20 Can't-Miss Events This February In Northern VA

For only having 28 days, February can seem like an excruciatingly long month as winter in Northern Virginia enters the final stretch and the promise of spring is in sight.

To ease the boredom and get Virginians out of the house, we’ve rounded up 20 can’t-miss events, including pianist Ying Li's performance of Rachmaninoff's "2nd Piano Concerto" and Brahms’ "Symphony No. 4" with the Loudoun Symphony. Or, if you're a fan of comic books and Pokemon cards, check out the Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show on Feb. 22. Plus, you can celebrate the life of President George Washington.

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Here are our picks:

• Feb. 11: Battles and Bacteria: How the Civil War Sparked Insights on Infection, Fairfax
• Feb. 12: JCA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employoment Expo
• Feb. 13: Trouble in Deadwood - ARTfactory's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, Manassas
• Feb. 14: Valentine's Day Comedy Show at Solace Brewing Co., Sterling
• Feb. 14: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Chris Sintetos, Arlington
• Feb. 14: Community Plant Swap, City of Fairfax Regional Library, Fairfax
• Feb. 14: Old Dominion Humane Society at Dog Krazy Cosner's Corner on February 14, 21 and 28, Fredericksburg
• Feb. 15: Loudoun Symphony Presents Rachmaninoff with Ying Li, Aldie
• Feb. 15: Tea and Trifles: In Love, In War- Love Letters of the American Revolution, Fredericksburg
• Feb. 17: Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: What’s It All About?, Arlington
• Feb. 17: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Woodbridge

• Feb. 21: Happy Birthday, George, Fredericksburg
• Feb. 22: Celebrate George Washington's 294th Birthday, Mount Vernon
• Feb. 22: Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show, Annandale
• Feb. 25: Celebrity Chef Fundraiser Night with Chef Donnella for CASA, Manassas
• Feb. 28: Benefit Oyster Roast, Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
• March 1: Woodlawn Needlework Show at Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, Alexandria
• March 6: The US Navy Commodores in Concert, Fairfax
• March 14: Hunters Woods PTA Used Book Sale, Reston
• April 4: Easter Egg Hunt, Triangle