23 Things You Can Do In Northern VA That Are Free

The budget doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker when looking for family and friend outings in Northern Virginia.

We’ve rounded up 23 free events for your upcoming calendar, including the Purcellville Music and Arts Festival on Saturday. Some events are craft fairs or plant sales, which you might want to purchase items at, but there is no charge to walk around and check out the scene

Other upcoming events in Northern Virginia that don’t charge an admission fee include:

• April 25: Alexandria Art Show & Spring Craft Fair ~ Mother's Day Celebration, Alexandria
• April 25: 85-family RA Yard Sale, Reston
• April 25: ChalkFest at eARTh Day, Reston
• April 25: Pawsitive Pathways- Earth Paws 9:00 amFredericksburg SPCA, Fredericksburg
• April 25: Animal Allies Academy: Earth Paws, Ages 6-9, Fredericksburg
• April 25: Autism Appreciation Day, Dumfries
• April 25: Sidewalk Soiree at Fairfax Corner, Fairfax
• April 26: Bird Walk, Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, Alexandria
• April 26: Internationally Renowned Irish Tenor Mark Forrest in Concert, Clifton
• April 26: Sleepaway Theater Conservatory Auditions, Tysons
• April 26: Free Falun Dafa Meditation Class, Fairfax
• May 2: Woodbridge/ Stonebridge Art Show & Spring Craft Fair, Woodbridge
• May 2: Prince William Art Society Spring Tall Oaks Art Show, Woodbridge
• May 2: FREE Concert! A Celebration of Freedom on May 2 and May 3, Woodbridge
• May 2: FREE Concert *What About Baby?, Woodbridge
• May 2: NVHG - Spring Craft Show, Vienna
• May 2: Rosslyn Spring Market, Arlington
• May 9: Gar-Field High School Craft Show, Woodbridge
• May 9: Lives, Loves, and Loss: Remembering the Families at Mount Vernon, Mt Vernon
• May 9: Spring Into Art @ National Harbor ~ Mother’s Day Celebration, Oxon Hill
• May 9: Arlington History Fest 250, Arlington
• May 15: Bike to Work Day 2026, More than 100 pit stops located across the metropolitan Washington region
• May 16: 27th Annual Antique Car Show, Fairfax

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