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CANCELED! Second Saturday Sungazing @ Udvar-Hazy Center • National Air & Space Museum
2025-09-06 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Udvar-Hazy Center • National Air & Space Museum, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly, VA, 20151, United States
This date has been canceled. September’s Second Saturday Sungazing has been rescheduled to September 13, 2025.

Become an astronomer and observe the sun safely with a filtered telescope. Meet outside the museum entrance to view a variety of features on the sun, along with knowledgeable staff who will be there to answer questions and guide observing. This program takes place on the second Saturday of each month.
The next Second Saturday Sungazing program will be held on September 6, 2025.
If clouds are blocking the view of the sky, the program will be held inside the museum’s Space Hangar, where you can see images of the sun taken by a satellite.

Flight Night @ Flight
2025-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Flight Adventure Park, 7200 Fullerton Rd., Springfield, VA, 22150, United States
Join Flight for an epic black light trampoline experience every Friday and Saturday night! The lights go out, the disco balls shine, and Flight supplies the beats!
All ages welcome! Pre-registration required; link below.

Putting the Animals to Bed @ Frying Pan Farm
2025-09-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Frying Pan Farm, 2739 West Ox Rd., Herndon, VA, 20171
Families love visiting Frying Pan Farm Park during the day, but how about at night? Now’s your chance to join them after the sun goes down at their popular nighttime program: Putting the Animals to Bed!
Bring your flashlight and learn how the farm animals settle down for the night! Do they need a bedtime story, a glass of water, or maybe a nightlight? You’ll learn the hows and whys of farm sleepytime.
Pre-register for your preferred date:

Sept 5, 2025
Sept 6, 2025
Sept 7, 2025
Sept 12, 2025
Sept 13, 2025
Sept 14, 2025

Pre-registration required. (Clink here and search for “Putting the Animals to Bed”).

One-Act Play Festival @ South Lakes High School
2025-09-06 19:00 | South Lakes High School, 11400 South Lakes Dr., Reston, VA, 20191, United States
Four shows come to life on the South Lakes High School stage during South Lakes’s first-ever One-Act Play Festival on September 6, 2025!
Tickets can be purchased online.

Back-to-School Boro Bash @ The Boro Tysons
2025-09-06 18:30 - 21:30 | The Boro Tysons, 8350 Broad St., McLean, VA, 22102, United States
Celebrate the start of the school year with an evening of creativity, community, and outdoor fun at The Boro!
The festivities begin at 6:30 pm on September 6, 2025, with glitter tattoo art, a DIY notebook decorating station, and a “Pop Quiz” Popcorn Bar. Then, at 7:30 pm, settle in for an outdoor movie presentation of Monsters University. (Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket for the screening.)
Help local students start the school year off strong – bring a donation for the Share of McLean School Supplies Drive! Donate new backpacks, notebooks, and other essential supplies to support families in need. Bring your donations to support the drive. Click here for a list of the most needed items.
Pre-register for this free event here.
Rain Date: September 13, 2025

Parent's Night Out: Encanto @ The Fitness Equation • South Riding, VA
2025-09-06 17:00 - 21:00 | The Fitness Equation • South Riding, VA, 43360 Defender Dr., Chantilly, VA, 20152, United States
Parents…make plans to enjoy a night out while the kids enjoy a night in – at The Fitness Equation!
Here’s what’s coming up this month:
Sept 6, 2025
Encanto
Sept 20, 2025
Coco
Registration required; link below.

Kids Night In/Parents Night Out @ Douglass Community Center
2025-09-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Douglass Community Center, 407 E. Market St., Leesburg, VA, 20176, United States
Enjoy a relaxing night out while your kids have fun indoors with games, crafts, dinner, snacks, and supervised play. Parents Play Out, Kids Play In at the Douglass Community Center is the perfect evening for parents to recharge and kids to play.
Upcoming opportunities:
• Sept 6, 2025
• Sept 27, 2025
• Oct 4, 2025
• Oct 25, 2025
• Nov 8, 2025
• Nov 22, 2025
While you savor your time out, rest assured knowing your child is in safe hands, making new friends, and creating cherished memories.
Pre-registration required; link below.

