A Year in Fairfax County

A sampling of some of the cherished, annual events of the county.

SEPTEMBER

King Street Art Festival, Sept. 7-8, 2013

Burke Centre Festival, Sept. 7-8, 2013

Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition, through Sept. 8, 2013

Reston Triathlon, Sept. 8, 2013

CCÉ Irish Folk Festival in Fairfax, Sept. 21, 2013

Clarendon Day, Sept. 28, 2013

Dulles Day Plane Pull, Sept. 14, 2013

Reston Multicultural Festival, Sept. 28, 2013

Fall for the Book Festival at GMU, Sept. 22-27, 2013

Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Sept. 29, 2013

OCTOBER

Oktoberfest Reston, Oct. 11-13, 2013

Art on the Avenue Alexandria, Oct. 5, 2013

McLean Project for the Arts ArtFest, Oct. 6, 2013

Fall Festival in Old Town Historic Fairfax, Oct. 12, 2013

Potomac Country House Tour, Second Saturday-Second Sunday in Oct., 2013

Potomac Day, Third Saturday in October, 2013

Claude Moore Colonial Farm 1771 Market Fair, Oct. 19-20, 2013

Great Falls Artists Studio Tour, Oct. 19-20, 2013

Vienna Halloween Parade, Oct. 24, 2013

Volunteer Fest, Fourth Saturday in Oct., 2013

The Washington West Film Festival, Oct. 23-27, 2013

NOVEMBER

Election Day, Nov. 5, 2013

The Robinson Marketplace, Nov. 9, 2013

Joyful Noise Holiday Bazaar and Bakeshop, Third Saturday in Nov., 2013

Bull Run Festival of Lights and Winter Wonderland Holiday Village, Third Tuesday in Nov., 2013-First Saturday in Jan., 2014

Alexandria Tree Lighting, Fourth Saturday in Nov., 2013

Church Street Holiday Stroll, Fourth Wednesday in Nov., 2013

Christmas at Mount Vernon, Nov. 29, 2013

Scottish Walk, Nov. 29-30, 2013

DECEMBER

City of Fairfax Festival of Lights and Carols, Dec. 7, 2013

Great Falls Celebration of Lights, Dec. 7, 2013

Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, First Saturday in Dec., 2013

JANUARY

Bull Run Festival of Lights and Winter Wonderland Holiday Village, through

the first Saturday in January, 2014

Live Music at Paradise Springs Winery, Jan. 10, 2014- Jan. 3, 2015

FEBRUARY

Community Tax Assistance Day

MARCH

Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade, March 4, 2014

“City Works” by The Art Monkeys, Second Saturday-Last Sunday in March, 2014

Chantilly Egg Hunt, Second Sunday in March-First Monday in April, 2014

Fairfax Brewfest, March 15, 2014

Herndon Bluegrass Concert Series, Third Wednesday in March, 2014

2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 20-April 13, 2014

Northern Virginia Artists League 12th Anniversary, Fourth Wednesday in March, 2014

2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival Central, Last Sunday in March, 2014

APRIL

Reston Founder’s Day Fest, April 5, 2014

23rd Annual Best of Reston Gala, April 10, 2014

Destination Fairfax: Annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival, Third Saturday in April-First Monday in May, 2014

Historic Garden Tour, April 26-May 3, 2014

Great Grapes Wine, Art and Food Festival, Fourth Saturday-Fourth Sunday in April, 2014

Fairfax Fine Arts Festival, Fourth Saturday-Fourth Sunday in April, 2014

Bull Run Swamp Stomp, April 19, 2014

Dinosaur Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014

Easter Puppet Show and Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014

Herndon Easter Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014

Ticonderoga Spring Easter Festival, April 19-20, 2014

MAY

Historic Garden Tour, through May 3, 2014

Herndon Festival, May 29-June 1, 2014

Relay for Life, May 17-18, 2014

JUNE

Alexandria Armenian Festival, First Saturday in June, 2014

Springfield Days: Party in the Park, First Saturday in June, 2014

Springfield Days: Cardboard Boat Regatta, First Sunday in June, 2014

Taste of Reston, Second Friday-Third Sunday in June, 2014

Crystal Screen: Blockbusters, First Monday in June-Last Monday in August, 2014

Vintage Crystal: Wine in the Water Park, Fridays in June, 2014

Lee District Nights Concert Series, First Wednesday in June-Last Wednesday in August, 2014

Celebrate Fairfax!, June 6-8, 2014

Mount Vernon Nights Concert Series at Grist Mill Park, First Friday in June-Last Saturday in August, 2014

Concert on the Green, Sundays in June-August, 2014

Clifton Wine Festival, Fourth Saturday in June, 2014

JULY

Great Falls Fourth of July Celebration, July 4, 2014

City of Fairfax Independence Day Celebration, July 4, 2014

Obon Festival, Second Saturday in July, 2014

U.S.A. and Alexandria Birthday Celebration, Second Saturday in July, 2014

Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition, Last Wednesday in July through Second Sunday in Sept., 2014

AUGUST

County 4-H Fair and Frying Pan Farm Park Show at Frying Pan Farm Park, First Saturday-First Sunday in Aug., 2014

National Night Out, Aug. 5, 2014

Arlington County Fair, Aug. 6-10, 2014

Pakistan Independence Day Festival U.S.A., Third Sunday in Aug., 2014

SEPTEMBER

King Street Art Festival, First Saturday-Second Sunday in Sept., 2014

Burke Centre Festival, First Saturday-Second Sunday in Sept., 2014

Reston Triathlon, Second Sunday in Sept., 2014

Dulles Day Plan Pull, Second Saturday in Sept., 2014

Fall for the Book Festival at GMU, Fourth Sunday-Fourth Friday in Sept., 2014

Clarendon Day Run, Last Saturday in Sept., 2014

Reston Multicultural Festival, Fourth Saturday in Sept., 2014

Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Last Sunday in Sept., 2014