Interactive Plein Air Art Event with the Fairfax Art League

Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA, United States

Bring your painting and drawing materials and join local artists on the Historic Blenheim landscape! Have your face painted and paint pumpkins! Take a tour in the Historic Blenheim House to see the plein air watercolors created by the last descendant of the house, Barbara Scott.  She invited her friends over for plein air parties! Limited art canvases will […]

Free

Old Town Fairfax Walking Tour

Historic Fairfax Courthouse 4000 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA, United States

Enjoy a free one-hour guided tour through Old Town Fairfax. See the original Courthouse (built in 1800) where George and Martha Washington’s wills are stored. Explore sites of Civil War violence, espionage, and unlikely romance centered around that Rebel bandit, John S. Mosby. And discover local grandees like Ratcliffe, Farr, and Willard, whose legacies formed […]

Free

School Day Out Fun Day

Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center 10209 Main Street, Fairfax, VA, United States
Free

“I have no Doubt…He will Prove Himself an Able Commander:” George Armstrong Custer’s Path from Lieutenant to Brigadier General

Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA, United States

Join author Robert O'Neill as he discusses "George Armstrong Custer’s Path from Lieutenant to Brigadier General."  Through in-depth research, Mr. O'Neill will focus on Custer’s soliciting support to become a general in the Fairfax Court House area. Most recently, he is the author of "Small but Important Riots: The Calvary Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville"  […]

Free

Victorian Christmas at Blenheim

Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA, United States

Join Santa Claus and friends for a Victorian Christmas at Historic Blenheim!

Free

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