Events

“Life in Blue” Exhibition

24 Mar 2026 Feeling blue this winter? We can fix that!

"Life in Blue" is a mesmerizing group exhibition where this color reigns supreme, with every piece of artwork composed of at least 70% blue.

"Life in Blue" invites you to consider how a single, dominant color can shape perception and feeling.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Rotary Gallery, 3740 Blenheim Blvd.,  22030

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Early Voting for the April 21, 2026, Special Election

24 Mar 2026 Early Voting begins on March 6, 2026, for the April 21, 2026, Special Election. In person early voting takes place at Fairfax City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, and Saturdays, April 11 and 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more about how to vote early.

Fairfax City Hall, 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax, VA 22030

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Tagged as: , Elections

We The People

25 Mar 2026 This traveling exhibition from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture explores the many people who, over centuries, have made Virginia the unique place it is in America and in the world, and the dramatic impact of the immigrant experience throughout Virginia’s history as people arrived from the four corners of the globe.

Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St,, Fairfax, VA 22030

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Tagged as: , History & Heritage

Fall for the Book - Story Sprint

25 Mar 2026 What do you get when you give three writers only two sentences and twenty minutes? A Story Sprint! Emcee and author Zach Powers will pull two audience-suggested sentences from a hat which will serve as the opening and closing lines for these impromptu tales.

Featured authors: Hannah Grieco, Megan Howell, and Michael Don.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Sherwood Chamber Series - Friday Morning Music Club

27 Mar 2026 Please join us for this FREE event!

Program:
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, op. 34. Eunju Kwak, violin; Bonnie Cohen, viola; David Boyle, cello; Albert Hunt, clarinet.

Sponsored by Fairfax City's Commission on the Arts.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Old Town Hall Performance Series- RAYMI in Concert!

27 Mar 2026 You won't want to miss this FREE concert featuring RAYMI - playing a mixture of contemporary and traditional Andean music in "The Haunting Sound of the Andes".

Juan Cayrampoma's band Raymi uses traditional instruments such as Zampoñas and Quenas while also exploring the possibilities that contemporary instruments to the Andes tradition.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd.,  22030

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

National Vietnam War Veterans Day Community Event

28 Mar 2026 The American Legion Fairfax Post 177 and VFW Post 8469 invite the public to a Veterans Day Ceremony to honor the nation’s veterans at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at American Legion Post 177, 3939 Oak St.

The event will feature speaker LTG Mike Shields (US Army, Ret), and is open to all.

American Legion Post 177, 3939 Oak St., Fairfax, VA 22030

Tagged as: , Community & Special Events

Funday Monday

30 Mar 2026 Join us for family programming every Monday for children of all ages, and especially for those who haven't started school yet.

March Schedule:
March 9 🎵 Music Together & Little Steps
March 16 📚 Storytime with Fairfax Library
March 23 👟 Drew Blue Shoes
March 30 🤸 My Gym

View the full Winter/Spring 2026 schedule by clicking on this event.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030

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Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Games From the Past

31 Mar 2026 Experience fun and engaging games from 250 years of Virginia's history. Participants will play a variety of outdoor games, including hoop rolling, kick the can, badminton, jarts, tug of war and historical baseball. All participants must be registered. This is a City of Fairfax VA250th Commemoration program. :

Historic Blenheim, 3610 Blenheim Blvd.,  22030

Tagged as: , History & Heritage

Museum Explorers

02 Apr 2026 A fun, history-filled program where participants will explore one object from our exhibits or collections and do an activity and/or game, sing a song, do a craft and read a story—all connected to the featured object or its related themes.

Registration is required. All registered participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Click Here To Find Registration Link

Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St.,  22030

Tagged as: , History & Heritage