Flower And Garden Festival, Earth Day, Dog Walk: DC, NoVA Weekend Events

VIRGINIA — As April continues, there will be plenty to do to this weekend around Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Even though the National Cherry Blossom Festival is over, you can get into the spring spirit with events like 34th Annual Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival, Alexandria's Historic Garden Week Home and Garden Tour, Historic Garden Week Leesburg Tour, Middleburg Spring Races, Earth Day Family Festival at National Portrait Gallery, Earth Day Festival in Fredericksburg, Earth Day Loudoun and Earth Day Fairfax.

Other major events include National Cannabis Festival, Film Fest DC, ALX Dog Walk, Thrift World Expo, NVA Thai Street Food & Culture Festival, Red Bull Showrun DC and Northern Virginia Reptile Expo.

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Below is a full roundup of local events from Friday, April 19 to Sunday, April 21.

Friday, April 19

• National Cannabis Festival, Washington, DC
• Film Fest DC, Washington, DC (through April 28)
• Taylor Swift Night - Tortured Poets Society Release Party, Washington, DC
• PARC In Bloom, Tysons (through April 22)
• Disney's Encanto X CAMP, Tysons (through April 28)
• ARCTECHHOUSE ISEKAI: Blooming Parallel Worlds, Washington, DC (through June 1)
• Reston Community Players present The Prom The Musical, Reston (select dates through May 5)
• The U.S. Army Band In Concert, Manassas
• Sweet Jazz Festival 2024, Leesburg (through April 20)
• Guided Meditation with Cats, Alexandria
• Arlington National Cemetery Spring Horticulture Tours, Arlington
• FTE Presents: Barefoot in the Park, Fredericksburg (select days through April 27)
• Anastasia at McLean High School, McLean (through April 21)
• In My Cookie Era Decorating Workshop, Alexandria

Saturday, April 20

• 34th Annual Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival, Leesburg (through April 21)
• Historic Garden Week Home and Garden Tour, Alexandria
• International Dance Day and World Art Day, Tysons
• Red Bull Showrun DC, Washington, DC
• ALX Dog Walk, Alexandria
• Thrift World Expo, Fredericksburg
• Northern Virginia Reptile Expo, Fredericksburg
• Middleburg Spring Races, Middleburg
• Eisenhower Partnership Rock The Ave Block Party, Alexandria
• Reston Town Center Celebrates eARTh Day, Reston
• A Cherry Blossom Themed Fashion and Beauty Showcase and Reception, Fairfax
• Cherry Blossom Festival Kick-Off, Purcellville
• Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge: Almost Spring Flea Market and Arts and Crafts Fair, Fort Hunt
• Founding of Reston Walking Tour, Reston
• Earth Day Festival, Fredericksburg
• Earth Day Family Festival at National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
• Spring Family Fair, Herndon
• Animal Family Day at Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon
• The 32nd Annual Van Metre 5K Run, Ashburn
• Earth Day Fairfax, Chantilly
• Honor Earth: An Earth Day Celebration, Washington, DC
• Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society’s Spring Fling, Alexandria
• Spring Yard Sale, Fredericksburg
• Spring Community Parking Lot Sale, McLean
• Pop Up Marketplace Boutique, Alexandria
• Garden Day Tours at Carlyle House, Alexandria
• Earth Day Loudoun, Sterling
• Central’s Spring Festival, Manassas
• Sours And Gummies Fesitvals, Tysons
• 10th Anniversary Party at Sweet Fire Donna's, Alexandria
• Hayfield Farm Neighborhood Yard Sale, Franconia

Sunday, April 21

• NVA Thai Street Food & Culture Festival, Manassas
• Historic Garden Week Leesburg Tour, Purcellville
• Langley Bands on the Run 5K, McLean
• Wolftrap Elementary Fun Run & 5k, Vienna
• Chase The Rainbow 3K Trail Run, Aldie
• 4th Annual Charleston Oyster Roast, Clifton
• Caboose Commons Women's Market, Merrifield
• Princess Brunch with Moana, Ariel, and Rapunzel, Occoquan