Our comprehensive Guides are a top resource for Northern Virginia parents! Choose what you’d like to see:

DESTINATIONS

• • • 10+ Planetariums With Star-Gazing Opportunities
    • Nature Centers Worth Checking Out
    • Amusement Parks (+ Free & Discounted Admission Programs)
    • Aerial Challenge Adventures
    • Birthday Party Destinations
    • Cat Cafes
    • Cooking Classes for Kids & Teens
    • Escape Rooms
    • Go-Karting Destinations
    • Ice Skating Fun
    • Indoor Play Destinations
    • Indoor Rock Climbing Destinations
    • Laser Tag Destinations
    • Mini Golf Fun
    • Off-Leash Dog Parks
    • Paintball Destinations
    • Paint-Your-Own Canvas Fun
    • Roller Skating
    • Skateboarding Parks
    • Snow Tubing Fun
    • Train-Lovers Guide
    • Trampoline Parks

FLOWERS

• • • Pick-Your-Own Flower Farms & Gardens
    • Sunflower Picking

MUSEUMS

• • • Museums, Landmarks, & Destinations
    • Plan Ahead for Washington, DC Landmarks & Tours
    • 20+ Places to Get Presidential in the DMV

SPRING: MAR • APR • MAY

• • • Consignment Sales
    • Fairs, Festivals, & Special Events
    • Food & Wine Festivals
    • Pick-Your-Own Flower Farms & Gardens
    • Spring Kite Festivals
    • Strawberry Picking
    • Support Local: Farmer’s Markets
    • Touch-a-Truck Fun

Holiday: St. Patrick’s Day

• • • St. Patrick’s Day Fun

Holiday: Easter

• • • 20+ Uniquely Different Easter Opportunities
    • Easter Fun
    • Pictures with the Easter Bunny

SUMMER: JUNE • JULY • AUG

• • • County Fairs & Carnivals
    • End-of-Summer Dog Swims
    • Fairs, Festivals, & Special Events
    • Food & Wine Festivals
    • Pick-Your-Own Flower Farms & Gardens
    • Strawberry Picking
    • Sunflower Picking
    • Support Local: Farmer’s Markets

Summer

• • • Ahoy, Mateys! Pirate Ship Adventures
    • Amusement Parks
    • Free & Cheap Summer Movies
    • Mini Golf Fun
    • Summer Music Series & Concerts
    • Summer Camp Guide

All-Things Water

• • • Freshwater Swimming @ Lakes, Bays, & Quarries
    • Indoor Swimming Fun
    • Outdoor Waterpark Fun
    • Spraygrounds & Splash Pad Fun

Holiday: 4th of July

• • • 10+ Independence Day Celebrations Not on the 4th
    • Independence Day Celebrations

FALL: SEPT • OCT • NOV

• • • Apple Picking
    • Corn Mazes
    • County & State Fairs
    • End-of-Summer Dog Swims
    • Fairs, Festivals, & Special Events
    • Fall Festivals
    • Food & Wine Festivals
    • Oktoberfests
    • Sunflower Picking
    • Support Local: Farmer’s Markets

Holiday: Thanksgiving

• • • Thanksgiving Day Fun

Holiday: Halloween

• • • 200+ Halloween Events
    • 20+ Places to Trick-Or-Treat
    • Halloween Fun @ Amusement Parks
    • Halloween Fun: The Big List
    • Halloween Parades
    • Halloween Screams: Haunted Houses & More

WINTER: DEC • JAN • FEB

• • • Ice Skating Fun
    • Illumination Events
    • Snow Tubing Fun

Holiday: Christmas & Hanukkah

• • • Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree
    • Holiday Fun: The Big List
    • Holiday Parades
    • Holiday Train Rides

Holiday Fun: Santa

• • • Dine with Santa & Friends
    • Letters to Santa
    • Photos with Santa
    • Track Santa’s Journey

Holiday: More

• • • New Year’s Eve Parties & Fun
    • Lunar New Year Fun
    • Valentine’s Day Fun

BABY NAMES

• • • Top 10 Baby Names: Virginia & US
    • Virginia’s Top Baby Names: Girls & Boys

TEENS

• • • The DMV Teen Trail — Opportunities for ‘Tweens & Teens
    • Teen Opportunities @ the Library