Summer Fun

There is no limit to the ways you can keep your gang entertained and busy all summer long. Northern Virginia has options to please everyone.

Music Venues

And the beat goes on! We’re sure you can find summer musical entertainment almost any day of the week in a wide range of musical genres within a few miles of your home. Here are some of our favorite spots to land on a warm summer evening.

Jammin’ Java

Intimate concert venue, bar & cafe with kid-friendly morning shows & diverse music acts at night.

227 Maple Ave E
Vienna, VA

(703) 255-1566

Wolf Trap

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, known locally in the Washington, D.C. area as simply Wolf Trap, is a performing arts center located on 130 acres of national park land in Fairfax County, Virginia near the town of Vienna.

1635 Trap Rd
Vienna, VA

(703) 255-1900

Fairfax County Park FREE Summer Concert Series

Including Nottoway Nights

This series of free public concerts will feature a variety of musical acts from across the United States and around the world.

Nottoway Park
9537 Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA

703-560-6946

Friday Night Live

Friday Night Live! (pictured here) is the most popular outdoor concert series in the DC area. Friday Night Live! is FREE and held on the beautiful Town Green in Downtown Herndon, VA. It features the most popular local and regional acts from up and down the East coast. Most of the bands play rock and roll covers from classic to modern rock. It also offers some variety with a little reggae, funk and original music thrown in.

777 Lynn Street,
Herndon VA

info@herndonrocks.com

Theater Venues

Some live theaters close for the summer but many have year-round programming to enjoy. We’re especially excited about the theatrical extravaganza of Peter Pan in Tysons.

Creative Cauldron

Summer Cabaret Series

Join Creative Cauldron Fridays and Saturdays for a scintillating series of cabaret performances by some of the Washington DC metropolitan area’s most talented musical theater artists.

410 South Maple Avenue,
Falls Church, VA

(703) 436-9948

ThreeSixty Theatre

Fly to Neverland in a whole new way with a spectacular innovative live stage production of Peter Pan. See page 50.

Tysons Corner Center
1961 Chain Bridge Road
Tysons Corner, VA

The Great Outdoors

When we start talking about natural outdoor attractions, Northern Virginia has beautiful opportunities to spend a relaxed afternoon, with most offering walking/hiking, several allowing biking, plus picnicking and other family activities. These are some choice spots but even more parks can be located on the Fairfax County Park Authority (fairfaxcounty.gov/parks) and Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (nvrpa.org) websites, two entities which oversee most of our larger area parks.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens offers acres of flower gardens, a Bell Garden, the Atrium for special events and many trails to take it all in.

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct,
Vienna, VA

(703) 255-3631

Great Falls National Park

Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service site on 800 acres along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County.

9200 Old Dominion Dr
McLean, VA

(703) 285-2965

Riverbend Park

The Potomac River cuts through this park which offers hiking, fishing, canoeing & other activities.

700 Potomac Hills St
Great Falls, VA

(703) 759-9018

W&OD Trail

The Washington & Old Dominion Trail (W&OD or “Wad”) is a great rail trail through the Northern Virginia counties just right for hiking, biking and even horseback riding. The entire 45 miles is paved with nine foot wide asphalt.

Begins in Shirlington, Arlington County, VA
Ends in Purcellville, VA

The Turner Farm

The Turner Farm offers a unique mix of educational and recreational facilities, including horseback riding and jumping facilities, celestial telescope and educational facilities, tot lot, picnic area, trails, and a reservable picnic pavilion and shelter.

925 Springvale Road
Great Falls, VA

Especially for Kids and Families

Beautiful girl swims undewater in pool

Reston Zoo

Reston Zoo is a family zoo located at 1228 Hunter Mill Road, Reston, Virginia, United States. It covers an area of 30 acres and contains a petting barn and allows visitors to go on safari wagon rides around the park.

1228 Hunter Mill Rd
Vienna, VA

(703) 757-6222

Jefferson Mini-Golf

Jefferson Falls Mini-Golf is located in Jefferson District Park, which also offers lighted tennis and basketball courts, picnic facilities, and nine-hole executive golf course.

7900 Lee Highway
Falls Church, VA 22042

703-573-0444

Clemyjontri Park

Clemyjontri Park is Virginia’s first park where children of all abilities can have a parallel playground experience of fun and exploration! It is a playground with maze, carousel & other interactive activities where every child is welcome

6317 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

(703) 388-2807

Mosaic District Events

Films in the Park

Fridays at 7pm

Cartoons and Coffee

Saturdays at 9am

Stories from Strawberry Park

Tuesdays at 10am

Lee Highway & Gallows Road
2910 District Avenue
Fairfax, VA

All Kinds of Water Parks

What better way to have fun than to play while getting wet! Here are six options for watery playgrounds.