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More than 20 festivals coming to Northern Virginia this summer

It’s festival season, and there’s a whole slew of brand-new and returning events coming to NoVA this spring and summer.

By Editorial April 25, 2017 at 3:59 pm

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It’s festival season, and there’s a whole slew of brand-new and returning events coming to Northern Virginia this spring and summer highlighting the arts, music, food, beer, wine and more.

Arts and Music

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival
May 20-21
Reston Town Center: 11900 Market St., Reston

Celebrate Fairfax
June 9-11
12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax

Tinner Hill Blues Festival
June 9-11
Cherry Hill Park: 312 Park Ave., Falls Church

Columbia Pike Blues Festival
June 17, 1-8:30 p.m.
Intersection of Columbia Pike and South Walter Reed Drive, Arlington

Manassas Jazz Festival
June 18, noon-7 p.m.
Manassas Museum: 9101 Prince William St., Manassas

WMZQ Fest
June 24, 5 p.m.
Jiffy Lube Live: 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow

Uke & Roots Music Festival
July 8, noon
Lake Anne Plaza: 1609 Washington Plaza N., Reston

Community

Arlington Palooza
April 29, 1-4 p.m.
Alcova Heights Park: 901 S. George Drive, Arlington

Pirate Fest 2017
May 6-7
Lake Fairfax Park: 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston

Occoquan River Fest
May 14
Occoquan Regional Park: 9751 Ox Road, Lorton

Herndon Festival
June 1-4
Lynn, Station and Pine streets, Herndon

Cultural

Heritage India Festival
May 13-14
Dulles Expo Center: 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly

Manassas African American Heritage Festival
Aug. 5, noon-6 p.m.
Metz Middle School: 9950 Wellington Road, Manassas

Food, Beer and Wine

Gnarly Hops & Barley Fest
April 29, noon-5 p.m.
Spencer Street Parking Lot on Commerce Street between East Culpeper and East Davis streets, Culpeper

Barley & Music Fest
April 29-30
300 John Carlyle St., Alexandria

Taste of Arlington
May 21, noon-6 p.m.
Wilson Boulevard between North Randolph and North Monroe streets, Arlington

VA StrEats Fest
May 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Potomac Mills: 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Woodbridge

Vintage Virginia Wine & Food Festival
June 3-4
Bull Run Special Events Center: 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville

Taste of Reston Festival
June 16-17
Reston Town Center: 11900 Market St., Reston

Alexandria Food & Wine Festival
June 24
Oronoco Bay Park: 100 Madison St., Alexandria

NoVA Summer Brewfest
June 24-25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Special Event Center at Bull Run Regional Park: 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville

Workhouse Arts Center Brewfest
Aug. 12, noon-8 p.m.
Workhouse Arts Center: 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton

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