Local Information

Sat, May 18, 2013
Preakness Party at Morven Park

Join us for our Preakness Party benefitting Loudoun Therapeutic Riding. This special evening will offer a live telecast of the Preakness, live amateur horse racing, a Best Hat contest, silent and live auction, and live music and bar featuring our signature drink the “Black-eyed Susan”.
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding was formed in 1974 to empower and improve the lives of people with cognitive, psychological and physical disabilities through the benefits of equine assisted activities and therapies, while serving our industry through training and education.
Event time: 4:30-9pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: $100/person
Location: Morven Park 
17263 Southern Planter Ln
Leesburg, VA 20176
Website: http://www.morvenpark.org
Sat, May 18, 2013-Sun, May 19, 2013
Loudoun County Spring Farm Tour

Loudoun County’s farms and wineries are open to visitors to buy spring seedlings and plants, greet baby animals, tour wineries, learn how food gets from the farm to the table, and much more. Two days of fun, education, and agritainment! This is a self-guided driving tour.
Event time: 10am-4pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: Free
Location: Various Farms and Wineries Throughout Loudoun
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703 737-0373
Website: http://www.LoudounFarms.org
Fri, May 24, 2013-Sun, May 26, 2013
Run Rabbit Run Theatre presents “The 39 Steps”

Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python in Patrick Barlow’s hilarious comedy. Based on Hitchock’s film, “The 39 Steps” follows the comic misadventures of Englishman Richard Hannay, who stumbles into a web of intrigue involving international spy rings, murders, speeding trains, dark Scottish moors, abductions, seductions, and true romance – all in pursuit of the mysterious 39 Steps! Find out more at www.RRRtheatre.org.
Event time: Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: $15-$24/person
Location: Run Rabbit Run Theatre 

Franklin Park Performing Arts Center

36441 Blueridge View Ln

Purcellville, VA 20132
Phone: 540 668-6779
Website: www.rrrtheatre.org
Sat, May 25, 2013-Sun, May 26, 2013
Annual Hunt Country Stable Tour

The Upperville and Middleburg area is home to many of the country’s premier Thoroughbred breeding farms, show hunter barns, fox hunting barns, and country estates. On this remarkable weekend in May, owners open the doors of their exquisite grounds, magnificent stables, and extensive training facilities to visitors. Just a 45-minute drive from downtown Washington, D.C., come spend a day touring by car with your friends and family. The tour offers visitors an opportunity to drive down winding country lanes amidst spectacular scenery in the heart of the nation’s horse capital. The tour also hosts a country fair on the grounds of Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville. The fair’s market features horse-themed arts and crafts, native Virginia herbs and plants, local artwork, treats for dogs, ice cream, and more! Proceeds from the Hunt Country Stable Tour support Trinity Episcopal Church and their many local, national and international charities and non-profit programs.
Event time: 10am-5pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: Check web site for adult ticket prices; free for children under 12 years.
Location: Various Farms in Middleburg and Upperville, VA 20184
Phone: 540-592-3711
Website: http://www.huntcountrystabletour.org/tour.htm
Fri, May 31, 2013
Diamonds to Die For

Join us for a gourmet dinner while we uncover the who done it of tonight’s murder mystery. Diamonds will truly be to Die For at this must see performance at the Comfort Suites Leesburg. Stage Coach Productions will have a cast of their performers to make this a truly exciting and thrilling night. Make this an overnight at the Comfort Suites Leesburg discount accommodations available to be included with the Murder Mystery Dinner. Don’t forget to show up at 6:30 as Notaviva will host a Wine Tasting with their full complement of wines for just $5.00. Wine will also be available for purchase by the glass or the bottle.
Event time: 6:30 Wine tasting; 7:30 Show
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: $5/person for wine tasting; $49/person
Location: Comfort Suites Leesburg
80 Prosperity Ave., SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703 669-1650
Website: http://www.comfortsuitesleesburg.com
Sat, Jun 01, 2013-Sun, Jun 02, 2013
The North Face Endurance Challenge

The North Face® Endurance Challenge returns to Algonkian Regional Park, Great Falls Park and the Potomac Heritage Trail again in 2012. The course keeps runners on their toes with ever-changing terrain. Overall, it consists of 50% singletrack, 30% dirt or gravel doubletrack, 10% gravel carriage road and 10% paved road.
Event time: See website for start times.
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: See website for registration fees.
Location: Algonkian Regional Park
47001 Fairway Dr.
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone: 703-450-4655
Website: http://www2.thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge/races/2011/dc/index.htm
Purcellville First Friday
Fri, June 07, 2013
Come enjoy Purcellville First Friday.
Event time: 6-9pm
Location: Purcellville, VA 20132
Website: http://www.facebook.com/PurcellvilleFirstFriday
Fri, June 07, 2013
Leesburg’s First Friday
Held the first Friday of every month, except January, Leesburg’s First Friday lets you fully experience all that Historic Downtown Leesburg has to offer. Over 35 specialty shops, art galleries, antique shops and restaurants are open until 9pm or later, many offering free refreshments and/or special sales. Enjoy live music throughout the evening, art exhibits, wine tastings, a comedy show and even a yoga happy hour! Leesburg’s First Friday is a program of the Loudoun Arts Council.
Event time: 6-9pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: Free
Location: Loudoun Arts Council
Historic Downtown Leesburg
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-777-7838
Website: http://www.leesburgfirstfriday.com
Fri, June 07, 2013
First Friday Wine Tasting & Art Show at the Visitors Center
Stop by the Visitors Center at Market Station during Leesburg’s First Friday event to enjoy a wine tasting from a Loudoun winery, refreshments, and a local art show.
Event time: 6-9pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: Free
Location: Market Station
112 G South St SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703 771-2170
Website: http://leesburgfirstfriday.com/
Sat, June 08, 2013
Purcellville Farmer’s Market
Weekly event. We are really proud of each of our vendors; they all have something a little different to bring to the table. They are dedicated to bringing you fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, cheese, tasty and ethical meats, baked goods, homemade soaps, wine and prepared foods to take home, heat up, and eat up!
Event time: 10am-1pm
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: N/A
Location:
130 E Main Street
Purcellville, VA 20132
Phone: 703-967-0431
Sat, June 08 2013
Leesburg Farmer’s Market
Weekly event. Features the finest and freshest locally grown produce and products.
Event time: 9am-12pm
Location: Virginia Village Shopping Center
11 Fairfax St
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 540 454 8089
Website: http://www.loudounfarmersmarkets.org