Category: Travel

The Museum produces produces permanent and special exhibitions on Fairfax City and Fairfax County history; hosts touring exhibitions on broader historic topics; and provides educational outreach to school and youth groups. The museum and visitor center is housed in the former Fairfax Elementary School, the first two-story brick school in Fairfax County that is listed… Continue reading The Fairfax Museum

Listen to classic holiday music and patriotic quotes. Hear season’s greetings by General Washington on the Manion’s piazza, and watch stunning holiday fireworks over the Potomac River. Other activities include a Winter Market, an 18th century Winter Encampment setting, rare evening Mansion Tours, holiday food and drink at the Mount Vernon Inn Food Truck, and… Continue reading Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon

Every year from November until just after New Year’s Day, you can experience the Bull Run Festival of Lights, 2.5 miles illuminated by holiday light displays. The festival happens annually at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia. Cost of driving through the light show varies from $30/per vehicle online – $40/per vehicle at door.… Continue reading Bull Run Festival of Lights and Holiday Village

Mon, Jul 4, 7:45 – 10:00 AM, Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station, VA Come out and enjoy these scenic 5k/10k courses through the trails of Burke Lake Park on this great American Holiday weekend. Points count towards our Year-Long 5k, 10k, & Back of the Pack Series. Points will also count towards… Continue reading 2022 Fireworks 5k/10k @ Burke Lake Park

Enjoy an evening of family fun and fireworks along with patriotic music to celebrate our nation’s founding. Tickets will go on sale to the public on May 3, 2022. East Lawn.

Mon, Jul 4, 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA. The annual Independence Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. at 4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, rain or shine. The parade loops around downtown Fairfax, along Chain Bridge road.

Mon, Jul 4, 9 AM – 5 PM, Salute the first commander in chief during Mount Vernon’s annual Independence Day event. Celebrate our nation’s independence at the home of the father of our country. Advance ticket purchase is suggested. Child 0-5 is free.

Home to world-class businesses, leading retail destinations, and a wide range of exciting dining options, Reston Town Center hosts a variety of unique shops and services.

The farm features chickens, peacocks, rabbits, sheep, pigs, cows and other livestock. Kids have plenty of opportunities to meet the farm animals, take classes, workshops or horseback riding lessons and gain knowledge of how a farm thrived in the 1920s through the 1950s. F or over a decade the Thanksgiving turkeys granted presidential pardons were… Continue reading Frying Pan Farm Park

Old West-themed water park with slides & flumes designed for children in elementary school. It offers more than an acre of slides, flumes, sprays, showers, floatables and interactive play features. FEES Weekdays: Under 48 inches $13, over 48 inches $16. Weekends: Under 48 inches $13, Over 48: $17; 2 and under FREE