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🌱 Patch AM: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 11 more events

And check out Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar

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Good day Mount Vernon! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Back-to-School Picnic at Centreville Elementary School
  • Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
  • Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years at Aldersgate UMC

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday August 23
  • Mawlid MakeSpace
    MakeSpace Franconia Volunteer Fire Department, 6300 Beulah St, Franconia
    5:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Lane PTA Restaurant Night at Rita's Water Ice
    Lane Elementary School Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, Lane Elementary
    4:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Virtual "First Friday" with the Principals: Volunteering at Lane
    Lane Elementary School Lane Elementary
    8:30 am
  • PTA Back to School Picnic
    Waynewood Elementary School Waynewood Elementary
    5:30 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Sunflower Festival 2026 →
    The Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard and Sugar Shack LLC, 2502 N Frederick Pike, Winchester
    10:00 am
  • Fiddles & Fifths 2026 →
    Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum, 20 N Loudoun St, Winchester
    1:00 pm
    • Sunday September 13
  • Lebanese Wine Pairing Dinner at Byblos Winchester →
    Byblos Restaurant, 3111 Valley Ave #108, Winchester
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Franconia

  • In time for school year, food bank's new bus starts serving hot meals to Fairfax children (ffxnow.com)
  • FCPS updates digital literacy lessons, but state law complicates kindergarten device limits (ffxnow.com)
  • Public Safety - Week of August 21, 2026 (fairfaxtimes.com)

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Ok Mount Vernon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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