The 27th annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is returning this weekend, and this year the festival is a day longer.
The festival will run Friday (May 18) through Sunday (May 20) at the Reston Town Center. The event encourages attendees to make a $5 donation, which comes with $200 worth of restaurant coupons.
The festival hosted by the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) brings in 30,000 to 50,000 attendees each year, the festival said in a press release.
For the first time, this year’s festival also includes a participatory performance “The Illuminated Fountain of Extinction” by Laure Drogoul both Saturday night during the Festival Party and on Sunday afternoon. Another festival first, is that GRACE members are given a free ticket to the Festival Party. Cost for membership for artists is $40 and $50 for other members.
Rain or shine the festival will go on, so long as a major storm does not hit, one of the organizers told RestonNow.
Below is a breakdown of the three-day event:
Friday (May 18) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
- All day — More than 200 artist booths from across the U.S.on display
- Festival Friday — There will be specials all day among retailers and restaurants in Reston Town Center
Saturday (May 19) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
- All day — More than 200 artist booths from across the U.S.on display
- Family Art Park — Free art making activities for all ages in the Pavillion
- Festival Party (7-9 p.m.) — A celebration for sponsors, Adopt-an-Artist donors, GRACE members and artists. The party includes an award ceremony and first look into “The Illuminated Fountain of
Extinction” by Laure Drogoul.Sunday (May 20) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
- All day — More than 200 artist booths from across the U.S.on display
- Family Art Park — Free art making activities for all ages in the Pavillion
- “The Illuminated Fountain of Extinction” by Laure Drogoul (1-3 p.m.) — an immersive, interactive artwork in the Pavillion that is a tableau of natural and post-natural creatures inspired by manuscripts. Viewers are encouraged to participate in the performance that shows off a pageant of creatures from the past, present and future.
Garage parking is free during the festival. No registration is required.
Photo Courtesy of Carol Nahorniak
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