Spring is in the air and is chock full of fun and interesting activities to fill your Spring Calendar whether you are looking to attend a music festival, join an easter egg hunt, take a garden tour or peruse a farmers market. It’s a great time to get outside!
Art and Music Festivals
Arlington Festival of the Arts
This wonderful outdoor art festival is located in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington. The festival hosts original works from artisans in the art of sculpture, pottery, jewelry, photography, mixed-media, and painting available.
April 23-24| 3003 Washington Blvd. in Arlington, VA
Tephra ICA Festival
This popular art festival returns this spring with over 200 artists presenting original works. Formerly known as Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, it is located at the Reston Town Center. The Festival is comprised of one-on-one experiences and performances. This year Trisha Brown Dance Company will perform a site-specific performance with audience engagement and there will be a Family Art Park with a variety of activities.
May 20-22|Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston, Virginia
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
This classic hometown festival spans 10 days and is brim full with activities. Participants can enjoy midway carnival rides, a parade, a car show, a wine festival with live entertainment, golf and tennis tournaments, and the coronation of the Queen Shenandoah. If you want to be active there is a 10K road race, a kids fun run and square dancing just to name a few.
April 22-May 1| 135 North Cameron Street,Winchester, VA
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
A local music festival with live music and dance performances across three stages as well as an art show. There will also be several artisan and vendors.
April 30| 250 South Nursery Avenue, Purcellville, VA
Garden Tours
Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Each year during garden week garden enthusiasts can tour some of the most beautiful gardens in the area and get inspiration for their own gardens. The tours located in northern Virginia are listed below. Tickets are on sale now and tend to sell out. Avid gardeners can also join additional tours throughout Virginia. Lots of information can be found in the Historic Garden Week Guide Book.
Alexandria Historic Homes & Garden Tour, Apr 23 and includes admission to George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Winchester Historic Homes & Garden Tour, Apr 23
Fairfax Historic Homes & Garden Tour, Apr 26,
Leesburg Historic Homes & Garden Tour, Apr 24-25
Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival
The Flower and Garden Festival hosts over is held on the streets of historic Leesburg. It hosts 125 plant sellers, landscapers and other vendors as well as live music, entertainment, a beer garden, food and activities for kids on the town green.
April 24-25| Historic Leebsurg
Vienna’s Walk On The Hill
This annual event in its 49th year offers garden lovers self-guided tours through participating yards and gardens in Vienna’s historic Windover Heights neighborhood. A wonderful way to spend an afternoon with live entertainment and refreshments.
April 24, 2-5 PM
Festival of Spring
For three weeks each Spring, Burnside Farms holds their Festival of Spring. It is a pick your own extravaganza of tulips (over 200 varieties) and daisies (more than 30 varieties).
Early April| Burnside Farms, Nokesville, 11008 Kettle Run Rd., Nokesville, VA
Easter Egg Hunts
Bull Run Easter Egg Hunt
Join the fun at Bull Run Regional Park. Children ages 2 to 11 years old are invited to celebrate spring with games, crafts, and photos with the Easter Bunny (bring your own camera!), culminating with an Easter egg hunt. Games and activities are from 10am-12pm and the egg hunt starts promptly at noon.
April 5| Bull Run Regional Park
Meadowlark Gardens Easter Egg Hunts in the Gardens
Participants will use their Easter Egg Fun Find Sheets to keep track of which eggs they have found along the Bunny Trail at Meadowlark Gardens and then turn them in for goodie bags full of Easter Eggs.
April 4,5,6,11,12 13| Meadowlark Botanical Gardens,
Potomac Overlook Park Egg Hunt
Children will get a hidden egg hunting sheet so they can track down wooden eggs hidden in the park. Then they cab turn the wooden eggs in for a yummy goodie bag.
Apr 9, 10, 12-17| Potomac Overlook Park, Arlington
Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Temple Hall Farm
Children 2-11 can hunt for Easter eggs, do crafts and take a picture with the easter bunny (bring your own camera)
April 13|Temple Hall Farm Regional Park, 15855 Limestone School Road, Leesburg, VA
Easter Egg Hunt at Lee-Fendall House
A fun afternoon of egg hunting for toy filled eggs in the garden. Children can also participate in games and crafts and visit with the Easter Bunny
April 16-17| Lee-Fendall House, 614 Oronoco Street Alexandria, Virginia
21st Annual Easter Egg Hunts at Leesburg Animal Park
The park will provide hunting bags for all registered egg hunters. Hunts are schedule according to age. After the hunt stay for a live music performance by Bach to Rock 12pm – 3pm
April 9, 10, 16 & 17| Leesburg Animal Park, 19246 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, VA
Town of Vienna Historic Egg Roll
Families and children 12 and younger are invited to enjoy an old-fashioned egg roll, games, story time and more!
April 1|Historic Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., SE, Vienna, VA
EGG-STREME Teen Night Egg Hunt 2022
Enjoy an evening searching for eggs and prizes in the dark! Please bring a flashlight and a bag/basket so you can find and collect eggs. Visit with the Easter Bunny beginning at 7pm and test your agility on the obstacle course.
April 7|Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA
Farmers Markets
One of the nicest things about spring is the emergence of local farmers markets and fresh, off-the-farm produce as well as a variety of other delicious food offerings. Here is a listing of local famers markets in northern Virginia and their start dates:
McCutcheon-Mt Vernon – begins April 20th
Oak Marr – begins May 4th
Wakefield – begins May 4th
Annandale – begins May 4th
Herndon – begins April 28th
McLean – May 6th
Kingstowne – May 6th
Burke – April 16th
Reston – April 30th
Lorton – May 1st
Mosaic – April 3rd
Oakton – April 2nd
Arlington Courthouse – April 16th
Crystal City – May 3rd
Old Town Farmers’ Market – open year round
Del Ray Farmers Market – open year round
Four Mile Run Farmers and Artisans Market – open year round
