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October 2014
Arcadia Farm Fallfest Funtacular!
Arcadia Farm Fallfest Funtacular! Sunday, October 19, 1-5 PM Arcadia Farm at Woodlawn 9000 Richmond Highway Alexandria, VA 22309 This family friendly FREE festival features old fashioned games, cake walks, a pie eating contest, a pumpkin patch, chicken encounters, farm yoga, farm volunteering, live music, and fall donuts. Experience our educational farm stations, meet our staff, learn about compost and seed saving, commune with the Ladies (our laying hens), participate in a cooking demonstration, and take a guided tour…
Find out more »Annual Preschool Fair
The MOMS Club of Alexandria -NE Annual Preschool Fair is coming up soon so mark your calendars.The chapter's Annual Preschool Fair for Alexandria and Arlington residents will feature over 40 schools, daycares and extra curricular activities have representatives and literature on hand to help parents in their search for the perfect learning environment. WHEN: Thursday, October 23rd TIME: 8:30 a.m. - Noon WHERE: First Baptist Church of Alexandria 2932 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
Find out more »Science Night / Noche de Ciencias!
ACPS's Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center will host a Science Night / Noche de Ciencias! Come enjoy a free family event focused on science. Activities include programming robots, launching rockets and much more! Bilingual workshops for parents will also be offered to help parents learn about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers, college admission, financial aid and more. Thursday, October 23 5:30pm T.C. Williams High School 3330 King Street (22302) Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9tom05da9755935&oseq&c&ch
Find out more »Pirate Cruise
Join Potomac Riverboat Company this weekend for a pirate cruise! AHOY there mateys... This Saturday, October 25th come aboard the Potomac Riverboat Company for the Pirate on the Potomac Cruise with Captain Jack and sail through Alexandria's Seaport. And no scallywags allowed, otherwise you'll have to walk the plank. Arrrrg! Details: http://bit.ly/1yXVdCd
Find out more »Mount Vernon Fall Harvest Family Days
Mount Vernon celebrates the autumn season with Fall Harvest Family Days! The entire family enjoys autumn activities including wagon rides, wheat treading in the 16-sided barn, 18thcentury dancing demonstrations, 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.
Find out more »Frog Pond Preschool Fall Festival
Frog Pond Preschool Fall Festival will be October 25th. There will be pumpkin painting, fire pits, drumming, henna and face-painting. 10 am - 12 pm!
Find out more »Monster Mash Party
NCM's Monster Mash TOMORROW, Saturday, October 25 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Are you looking for some friendly, Halloween fun where your kiddos can try out their costumes before the big night? NCM is excited to present Monster Mash, an all-day, non-spooky Halloween party this Saturday, October 26. We're planning special Halloween programming, including dance parties with your favorite Sesame Street friends, and themed hands-on activities including making spooky trees, monster feet, bat masks, face painting and much more! Join us in…
Find out more »Fall Festival
Frog Pond Preschool - The Natural Choice for Early Childhood Education Fall Festival will be October 25th. There will be pumpkin painting, fire pits, drumming, henna and face-painting. 10 am - 12 pm!
Find out more »Trick or Treat with the Bootiques
On Saturday, October 25, start trick-or-treating early and stop by the dozens of shops of the Old Town Boutique District dishing out treats to goblins and ghouls of all ages between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.! Also stop by Pink & Brown for its 5th Annual Costume Contest! Plus, Kids 10 & under eat free from the children’s menu Saturday with the purchase of one adult at Union Street Public House! The fun continues on Sunday for your furry friends.…
Find out more »Trick-or-Treat at Pentagon Row
More Halloween fun this weekend at Pentagon Row! Join us for a bewitching day of trick-or-treating fun for you and your wee ones! Put on your best costumes and take a stroll by any of the participating merchants on Saturday, October 25th between 1pm and 5pm for treats* and more! Additional offers can be found at the link below. *Free treats are while supplies last. http://pentagonrow.com/?event=event3
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