May
17
Northern Virginia’s largest community-wide event, the 29th annual Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, is set to take place June 11-13, 2010 on the grounds of the Fairfax County Government Center. The Celebrate Fairfax! Festival features 25 acres of amazing concerts, family programs, science and technology, history, thrilling carnival rides and nightly fireworks! Among the festival’s highlights are the more than 90 concerts and performances on six stages, with an exceptional line-up of national, regional and local artists. Included are four fantastic headlining performances:
2010 Headline Entertainment Schedule for the Bud Light Main Stage: (more…)
Jun
03
There are two festivals this weekend in the DC Area: Celebrate Fairfax and Capital Jazz Festival. Now, I’m not sure why Fairfax is worth celebrating, but this festival ends up being a good time every year. This year not only is the most populous county in VA bringing Blues Traveler to town, but their also bring in Tone Loc, Naughty by Nature and Sugar Hill Gang for some old school hip-hop jams. Across the river in MD, the Capital Jazz Festival should be good fun for all even if you aren’t a big jazz fan. Also, don’t forget about the Louisiana Swamp Romp on Sunday at Wolf Trap.
Apr
17
Fairfax County puts on a huge festival every year at the Fairfax Government Center that it has called “Celebrate Fairfax“. Now, to me, that is an incredibly strange name, what are we celebrating about Fairfax? Anyway, it used to be called the Fairfax Fair before they tried to get all original with its name. Name aside, it is one of the best chances to catch local and national acts outside at one event in northern Virginia. This year it is Friday, June 5th – Sunday June, 7th and will be headlined by Blues Traveler (Friday, June 5th – 8pm), The Fixx (Saturday, June 6th – 3pm), The Sugarhill Gang, Tone Loc and Naughty by Nature (Saturday, June 6th – 7:30pm)and Phil Vassar (Sunday, June 7th – 3:30pm). Get your tickets now. Checkout after the jump for the complete line-up. (more…)
Apr
10
One of the bands I seem to always be talking about on here needs your help. Redshift is a great up and coming rock band and right now they are trying to win a competition that On Tap Magazine is hosting for bands to play Celebrate Fairfax on the Bud Light Stage opening up for Blues Traveler. Help out our very own Redshift from Fairfax get the spot. All you have to do is sign up for an account and vote here. Its a quick and painless process and you will be supporting a very hard working local band. By the way, if you haven’t seen Redshift lately, they have a new guitarist and are rocking harder than before.