Kids Eat For Just $1 @ El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill
2025-09-06 17:00 - 20:00 | El Fresco Tex Mex Grill, VA
The El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill menu is packed with delicious, freshly prepped favorites for moms, dads, and little amigos! Even better? Kids eat for just $1 on Saturday nights at select locations!
This offer is valid Saturdays from 5-8 pm for kids 12 & under. Receive one discounted kid’s menu meal per $9 dine-in entree at all their Northern Virginia locations:

Alexandria ∙ 7324 Richmond Hwy.
Centreville ∙ 6005 Centreville Crest Ln.
Chantilly ∙ 13970 Metrotech Dr.
Sterling ∙ 46580 S Cottage Rd.

Connect with El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill and check out their menu online. Be sure to share your email with them to get news and deals delivered right to your inbox. Get social, too! Find them on Facebook and Instagram.

Free Parking (After 4 pm) @ Udvar-Hazy Center • National Air & Space Museum
2025-09-06 16:00 | Udvar-Hazy Center • National Air & Space Museum, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly, VA, 20151, United States
Aviation and space artifacts abound at the National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA!
Commonly known as the Udvar-Hazy Center, this Smithsonian museum is the second location of the National Air & Space Museum (the original of which is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC). Like its sister museum, the Udvar-Hazy Center showcases the history and science of aviation, spaceflight, planetary science, and terrestrial geology/geophysics.
Great for kids & families!
Observation Tower
Watch planes take off and land at Washington Dulles International Airport and get a 360-degree view of the surrounding area.
Simulators
Fly jet-age combat sorties in simulators that let you perform 360-degree barrel rolls! These opportunities are fee-based.
Drop-In Story Times
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, drop in (confirm times here) to hear a story about air and space read by one of our Museum educators. Perfect for the youngest air and space enthusiasts!
Airbus IMAX Theater
See large format films projected on a screen five stories high with six-channel digital surround sound. This opportunity is fee-based.
Restoration Hangar
Watch as our specialists reconstruct, repair, and preserve our rare artifacts.
Discovery Stations
These portable carts provide opportunities for active looking, discussion, and hands-on activities related to aviation, space exploration, astronomy, and planetary geology.
Collection Highlights
Discover the collection items currently on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
This unique destination has been delighting visitors from all over the globe — from families looking to learn something new to aerial and space enthusiasts. You’ll be amazed by the museum’s exhibits, simulators, and thousands of aviation and space artifacts.
While there, visit the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, home to the museum’s biggest artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Concorde, and a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The museum also boasts an IMAX Theater (featuring a screen that is five stories high!) and an observation tower that gives visitors a 360-degree bird’s-eye view of Dulles Airport and the surrounding area.
Admission to this museum is free, and parking is fee-based (parking is free after 4 pm only; learn more here).

Family Day Painting: Haunted Harvest @ Muse Paintbar • Ashburn, VA
2025-09-06 15:30 - 17:30 | Muse Paintbar • Ashburn, VA, 20626 Easthampton Plz., Ashburn, VA, 20147, United States
Bring the family to paint at Muse Paintbar, where kids and adults alike have fun painting together:
Sept 6, 2025
Haunted Harvest
Sept 7, 2025
Crimson Moonrise
Sept 13, 2025
Beam Me Up
Sept 14, 2025
Pumpkin Palooza
Sept 21, 2025
Spooky Garden
Sept 27, 2025
Midnight Scare
Sept 28, 2025
Playful Pumpkins
A Muse artist instructor will lead you step-by-step through the painting process – no prior art experience required.
Pre-registration required.

Family Day Painting: Haunted Harvest @ Muse Paintbar • Fairfax, VA
2025-09-06 15:30 - 17:30 | Muse Paintbar • Fairfax, VA, 2920 District Ave., Ste. 100, Fairfax, VA, 22031, United States

Parent & Me Back-to-School Cookie Decorating Class @ Fran's Cakes
2025-09-06 14:30 - 17:00 | Fran’s Cake & Candy Supplies, 10927 Main St., Fairfax, VA, 22030, United States
Young bakers are invited to Fran’s Cakes to decorate back-to-school-themed sugar cookies.
In this class, participants will learn cool cookie decorating tips and techniques and will receive a cookie box to take their creations home.
• Aug 30, 2025
• Sept 6, 2025
This beginner-level class is for children ages 5+ with a parent/adult (each ticket includes 1 adult and 1 child). Pre-registration required; link below.

