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🌱 Patch AM: It's A Good Day Market at the Workhouse Arts Center and 14 more events
You won't want to miss The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) on the Fairfax Station Patch calendar

Hello Fairfax Station! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) at Hyatt Regency Dulles
- It's A Good Day Market at the Workhouse Arts Center at Workhouse Arts Center
- August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified at De Laski Performing Arts
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-shower in spots; warmer, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
- Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax Station
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★ Featured events ★
- The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) →
Hyatt Regency Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon
10:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- It's A Good Day Market at the Workhouse Arts Center →
Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Wy, Lorton
11:00 am - August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event - Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
8:45 am - NVRC Board Meeting - Virtual
Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons 3951 Pender Dr STE 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
7:00 pm - 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 - August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event - Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - 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 - 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
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
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🗞 Nearby News
George Mason
- Future inventors and innovators get hands-on with George Mason's summer programs (gmu.edu)
- George Mason's New Campus Store (gmu.edu)
- Virginia has a new climate office. It's at George Mason University. Here's what it does. (cardinalnews.org)
Burke
- Public Safety - Week of August 21, 2026 (fairfaxtimes.com)
Annandale
- Police Seek Man In Paisano's Pizza Burglaries In Annandale, Springfield (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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