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ArtsFairfax doubles the deals and free access to local arts events in celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month this October.
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artoberVA is just getting started and we’re back with these can’t-miss events and offers! 🎟️
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🎹 October 8: Pianist Mark Irchai (@markirchai) performs masterpieces from his repertoire as part of the Meet the Artists series—a joint venture between OLLI Mason (@olliatmason) and Reston Community Center (@restoncommunitycenter).
📖 October 8: Join Fall for the Book (@fallforthebook) for a free author talk with horror icon Stephen Graham Jones (@stephengrahamjones) as he unspools an American Indian revenge story in “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.”
🧛♂️ October 8-November 1: “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” explores the nature of creativity itself, revealing the inner demons that materialized in two of the most iconic monsters in Gothic literature: John Polidori’s “The Vampyre” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” You won’t want to miss this production at Creative Cauldron (@creativecauldron)!
🎶 October 9: Enjoy a crisp autumn evening with Emily Davies (@emilyadaviesmusic) in this series of long running jazz sets curated by Darden Purcell and Reston Community Center (@restoncommunitycenter).
📘 October 9: Fall for the Book (@fallforthebook) hosts world-renowned author Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) to discuss the suspense, drama, and beautifully complex interpersonal relationships that appear in her writing.
🌩️ October 9: Catch Resonance Improv Alliance (@resonanceimprov) in a brand-new, completely unscripted mystery that will be created, unraveled, and solved right before your eyes—and then never performed again.
🎨 October 9 & October 11: Local artist Brianna Camp (@bripaints) leads a Community Paint Day to help shape the “Tree of Learning Community Mural,” a vibrant public artwork that will welcome visitors to OLLI Mason (@olliatmason) and celebrate lifelong learning, creativity, and connection.
🕸️ October 9-October 18: “The Addams Family,” presented by McLean Community Players (@mcleanplayers), is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy that celebrates love, loyalty, and embracing what makes each of us unique. You won’t want to miss it!
🌵 October 9-October
Thank you to our wonderful Lead Sponsors, McGuireWoods (@mcguirewoods_llp) and the Tim and Barbara Rizer Charitable Foundation, for their support of the 2026 ArtsFairfax Awards! We are so grateful for their commitment to the arts in Fairfax.
➡️ Learn more about the ArtsFairfax Awards and purchase tickets at ArtsFairfax.org/Awards
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Experience the beauty of our local parks and green spaces through the lens of nine talented artists from right here in Fairfax County! 🌳🍂 “Exploring the Great Outdoors,” the newest ArtsFairfax Presents show, will be on view until January 2, 2027 at Lincolnia Senior Center — you won’t want to miss it!
🎨 Featured Artists:
Mary Bockenek (@marybockenek)
Anne Meagher-Cook (@annemeaghercook)
Iris Fujito (@the.wandering.iris)
Tina Maria (@tinamaria_official)
Julie Montgomery (@new_hope_art_)
Clara Pierce
Renée Nicole Ruggles (@rnrlookingformagic)
Amelia Sho (@anqi______)
Susan Trivers (@susansartstudio)
🔎 Learn more at ArtsFairfax.org/PublicArt
#ArtsFairfax #ArtsFairfaxPresents #PublicArt #DMVArts
The countdown to the 2026 ArtsFairfax Awards has begun! Thank you to our Visionary Sponsor, Reston Community Center (@restoncommunitycenter), for helping make this year`s event possible.
A vibrant hub for high-quality leisure and arts programming in our community, Reston Community Center offers a variety of enriching self-development experiences that uplift the quality of life for everyone in Reston.
We are so thankful for their support of the ArtsFairfax Awards, which celebrate individuals, organizations, and businesses for their impact on the arts in Fairfax County and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.
➡️ Learn more about the ArtsFairfax Awards and purchase tickets at ArtsFairfax.org/Awards
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Connect with local artists this National Arts & Humanities Month at the ArtsFairfax artoberVA Social Hour at @theparsplace! 🤝
Enjoy a night filled with good conversation and the chance to mingle with local artists, arts organizations, and arts enthusiasts. 💬 Guests will also have the opportunity to view art from the Aryan Gallery.
This event is free to attend. Complimentary refreshments available, provided, in part, by artoberVA culinary partner @tysons.creamery. 🍦
Special thanks to our host site, Iranian-American Community Center: Pars Place, which serves as a hub for educational activities, cultural events, and community services.