US Asian Fest @ Dulles Town Center
2025-09-06 14:00 - 21:00 | Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Cir., Sterling, VA, 20166, United States
Experience the rich tapestry of Asian culture through mesmerizing performances and traditional flavors at the US Asian Fest on September 6, 2025!
Held at Dulles Town Center in 2025, this event boasts delicious eats, traditional cultural performances, and international artists all day and night!
Savor the foods and flavors of Asia while shopping from a variety of unique merchants. The event also showcases a curated, unforgettable lineup of music, dance, and cultural performances from across Asia.
Tickets are on sale now. Entry is free for kids 12 and under accompanied by an adult.

Celebrate Nature! @ Scrawl Books
2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:30 | Scrawl Books, 11911 Freedom Dr., Reston, VA, 20190, United States
For September’s Saturday Storytime event, Scrawl Books is delighted to announce that Ann McCallum Staats and Debra Shumaker will be sharing their books, Fantastic Flora and Wind is a Dance, on September 6, 2025!
RSVP at the link below.

Henri Bunny Finds a Mommy Storytime @ Barnes & Noble • Fairfax, VA
2025-09-06 11:00 | Barnes & Noble • Fairfax, VA, 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr., Fairfax, VA, 22033, United States
Enjoy a storytime with Author Nicole Metas, who will read from her book Henri Bunny Finds a Mommy, on September 6, 2025.
Join others in the Children’s Department at 11 am for storytime.

Maryland Renaissance Festival
2025-09-06 10:00 - 19:00 | Maryland Renaissance Festival, 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Step back in time and experience a world of merriment and make-believe at the Maryland Renaissance Festival!
On weekends from August 23-October 19, 2025, the 27-acre Village of Revel Grove comes alive! You’ll see costumed performers, jousting matches, and more than 140 artisans selling handmade goods.
With ten stages, a 3,000-seat arena, and an ongoing storyline featuring King Henry VIII and his six wives, this isn’t just a fair — it’s a journey through time back to 16th-century England!
Check out a few select special 2025 weekends:
Aug 23-24, 2025
Children’s Weekend
One child (7-15 years old) enjoys free admission with each adult ticket; children six years old and under are always free!
Sep 1, 2025
Bring a Grandparent — It’s Senior Day
All guests ages 62 and older enjoy free admission on this special Monday.
Sep 6-7, 2025
Legends & Lore
Celebrate British Isles myths and legends with themed performances.
Sep 13-14, 2025
Arrgg! Pirate Weekend
Get ready for pirate tunes and high-seas fun! Costumes are encouraged for all swashbuckling visitors.
Sep 20-21, 2025
Celtic Celebration
Enjoy a weekend filled with Celtic music, dance, and performances from guest artists.
Check the full schedule and start planning your visit to Revel Grove!
Pre-registration required; link below.

Sunflower Festival @ The Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard
2025-09-06 10:00 - 17:00 | The Homestead Farm @ Fruit Hill Orchard, 2502 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, VA, 22603, United States
Fun for the entire family, the Sunflower Festival at The Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard has more than 70 vendors, food, music, flowers, and more!
Celebrate the beauty of late summer in full bloom – wander through sunflower fields, enjoy live music, savor eats from a variety of food trucks, browse local artisan and farm vendors, and cool off with a sweet treat from the Sugar Shack, serving up farm-fresh ice cream all day long!
Bring your friends, your family, your lawn chair (to watch music), and your camera on September 6, 2025, for a day full of sunshine, smiles, and summer memories waiting to happen.
Purchase tickets online (link below).

