Discover countless opportunities to celebrate Fourth of July in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Explore fireworks displays, festivals, and more with Visit Fairfax's comprehensive Fourth of July Celebration guide as well as The Patch's Fourth of July guide.

Metro Celebrates America's Birthday

It's a party in the U.S.A. and this July 4th, you can enjoy the freedom to travel on Metro to all the Independence Day festivities! Metro is boosting service, wrapping a train and bus in patriotic themes, and going fare-free in celebration of America's birthday.

MosaicARTS will be hosting an Art Exhibition Opening Reception at the Providence District office in the Jim Scott Community Center (3001 Vaden Drive) on Wednesday, July 10th from 4 pm - 6 pm. I hope you can join me in celebrating the creative talents of our local artists! Come see the work of featured artists Elleftheria Easley and Ann Pham, participate in poetry readings, and more.

The Summer of the Arts Exhibit showcases the creativity of many community members who are living with mental illnesses. The artists use art to express their journeys through recovery. The event supports their talents by providing a wonderful opportunity for individuals to display their artwork publicly at an event that many look forward to all year. Artists receive 100% of the proceeds. The exhibit honors Karen Free, a Pathway Homes resident, and artist who passed away in 2011. The gallery is open for public viewing in the South atrium at the Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax, VA 22035). An artist reception will be held on Wednesday, July 10th from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

Orpheus & Eurydice by Judith Walsh White

July 5th & July 26th

Orpheus plays the most beautiful music mortals or gods have ever heard. He and Eurydice, a nymph, fall madly in love. Their worlds come crashing down when Eurydice is bitten by a snake. Though he can produce powerful music, Orpheus is powerless to save her from the snake's venom and she dies. Heartbroken, Orpheus descends into the bowels of the Underworld, seeking his love once again. Can their love conquer death, or will Eurydice be left to waste away in the Underworld? 

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

July 11th & August 1st

Shakespeare’s tale of lovers who evade parental rule and city law by escaping into the forest, only to be transformed by mischievous fairies. Reality and illusion interchange in the woods, as do love and hate, clarity and confusion. As the tricks are reversed and the couples reunite, we delight in their wedding entertainment provided by a set of amateur actors.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

July 24th – July 31st

Prince Hamlet is a reluctant hero with impossible choices. Returning home after his father's death, Hamlet is unsettled by his mother's speedy remarriage to his uncle. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and reveals that he was murdered by the man who now wears his crown. The ghost commands Hamlet to murder Claudius in revenge. But can you trust a ghost? Hamlet fakes madness while searching for the truth. He's surrounded by faithful friends (or are they friendly spies?), an anguished court, and a troupe of oddly relevant actors. This revenge tragedy brims with intrigue, trickery, heartache, and more than a little humor.

Fly Me to the Sun

Written and performed by Brian Quijada



Following a tragedy in El Salvador, Abuela Julia moves in with her family in a Chicago suburb. Her grandson, BQ, learns about America through his grandmother’s eyes while also teaching her to enjoy simple pleasures. Quijada weaves a beautiful story about the moments that move us and what calls us home.

Too Fat for China

Written and performed by Phoebe Potts

The story follows Phoebe Potts, a self-described comic storyteller and professional Jew, as she tries, fails and eventually succeeds to adopt a baby. Potts’ tragi-comic journey is about looking for more— more love, more life and more family and will do anything to get it, including having her morals and values fold in on themselves.

GUAC

Written and performed by Manuel Oliver

Co-Written by James Clements

What do you do when you lose a son? Take it from Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, you have to do what you do best. Fearless, funny, and pulling zero punches, GUAC is a one-man tour-de-force theatrical experience about a father turned activist, his undying love for his son, and the story of an immigrant family in search of the American Dream only instead to be confronted by a uniquely American Nightmare.

Summer Concert Series at Creative Cauldron

Now through August 24th

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm

It's summertime! Welcome in the heat with some of the most talented and diverse musicians in the metro area and beyond. The Creative Cauldron concert series offers musical styles for every taste: Latin, jazz, blues, folk, and acapella. Presented in a cozy club format that has been described as "one of the best listening venues in the DMV."

The Tysons Community Alliance (TCA) has partnered with Metro’s Art in Transit to host a summer-long Metro Musician series. Every Thursday through August 29th (minus July 4), a musical duo will be performing at one of the four Tysons Metro Stations from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

Karaoke Thursdays

Every Thursday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, come and sing your heart out at the Shipgarten! Additionally, they will have deals on food and drinks each week!