Weekends in August

Saturday/Sunday, August 2 & 3

FREE: 4-H Fair and Farm Show

Find old-fashioned country fun with games, rides and exhibits at Frying Pan Farm Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch exhibitors getting their animals ready for the show. See real farmers use antique equipment. Try your hand at milking a cow or goat, shelling corn or other farm chores. This event is free to attend. For information, call 703-437-9101.

Sunday, August 3

Water Festival & Watermelon Day

Explore a discovery room of wet and wild self-guided learning stations, games and activities at Hidden Oaks Nature Center from 1 to 3 p.m. At 1:30 p.m. naturalists lead a hike to the creek for water tests and critter searches. At 2:30 p.m. slip into your bathing suit and join our water limbo contest plus other wet and wild outdoor activities. Enjoy a slice of watermelon in honor of its special day. This event is suitable for children ages 5 to 10 years. Prepaid reservations are required. The cost is $6 per child. To reserve, call 703-941-1065.

Sunday, August 3 & Thursday, August 21

Sully Sunset Tours

Tour the 1794 home of Richard Bland Lee while enjoying the summer sunset at Sully Historic Site from 5 to 7 p.m. Take advantage of a great photo opportunity! Bring a picnic supper to enjoy on the lawn. Tours are given on the half hour, last tour starts at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $6 per adult and $4 per senior and child. For information, call 703-437-1794.

Sundays, August 3 & 17

Northern Virginia Carvers

The wood carvers lend their tools and expertise from noon to 4 p.m. at Colvin Run Mill to uncover your hidden artistic talent as you create a creature from a block of wood. This program is appropriate for ages six and older. Tour the mill and see the larger-than-life wooden miller sculpted by the wood carvers. The lesson is free. A nominal fee for wood blanks is charged. Optional tour cost is separate. For information, call 703-759-2771.

Saturdays, August 9 and 23

Celebrate Ice Cream!

See how ice cream was made in the past Colvin Run Mill from noon to 4 p.m. Then help hand-crank a delicious batch of ice cream and sample your efforts. The cost is $1 per cup. Call 703-759-2771.

Saturday, August 16

Jefferson Golf Championship

Play in an 18-hole individual tournament at Jefferson Golf Course at 8 a.m. Competitors are placed into flights based upon front nine scores. Prizes awarded in each flight and for closest to the pin. Advance registration is required by August 13. The cost is $55. Rain date is August 23. 703-573-0444. 

Saturday, August 23

Sunset Cruise

Cruise the beautiful shoreline of Lake Accotink from 8 to 9 p.m. An interpretive history of Lake Accotink Park and the area is included in the tour. Beverages served on board. The cost is $5 per person. Prepaid reservations are required. This event is for adults age 18 and older. 703-569-0285.

Saturday/Sunday, August 23 & 24

Annual Begonia Show and Sale

Attend the 28th Annual Begonia Show and Sale at Green Spring Gardens for a weekend filled with demonstrations, sales and workshops. The sale offers a wide variety of begonias, including unusual subtropic species. The show is open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and noon to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. 703-642-5173.

Sundays, August 24 & 31

Dinosaur Film and Craft Festival

Explore fossils, footprints and films at Hidden Oaks Nature Center from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Enjoy interactive stations and make a fossil craft to take home. This program is suitable for children ages four to eight years with an accompanying adult. Prepaid reservations are required. The cost is $5 per child and $1 per adult. To reserve, call 703-941-1065.

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