NoVA, DC Weekend: Carnival, Barbecue Battle, Astronomy Festival

VIRGINIA — The last weekend of June brings food festivals, Pride celebrations and plenty of other summer fun around Northern Virginia and D.C.

Foodies will enjoy events like the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, Quantico 13th Annual International Wine & Food Festival and Spring Honey Festival. Some notable events for drinks include All American Bar Crawl 2023, Barks & Booze Mimosas, Bloody Mary, And Bavarian Beer Festival, Old Town Fairfax Summer Crawl and Virginia Reggae Wine Fest.

Pride Month will wrap up with remaining events this weekend. A few major events happening are the Pride in the Vines Wine Trail, Out & About Festival at Wolf Trap, Arlington Pride Festival and FXBG PRIDE March and Festival.

Other notable events around Northern Virginia and DC this weekend include One Loudoun Carnival at Uptown, One Journey Festival 2023, 2023 Children’s Summer Reading Festival, Bram: What a Blast, Manassas Bee Festival and Independence Day the Hillsboro Way Music Fest.

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

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, June 23, to Sunday, June 25:

Friday, June 23

• One Loudoun Carnival at Uptown, Ashburn (through June 25)
• Quantico 13th Annual International Wine & Food Festival, Quantico
• Charlie Wilson | Babyface at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Pride in the Vines Wine Trail, Loudoun County (through June 30)
• Ice Cream Social with @Mobilehershey, Leesburg
• Stonebridge Summer Concert Series Featuring The Breakaways, Woodbridge
• Ghost Walking Tour, Fredericksburg
• It's A Steal 2023 Art Sale, Arlington (through June 25)
• lovelytheband w/ Beach Weather, Ava Maybee, Washington, DC
• Plaza Party, Leesburg
• Jazz in the Garden, Washington, DC (multiple 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)
• Rock The Block, Fairfax (select Fridays over the summer)
• Fab Fridays Live Music, Reston (select Fridays over the summer)
• Falls Church Arts Opens All Member Show L-Z, Falls Church (through June 25)
• Brick City at National Building Museum, Washington (ongoing)
• The Dr. Seuss Experience, Tysons (through June 30)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fredericksburg (through July 9)

Saturday, June 24

• Manassas Bee Festival, Manassas
• Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, Washington, DC (through June 25)
• Out & About Festival at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Arlington Pride Festival, Arlington
• FXBG PRIDE March and Festival, Fredericksburg
• One Journey Festival 2023, Washington, DC
• All American Bar Crawl 2023, Washington, DC
• Astronomy Festival on the National Mall, Washington, DC
• Old Town Fairfax Summer Crawl, Fairfax
• Virginia Reggae Wine Fest, Manassas
• Spring Honey Festival, Fredericksburg
• Bram: What a Blast, Brambleton
• Loudoun United FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies, Leesburg
• Solstice Saturday at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
• Makers Farmers Brewers Celebrates Crooked Run's 10 Year Anniversary, Sterling
• Barks & Booze Mimosas, Bloody Mary, And Bavarian Beer Festival, Tysons
• 2023 Children’s Summer Reading Festival, Chantilly
• 4 Year Anniversary Part at Lost Boy Cider, Lorton
• Arts and Crafts at Reston Museum, Reston
• Pride Celebration at Two Twisted Posts Winery, Purcellville
• Back to the 8o's Fun Run, Leesburg
• Summer Saturdays at Gunston Hall, Lorton
• Cathedral Commons Summer Block Party, Washington, DC
• Community Market, Lorton
• U Street Music Hall Presents... Broadway Rave, Washington, DC
• My Pet Alpaca, Dumfries
• Flea Market, Oakton
• Barracks Row Chess Tournament, Washington, DC
• KIDZ KORNER - Peter McCory - The One Man Band, Fairfax
• Wearable Art Show & Tour, Washington, DC
• Star Wars Movie Night: Episode 4 "A New Hope," Centreville
• Reston Concerts on the Town presents Chuck Redd with the U.S. Army Blues, Reston
• Matt Ruby at Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton
• Free Children's Festival Event/Field Day, Washington, DC

Sunday, June 25

• Independence Day the Hillsboro Way Music Fest, Purcellville
• The Situation Room Experience: Washington's Cabinet, Mount Vernon
• Sunday SummerFest, Sterling
• Black History Walking Tour, Fredericksburg
• Frozen & Spiderman Host Kids & Family Festival, Tysons
• City Of Fairfax Presents: A Hometown Celebration, Fairfax
• Gay Men’s Chorus Of Washington: Potomac Fever, McLean
• The Vienna Community Band to Perform at Fort Hunt Park Concert Series, Fort Hunt
• History of Black Georgetown, Washington, DC
• Music In The Gardens, Vienna
• Ghost Doctors Ghost Hunting Tour-Manassas, Manassas
• Alexandria Public Art Bicycle Ride, Alexandria

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