DC, NoVA Labor Day Weekend: National Book Festival, Porktoberfest

As a last hurrah for summer, Labor Day Weekend will be packed with events around the DC and Northern Virginia area. Whether you want to go to a concert, fall festival or shopping, there's something for you.

We've rounded up numerous events going on in your communities from Friday, Aug. 31 to Monday, Sept. 3. Some are free. Some have a fee.

Some of the larger attractions you'll find include: Labor Day Capitol Concert, National Book Festival, Town of Herndon Labor Day Festival, Apple Gala & Fresh Cider Fest, Virginia Scottish Games and Middle Eastern Food Festival.

Friday, Aug. 31

• Final Weekend of Fun House at National Building Museum (through Sept. 3)
• Ancestry Art Exhibit (Final Weekend) at Del Ray Artisans (through Sept. 2)
• Loudoun County Restaurant Week (final day)
• Gavin DeGraw and Phillip Phillips at Wolf Trap
• Kim Waters at The Birchmere
• Niall Horan: Flicker World Tour at Jiffy Lube Live
• Columbia Pike Movie Nights: "The Wizard of Oz"
• Trucker Cap Giveaway at Nationals Park
• Sounds of Summer Concert Series in Fredericksburg
• Flying Legends of Victory Tour at Leesburg airport (through Sept. 3)
• Scenic Cinema at Salamander Resort & Spa: "Wonder"
• Four Mile Run Movie Series in Alexandria: "Space Jam"
• Movie at Northern Virginia Community College: Manassas Campus: "Avengers Infinity War"

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Saturday, Sept. 1

• National Book Festival
• Middle Eastern Food Festival
• Page-to-Stage New Play Festival (through Sept. 3)
• Game of Thrones Bar Crawl in DC
• Apple Gala & Fresh Cider Fest at Great Country Farms (weekends in September)
• 2000s Night at Nationals Park
• Virginia Scottish Games in The Plains (through Sept. 2)
• Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival
• Living History Weekend at Fredericksburg Battlefield
• Ziggy Marley & Steel Pulse with Tribal Seeds and Iya Terra at Wolf Trap
• Meet the Artists Beach pARTy in Reston
• Jeffrey Osborne at The Birchmere
• Community Day at Fredericksburg Farmers Market
• Bad Influence - SummerSounds Concert in Manassas
• U.S. Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps Historical Ensemble at Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Sunday, Sept. 2

• Labor Day Capitol Concert
• Pop-Up Market In Del Ray
• Syria Fest in DC
• Porktoberfest at Old Ox Brewery
• Kids Pajama Set Giveaway at Nationals Park
• Bonerama at Workhouse Arts Center
• The Early Show! Comedy Showcase at Jammin Java
• Wild Mushroom Foray-Wolf Trap National Park
• Free Chamber Concert at The Lyceum
• Mosaic District Films in the Park: "The Incredibles"

Monday, Sept. 3

• DC Blues Festival
• Labor Day Car Show in Fairfax
• Town of Herndon Labor Day Festival
• Nationals Zip-Up Hoodie Giveaway at Nationals Park

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