Celebrate Fairfax

Halloween @ The PARC
2023-10-31 20:00 - 23:00 UTC | United States
Join us for a howling good time at The PARC! This event is back- last year was a spooky success, so we’re bringing it back. This event will be held rain or shine and is free for all to enjoy a safe space to celebrate.

Special treats for the first 100 guests! Activities include:– Balloon Twisting– Face Painting– Games– Music – Mad Science Dry Ice Activity– And of course, CANDY!

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Winter Market and Seasonal Festivities
2023-12-02 17:00 - 22:00
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Celebrate Fairfax is hosting their 3rd Annual Winter Market at The PARC at Tysons for one day only! The market will feature 20+ small local makers, crafters, and artisans, including women owned businesses, minority owned businesses, and “Made in Fairfax” entrepreneurs. Offerings range from products from seasonal greenery, home décor, jewelry, coffee, gourmet baked goods, and so much more! The Winter Market will also feature seasonal festivities for all ages, including a special appearance from Santa, an Icy Queen, her adventurous sister, and trusted reindeer loving friend, as well as local performances and other activities! NEW ADDITION – The Stohlman Subaru Snowman will be bringing even more festive cheer!

Bring the season home with you by purchasing a tree, wreath, or other greenery from Potomac Farm Market!

Shop Local Makers!

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Fairfax County and Cox Presents: Unite, Uplift and Celebrate!
2024-02-23 22:30 - 2024-02-24 01:00
Explore Black history in Fairfax County and celebrate perseverance and resiliency with a panel of community members who will discuss the many ways Black history is being celebrated, shared, and perserved for future generations.

PARC in Bloom
2024-04-02 04:00 - 2024-04-23 03:59
We are thrilled to announce our renewed participation in City in Bloom campaign presented by the National Cherry Blossom Festival! Join us at The PARC at Tysons for a delightful cherry blossom-themed outdoor lounge where you can enjoy your lunch and bask in the sunshine. With complimentary wifi available, you can even catch up on some work while embracing the beauty of spring. Don’t miss out — visit us today! Check out the map featuring all participating businesses for more details here.

Mason Empty Bowls
2024-04-03 23:00 - 2024-04-04 01:00
What is Empty Bowls? Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists in cities around the world to raise money for food-related charities that feed the hungry in their communities. All funds raised through Mason Empty Bowls will be donated to the Student Food and Housing Insecurity Fund, which serves George Mason students experiencing food insecurity. How does it work?For the price of a ticket, come and enjoy a lovely dinner of soup, bread, and dessert while enjoying the sounds of Green and Gold Soul. During the evening, guests will choose a handmade bowl to take home as a reminder of all the students in the community who face empty bowls each day as they struggle with food insecurity. There will also be a silent auction with an array of wonderful items to bid on throughout the night. For more information about this event, click here.

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Tysons Community Alliance Placemaking Fest
2024-04-06 14:00 - 17:00
Join us at The PARC on Saturday, April 6th, from 10am-1pm, for the Tysons Community Alliance Placemaking Fest! This family-friendly event will include food trucks, interactive art, a mobility maze, live music, a photo booth, and so much more. Across Tysons, we are working together with our community partners to create spaces that make our community an attractive place to live, work, play, and gather. We hope you will stop by for a fun-filled event and to help us create a sense of place in Tysons.

Food Vendors Include:

Colonial Kettle Corn

El Chef Latino

Fine Dining to Go

Tysons Creamery

Mobility Maze

The Mobility Maze is a miniature urban street network built at a scale for children that mimics actual streets with lanes, stop signs, sidewalks, and bridges. We will have scooters and some helmets for kids to use while they experience the Mobility Maze. We would like to thank Gorove Slade and Tech Painting Co. for providing the Mobility Maze!

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Earth Day Fairfax
2024-04-20 14:00 - 20:00
Discover how you can make an impact on family, community and planetary health through fun, hands-on activities, games and live music and educational entertainment. Engage your senses with craft beer and tasty local cuisine, a visit with your favorite furry farm friends, take the obstacle course challenge and more! Explore the opportunities and experiences available at this year’s festival below (information will continue to be added as the event approaches).

Event admission is free.Parking is $10 per vehicle and can be paid at the gate.Earth day is a rain or shine event.

Learn More Here

Planet Virginia
2024-04-21 14:00 - 21:00
Hosted By Town of Herndon

Due to popular demand The Planet Series is expanding into Virginia (and DC) in 2024. As Planet Bethesda has quickly become a Montgomery County favorite, we are merging Fairfax Veg Fest with the Planet Series and announcing a new Planet Virginia. Expect everything the Fairfax Veg Fest has become famous for in addition to exciting Planet extras. Same location! New attractions! Expanded exhibitors! So much more!

Earth Day & Tysons' Birthday Celebration
2024-04-22 13:30 - 19:30
Celebrate Earth Day with Celebrate Fairfax, Tysons Community Alliance, Supervisor Palchik’s Office, and Supervisor Alcorn’s Office! The day will be full of educational and hands-on activities. Please see the schedule below make sure to sign-up by clicking HERE.

Also at The PARC from 10 AM until 1 PM, stop by to drop off your compost or learn how to get started composting at home, thanks to our friends at Future Acres!

To know what you can compost, click below!

Fairfax County Composting Guide

All activities will begin at The PARC at Tysons. Parking will be available on-site.

SCHEDULE

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Fairfax County Park Authority Nature Walk

Join Fairfax County Park Authority experts and the team at Providence Board of Supervisors office as they take you on a nature and litter pick-up walk. You will learn interesting facts while helping clean-up the trails!Note: this activity involves walking for long distances.

