Metro Railcar Bar Opens, Fireworks, Folklife Festival: See DC, NoVA Weekend Events

VIRGINIA — After the Independence Day holiday, this weekend brings a variety of summer fun around Northern Virginia and D.C.

One uniquely DC event is the opening of metrobar's Railcar Bar, an old Metrorail car made into a bar. You can also grab a drink at the DMV Wine, Beer, & Liquor Festival or pick sunflowers at Summer of Sunflowers at Great Country Farms and U-Pick Sunflower Field at Wegmeyer Farms.

Even though Fourth of July has passed, there are fireworks shows still to enjoy. Check out the Alexandria & USA Birthday Celebration in Alexandria and Big Fireworks at Harper's Ferry Brewing/Harper's Ferry Adventure Center in Purcellville.

Other notable events around Northern Virginia and DC this weekend include Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Sneaker Con, Cathedral Commons Annual Summer Block Party and more.

Always double-check with event organizers to confirm events are proceeding as planned when posted on Patch. Chances of showers and thunderstorms are in the Saturday and Sunday forecast for DC, according to the National Weather Service.

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, July 7, to Sunday, July 9.

Friday, July 7

• Big Fireworks at Harper's Ferry Brewing/Harper's Ferry Adventure Center, Purcellville
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC (through July 9)
• Alicia Keys at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
• Evening at the Embassy of Nicaragua, Washington, DC
• Summer of Sunflowers at Great Country Farms, Bluemont (through July 31)
• Plaza Party, Leesburg
• Flo Rida at ION, Leesburg (through July 8)
• The Rainbow Fish at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• FXBG First Friday, Fredericksburg
• Age of Anxiety Campus Tour experience at Patagonia, Alexandria
• Planetarium Show, Aldie
• 1st Friday Art Walk, Great Falls
• Pups On The Patio Yappy Hour, Tysons
• Battle Street Live, Manassas (through July 8)
• Storytime For Little Historians, Reston (various dates over the summer)
• Vienna Summer on the Green concerts, Vienna (select Fridays over the summer)
• Herndon Friday Night Live, Herndon (select Fridays over the summer)
• Lubber Run Summer Concert Series, Arlington (select Fridays over the summer)
• Columbia Pike Movie Nights -Fridays, Arlington
• Rock The Block, Fairfax (select Fridays over the summer)
• Fab Fridays Live Music, Reston (select Fridays over the summer)
• Candytopia At Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through July 31)
• The Dr. Seuss Experience, Tysons (through July 30)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fredericksburg (through July 9)
• Ghost Walking Tour, Fredericksburg
• Falls Church Arts' Street Life: Real Life Reimagined, Falls Church (through Aug. 13)

Saturday, July 8

• Alexandria & USA Birthday Celebration, Alexandria
• DMV Wine, Beer, & Liquor Festival, Tysons
• U-Pick Sunflower Field at Wegmeyer Farms opens for season, Hamilton
• Fredericksburg Comic and Toy Show, Fredericksburg
• First Look Lottery: metrobar's Railcar Bar Soft Opening, Washington, DC
• Sneaker Con, Washington, DC (through July 9)
• T-Pain at The Anthem, Washington, DC
• "A Summer In The Country" Wine Festival & Luncheon Experience, Great Falls
• Cathedral Commons Annual Summer Block Party, Washington, DC
• Second Saturdays, Reston
• Kidz Korner in Old Town Square, Fairfax
• Jazz in the Parks: Presenting Ben Williams, Washington, DC
• Eid Celebration, Falls Church
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Stargazing at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Walk Season Kickoff, Fredericksburg
• Family Fun Entertainment Series, Reston
• Second Saturday Art Walk, Lorton
• Ghost Doctors Ghost Hunting Tour, Manassas
• Let's Make Slime at Woodrow Wilson Library, Falls Church
• Nature Walk/Scavenger Hunt at Neabsco Trail, Woodbridge
• My Pet Alpaca-Lake Ridge Library, Lake Ridge
• Wine and Whiskers: Morning Yoga, Middleburg
• Community Market, Lorton
• Girl Scout Day: Making Games, Falls Church
• Columbia Pike Movie Nights - Saturdays, Arlington
• Splash Bash: A Water Day for Kids, Franconia
• 8 Year Anniversary Celebration at Manassas Olive Oil Company, Manassas

Sunday, July 9

• 2023 DC Drag Awards, Washington, DC
• UB40 | 45th Anniversary Tour at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Unlimited Bubble Tea Brunch at Alo Vietnam Restaurant & Bar, Herndon
• Hank's Oyster Bar Second Floor Session: A Taste of Home, Alexandria
• “The Painted Garden” Art Exhibit Opening Reception at River Farm, Fort Hunt
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Tour Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly