St. Patrick's Day Parade, 2 Restaurant Weeks: NoVA, DC Weekend Events

VIRGINIA — The second weekend of March will bring a parade, restaurant weeks, bar crawls and more to Northern Virginia and D.C.

One weekend highlight will be the Greater Manassas St. Patrick's Day Parade. Other major events are the Fredericksburg Fine Art Show and Sale, 3rd Annual Shamrock Stampede Bar Crawl, DC's Official St. Patrick's Bar Crawl Day Party Extravaganza and The Shamrock Crawl Washington, DC.

For foodies, the DC Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival may be worth checking out. Vienna Restaurant Week and Fairfax City Restaurant Week wrap up this weekend.

If you want to get outside, Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park opens for the season. Before the ice skating season ends, check out Ice Skating at Pentagon Row, Ice Skating at Reston Town Center and Ice Skating at Washington Harbour. Another ongoing event is The Great Migration Light Show at NOVA Wild.

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, March 10 to Sunday, March 12.

Friday, March 10

• Vienna Restaurant Week, Vienna (through March 12)
• Fairfax City Restaurant Week, Fairfax (through March 12)
• Fredericksburg Fine Art Show and Sale, Fredericksburg (through March 12)
• MYHockey Congressional Cup Spring Classic, Leesburg (through March 12)
• Drafts And Crafts: Blossoms At The Brewery, Chantilly
• Washington Wizards vs. Atlanta Hawks, Washington, DC
• Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park Opens For Season, Springfield
• Cherry Blossom Party at Lost Boy Cider, Alexandria
• Woodlawn Needlework Show, Woodlawn (daily though March 31 except Tuesdays)
• Seamus Egan at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Defying Gravity Magic & Illusion Show, Ashburn
• Ice Skating at Pentagon Row, Arlington (open until March)
• Escape to Margaritaville, Fredericksburg (through March 5)
• Ice Skating at Reston Town Center, Reston (through March 12)
• Ice Skating at Washington Harbour, Washington, DC (through March 12)
• Stop Kiss - Performed by Reston Community Players (RCP), Reston (through March 12)
• 50th Anniversary Sale at Today's Cargo, Alexandria (through March 23)
• Lettice and Lovage at Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria (through March 18)
• Manassas Ballet Theatre's "La Boutique Fantasque & More!," Manassas (through March 12)
• "How The Light Gets In," Tysons (through March 19)
• Music for Mental Health- Students Helping Students, Herndon

Saturday, March 11

• Greater Manassas St. Patrick's Day Parade, Manassas
• DC Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival, Washington, DC
• 3rd Annual Shamrock Stampede Bar Crawl, Alexandria
• DC's Official St. Patrick's Bar Crawl Day Party Extravaganza, Washington, DC
• The Shamrock Crawl Washington, DC, Washington, DC
• Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market, Alexandria
• LANK's Annual New To You Sale, Reston
• Spring Craft & Vendor Show, Manassas
• Barks&Brews Festival, Tysons
• Soar Together Family Day: Messages In The Sky, Chantilly
• Fairfax Choral Society’s 60th Anniversary Gala, Fairfax
• March150 Art Party and Exhibition, Alexandria
• Ukrainian Egg Workshop: Pysanky And Prayer For Ukraine, Dunn Loring
• Second Saturday Art Walk March 2023, Lorton
• Hot Cocoa Party at Metrobar, Washington, DC
• SBSA Troop 964B 23rd Annual Model Train Show, Woodbridge (through March 12)
• Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Hacia la Vida | Toward Life, Reston
• “Second Saturday Improv” featuring The Auxiliary, Alexandria
• Stargazing At The Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• St. Patrick's Celebration Drag Brunch, Ashburn
• St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Sterling
• St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Lost Rhino, Ashburn
• Community Yard Sale, Leesburg
• CALAMITY: The Show at Arts Herndon, Herndon
• 14th and Funny, Washington, DC
• Anniversary Party at Two Twisted Posts Winery, Purcellville
• The Almost Spring Fling, Alexandria
• Alexandria Choral Society Celebrates American Composers in its Spring Concert & Gala, Alexandria
• 90s Drag Brunch at King & Rye, Alexandria
• Winter Market, Manassas

Sunday, March 12

• DC Defenders vs. Vegas Vipers, Washington, DC
• Cherry Blossom Artisan Market, Washington, DC
• Vienna Community Band Spring Concert, Vienna
• Friends of Runnymede Park Annual Meeting with Eagles, Herndon
• Spring Pancake Breakfast, Ashburn