Hello, Potomac Local News members: Here’s a list of distractions for you this weekend. I hope you find something fun to do as the Christmas season arrives.
A blend of violin, viola and cello, the Washington, D.C.-based trio The String Queens also blend together their careers, as educators by day and concert performers by night.
On Saturday, December 2, Fredericksburg will host one of our favorite Holiday traditions: the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade.
Mark your calendars for this Friday, December 1 at 5:30 p.m., as we kick off our 2nd annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park.
The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is decked out for Christmas, and its Christmas show reminds us what it means to be kind this holiday season.
The Greater Manassas Christmas Parade has been a fixture in the community for 76 years. The parade takes place [Saturday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m.]. This year’s event takes place…
Welcome the holiday season with Stafford County’s 3rd annual Tree Lighting Festival held at the George Gordon Government Center on Friday, December 1, 2023. Community festivities begin at 6 p.m.
Christmas is about to arrive at ARTFactory in Manassas, as Rooftop Productions presents “White Christmas.”
Prince William Parks & Recreation: “Mark your calendars for this Friday, December 1 at 5:30 p.m., as we kick off our 2nd annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park.”
The park is located at 15125 Blackburn Road, Woodbridge.
“The public is invited to join us for an opening ceremony to officially ‘switch on the lights’ at 5:30 p.m. Shuttle bus from designated parking lots will begin running at 5:15 p.m. Balsamo’s Pizzeria & Taste and See Coffee food trucks will be onsite on opening night.”
“The free light displays will run through December 23. Dates and times vary, please click here for full dates/hours of operation.”
“This year, spectators can expect to view light displays crafted into the shape of ornaments, deer and 120-foot-long toy train lit to look like it’s moving, just to name a few.”
“In addition to its regular hours, there will be a special sensory-friendly only night on Tuesday, December 12, offering low lights and reduced volume of the light displays.”
“Please note that parking onsite at the park is reserved for those with disabled license plates or placards only. Everyone else must park at one of the free designated parking areas at Rippon Middle School or Porter Traditional School (except December 1), with overflow parking at Featherstone Elementary School. A free shuttle bus will run continuously back and forth every 10 – 15 minutes to pick people up from the designated parking locations and drop off at the light display. The last shuttle picks up at 8:45 p.m. and the lights turn off at 9:00 p.m. Each shuttle ride is approximately 2 – 3 minutes long.”
“For full parking information and additional event details, please click here.”
“This project, made possible by a $75,000 grant through the National Wildlife Federation’s Chesapeake WILD program, is a testament to the successful restoration efforts of Public Works and to the power of regional partnerships. The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) submitted the grant application and will join County staff in working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery and the George Mason University Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC) to administer the program.”
Prince William Parks & Recreation: “Please join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony as we celebrate the addition of the Occoquan Greenway Hedges Run Segment 3 Bridge.”
The event will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. You can find the bridge between Hedges Run Drive and Mohican Road. Parking details can be found online.
Stafford County Board of Supervisors is set to get an update on Musselman Park, the newest county park, during its Tuesday, November 14, meeting.
The meeting takes place at 3 p.m. at the county government center, 1300 Courthouse Road.
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Prince William County will use one of its oldest buildings to tell the story of its role in the Revolutionary War.
Supervisors approved a request from the county parks and recreation office to seek about $5,000 in grant funds to bring a Revolutionary War exhibit to Williams Ordinary on Route 1 in Dumfries. Constructed in 1785, the building served as a tavern and inn.
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Stafford County: "The Environmental Division at Stafford County has been facilitating a stream restoration project at St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park to help prevent erosion. The stream restoration began major construction activities in March 2023."
"The efforts in the restoration will reduce the amount of sediment and pollutants by arresting the rate of erosion within the channel. The project aims to improve water quality; reestablish a connection between the stream and its natural floodplain; provide better aquatic habitat; and deliver an aesthetically pleasing recreational site for nearby park and disc golf visitors."
