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Falls Church Is Getting Its First Outdoor Holiday Market on December 12
The first Little City Holiday Market takes over Little Falls Street in downtown Falls Church on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 3 to 9 p.m., with a holiday edition of Little City Sips alongside it. Free to attend.
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Best Fall Festivals in Northern Virginia 2026: Dates, Tickets and What to Know
Seventy-two Northern Virginia fall festivals with verified dates, times and prices: Cox Farms, Vienna Oktoberfest, the 50th City of Fairfax Fall Festival, the Waterford Fair, ten Oktoberfests and every pumpkin patch worth the drive.
Things to Do in Northern Virginia This Month: September 2026
Plan September 2026 in Northern Virginia with Cox Farms, the Reston Multicultural Festival, Clarendon Day, three Oktoberfests and the start of fall festival season.
Things to Do in Washington DC This Month: September 2026
Plan September 2026 in Washington DC with DC JazzFest, the DC State Fair, Art All Night, the H Street Festival and Fiesta DC.
Habibi House Cafe Opens in Falls Church With a Grand Opening Aug. 29
Habibi House Cafe opened this week on Washington Drive in Falls Church and throws its grand opening Saturday, August 29, with free drinks for the first 100 people and 25% off drinks all day.
Flavor Hive Opens Its First DC Location in Georgetown Aug. 27
Flavor Hive opens its first Washington DC location at 3287 M Street NW in Georgetown at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27.
Frankenstein’s Mad Scientist Cocktail Lab Is Coming to DC for Halloween 2026
A 21+ mad-scientist cocktail experience is coming to Puttery in Penn Quarter for select nights from September 24 through October 31, 2026.
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