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Tysons Forest Clean-Up

Join Tysons Community Alliance and the team at the Hunter Mill Board of Supervisors office with cleaning-up Tysons Forest! Note: this activity involves walking for long distances, picking up litter, and moving objects. Supplies for litter pick-up will be provided.

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM – PARC Beautification

Celebrate your community by beautifying a community hub, The PARC at Tysons! Get hands-on by picking up litter, removing invasive plants, and more. Note: this activity involves walking for long distances, picking up litter, and removing plants. Supplies for litter pick-up and plant removal will be provided.

Additional Earth Day Activities at The PARC

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM -Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! Grab a coffee and treat from the Frothy Mug coffee van before you start celebrating!

10:00 AM- 1:00 PM Composting Resources and CollectionBring your composting with you or learn how to start yourself. Our friends at Future Acres will be collecting compost and teaching attendees good composting habits.

11:30 AM- 1:30 PM – Food Truck Lunch!Take a break at The PARC in Bloom lounge and enjoy a meal from a local food vendor. Fine Dining to Go and Tysons Creamery will all be on-site selling their delicious meals and treats.

Note: the additional activities do not require registration! The fun and activities will be open to the public and family friendly!

Earth Day Activities Guide

Earth Day events throughout Fairfax County

Fairfax County Earth Day Activities Guide

Earth Day Project
2024-04-22 17:00 - 20:00
Celebrate Earth Day by digging in to spruce up the Nature Center with new plantings and fresh woodchipped trails. Individuals, families and companies are encouraged to participate. Children must be supervised by a registered adult at all times.

Earth Day Campfire
2024-04-26 23:00 - 2024-04-27 00:00
Bring the whole family for an evening of good old fashioned fun. Relax by the flickering flames, smell the woodsmoke, and enjoy a fireside program led by a naturalist from the Walker Nature Center. There is no better place to feel the warmth of camaraderie. All are friends who gather around a campfire. S’mores or other campfire treats provided.

Eileen Garnett Civic Space Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-27 15:00 - 18:00
Join the Earth Day Celebration presented by the Eileen Garnett Civic Space! This event will feature county experts, kids activities, and food trucks. For more information and to sign up to reserve your spot, click the link below.

Sign Up Here

6th Annual Environment Expo
2024-04-27 15:00 - 19:00
FREE Family Friendly Event: Live Music, Food, Live Reptile & Raptor Programs, Electric Vehicle Showcase, Electric Bikes, Face Painting, Purple Glass Monster, History Walk, Battery Tour, Junior Ranger Program, Touch-a-Truck, Solar Cooking Demos, Exhibitors, Giveaways and more!

Earth Daze with Clean Fairfax
2024-04-28 15:00 - 20:00
Earth Daze is on the horizon! 🌎 Our annual Earth Day celebration in partnership with Clean Fairfax returns April 28th with local vendors, face painting, axe throwing, a rock wall and so much more. Come on out to Aslin!

Perchfest Spring: A Retro Music & Mini Golf Festival
2024-05-03 18:00 - 2024-05-04 15:00
Capital One Center’s signature festival returns Friday, May 3rd & Saturday, May 4th featuring putt putt, live music, craft beer from Starr Hill Biergarten, fitness classes, Made in Fairfax’s pop-up shop presented by Celebrate Fairfax, and so much more. Throwback theme: guests are encouraged to wear 80’s and 90’s attire for retro fun! Back by popular demand, the Perch Putt Open will kick-off the weekend festivities on Friday, May 3rd. For more information, click here.

Pedals with Petals
2024-05-11 12:00 - 15:00
Join us on Saturday, May 11th and ride into spring during our Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride. Back for its second year, Pedal with Petals is going to be bigger than ever. This year’s event will include both an advanced and family bike ride. The advanced ride will start at 9am and the family bike ride will begin at 9:30am. The event will begin and end in the parking lot of The Concourse. Family-friendly activations include a food truck, DJ, face painting, free bike tune-ups, and so much more!

Art at The PARC Gallery Pop-up Reception
2024-06-01 20:00 - 23:00
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Join Celebrate Fairfax and mosaicARTs Gallery at The PARC at Tysons on Saturday, June 1 from 4 – 7 pm for the Art at The PARC Pop-up Gallery! This event marks the opening reception of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) Photography Award Contest. It will also feature “The Hand” by Bardia Saeedi and Embrace Your Colors Exhibit Celebrating Colors and Creativity.

The NCOA Photography exhibition, titled “Aging Well for All — Celebrating Our Colors and Diversity,” showcases renowned photographers’ perspectives on the diverse aspects of aging. The exhibition will display the top 19 photos, and the People’s Choice award will be announced during the reception.

Alongside the photography exhibition, the event will feature music, poetry readings, and artist talks. We’re excited to welcome NCOA’s Senior Director, Kathleen Cameron, as our guest speaker. This event is free and open to the public, though RSVPs are appreciated. Don’t miss this unique celebration of art and community!

Art at The PARC Gallery Pop-up
2024-06-04 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-05 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-07 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-11 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-12 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-13 17:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-14 17:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-18 14:00 - 18:00 and 3 more dates
Stop by The PARC at Tysons and view the Art at The PARC Pop-up Gallery! This event marks the opening reception of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) Photography Award Contest, and will also feature “The Hand” by Bardia Saeedi and works by 10 additional talented local Fairfax County artists.

The NCOA Photography exhibition, titled “Aging Well for All — Celebrating Our Colors and Diversity,” showcases renowned photographers’ perspectives on the diverse aspects of aging. The exhibition will display the top 19 photos, including the People’s Choice award.

The gallery is free and open to the public during the hours listed above.
