Seasonal & Holidays
20 Can’t-Miss Events In Northern VA Before Winter Ends
From a family friendly Mardi Gras, along with Black History Month events, here are ways to get out of the house in Northern Virginia.
The 2026 events calendar in Northern Virginia is springing to life as winter makes its final push.
That includes multiple events to honor Black History Month, such as “How Do We Know That?”: Documenting the Slave Jail at 1315 Duke Street on Feb. 21 at the Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, 614 Oronoco St. in Alexandria. Or check out Vienna's 1st Annual Black History Program on Feb. 28.
The 40-day Lenten season began with Ash Wednesday, and fish fry feeds and Easter egg hunts will soon fill the calendar on Fridays through March.
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These events are among 20 we’ve rounded up to fill out your February calendar.
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Here are our picks for the next couple of weeks:
- Feb. 25: Celebrity Chef Fundraiser Night with Chef Donnella for CASA, Manassas
- Feb. 25: Art Across Reston, Reston
- Feb. 27: Mardi Bras, Vienna
- Feb. 28: Mardi Gras! A Family to Family Fete and Silent Auction, Alexandria
- Feb. 28: They Lived Here Too: Work & Slavery at Lee-Fendall, Alexandria
- Feb. 28: Old Dominion Humane Society at Dog Krazy Cosner's Corner, Fredericksburg
- Feb. 28: Civic Conversations Book Club: The Woman Behind the New Deal, Fredericksburg
- Feb. 28: Benefit Oyster Roast, Fredericksburg
- March 2: Women's Parkour Series (ages 18+) Intro/Beginners, Reston
- March 6: The US Navy Commodores in Concert!, Fairfax
- March 7: Liberty's Daughters: Virginia Women and the Revolution, Vienna
- March 7: Big Band Concert!, Sterling
- March 14: Hunters Woods PTA Used Book Sale, Reston
- March 14: St. Patrick's Day Parade 2026, Manassas
- March 21: Fashion and Women’s Liberation: Role of Clothing in the Fight for Suffrage, Alexandria
- March 21: Fairfax Genealogical Society Spring 2026 Seminar: Every Transaction Tells a Story, Dunn Loring
- March 22: An Afternoon with Mozart featuring the Fairfax Choral Society and Pianist Marck Irchai, Fairfax
- March 28: Easter Egg Hunt #1, Alexandria
- April 4: Easter Egg Hunt, Triangle
- April 11: 34th Annual Van Metre 5K Run, Ashburn
- April 12: Del Ray Dog Fest, Alexandria
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