Celebrate Fairfax! The festival is the largest annual celebration in the entire Northern Virginia community with live entertainment that includes a variety of music, carnival rides, children’s activities, a community market, and nightly fireworks. Additional attractions include Greenology, the Fairfax County Karaoke Championship, the popular Silent Disco, a craft beer garden, the Fairfax County DockDogs Competition, The Hub, with local wineries, giant lawn games and two stages of entertainment: Emerging Artist Showcase, plus more than 40 rides and carnival rides, and 30 food vendors.
Dates and times: June 9-11, 2017, Friday, 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight and
Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm
Celebrate the highlights of Fairfax
- Music and Entertainment: With over 130 performances on eight stages located throughout the festival site, Celebrate Fairfax! it has music that will attract a wide variety of guests. More than 30 of the best local and regional bands will perform on one of the festival’s stages. Headline acts to be announced.
- Activities for Children : Children under the age of ten will enjoy carnival rides, a petting zoo, a children’s climbing wall, a children’s stage, a model train exhibit, and other fun activities.
- Handicraft market and community market: more than 400 exhibitors, vendors and artisans participate in this festival. The craft market is open only during the day on Saturdays and Sundays, and is closed on Fridays. MarketPlace is open until 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and all day on Sundays.
- Sunday Brew: The pop-up beer festival, held Sunday from noon to 6 pm on the Bud Light main stage, will feature 13 local and regional breweries, each with up to 4 types of craft beer on tap . This program will also include two stages of non-stop entertainment, beer-focused activities, and exhibits.
- Fireworks: Fireworks will be displayed on Friday and Saturday nights at 9:15 pm
Coming to celebrate Fairfax
Location: Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway Fairfax, Virginia
(703) 324-3247. From I-66, go west to US-50 E in Sully. Take exit 57A. Continue on US-50 E. Drive to Government Center Pkwy.
Parking: If you arrive early, you can park behind the Pennino and Herrity buildings on Post Forest and Government Center Pkwy. You can also park at Fair Lakes Circle and Fair Oaks Mall and a free shuttle bus will take you to the festival.
Admission: $ 15 Adults, 13+, $ 5 Kids 3-12, Free Under 2, $ 10 Senior / Military
Website: www.celebratefairfax.com
Entertainment Headliners 2017
- Friday June 9 – Bush – As lead vocalist, guitarist and lead songwriter for the multiplatinum rock band Bush, Gavin Rossdale has sold nearly 20 million records in the United States and Canada alone. Along with Bush, he compiled an incredible series of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, including 11 that made the Top 5.
- Saturday June 10: Everclear with special guests Vertical Horizon and Fastball It has been 20 years since Everclear released their 1997 multi-platinum hit So Much For The Afterglow, yet the album remains a fan favorite and continues to inspire the new generations of musicians and fans today. .
Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization commissioned in 1982 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Their mission, “Celebrate Fairfax County and its Communities,” is accomplished through the production of Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, Fall for Fairfax KidsFest, The Workhouse BrewFest and educational programs such as Celebrate Fairfax CV + Event Training Program.
