FAMILY EVENTS: JUNE 9 - JUNE 16, 2010

Celebrate Fairfax
Friday, June 11 to Sunday June 13
Friday 6pm-12am
Saturday 10am-12am
Sunday 11am-7pm
Fairfax County Government Center
http://www.celebratefairfax.com/

Celebrate Fairfax!, Northern Virginia's largest community-wide celebration, arrives June 11-13, 2010 to the Fairfax County Government Center. Presented by Celebrate Fairfax, Inc, the annual festival hosts tens of thousands of visitors during the three-day run.

The 25-acre site is magically filled with fascinating sights and sounds as more than 400 exhibitors, food vendors, crafters and interactive activities are included in the annual celebration. Celebrate Fairfax! showcases live concerts on five stages, an interactive SciTech Center and ExxonMobil Children's Avenue, a petting zoo, karoake contest, carnival rides, and great festival foods. Another fun activity for kids is the Inova Train Ride to Good Health. Nightly fireworks, presented by SAIC, are a highlight of the festival, and one of many great family programs. This year's Bud Light Main Stage features top national headline performers!

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Cirque Dreams – Illumination
Friday, June 11 to Saturday, June 12
8:30pm
Wolf Trap
http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10Filene/0611show10.aspx

Prepare to be amazed by this “jaw dropping, family-friendly spectacle” (Los Angeles Times) of high-wire acrobatics, gravity-defying jugglers, mind-blowing contortionists, and more as they transform an urban landscape into a dream world of infinite possibilities.

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Children’s Fishing Fun Derby
Saturday, June 12
10am - 1pm
Riverbend Park
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/Riverbend/

Children age five and up fish at Riverbend Park from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Learn to cast and rig a fishing pole. Games held throughout the event. Two mini bank tournaments will be held at 10 a.m. and noon. The cost is $7 per child. Tournaments are an additional $5. Prizes are awarded. For reservations, call 703-759-9018.

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Knot Tying for Beginners
Saturday, June 12
10:30am - noon
Hidden Pond Nature Center - Sringfield, VA
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hiddenpond/

Join Park Manager Jim Pomeroy for a lesson on knot tying and the uses for various knots. Reservations required. $6.

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Goodnight Walk: Who-oo is in the Forest?
Saturday, June 12
Noon - 3pm
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hiddenoaks/public.htm

From 7 to 8 p.m. at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, children age four and older with an adult learn about the summer solstice and nocturnal animals before embarking on a nighttime stroll to practice our new listening and identifying skills. The fee is $5 per person. To reserve, call 703-941-1065.

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Behind-the-Scenes Animal Care
Saturday, June 12
2pm - 3pm
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hiddenoaks/public.htm

(8 yrs. and up) Dare to do animal care! Learn the techniques and special training our animal care volunteers receive to care for our live animal exhibits of reptiles, amphibians, stream critters and insects. Check out the animal care room and feed some of the animals. Reservations and advanced payment required. $5/person. 703-941-1065.

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Forest Fledglings: Lots of Legs
Monday, June 14
9:45am - 10:30am or 11 - 11:45am
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hiddenoaks/public.htm

(3-5yrs.) Two-Four-Six- Eight-More? Search under rocks and logs for millipedes and more. Activities include stories, crafts and nature activities. Class for parent and child (quiet siblings welcome). Dress for weather. Reservations and advanced payment required. $5/child