Bloomaroo, Dog Fest, Manassas 150th Birthday: NoVA, DC Weekend Events

VIRGINIA — April arrives this weekend with continuing cherry blossom festivities, Easter egg hunts and more in Northern Virginia and DC.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival continues even as peak bloom passes. Some notable cherry blossom-themed events include Bloomaroo at the Wharf, Pink in the Park, Cherry Blossom Wine & Beer Festival at National Union Building, NoMa in Bloom Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival Pedal With Petals Family Bike Ride and Cherry Blossom Wine & Beer Festival at Hook Hall.

Other key events include Cherokee Days Festival in DC, Manassas 150th Birthday Celebration, 33rd Annual Multicultural Fair in Fredericksburg and Del Ray Dog Fest in Alexandria.

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, April 2.

Friday, March 31

• National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC (through April 16)
• Spring Wine Fling, Washington, DC region
• Woodlawn Needlework Show, Woodlawn (last day)
• Cherokee Days Festival, Washington, DC (through April 2)
• Washington Wizards vs. Orlando Magic, Washington, DC
• Winter Journey in Concert- Chamber Music at The Barns, Vienna
• October One Wine Shop - Yappy Hour, Leesburg
• Sprellyfest Block Party, Fredericksburg
• Daily Egg Hunts, Bluemont (through April 8)
• Austrian Embassy Viennese Ball: A Night in Vienna, Washington, DC
• District of Punk, Washington, DC
• Cherry Night at metrobar, Washington, DC
• "The Snow Queen," Falls Church (through April 2)
• “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark” Presented by Rooftop Productions, Manassas (through April 2)
• Second Annual Peanut Butter & Beer; Bacon Party, Fredericksburg
• RiverRun at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC (through April 22)
• ARTECHOUSE PIXELBLOOM: Timeless Butterflies, Washington, DC (through June 11)
• Easter Bunny Photos, Tysons (through April 8)
• The Bunny Returns to Potomac Mills for Easter, Woodbridge (through April 8)
• Candytopia At Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through May 31)
• Ragtime The Musical, Fredericksburg (through May 7)
• “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark” Presented by Rooftop Productions, Manassas (through April 2)

Saturday, April 1

• Pink in the Park, Arlington
• Manassas 150th Birthday Celebration, Manassas
• Art Blooms At Mosaic, Merrifield (through April 2)
• 33rd Annual Multicultural Fair, Fredericksburg
• Running with the Saints 5K, Manassas
• Spring Arts & Crafts Show, Fredericksburg (through April 2)
• Ghost Doctors Manassas 150th Year Anniversary Ghost Hunting Tour, Manassas
• Cherry Blossom Wine & Beer Festival at National Union Building, Washington, DC
• Dinosaur Egg Hunt, Annandale (through April 2)
• The First Annual Mr. Leesburg Pageant, Leesburg
• George Washington’s Distillery and Gristmill open for the season, Mount Vernon
• Pasta Cookoff, Woodbridge
• Mimi’s Vintage Cottage Spring Outdoor Vendor Event, Fredericksburg
• Into The Woods At Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon
• Spring Festival at Gunston Hall, Lorton
• Sand Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny, Leesburg
• Kite Fun Day, Reston
• Tricks are for Kids- Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Bluemont
• A Hoppy Good Time at Hogback Mountain Pony Rides, Leesburg
• Easter Bunny Experience, Middleburg (through April 8)
• FXBG Community Easter Egg Hunt, Fredericksburg
• Easter Egg Hunt, Arlington
• Workshop: Cherry Blossom Candle Making with The Burning Wic, Alexandria
• A BandHouse Gigs: Tribute to Fountains of Wayne, Vienna
• Easter Egg Hunt, Arlington
• Easter Festival, Sterling
• Spring Festival Egg Hunt, Chantilly
• Spring Egg Hunt at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Arlington
• National Cherry Blossom Festival Celebration At The Lab, Fairfax (through April 8)
• Breakfast With The Easter Bunny At Dave & Buster's Fairfax, Fairfax
• Easter Eggstravaganza, Springfield
• Rippon Lodge Easter Egg Trail, Woodbridge
• Spring Egg Hunt at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna (through April 9)
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Tour Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• Easter Egg Hunt, Arlington
• EGGnormous Egg Hunt, Reston
• Underwater Egg Hunt, Reston
• “The Grandest Congress”: The French and Indian War in Alexandria at Carlyle House, Alexandria

Sunday, April 2

• Bloomaroo at the Wharf, Washington, DC
• Del Ray Dog Fest, Alexandria
• NoMa in Bloom Festival, Washington, DC
• National Cherry Blossom Festival Pedal With Petals Family Bike Ride, Tysons
• Cherry Blossom Wine & Beer Festival at Hook Hall, Washington, DC
• Egg Hunt at Lost Boy Cider, Alexandria
• Franklin Park's 5K Color Quest, Purcellville
• Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers, Washingtonm, DC
• Makers Market at Westpost, Arlington
• Easter Festival, Tysons
• K9's in the Vines, Haymarket
• Spring Wildflower Walk, Leesburg

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