Cherry Blossom Parade, Home And Garden Tours: NoVA, DC Weekend Events

VIRGINIA — April is in bloom this weekend with the last cherry blossom events and numerous garden-related events Northern Virginia and D.C.

It's a big weekend for D.C. as the National Cherry Blossom Festival wraps up this weekend. Notable events like the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival and DC Emancipation Day.

In Northern Virginia, some of the larger events are the Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival, Reston Founder's Day, 90th Old Town Alexandria Historic Homes & Gardens Tour, NOVA Cider Festival, Big Lick Comic Con, BLK Author Expo Woodbridge, Falls Church Home & Garden Tour and Spring Garden Market At Historic River Farm.

Be sure to check the forecast before you go to any outdoor events. The National Weather Service is calling for showers and possible thunderstorms Saturday in DC.

Below is a full roundup of events from Friday, April 14, to Sunday, April 16.

Friday, April 14

• National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC (through April 16)
• Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo, virtual
• RiverRun at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC (through April 22)
• 8th Annual Virginia Vine, Middleburg
• Metropolitan Beer Trail 2023 Passport Lauch Weekend, Washington, DC
• Booker T. Jones Celebrating 60 Years of "Green Onions," Vienna
• 34th Annual Evening of Comedy, Vienna (through April 15)
• Spring Artful Weekend at Fort C.F. Smith Park, Arlington (through April 16)
• Drive-In Movie with Reston Association, Reston
• Spring Egg Hunt at Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville (through April 16)
• FruhlingsFest, Washington, DC
• Live, on the Hill - Jazz Performances, Washington, DC (Fridays in April)
• The Late Shift Art Night: Cherry Blossom Jubilee, Alexandria
• Wilson Hardware's "Flashback" Party, Arlington
• The Sushansky/Lundy Duo - Violin & Harp at Old Town Hall in Fairfax City, Fairfax
• Wonderland High Musical, Leesburg (through April 16 and April 20 to 23)
• Somers Voice Presents: Sistas The Musical - Written by Dorothy Marcic, Manassas (through April 16)
• FTE Presents: Little Shop of Horrors, Fredericksburg (through April 23)
• The Dr. Seuss Experience, Tysons (through April 23)
• ARTECHOUSE PIXELBLOOM: Timeless Butterflies, Washington, DC (through June 11)
• Candytopia At Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through May 31)
• Ragtime The Musical, Fredericksburg (through May 7)

Saturday, April 15

• National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, Washington, DC
• DC Emancipation Day, Washington, DC (through April 16)
• Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival, Washington, DC
• Reston Founder's Day, Reston
• 90th Old Town Alexandria Historic Homes & Gardens Tour, Alexandria
• NOVA Cider Festival, Centreville
• Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival, Leesburg (through April 16)
• Big Lick Comic Con, Chantilly (through April 16)
• BLK Author Expo Woodbridge, Lake Ridge
• Spring Wine Festival, Leesburg
• Spring Garden Market At Historic River Farm, Fort Hunt
• Spring Fling Fest, Arlington
• Ghost Doctors' Spring Ghost Hunting Tour, Manassas
• Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market, Alexandria
• Park Day at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, Bristow
• Emancipation Day Mini Markt, Washington, DC
• Shipgarten's Bierchella IPA & Sour Beer Festival, Tysons
• The Hip Hop Bar Crawl Spring Edition, Washington, DC
• Dueling Pigs BBQ Challenge, Fredericksburg
• Georgetown Scavenger Hunt, Washington, DC
• Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge Spring Flea Market & Arts and Crafts Fair, Fort Hunt
• Frying Pan Farm Park Horse Expo, Herndon
• Spring Fling Market, Fredericksburg
• Forever Grateful: Earth Day Market, Arlington
• WalkArlington Walking Palooza, Arlington
• "Into the Woods, Jr" at Riverside High School, Leesburg
• Art & Architecture at Historic Huntley, Groveton
• Hayfield Secondary School Class Of 2023 Craft Fair And Silent Auction, Franconia
• National Cherry Blossom Festival Celebration At The Lab, Fairfax
• Annual Plant Sale, Fredericksburg
• Capitalism: The Game Show - A Comedy Competition Where GDP Meets LOL, Washington, DC
• Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg Spring Concert, Fredericksburg
• FOR’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Fredericksburg
• Loudoun United FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, Leesburg
• Bites and Brews, Lovettsville
• Community Yard Sale, Leesburg
• Earth Day Celebration - A Week Early: Recycled Sculpture Family Activity at Art House 7, Arlington

Sunday, April 16

• Falls Church Home & Garden Tour, Falls Church
• DC Defenders vs. Arlington Renegades, Washington, DC
• A Cat's Life Rescue Bingo, Washington, DC
• 2023 DSANV Spring Sprint 5K Run / Walk & Fun Run, Lorton
• Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour, Washington, DC
• Makers Market at Westpost, Arlington
• Middleburg Cherry Blossom 5k Run & 1 Mile Pooch Prance for Breast Cancer, Middleburg
• Arts on the Horizon’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, Alexandria
• Earth Daze, Presented By CleanFairfax, Herndon
• Soleful Spring Run, Haymarket
• metrobar's Barrel Select Bourbon Release Party, Washington, DC

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