Summer of Play @ the National Children's Museum
2025-09-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-06 09:00 - 18:00 | National Children’s Museum, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Summer is filled with STEAM at the National Children’s Museum – DC’s favorite place to play! Extended hours and seasonal offerings provide families with cool respite and even cooler learning opportunities.
Enjoy the museum even more! The National Children’s Museum has expanded its Hours of Play with two bonus hours four days a week. From June 19-August 31, 2025, the museum will be open from 9 am-6 pm, giving you two extra hours of play each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Purchase advanced tickets online.
• Thursday-Sunday: 9 am-6 pm
• Monday/Wednesday: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
• Holiday Hours: The museum will be open from 9 am-6 pm on Labor Day, September 1, 2025
Get excited! Check out the museum’s seasonal experiences (below):
Summer Tinkering Programs
Join the museum for hands-on tinkering time. This summer, the museum’s Tinkering Corner will feature two different activities, each with an ocean twist to celebrate the museum’s visiting exhibit, Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure!:
• Jul 16-Aug 31, 2025: Shadow Stories
Young learners play, observe, and make connections between light and shadows as they create stories, scenes, and engage with a varying palette of recycled materials and a source of light.
Countdown to Gabby
The museum is getting ready to welcome Gabby to the museum! For the two weeks leading up to the main event on September 7, 2025, enjoy daily pop-up activities inspired by Gabby’s Dollhouse themes, including:
• Gabby’s Dollhouse story time
• DJ Catnip baby jam/noise parade
• Character scavenger hunt
STEAM Storytime & Baby Jam
These beloved early learner programs will be rockin’ all summer long with seasonal themes that explore our oceans, the weather, and more! Baby Jam is held every Monday at 2:30 pm, and STEAM Storytime is held every Wednesday at 2:30 pm. Both programs are included in the cost of admission.
Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure! Visiting Exhibit
70% of the Earth is oceans, but 100% of the National Children’s Museum’s Visiting Exhibit Hall will be Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure! through September 7, 2025. This exhibit immerses young explorers in whole-body explorations of ocean habitats and the fascinating creatures within them. Using Wild Kratts technology and the powers of science and teamwork, guests can join the PBS Kids television show’s Wild Kratts team to solve problems, help animals, and foil the villains’ nefarious plans.
Purchase tickets online; link below.

Gabby's Dollhouse Visits Baltimore @ Port Discovery
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Port Discovery Children’s Museum, 35 Market Pl., Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
Join Port Discovery Children’s Museum for MEOWseum Discovery Days featuring Gabby’s Dollhouse! Kids will explore fun, hands-on activities inspired by Gabby and her kitty friends that encourage creativity, imagination, and a growth mindset.
Don’t miss limited character Meet & Greets with costumed friends, designed to spark curiosity and kindness. Timed sessions ensure everyone gets a safe, magical experience.
Perfect for families who love Gabby’s Dollhouse and want an interactive day of learning and play in Baltimore, mark your calendar for September 6, 2025, and discover the magic of Gabby’s Dollhouse at Port Discovery.
While your ticket gives you access to enjoy the museum all day, the time listed on your reservation is for your scheduled Meet & Greet.

Species Saturday @ Children's Science Center Lab
2025-09-06 10:00 - 15:30 | Children’s Science Center Lab, 11948 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, VA, 22033, United States
Visit the Lab during any timed entry on Saturdays in September for a bonus animal encounter from one of the center’s eight animal ambassadors – Land Hermit Crabs, White’s Tree Frogs, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, African Pygmy Hedgehog, Corn Snake, Mali Uromastyx, and Axolotl!
Species Saturday creature meet-and-greets are included with your Saturday timed entry ticket! Reserve your tickets online; link below.

Salsa Sprouts: Loudoun Roots & Wonders @ The Loudoun County Fairgrounds
2025-09-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Loudoun County Fairgrounds, 17558 Dry Mill Rd., Leesburg, VA, 20175, United States
Join in for a record-setting weekend of fun, learning, and community spirit at the Salsa Sprouts Family Garden Weekend, and on Day 1, help break a world record!
Presented by WEBS Training Center, this two-day festival, September 6-7, 2025, brings families, friends, and gardening lovers together for hands-on activities, workshops, crafts, food, music, and an official attempt at the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gardening Lesson. Whether you’re a green thumb or just love to be outdoors, this event has something for everyone.
On day 1, September 6, 2025, get registered, pick up your garden kit, and help break the Guinness World Record Gardening Lesson!
Get your free tickets online (link below).

StoryWalk: The Seals on the Bus @ Brambleton Library
2025-09-06 09:30 - 17:00 | Brambleton Library, 43316 Hay Rd., Ashburn, VA, 20147, United States
Have you heard of a StoryWalk? It’s an innovative and delightful way for children — and adults! — to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time.
On your StoryWalk, you’ll see laminated pages from a children’s book attached to wooden stakes installed along an outdoor path near the library. As you stroll the path, you’re directed from page to page in this special featured story.
Participate in a StoryWalk at Brambleton Library featuring the book The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort. Visit anytime during library hours from September 2-30, 2025.

