DC, NoVA Weekend Events: Lotus & Water Lily Festival, Restaurant Week

VIRGINIA — Can you believe we're close to the end of July? Now's the time to soak up summer fun with the plentiful weekend events around Northern Virginia and D.C.

Get outdoors by enjoying the final days of the Lotus & Water Lily Festival in D.C., the Burnside Farms Summer of Sunflowers in Nokesville and Summer of Sunflowers at Great Country Farms in Bluemont.

Foodies will enjoy food and drink events like FXBG Summer Restaurant Week in Fredericksburg, Purcellville Wine and Food Festival in Purcellville and Barks And Booze Mojito, Pina Colada & South American Beers Festival in Tysons.

Other notable events include the Countdown to Christmas Expo in Fredericksburg, Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants, Omni Shoreham Hotel Pool Party and Capital Fringe Festival in D.C.

Always double-check with event organizers to confirm events are proceeding as planned when posted on Patch.

Friday, July 21

• Lotus & Water Lily Festival, Washington, DC (through July 22)
• Burnside Farms Summer of Sunflowers, Nokesville (select dates)
• FXBG Summer Restaurant Week, Fredericksburg (through July 30)
• Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants, Washington, DC (through July 23)
• Don McLean American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour, Alexandria
• Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, DC (through July 23)
• Summer of Sunflowers at Great Country Farms, Bluemont (through July 31)
• National Symphony Orchestra: DISPATCH at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Chillin on Church, Vienna
• Storytime For Little Historians, Reston (various dates over the summer)
• Green Day's American Idiot, McLean
• The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night, Washington, DC
• The Alexandrian Summer Market, Alexandria
• Dairy Days-Ice Cream Making & Butter at Sully Historic Site, Chantilly
• Nirvani - A Nirvana Tribute Experience, Falls Church
• The Annual Logan Festival Of Solo Performance, Tysons (through July 23)
• Herndon Friday Night Live, Herndon (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)
• Plaza Party, Leesburg
• City Ridge Rockin' At The Ridge, Washington, DC
• Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with music from Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict, McLean (through July 23)
• Candytopia At Tysons Corner Center, Tysons (through July 31)
• The Dr. Seuss Experience, Tysons (through July 30)
• Falls Church Arts' Street Life: Real Life Reimagined, Falls Church (through Aug. 13)

Saturday, July 22

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival, Purcellville
• Barks And Booze Mojito, Pina Colada & South American Beers Festival, Tysons
• Herndon Wounded Warrior Project 5k, Herndon
• Electrify Expo, Washington, DC (through July 23)
• Dick's Sporting Goods Grand Opening with Ryan Zimmerman, Bailey's Crossroads
• Community Day, Fairfax
• Omni Shoreham Hotel Pool Party, Washington, DC
• Kidz Korner, Fairfax
• A Taste of Union Market Food Tour, Washington, DC
• Countdown to Christmas Expo, Fredericksburg (through July 23)
• Jurassic Park in Concert at Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Alpacas & Geckos at Eavesdrop Brewery, Manassas
• Localpalooza II, Manassas
• Paws on the Plaza, Arlington
• Kitten Scavenger Hunt, Alexandria
• NAACP 2nd Annual Streetball Tournament & Block Party, Leesburg
• Rahmein Presents A Best Of DC Comedy Showcase, Lorton
• History at Sunset – Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Courthouse
• Ben Lomond Civil War Hospital Weekend, Manassas
• Barbie Drag Brunch, Washington, DC
• Community Market At Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton
• Music on Mill, Occoquan (select dates over the summer)
• Ghost Doctors Ghost Hunting Tour, Manassas
• Standup Comedian Moody McCarthy: An Afternoon of Laughs, Woodbridge
• An Evening with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Reston
• Yoga with The St. James at Aslin Beer Co. in Herndon, Herndon
• Summer Concert Series at One Loudoun, Ashburn (select dates over the summer)
• Yard Sale, Vienna

Sunday, July 23

• Family Fun Day & Vendor Market, Sterling
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Tour Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• Taste of Excellence, Middleburg
• Live Music: Alfred Yun Quartet, Leesburg
• Music and Bingo 80s Themed at Lost Boy Cider, Alexandria
• Summer Luau Party at Stone Tower Winery, Leesburg
• Creek's Edge Wine Run 5k, Lovettsville
• Petals and Poses at Vanish Farmwood Brewery Summertime Edition, Leesburg
• Sunset Yoga at Potomac Yard, Arlington
• Sandlot Cars & Coffee, Tysons

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