Celebrate the summer solstice - the longest day of the year - with a Day of Play at Fairfax County community centers!

Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services invites the community to celebrate the Longest Day of Play on Thursday, June 20, 2024, and discover all that’s offered right here within our community.

Organized by the Virginia Recreation & Park Society (VRPS), Play All Day VA aims to promote the importance of PLAY for all ages, abilities and interests through local parks and recreation facilities and free or discounted recreational programming.

NCS is offering a a variety of free programs on June 20. View this list to find the NCS Community or Senior Center closest to you. Stop by for activities such as pickleball, volleyball, a nature walk, billiards, stargazing and much more. Community Center membership is always free.

Celebrated on the summer solstice, Play All Day VA is an opportunity for everyone to get out and discover all that NCS offers throughout the county. For more information, visit the NCS website or read this list of events happening on June 20, 2024.

"We are very excited to participate in this year's Play All Day VA," said NCS Division Director Chris Scales. "This is a wonderful opportunity to show off our facilities, programs, instructors and community spirit at our centers. We hope that community members of all ages will visit, and most importantly, play."

Community members also can participate by taking a selfie in one of our centers and tagging us on social media. Use #PlayAllDayVA and #fairfaxncs. Or just find a way to play outdoors and have fun on the longest day of the year.

Parks and recreation departments statewide offer year-round opportunities for families and individuals to explore, play and engage in activities that promote health and wellness. The National Recreation and Parks Association says that living close to parks and other recreation facilities is consistently related to higher physical activity levels and park usage for other health benefits for both adults and youth."

To learn more, visit VRPS' website.

About NCS

Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) promotes the well-being of individuals, families and communities by providing a variety of recreation, educational and developmental programs and services; by facilitating community engagement to identify areas of need and enhance countywide capacity for serving those needs; and by connecting residents with a continuum of county- and community-based resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities.

About the Virginia Recreation & Park Society

The Virginia Recreation & Park Society (VRPS) is a private, non-profit professional organization, founded in 1953 and incorporated in 1956. Its purpose is to unite all professionals, students, and interested lay persons engaged in the field of recreation, parks and other leisure services in the Commonwealth of Virginia, into one body. The members work together to promote and improve the profession in all its diversity.