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Earth Day Fairfax

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Mark your calendar for the 2025 Earth Day Festival!

Saturday, April 26, 2025
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
at Sully Historic Site
3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly, VA
Admission is FREE; Parking is $10 per car at the gate.
Cash and credit accepted. 

Become a Vendor or Exhibitor

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Lean how you can make a positive impact on the planet through exciting, interactive activities and games

Enjoy:

  • Outdoor Discovery Activities
  • Interactive Nature Exhibits
  • Earth Friendly Vendors
  • Food Trucks
  • Craft Beer Garden
  • Local Bands and Live Entertainment
  • Free Giveaways
  • Furry Farm Friends

Programs and Activities

11 a.m.
Recycling Pirates
Musical Group

Noon 
Earth Day Proclamation

12:30 p.m.
2ndSole
Musical Group

2:30 p.m.
Proverbs Reggae Band
Musical Group
 

Schedule Coming Soon!

There’s more than enough fun to go around!

  • Play with our Farmland friends from Frying Pan Farm Park
  • Hands-on exhibits and experiments featuring the Wonder Wagon Mobile Nature Center that will broaden your understanding of local wildlife, plant life and our ecosystem.
  • Physical Challenges:
    • Giant Rock-Climbing Wall
    • Nerf Archery and Golf Putt-Ski
    • Outdoor ice skating
    • Fitness Demonstrations
  • Outdoorsmanship: Learn to connect with nature through “land” kayaking and camping.
  • Take a closer look at bugs. Take a look at insects under the microscope and learn about their positive and negative impacts on farming.
  • Games and Prizes. Everywhere you turn you’ll find games and activities with fun prizes!
  • Crafts: Paint birdhouses, create puppets, press flowers in a Cosmic Smash Book, or learn to make sustainable play dough from grain milled at our own Colvin Run Mill. That’s just a couple of things to look forward to.
  • Explore Nature with Naturalists. From sighting birds in the treetops with binoculars to Geocaching for treasures, have fun investigating the natural world with the experts.
  • Touch-A-Truck: Check out some of the amazing vehicles and machines that help serve our community every day. 
  • Sensory Tent: For those who may need to find a calmer and more relaxed way of celebrating the day, or who may just need to take a break from the excitement, our sensory tent is filled with toys, fidgets and crafts.
     

In addition to all the fun and excitement, Earth Day Fairfax is all about teaching new skills and simple tricks you can do at home to have a huge impact on the world outside. Here’s a few things you can learn at this year’s event:

  • Summer camp opportunities in Fairfax
  • Golf options for kids and adults
  • Strategies to grow bigger, better plants
  • For more information on tree planting download the Fairfax County Tree Basics booklet and Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines
  • Information for identifying and getting rid of invasive plants
  • Ways insects help the environment
  • Effect of erosion on archaeology
  • How to use a historic corn grinder
  • History through activities
  • Composting
  • Water recreation spots in Fairfax
     

What’s a celebration without great food and a cold drink? If you work up an appetite (as we know you will), there are lots of options to choose from: 

  • Craft Beer Garden hosted by Ono Brewing Company
  • DC Slices (NY Style Pizza)
  • Empanadas De Mendoza (Empanadas, Churros) 
  • Frosty Softy (Bubble Tea, Milkshakes)
  • JudyMakesJuices (Smoothies, Panini)
  • Suka Nuts (Nuts, Desserts)
  • Taha Production (Ice Cream)
  • Taste of DC (American and Mediterranean)
  • The Roaming Coyote (Tex Mex)
  • Two Smooth Dudes (Gourmet tater tots, wraps and salads)
  • Tysons Creamery (Ice Cream)
  • Yummy Bites (Mexican & American)
     

2025 Earth Day Sponsors

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The Fairfax County Park Foundation, a 501(c)(3), supports the Fairfax County Park Authority by raising private funds, obtaining grants, and creating partnerships that supplement tax dollars to meet our community’s needs for park land, facilities, and services. Visit the Park Foundation website or call them at 703-324-8582.

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