Burke Centre Festival @ Burke Centre Conservancy
2025-09-06 09:30 - 17:00 | Burke Centre Conservancy, 6060 Burke Centre Pkwy., Burke, VA, 22015, United States
The Burke Centre Conservancy, a close-knit Fairfax County community, invites you to its annual celebration from September 6-7, 2025!
This special weekend showcases their beautiful community with an arts & crafts show, along with police, fire, and rescue vehicles and displays, live performances, roving characters, community booths, magic shows, and much more! All ages will enjoy the amusement rides, midway-style games, puppet and magic shows, and roving characters, too.
Plus, an after-hours wine & beer garden with live music will be available for adults (ID required). (Shuttle Services End 5:30 pm on Saturday/Sunday. Residents wishing to attend the Extended Wine & Beer Garden from 5-10 pm must park off-site and walk to the venue. No shuttle services will be provided during the Extended Wine & Beer Garden.)
The event boasts free admission. Wristbands or tickets may be required for rides and midway games.

National Book Festival @ Walter E. Washington Convention Center
2025-09-06 09:00 - 20:00 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Pl. NW, Washington, DC,, DC, 20001, United States
Best-selling authors and book lovers unite at this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival! Held on September 6, 2025, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the day is packed with programs and presentations dedicated to spreading the joy of reading.
In its 25th year, the festival brings authors from near and far, with book signings and activities that make the literary event a yearly highlight for all ages. Attendees can expect book talks, panel discussions, and interviews with their favorite literary figures. Check out this year’s lineup online, which includes more than 90 esteemed authors and poets.
This live event is free and open to the public. Certain programs will be live-streamed to a virtual audience, and all programs will be available for online viewing after the Festival. Learn more about this event online here.

Corn Maze & Apple Harvest Festival @ Great Country Farms
2025-09-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Great Country Farms, 18780 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont, VA, 20135
Great Country Farms, known for its friendly barnyard animals and seasonal pick-your-own crops, invites you to their Corn Maze & Apple Harvest!
In addition to the regularly scheduled daily fun, like their obstacle course, jumping pillows, rope swings, and adorable animals, this daily celebration, from September 1-30, 2025, will include some extras, too!
Weekday opportunities include apple picking, wagon rides, and a chance to get lost in the 1.5-acre Corn Maze. Have an appetite? Grab a pie or hand-dipped ice cream in the Farm Market, where you will also find seasonal fresh produce, jams & jellies, local honey, and baked goods.
Weekends offer daytime marshmallow roasting, pig racing, live music, and cider pressing demonstrations (on the family’s antique cider press, dating back to 1865). The Rooseteraunt Snack Bar will also be open on Saturdays and Sundays with pizza, chicken tenders, and kettle corn.
And, no matter when you visit, Great Country Farms’ 15-acre farm play area is open and ready to entertain the young and young-at-heart during this annual festival.
Plan your next visit and secure your tickets online.

Free Admission — Part of the “Museums on Us” Program @ Participating Museums
2025-09-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Multiple Locations, United States
Just present your active Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, or US Trust credit or debit card, along with your photo ID, and enjoy free general admission at more than 225 cultural institutions nationwide, including fantastic museums regionally (click here to find one).
This opportunity is available on the first full weekend of each month. The 2025 dates include:

July 5-6, 2025
August 2-3, 2025
September 6-7, 2025
October 4-5, 2025
November 1-2, 2025
December 6-7, 2025

Be sure to visit the program’s website for important details and information, as well as a complete list of participating museums, before your visit.

Fall Yard Sale @ Manassas Park Community Center
2025-09-06 08:00 - 12:00 | Manassas Park Community Center, 99 Adams St., Manassas Park, VA, 20111, United States
This is your time to treasure hunt! Manassas Park Community Center is hosting a Fall yard Sale chock full of new-to-you items.
Come on down on September 6, 2025, and look for deals. This is a free event for shoppers.

Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day @ Hidden Oaks Nature Center
2025-09-06 00:00 - 13:00 | Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 7701 Royce St., Annandale, VA, 22003, United States
Children are invited to bring their teddy bears (or other plush friends!) to Hidden Oaks Nature Center on September 6, 2025, where they will learn how bears became many children’s first best friend.
Learn about bears, enjoy a bear treat, and make a bear craft.
Pre-registration required; link below.

Inside Out 2 @ Movies on the Green
2025-09-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Lansdowne Town Center, Promenade Dr. & Belmont Ridge Rd., Leesburg, VA, 20176, United States
This summer, enjoy a variety of free outdoor family fun at Lansdowne Town Center, including movies and entertainment:

Sept 5, 2025
Inside Out 2

In the event of inclement weather, please visit the Center’s Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.
