33 Can't-Miss Events This March In Northern VA

St. Patrick’s Day, the spring equinox, and full school and work schedules are competing for time with can’t-miss events in Northern Virginia in March.

Daylight saving time also begins on March 8, and that means an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day to squeeze in activities.

Events you won’t want to miss include a St. Patrick's Day bar crawl in Arlington, a used book sale in Reston, and Easter egg hunts in Alexandria and Triangle.

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Here are our picks for March:

• March 1: Free Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra Concert, Arlington
• March 2: Women's Parkour Series (ages 18+) Intro/Beginners, Reston
• March 4: Boozy Book Fair, Falls Church
• March 4: Washington's Spies: An Evening with Alexander Rose, Fairfax
• March 5: Tysons Library Quarterly Book & Media Sale, Falls Church
• March 6: The US Navy Commodores in Concert!, Fairfax
• March 6: “HERO: The Boy from Troy, A New Musical About Young John Lewis”, McLean
• March 6: GREASE - The School Version, Leesburg
• March 6: ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Independence High School, Ashburn
• March 7: Liberty's Daughters: Virginia Women and the Revolution, Vienna
• March 7: Big Band Concert!, Sterling
• March 7: The Women of Lee-Fendall, Alexandria
• March 10: Soulful Sounds in The DMV, Arlington
• March 13: Lullabies and Bedtime Stories, Ashburn
• March 14: Hunters Woods PTA Used Book Sale, Reston
• March 14: St. Patrick's Day Parade 2026, Manassas
• March 14: 7th Annual Crowned with a Purpose: An Evening of Elegance Gala, Quantico
• March 14: Cat Adoption Event, Leesburg
• March 14: Arlington VA's Best St. Patrick's Day Weekend Bar Crawl,Arlington
• March 19: Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington Fundraiser, Arlington
• March 20: HUGE Rummage Sale!, Fairfax
• 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 21: Rock Recovery 17th Annual Breaking Bread Gala, Arlington
• March 22: Junior League Teens: Adulting 101 A Half-Day Life Skills Seminar for High School Girls, Arlington
• March 22: An Afternoon with Mozart featuring the Fairfax Choral Society and Pianist Marck Irchai, Fairfax
• March 25: Leadership Fairfax Board and Brew Spring 2026, Reston
• March 28: Easter Egg Hunt #1, Alexandria
• April 4: Easter Egg Hunt, Triangle
• April 11: 34th Annual Van Metre 5K Run, Ashburn
• April 11: Quantico Creek Cleanup, Dumfries
• April 12: Del Ray Dog Fest, Alexandria
• April 18: Clarendon FitFest, Arlington