 – Gum Springs Community Day
Sat., 6/16 – Manassas Wine & Jazz Fest
Sat.-Sun., 6/24-25 – NOVA Summer Brewfest
Wed.-Sun., 6/27-7/1 – Smithsonian Folklife Festival
TBA – Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival
JULY
Sun., 7/1 – Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Wed., 7/4 – Fairfax Independence Day Celebration/Parade
Wed., 7/4 – Great Falls 4th of July Celebration and Parade
Wed., 7/4 – Falls Church 4th of July Celebration
Wed., 7/4 –An American Celebration at Mount Vernon
Wed., 7/4 – Celebrate America in Manassas
Sat., 7/8 – USA & Alexandria Birthday Celebration
Sat., 7/21 – World Heritage Festival
Sat., 7/21 – International Colombian Festival
Sat.-Sun., 7/21-22 – Claude Moore Colonial Market Fair
Mon.-Sat., 7/23-28 – Loudoun County Fair
AUGUST
Thurs.-Sun., 8/2-5 – Fairfax County 4-H Fair
Sat., 8/4 – Workhouse Brewfest
Sat., 8/4 – Friendship Firehouse Festival
Sat., 8/4 – Manassas African-American Heritage Festival
Fri.-Sat., 8/10-18 – Prince William County Fair
Fri.-Sat., 8/10-18 – Prince William County Fair
Sat.-Sun., 8/11-12 – VietFest
Wed.-Sun., 8/15-19 – Arlington County Fair
Sat., 8/25 – Alexandria Irish Festival
Sat., 8/25 – World Heritage Festival
SEPTEMBER
Sun., 9/2 – Pakistan Festival USA at Bull Run Park
Sat.-Sun., 9/1-9/2 – Middle Eastern Food Festival
Mon., 9/3 – Herndon Labor Day Festival
Sat., 9/8 – Virginia Indian (Native American) Festival
Sat., 9/8 – Great Grapes! Wine/Food Festival
Sat., 9/8 – Manassas Bands, Brews & BBQ Festival
Sat.-Sun., 9/8-9 – Burke Center Festival
Fri.-Sat., 9/14-15 – ChalkFest Reston
Sat., 9/15 – Stonebridge Potomac Town Center Fall Festival
Sat., 9/15 – Fall Festival and Taste of Falls Church
Sat., 9/15 – Merrifield Fall Festival
Sat., 9/15 – Dulles Day Festival and Plane Pull
Sat., 9/15 – Haymarket Day
Sat., 9/15-Sun., 11/6 – Cox Farms Fall Festival
Sat.-Sun., 9/15-16 – Mount Vernon Colonial Market Fair
Sat.-Sun., 9/15-16 – Fiesta DC Latino Parade and Festival
Sat.-Sun., 9/15-16 – Bluemont Fair
Sat., 9/22 – Clarendon Day
Sat., 9/22 – CCE Irish Folk Festival
Sat., 9/22 – Reston Multicultural Festival
Sun., 9/23 – Manassas Latino Festival
Sun., 9/23 –Herndon NatureFest
Thurs.- Mon., 9/27-30 – Fort Belvoir’s Oktoberfest
Sat., 9/29 – Lovettsville Oktoberfest
Sat.-Sun., 9/29-30 – Occoquan Arts and Crafts Show
Sat.-Sun., 9/29-30 – Fall for Fairfax Kids’ Festival
Sun., 9/30 – Loudoun County International Festival
Sun., 9/30 –Turkish Festival
TBA – Workhouse Fall Arts Festival
TBA – Lorton Station Town Center Fall Festival
TBA – Annual Greek Festival in Manassas
TBA – Manassas Chili Cook-off and Kids Fest
TBA – Celebration Mount Vernon-Lee
OCTOBER
Fri.-Sun., 10/5-7 – Saint Katherine Greek Fall Fest
Sat., 10/6– Friends of Homeless Animals Barktoberfest
Sat., 10/6 – Art on the Avenue
Sat., 10/6– Youth for Tomorrow Country Fair
Sat., 10/6 – Manassas Fall Jubilee
Sat., 10/6 – Falls Church Farm Day
Sat., 10/6 – Oktoberfest Vienna
Sat., 10/6 – SterlingFest
Sat., 10/6 – Flavors of Fall (formerly Oktoberfest Reston)
Sat., 10/6 – South Riding Fall Fest
Sat., 10/6 – Brambleton Fall Fest
Sat.-Sun., 10/6-7 – KORUS Korean-US Festival
Fri.-Sat., 10/6-7 – Taste of DC
Sun., 10/7 – Clifton Day
