Fairfax County Park Authority
Browse on-line listings, check class enrollment and register with a few clicks of your mouse. You need a member number and VISA or Mastercard for payment. Internet registration offered daily, 5am to 11pm Fall Registration Underway.
Switch to the Green E-Edition of Parktakes
Explore
the Parks on Old-FashionedGuided Wagon Tours This fall, climb aboard a converted hay wagon and enjoy an interpretive tour to the Potomac River at Riverbend Park, a trip to the wetland at Huntley Meadows, or a relaxing ride around the grounds at Sully Historic Site.
Sign up now for the Park Authority's NEW Golf Subscription Program and SAVE all year long! Learn More
GROUNDBREAKINGS & OPENINGS
New Historic Marker Unveiled at Green Spring Gardens New Stables Open at Frying Pan With a Whinny and a Neigh Park Authority Flips the Switch on New Athletic Field Lights
Past Events Photo Gallery
|
Save 14% During the Pass Sale September 1st through October 15th 4 and 12 month Leisure Fitness Passes on Sale Learn More
Before you pack up the family mini-van and waste precious time and
money on a long-distance trip, check out the wide variety of summer
activities available at Fairfax County parks. Whether you're
looking for family adventure, kids' activities, outdoor
experiences, unique ways to beat the heat, or just some fun things
to do after 5 p.m., the Fairfax County Park Authority has staycation solutions for
everyone.
Colvin Run Mill Grinding Demos
Colvin Run Mill Sunday, September 5 Noon-3:00pm Come watch the miller grind grain at Colvin Run Historic site from noon to 3 p.m. The cost is $6 per adult, $5 per student 16 years or older, and $4 per child and seniors. Before you visit, call 703-759-2771 to confirm program will be held. Virginia Indian Festival
Riverbend Park Saturday, September 11 10am-4pm Eight Virginia and Washington, D.C. area tribes, including the Rappahannock dancers and drummers, will help celebrate the Virginia Indian Festival at Riverbend Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See demonstrations by tribe members, tool-making experts and local archaeologists, plus bow and arrow shooting and spear throwing with an atlatl. Help build an authentic dug-out canoe. Crafts, pottery and music will be available for purchase. The cost is $5 per person. For information, please call 703-759-9018. Sully Quilt
and Fiber Arts Show and Sale
Sully Historic Site Sunday, September 12 10am-4:30pm From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine, vendors show and sell new and antique quilts, other fiber arts, quilt-related merchandise, antique linens, antique sewing tools, books and fabric at Sully Historic Site’s 37th annual fall Quilt and Fiber Arts Show. The show includes quilting demonstrations and lectures from Northern Virginia Quilters Unlimited, children’s activities, quilt appraisals, quilted door prize from Hayfield Country Quilters, and food. The fee of $9 per adult, $8 per senior, and $6 per child includes a tour of the historic house. For information, please call 703-437-1794. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||




Explore
the Parks on Old-Fashioned



Colvin Run Mill Grinding Demos
Virginia Indian Festival
Sully Quilt
and Fiber Arts Show and Sale
Website Survey