Reston Events Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Weekend

Reston VA

14 October, 2021

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RESTON, VA — Looking to spend a night out with friends? See what's new on your Reston Patch community calendar. Check out what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events throughout Reston: Intro to Sensors with Arduino using TinkerCAD When: Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Online What: What You'll Learn: The free TinkerCAD simulator makes it easy and quick to build and try ideas, and to explore and modify pre-made circuits examples. You'll learn: How to use various simple sensor types with Arduino microcontrollers, using TinkerCAD and pre-made circuit/coded ... Learn More Featured Event: WiseWealth: Finding Your Financial Footing Online Workshop When: Friday, October 15th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 8045 Leesburg Pike Suite 250, Vienna, and VA 22182 What: Assuming financial responsibility of your household can be overwhelming. Whether you've lost a partner, are caring for one that is ill or aging, or you find yourself in a situation in which you're now the estate manager of your household, and it can be confusing and you could be f... Learn More Featured Event: WiseWealth: Finding Your Financial Footing Online Workshop (Alyce Phinney) Featured Event: Capital Art and Craft Festival When: Friday, October 15th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Dulles Expo Center What: October 15-17 Dulles Expo Center Friday 10/15 - 12N-5p - Saturday 10/16 - 10a - 5p - Sunday 10/17 10a - 4pCraftsmen are coming to Northern Virginia Arts and crafts are back at the Dulles Expo Center! We are thrilled to present The Capital Arts and Crafts Festivals which brin... Learn More Featured Event: Capital Art and Craft Festival (Susan Bracken) Featured Event: Free, Virtual Estate Planning Presentation When: Friday, October 15th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Virtual event hosted by Oakton Library via Zoom What: Many believe estate planning is too complicated or only necessary for the very wealthy. Attorney Bettina M. Lawton has offered to clear up these and other misconceptions through a presentation outlining the key estate planning steps we should ALL take. Bettina will help us lea... Learn More Featured Event: Free, Virtual Estate Planning Presentation (Lawton Legacy Planning) Great Falls Studios Annual Studio Tour is Back Oct. 15-17 When: Friday, October 15th at 10:00 a.m. What: Great Falls Studios is thrilled to be back, in person, with their popular Studio Tour where you can come visit the artists, many in their own studios and some in pop-up studios, on Friday October 15, Saturday October 16 and Sunday October 17, 2021 from 10 AM – 5 PM each day. A... Learn More LuminoCity Festival When: Friday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Roer's Zoofari What: Be ready to enter a world straight out of your wildest imaginations as you step into an unforgettably spectacular night of lights at Roer's Zoofari. The LuminoCity Festival, a one-of-a-kind, immersive light display experience, will be a festive experience for guests of all age... Learn More Featured Event: Book It for Books 5K When: Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Bluemont Park What: Book it for Books is a 5K Biannual fundraiser for Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia.  Our mission is to improve literacy of children in Northern Virginia through a love of books and reading.  Each year we provide new books for over 21,000 children.  Come join the fun... Learn More Featured Event: Book It for Books 5K (Bradley Vineyard) Featured Event: Frederick Ski & SB Swap & Sale When: Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Frederick Fairgrounds BLDG 14 - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD, 21701 What: A consignment sale of Ski & Snowboard equipment, clothing & accessories...everything to make winter a great season to be outside having fun! CONSIGNORS: Go to www.swap.expert and download instructions on everything you need to know on how to consign your items. Consig... Learn More Featured Event: Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festiva When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy What: Its a Home Show, Its a Craft a Show. Its two shows in one. The Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festival on October 16-17 is a chance to meet busy home & garden businesses face to face, get great advice combined with a chance to shop locally from Hand made Craft vendor... Learn More Featured Event: Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festiva (David Kerper) Featured Event: Howl-O-Ween Dog Party When: Saturday, October 16th at 2:30 p.m. Where: 1575 Browns Chapel Rd What: Join us for a dog-gone good time!  The fun includes an off-leash dog area, dog costume contest, music, food, pet care vendors and Lake Anne Brew House!  $10/dog, $15/dog (day of event), humans are free. Learn More Featured Event: Howl-O-Ween Dog Party(Katherine Caffrey) Featured Event: Unbridled Passion When: Saturday, October 16th at 4:00 p.m. Where: 2310 Colts Neck Road What: The Reston Community Orchestra's inaugural program, "Unbridled Passion", features three works: Carl Maria von Weber's Jubilee Overture, Frederic Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1. Each composer demonstrates intense feelings about their respe... Learn More Featured Event: Unbridled Passion (rcomanager la) Featured Event: 70's Rock Night w/Foreplay When: Saturday, October 16th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Tally Ho Theater What: Named after the iconic instrumental piece to Boston's Foreplay/Longtime, this award winning, regional favorite delivers the electric energy of the iconic vinyl era. They'll have you rockin' & reminiscing to the guitar and harmony driven rock music of the 70's from the like... Learn More Featured Event: 70's Rock Night w/Foreplay (Jim L) Make a Live-Edge Resin River Serving Board When: Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 1916 Isaac Newton Square W What: Have you ever seen one of those beautiful live-edge serving boards with epoxy resin filling that cost $100+ dollars? Now you can learn to make your own at a fraction of the cost. These beautiful serving boards make the perfect gift for family and friends.  