Here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend.
Friday’s Cinema and Pub in the Park at Gateway Park in Rosslyn will feature Moana. Kids can meet and get a photo with Moana from 6:15-7:00pm and from 7:30-815pm. There will also be Hawaiian and Tahitian dance demonstrations throughout the evening. Food trucks will be available, including a popcorn food truck. Beer and wine can be purchased from the Pub in the Park. This is a free event and will be canceled in the event of rain.
On Saturday Lee-Fendall House in Alexandria is offering a guided walking tour of Robert E. Lee sites throughout Old Town Alexandria. The tour begins at 10am and will last about 90 minutes. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 the day of the tour.
Ben Lomond Historic Site in Manassas will be remembering the 156th anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas this weekend with historians and Civil War reenactors who will demonstrate how soldiers were treated during the Civil War. There will be a special evening program that will recreate the Civil War era field hospital that Ben Lomond served as at the time. This event runs Saturday from 10am-4pm; 6:30pm-8:30pm and Sunday from 10am-3pm. The cost is $5 per person during the day with free admission for children under 6. The Saturday evening tour is $10 per person and not recommended for children under 12.
Here’s a list of this weekend’s free concerts:
Friday 7/21/17
Lake Accotink Park, Springfield – City of Fairfax “Concert Band” (Concert Band) 7:30-8:30pm
Rutherford Park, Fairfax – Cool McFinn (Irish/Folk) 7:30-8:30pm
Grist Mill Park, Mt. Vernon – The Hot Lanes Big Band (Big Band/Jazz) 7:30-8:30
Mason District Park Amphitheater, Annandale – Chaise Lounge Band (Jazz/Lounge/Swing) 7:30-8:30pm
Old Town Plaza, Fairfax – Lilt 7pm
Lubber Run Amphitheatre, Arlington – Little Red & the Renegades 8pm
Saturday 7/22/17
Burke Lake Park Amphitheater, Fairfax – Fairfax Symphony Orchestra – String Quartet (Children’s Music) 10-11am
E.C. Lawrence Park Amphitheater, Chantilly – 123 Andres (Children’s Music) 10-11am
Mason District Park Amphitheater, Annandale – The grandsons, jr. (Children’s Music) 10-11am
Ossian Hall Park, Annandale – Bolivian Cultural Heritage Night – Tradiciones Bolivianas (Music/Dance) 7:30-8:30pm
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton – The Sheets Family (Old-time music) 6-7pm
Arrowbrook Centre Park, Herndon – Eddie from Ohio (Folk) 7:30-8:30
Lubber Run Amphitheatre, Arlington – Elikeh 8pm
Sunday 7/23/17
Mason District Park Amphitheater, Annandale – Kings Park Band (Concert Band) 7:30-8:30pm
Lubber Run Amphitheatre, Arlington – Little Bit of Blues 6pm
