The parking lot between Center Street and Station Street was the site of carnival rides and games during the Herndon Festival. Photo by Alex McVeigh.
August
Restaurant Week, Fairfax County
National Night Out, Fairfax County
Annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair, Herndon
Old Firehouse Teen Center Block Party, McLean, Aug. 25
La Sandia’s Chile Relleno Festival, McLean, through Aug. 31
2nd Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition, Lorton, through Aug. 26
Pakistan Festival, Centreville, Aug. 26
September
Clifton Car Show, Sept. 3
Herndon Labor Day Jazz and Wine Festival, Sept. 3
St. Mary’s 137th Labor Day Picnic, Fairfax Station, Sept. 3
Burke Centre Festival, Sept. 8-9
Great Grapes Wine, Arts and Food Festival, Reston, Sept. 8-9
Reston Triathlon, Sept. 9
Fall Festival and Taste of Falls Church, Sept. 15
Dulles Day Plane Pull, Sept. 22
Reston Multicultural Festival, Sept. 22
Fall for the Book Festival at GMU, Fairfax, Sept. 26-30
Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Reston, Sept. 30
October
18th annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Playground, Burke, Oct. 1-31
Octoberfest Reston, Oct. 5-7
Fifth Annual Oktoberfest, Vienna, Oct. 6
Farm Day, Falls Church, Oct. 6
Fall Festival in Old Town Historic Fairfax, Oct. 13
Ninth Annual Great Falls Art Studio Tour, Oct. 20-21
Claude Moore Colonial Farm 1771 Market Fair, McLean, Oct. 20-21
Vienna Halloween Parade, Oct. 24
VolunteerFest, Fairfax County, Oct. 27
Halloween Carnival, Falls Church, Oct. 27
South Run RECenter 5th Annual Arts & Crafts Show, Springfield, Oct. 27-28
Halloween Spooktacular, Great Falls, Oct. 31
November
The Washington West Film Festival, Herndon and Reston, Nov. 1-4
The Robinson Marketplace, Fairfax, Nov. 10
52nd Annual Holiday Bazaar, Vienna, Nov. 10
Joyful Noise Holiday Bazaar and Bakeshop, Sterling, Nov. 17
Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville, begins Nov. 21
Civil War Thanksgiving, Falls Church, Nov. 24
Christmas at Mount Vernon, begins Nov. 25
30th Annual Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild Art & Craft Showcase, Vienna, Nov. 25-27
December
Great Falls Tree Lighting, Dec. 1
City of Fairfax Festival of Lights and Carols, Dec. 1
46th Holiday Homes Tour, McLean, Dec. 6
Great Falls Celebration of Lights, Dec. 8
Church Street Stroll, Vienna
Fairfax County’s Third Annual Frostival, Chantilly, begins last weekend in December
Fairfax Four Miler, Dec. 31
Watch Night, Falls Church, Dec. 31
Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville, Cont.
Christmas at Mount Vernon, Cont.
January
Fairfax County’s Third Annual Frostival, Chantilly, through the first weekend of January
Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville, through Jan. 6
Christmas at Mount Vernon, through Jan. 6
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Chantilly, Jan. 25
Second Annual McLean Chocolate Festival, Jan. 27
February
Community Tax Assistance Days
March
Annual Chocolate Lover’s Festival, Fairfax
Fairfax Brewfest
Herndon Park Egg Hunt
Chantilly Egg Hunt
Northern Virginia Artists League 11th Anniversary, Herndon
Herndon Bluegrass Concert Series
April
Reston Founder’s Day Fest, April 13
22nd Annual Best of Reston Gala, April 11
Historic Garden Tour, Fairfax County, April 20-27
ValeArts Spring Fine Art Show, Oakton, last weekend in April
Fairfax Fine Arts Festival, last weekend in April
Mason Day, Fairfax, last weekend in April
May
Great Grapes Wine, Art and Food Festival, Reston
22nd Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, May 17-19
McLean Day, May 18
Civil War Day, Falls Church
Springfield Days
Viva! Vienna
Memorial Day Festival and Parade, Falls Church
Herndon Festival, begins May 30
June
Herdon Festival, through June 2
Vintage Virginia Wine Festival, Centreville, first weekend in June
Great Falls Days, first weekend in June
Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, June 7-9
Taste of Reston, June 14-16
July
Fairfax Salutes America, July 3
Old Town Fairfax 4th of July Independence Day Parade, July 3
Patriotic Picnic, Lorton, July 3
Town of Vienna 4th of July Celebration, July 4
An American Celebration at Mount Vernon, July 4
Lake Fairfax Fireworks Spectacular, July 4
Obon Festival, Fairfax Station
Herndon Friday Night Live!
Mount Vernon Nights Concert Series
The 3rd Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition begins, Lorton