Whether you live in Arlington, Virginia or are thinking of moving here this site is for you. Presented by Elizabeth Bouchard, Arlington native and longtime real estate professional.
Celebrate Virginia Garden Week in late April. The Fairfax Garden Club’s tour changes location each year but it is always in the vicinity. For 2022, the Fairfax tour will be held on Tuesday, April 26th from 10-4. Visit the Virginia Garden Week site for details. You can also take a tour in nearby Alexandria.
The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial park consists of 184 memorial units for each of the lives lost when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The memorial units representing the 59 lives lost on Flight 77 face so that when reading the name of the victim to whom that unit is dedicated, the visitor to the memorial park faces the sky. When looking at a memorial unit dedicated to one of the 125 victims who were working inside the Pentagon, the visitor will see the victim’s name and the Pentagon in the same view. It is open seven days a week 24 hours a day.
The annual Rosslyn Jazz Fest is typically held on the second Saturday in September at Gateway Park. Admission is FREE but registration is recommended due to capacity limits at the park. Visit the Rosslyn Events page and search for Jazz Fest to see more information about this year’s event.
Arlington is best known for Arlington National Cemetery which is also the site of Arlington House – the “Custis Lee Mansion”. The mansion has recently been restored and is open to the public. Try to time your visit to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiiers which occurs every half hour from April 1-Sept 30 and every hour the rest of the year. Other highlights include the Eternal Flame at John F. Kennedy’s Grave, the Memorial to Women in Military Service, Memorials to the Space Shuttle Challenger and Space Shuttle Columbia and the Memorial Amphitheatre where special events are held on certain holidays.
Memorial Day weekend is an especially good time to go. More than 250,000 flags placed on the gravesites just prior to Memorial Day by every available soldier in the 3rd infantry in a tradition known as “Flags In”, and a Memorial Day Observance is held at the amphitheatre. In December, volunteers from Wreaths Across America put a wreath at every headstone. Check the website for specific times and details.
Summer is a great time of year to visit one of the Arlington Farmer’s Markets. The largest is located in the County Courthouse parking lot and is held Saturdays from 8 AM -noon from mid-April to December and from 9 AM to noon the rest of the year. Find produce, freshly-baked bread, homemade pasta, pastries, mushrooms, cheese, soaps, flowers and other wonderful products. But there are markets in nine different locations in Arlington. Here is the complete schedule.
FARMERS’ MARKETS
Arlington’s Farmers’ Market(Courthouse)
Saturdays, 8 a.m. – noon April-Dec, 9-1 Jan-March
Ballston Farmers’ Market
Thursdays, 3 – 7 p.m. April-mid November
Cherrydale Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m. – noon
Columbia Pike Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Year Round
Fairlington Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. May-November
Lubber Run Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m. – noon April-November
Rosslyn Farmers’ Market
Wednesdays, 3 – 7 p.m. May-October
Westover Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 8 a.m. – noon, May-November 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dec-April
The fair may be over but this video will give you something to look forward to next year.
