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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will take place June 29-July 4 and July 6-9. 

The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage. This year will be the 50th anniversary of this popular event. Attracting more than one million visitors yearly, the two-week long celebration is the largest annual cultural event in the United States.

The Festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 12th Streets and inside the Arts & Industries Building. There is no admission charge. Visitors should dress for hot and humid weather. Parking around the Mall is extremely limited, so visitors are advised to use public transportation. Smithsonian is the closest Metro station to the Festival site. L’Enfant Plaza, National Archives, and Federal Center stations are within a half-mile. For general Smithsonian visitor information, http://www.si.edu/Visit or call 202.633.1000 (voice).

Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with special events taking place most evenings beginning at 5:30 or 7 p.m. View the schedule here.

I highly recommend that you visit their website to plan your visit http://www.festival.si.edu/

Come to the mall for family fun!

Fredericksburg Fall Family Festival. Oct 28, 3pm – 6pm. Join Spotswood Baptist Church and the Spotsylvania Towne Centre for fun and excitement! It’s the 3rd annual Fredericksburg Fall Family Festival Sunday, Sponsored by Thunder 104.5 at the Towne Centre!

Activities include hay rides, huge inflatable’s, carnival games and a petting zoo.

All of the activities are FREE!

Inside the Towne Centre, children are invited to play a variety of carnival-style games to win candy.

Plus, families can enter to win fabulous prizes!

Fall Festival at Mount Vernon

Fall Harvest Family Days at Mount Vernon. Oct 27, 28, 9am – 5pm. The entire family enjoys autumn activities including wagon rides, wheat treading in the 16-sided barn, 18th-century dancing demos, a straw bale maze, farrier (blacksmithing) demonstrations, apple-roasting, corn husk dolls demonstrations and early-American games and music. Potomac River sightseeing cruises are half-price this weekend only. Admission: adults, $15; Children ages 6-11, $7; and Children under 5 FREE. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria. www.mountvernon.org

Come to the Harvest Festival!

Fredericksburg Harvest Festival. Oct 6, 10am – 2pm. Celebrate the beginning of Fall at the extended Farmer’s Market. We will have a pumpkin patch, moon bounce, children’s activities, face painting, pie contest, pumpkin carving contest and a hay maze for the kids! Plus the extended Farmer’s Market, which means more vendors, more great products, more space to shop and more fun for you and your family. FREE to attend. Hurkamp Park.

Come to the Art Festival!

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September 22  10am-5pm

September 23 11am-4pm

Riverfront Park

This juried art show is a great chance to show & sell you artwork and compete for cash prizes. Only original fine arts and crafts are accepted, including but not limited to painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, calligraphy, glass, pottery, photography and jewelry. All work must be original, not done under the supervision or completed from a kit. .

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