🌱 Patch AM: Labor Day Weekend Model Train Show at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum and 13 more events

Good morning to you Fairfax Station! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Global "In Their Shoes" 5K to benefit Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children at Burke Lake Park
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
• August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified at De Laski Performing Arts

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Very warm with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 2026 Global "In Their Shoes" 5K to benefit Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children →
  Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station
  8:00 am
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event
• Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fairfax High School
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Gym, Fairfax
  5:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Fairfax High School
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Gym, Annandale High
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event
• Back to School family Picnic
  Eagle View Elementary School Eagle View Elementary
  5:30 pm
• Ranjit Bawa Live in Concert
  De Laski Performing Arts Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event
• Back to School Bash with Little Hands Pediatric and Virginia Hands
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, 22831 Hanson Park Dr, Aldie\
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Labor Day Weekend Model Train Show at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum →
  Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Weekend Model Train Show at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum →
  Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• George Mason welcomes largest undergraduate class (gmu.edu)
• Sumeet Shrivastava Elected George Mason Board Rector (executivebiz.com)
• New brand of delivery robots takes over George Mason University's Fairfax campus (ffxnow.com)

Fairfax

• After boundary review, some Fairfax County students attending new schools this fall (wtop.com)

Vienna

• Fairfax Board Allows Early Site Plan Review For 1,900-Home Prosperity Project (patch.com)
• Vienna Clears Way For New AT&T Cell Tower To Improve Coverage: Report (patch.com)

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