Centreville/Chantilly Weekend Fun: April 10-12
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Centreville/Chantilly Weekend Fun: April 10-12

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Friday/April 10

Wagon Ride and Campfire. 6:30 p.m. at Cabell’s Mill, 5235 Walney Road, Centreville. Take a wagon ride, enjoy a campfire and make s’mores. There is a $6 fee. Call 703-631-0013.

Saturday/April 11

Animal Search. 8-9 a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Naturalist Jim Dewing will lead a trek to discover the animals that inhabit the park. The fee is $5. Call 703-631-0013.

Historic Tour of Southern Maryland. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Walney Visitor Center, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Visit the homes of President Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators Mary Surrat and Dr. Samuel Mudd and more. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

“Eye in the Sky.” 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Claude Moore Education Center, Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. Smithsonian Techquest is an alternate reality game designed to test observation, problem-solving and decision-making skills. free. Visit www.airandspace.si.edu/events/techquest.

Build Your Own Birdhouse. 2-3 p.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Learn to build a nest box for your backyard. Kits are $15 each. Bring your own hammer. Call 703-631-0013.

Beer Class. 3-5 p.m. at Total Wine & More, Greenbrier Town Center, 13055-C Lee Jackson Highway. Learn a lesson in Belgian beer. Tickets are $15. Visit www.totalwine.com.

“A Civil War Portrait.” 8 p.m. at George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive. The Fairfax Symphony Pops Orchestra will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Tickets are $27-45. Visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org.

Pink Floyd Tribute. 9 p.m. at The Bungalow, 13891 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly. Hear local musicians Nikhel Susm, Jon Brady, Brian Zupruk, Jeff Hunter and Brian Paubacher give a tribute to Pink Floyd. Free. Visit www.headyentertainment.com.

Sunday/April 12

A Touch of Japan. 3-5 p.m. at 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Experience traditional Japanese teas, treats and trinkets. Tickets are $27. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/ or call 703-222-4664.