In this two-day clas... Learn More Reston Home Tour When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. What: To purchase tickets visit: https://www.restonmuseum.org/event-details/annual-reston-home-tour To learn more about the tour visit: restonmuseum.org/hometour On October 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. we invite you to celebrate new beginnings with us at four uniquely renovated homes a... Learn More Fall Fest featuring Spookely the Square Pumpkin @ Reston Farms Garden Market When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 10800 Baron Cameron Ave What: We're bringing back our annual Fall Fest! A northern Virginia family fave, we'll have tons of activities, fun and food. 🎃 THIS YEAR FEATURES SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN. Spookley is the star of bestselling books and animated movies that air on Disney and Netflix. Spookley is ... Learn More Arduino 101: The basics of building electronics When: Saturday, October 16th at 6:00 p.m. Where: 1916 Isaac Newton Square What: This Arduino 101 course is for beginners – both adults and kids (age 12 and up).  The Arduino is an inexpensive micro-controller essential for making with electronics, robotics, and engineering. You'll work with the Arduino IDE, pins, and sketches in a combination lecture and ... Learn More Featured Event: Fall Fest featuring Spookely the Square Pumpkin @ Reston Farms Garden Market When: Sunday, October 17th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 10800 Baron Cameron Ave What: We're bringing back our annual Fall Fest! A northern Virginia family fave, we'll have tons of activities, fun and food. 🎃 THIS YEAR FEATURES SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN. Spookley is the star of bestselling books and animated movies that air on Disney and Netflix. Spookley is ... Learn More Featured Event: Fall Fest featuring Spookely the Square Pumpkin @ Reston Farms Garden Market (Kim Nelson) Featured Event: Music Benefit Concert for Veterans & First Responders When: Sunday, October 17th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Crooked Run Fermentation What: Do you like veterans? Do you like music? Do you like to have a good time?? Corny promo aside lol My name is Amanda Cunningham and I live in Reston. I'm having an album release concert on October 17th at Crooked Run Brewery in Sterling with all ticket sales going directly to a ... Learn More Featured Event: Music Benefit Concert for Veterans & First Responders (Amanda Cunningham) Friends of Reston Fall 5K When: Sunday, October 17th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Browns Chapel Park What: Get ready, get set, go! The inaugural Friends of Reston Fall 5K will raise funds for youth scholarships and enrichment in Reston Association programs. Registered participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk the 5K paved-trail route and stay for the awards celebration, p... Learn More Halloween Prep: Make quality horror props on a budget! When: Sunday, October 17th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 1916 Isaac Newton Square W What: Can't get enough of the spooky? Then you need to learn how to create your own corpse skull! The process involves casting with foam, then decorating a pre-cast foam skull with affordable, easy-to-get materials.  Your corpse skull will be film-quality and will serve as an excell... Learn More Featured Event: Silver and Brass Restoration Services: Mondays 10-4 When: Monday, October 18th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030 What: Open Monday, 10-4 (703)691-4190 Polishing Plating Repair Do you have an heirloom that is blackened with years of tarnish or in need of repair? The Silversmiths at Bel-Air House of Silver can restore your silver and brass heirlooms with expertise and love. They provide restorat... Learn More Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar When: Monday, October 18th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Online Webinar - link sent once registered What: THE NEW TAX AND FINANCIAL RULES HAVE CHANGED. Understand the potential impact taxes have on your retirement income. MUST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) impact your retirement ... Learn More Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (Enlighten 567 Workshops) Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (AM) When: Monday, October 18th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Online Webinar - link sent once registered What: THE NEW TAX AND FINANCIAL RULES HAVE CHANGED. Understand the potential impact taxes have on your retirement income. MUST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) impact your retirement ... Learn More Taxes in Retirement Webinar (AM) (Enlighten 567 Workshops) Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (PM) When: Monday, October 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Online Webinar - link sent once registered What: THE NEW TAX AND FINANCIAL RULES HAVE CHANGED. Understand the potential impact taxes have on your retirement income. MUST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) impact your retirement ... Learn More Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (PM) (Enlighten 567 Workshops) Climate Change: Preparing for the New Normal in Virginia When: Monday, October 18th at 5:00 p.m. What: "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." This old saying neglects the fact that all of us are inadvertently doing something about the weather – we are changing it. The reality of global climate change is now undeniable and the likelihood is high ... Learn More Leather Working 102: Let's make a pouch! When: Tuesday, October 19th at 7:00 p.m. Where: 1916 Isaac Newton Square W What: Add to your leather working skills with this class and make a pouch!  You'll learn the basics of leather construction. We will start with a pre-punched leather pattern and learn how to line up edges, sand, glue, dye, stitch, and set snaps. Plus you'll learn how to use all of t... Learn More Check out all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Reston Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.