DC, NoVA Weekend Events: Beyoncé, LEGO Expo, Carnival, Sidewalk Sale

VIRGINIA — We've reached the first weekend of August, which means there's still about a month to enjoy summer fun around Northern Virginia and D.C.

In the DC region, one weekend highlight is Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour coming to FedEx Field. There's plenty more family fun this weekend, like the Brickfair: LEGO Expo, Fairfax County 4-H Fair And Carnival, Peach Fuzztival, Friendship Firehouse Festival, Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair and Stafford Regional Airport Wings and Wheels.

Other notable events include Middleburg Sidewalk Sale, Jollof Festival, Best of the West, Woodlawn Summer Open House, Walkabout Music Festival, Mubadala Citi DC Open, Tax Free Weekend At Select Old Town Alexandria Boutiques, Arlington Civitan Open Air Flea Market and Mount Vernon Purple Heart Commemoration.

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Friday, Aug. 4

• Fairfax County 4-H Fair And Carnival, Herndon (through Aug. 6)
• Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, Fredericksburg (through Aug. 6)
• The 17th Annual Middleburg Sidewalk Sale, Middleburg (through Aug. 6)
• Walkabout Music Festival 2023, Middleburg (through Aug. 5)
• Mubadala Citi DC Open, Washington, DC (through Aug. 6)
• Tax Free Weekend At Select Old Town Alexandria Boutiques, Alexandria (through Aug. 6)
• Penguin Goes to Flight School at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Treasures of the DMV Art Exhibit Opening, Alexandria
• Sam Smith at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
• Totally Trucks event, Reston
• Planetarium Show, Aldie
• The SpongeBob Musical, Woodbridge (through Aug. 6)
• 1st Friday Art Walk, Great Falls
• The Alexandrian Summer Market, Alexandria
• Plaza Party, Leesburg
• HONK! The musical, Ashburn (select dates through Aug. 13)
• FXBG First Friday – Canal Quarter, Fredericksburg
• Back to School Book Sale, Centreville (through Aug. 6)
• Freaky Friday at Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria (through Aug. 12)
• Infinite Arts Productions Presents "Pippin" at Belmont Ridge Middle School, Leesburg (through Aug. 6)
• Hilary Hahn plays Brahms | National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Herndon Friday Night Live, Herndon (select Fridays over the summer)
• City Ridge Rockin' At The Ridge, Washington, DC (select Fridays over the summer)
• Lubber Run Summer Concert Series, Arlington (select Fridays over the summer)
• Rock The Block, Fairfax (select Fridays over the summer)
• Fab Fridays Live Music, Reston (select Fridays over the summer)
• Falls Church Arts' Street Life: Real Life Reimagined, Falls Church (through Aug. 13)

Saturday, Aug. 5

• Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour, Landover, Maryland (through Aug. 6)
• Peach Fuzztival, Bluemont (weekends through Aug. 13)
• Brickfair: LEGO Expo, Chantilly (through Aug. 6)
• Best of the West, Alexandria
• Woodlawn Summer Open House, Woodlawn
• Friendship Firehouse Festival, Alexandria
• Loudoun Mini Athletes' Tri, Ashburn
• Stafford Regional Airport Wings and Wheels, Fredericksburg
• Eric Church: The Outsiders Revival Tour, Bristow
• Arlington Civitan Open Air Flea Market, Arlington
• Mount Vernon Purple Heart Commemoration, Mount Vernon
• Community Yard Sale, Middleburg
• Caribbean Beer, Cocktails & Rum Festival, Tysons
• Throwback Adult Book Fair, Brambleton
• Community Market At Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton
• Goat Ice Cream Social, Arlington
• National Botanic Garden Summer Openings, Chantilly (select dates)
• Dairy Days-Ice Cream Making & Butter, Chantilly
• Dance Fever - Motown/R&B/Soul Night, Reston
• Music in The Gap, Hillsboro
• Bear Chase is Turning 5, Bluemont
• A. Smith Bowman Summer Fest, Fredericksburg
• KIDZ KORNER - Mad Science! Things that Go Boom, Fairfax
• Ghost Doctors Ghost Hunting Tour, Manassas
• Biergarten Grand Opening, Chantilly
• History at Sunset – Fredericksburg Battlefield, Fredericksburg
• "Magic & Mystery" Art Show, Reston (through Aug. 27)
• Yoga in the Park, Reston
• City Ridge Equinox Outdoor Fitness Series, Washington, DC
• The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Winston Hodges, Arlington
• Summer Saturdays at Gunston Hall, Lorton (select dates over the summer)
• Music on Mill, Occoquan (select dates over the summer)
• Summer Concert Series at One Loudoun, Ashburn (select dates over the summer)

Sunday, Aug. 6

• Jollof Festival - DC, Washington, DC
• Beach Music Bash, Fredericksburg
• Petting Zoo Hosts Kids & Family Festival, Tysons
• Monkey Joe's Dulles Celebrates National Birthday, Sterling
• Jason Mraz and His Superband at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• A Mid Summer Celebration Musical Brunch, Great Falls
• Summer Sip & Shop, Middleburg
• Family Fun Day, Woodbridge
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Tour Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly

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