Park Authority

CONTACT INFORMATION: Open during regular business hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
703-324-8700 TTY 711
12055 Government Center Pkwy.
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Jai Cole
Executive Director

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Colvin Run Mill Programs

Upcoming Events

May
16
4:00PM, 16, (21 yrs.+) Follow whiskey's journey from grain to glass. Explore the 19th…
May
30
4:00PM, 30, (16-Adult) In this program, learn the basics of using plants from the…
May
30
8:30PM, 30, (10-Adult) Watch an outdoor screening of "Sense of Sensibility" (1995) at…
Jun
07
12:00PM, 07, (4-Adult) Explore 200-year-old Colvin Run Mill as we grind grain using the…
Jun
13
11:00AM, 13, (14-Adult) African Americans' labor, experience, and knowledge were crucial…

Grinding Grain

First and third Sundays of each month, April through November.

 

Blacksmithing Demonstrations

First Sunday of each month when the mill is grinding
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
No reservations required.
Watch as the blacksmith fires up his forge and works with hammer and tongs to make iron tools and utensils. FREE

 

Northern Virginia Carvers

First Sunday of each month, April to November, in the Education Center.

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.   No reservations required.

A young girl smiles as she gathers straw to stuff in a scarecrow

 

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