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Grab & Go: Events for Parents and Kids in McLean
This Week: Music in Herndon; Old Timey Fun at Claude Moore Farm
Glad you clicked on our Grab & Go Kids Planner! We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children and teens.
97th Regimental String Band Celebrates Music of the Civil War
Where/When: Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon; Sunday, July 17, 7- 9 p.m.
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Why Go: Gather in the Visitor Center at Frying Pan Farm Park to hear a concert of period music in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The 97th Regimental String Band will perform fun, high-spirited Civil War Era ballads and popular tunes of the 19th century.
Pricing: $10 per person
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Ages: All welcome
Where/When: Claude Moore Colonial Farm, 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean; Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Why Go: Kids and guardians can celebrate summer and the days of yore with dancing, a Gypsy fortune teller, watercolor painting, a puppet show, and hands-on crafts. Market wares such as blacksmith nails, potions and lotions, and millinery goods will be available for sale. Period food (roast chicken, sausages and bread) and drinks (lemonade, wine and ale) will make a hearty lunch.
Pricing: $6 adults, $3 children and seniors.
Ages: All welcome
Where/When: Trip to Kings Dominion leaves from the Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean; Wednesday, July 20, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Why Go: As part of the Old Firehouse’s Theme Park Wednesday program, teens this week go to Kings Dominion, where they can scream themselves hoarse on rides like the “Dominator,” “Anaconda” and “Berserker.”
Pricing: $70/$60 McLean district residents
Ages: Fifth- to eighth-graders