📆 Wednesday, October 14
🕕️ 6:00pm - 7:30pm
📍 Pars Place (Iranian-American Community Center)
➡️ RSVP today at the link in our bio!
#ArtsFairfax #artoberVA #LocalArts #DMVArts #Networking
ArtsFairfax President & CEO Stuart Holt and the Fairfax Jubil-Aires (@fairfaxjubilaires) joined NBC4’s (@nbcwashington) Juliana Valencia (@julianaevalencia) to promote artoberVA, a full month of arts in Fairfax County in celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month. Featuring over 60 events and offers from local artists, ArtsFairfax invites you to “fall into the arts” right here in Fairfax County!
Want to hear more from the Fairfax Jubil-Aires? Join us as we fill Fair Oaks Mall (@fairoaksmall) with song at World Singing Day on Saturday, October 17 from 3:00pm-4:30pm! 🎶 Learn more and find events at ArtsFairfax.org/artoberVA
View the full segment at the link in ArtsFairfax’s bio 🎥
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Get ready for an exciting lineup of Community Arts Partnership events this October! From music and dance to poetry and improv, there`s something everyone will enjoy at Capital One Hall (@capitalonehall).
🔎 Experience a live murder mystery by Resonance Improv Alliance (@resonanceimprov) where a brand-new crime is invented and solved right before your eyes—and only the killer knows who did it. As an ArtsFairfax artoberVA participant, this event is offering 2-for-1 tickets using the promo code ARTOBERVALAUGH.
🎶 Join Pars Place (@theparsplace) as international pop sensation Arash (@arashmusic) brings his electrifying performance to the stage for an unforgettable night of music, energy, and celebration.
🩰 Come watch the written word and movement coalesce in Virginia Ballet Company’s (@virginiaballetcompany) fall contemporary performance. As an ArtsFairfax artoberVA participant, tickets are available for 10% off with the code artoberVA.
🎻 From the sparkling wit of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to the soaring energy of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”), experience a thrilling afternoon of orchestral fireworks with the Virginia Chamber Orchestra.
🎟️ Grab your tickets today at CapitalOneHall.com
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It’s October, which means we’re kicking off an exciting lineup of artoberVA offers you won’t want to miss! 🤩
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🎶 October 1: Experience Andean traditions brought to life through Peruvian rhythms, modern instruments, and vibrant performances by Raymi and presented by OLLI Mason (@olliatmason) and Reston Community Center (@restoncommunitycenter).
🩰 October 2: Join Conservatory Ballet (@conservatoryballet) for an Open House and learn more about their ballet and dance programs, class levels, and enrollment.
🎵 October 2: Enjoy an autumn evening of live jazz by Bloom presented by Reston Community Center (@restoncommunitycenter).
🪅 October 3: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Fairfax City (@cityoffairfaxva) with cultural performances, music, food, and artisans.
🖼️ October 3: Stop by the Fall Tall Oaks Art Show to soak in local talent and see works by artist Eric Ndofor (@ereco_art).
🎨 October 4: Experience a juried festival showcasing over 30 local & regional visual artists from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region at the McLean Artfest hosted by the McLean Community Center (@mcleanvacenter) and McLean Project for the Arts (@mp4a).
🖌️ October 5: Join ArtLords (@artlordsnet) director Omaid Sharifi for a night of therapeutic art using the practice of body mapping hosted by the Community Studio at JCPC (@thecommunitystudiova).
🧘♀️ October 6: Spend 90 minutes in a safe and comfortable environment in Energy Medicine, movement practices, and sound healing hosted by the Community Studio at JCPC (@thecommunitystudiova).
🎻 October 6: Join OLLI Mason (@olliatmason) for a Music Sampler from the Dewberry School of Music (@musicatmason), featuring professors alongside some of their most promising students.
🎭️ Various dates through October 11: Catch NextStop Theatre (@nextstoptheatre) in “The Second Best School Shooting,” a U.S. Premiere comedy about grief, friendship, and what happens when one tragedy is eclipsed by another.
🔎 Discover more events at ArtsFairfax.org/artoberVA
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The ArtsFairfax homepage video features (in order of appearance): Workhouse Arts Center, Gin Dance Company, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Greater Washington Chinese Dance, Capital One Hall, George Mason University Center for the Arts, Wolf Trap Opera, Fall for the Book, and Inova Schar Cancer Institute in partnership with the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.
Homepage photo credits (top to bottom): Performer from Reston Chorale, Cinema Hearts (c) Sammy Hearn; Alchemy Ballet Academy (c) Chris Stark.