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Attractions & Recreational Activities

 

- Visit the Sully Historic Site, on Historic Sully Way, a historic landmark, which was built by Richard Bland Lee, who was Northern Virginia's first representative to congress. The house is filled with beautiful antiques, from the federal period, also offering craft demonstrations and living history events that are housed here throughout the year.

 

- Test your golfing skills at Oak Marr Golf Complex, on Jermantown Road, considered to be one of the finest teaching facilities in Northern Virginia and described as a beautiful golf complex, also featuring a large indoor recreation center, as well as a miniature golf course, for beginners.

 

- If you're visiting Fairfax during the basketball season, be sure not to miss the games played by the Patriots, at the Patriot Center, also used as a venue for rock and classical concerts.

 

- If you want to try something different, while visiting Fairfax, take one of the diving trips, or diving classes, offered by the A. B. Sea's Diving, on Hampton Road.

 

Sports & outdoor events

Fairfax's Annual Women's Half Marathon Trail Run, happening in September, is designed to develop and to encourage women's interest in trail running, taking them on a tour along the beautiful Fountainhead Regional Park, situated just outside the city, offering them, besides the satisfaction of participating in the race, amazing views of the city's surroundings.

 

The event is growing in size and popularity, every year, attracting more women, as well as spectators, every time it takes place.

 

Festivals

The list of annual festivals and fairs in Fairfax, VA includes the largest annual community-wide celebration in Northern Virginia, known as Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, happening in June, which is a popular annual event in Fairfax, attracting hundreds of locals, as well as numerous visitors from other regions, offering them live entertainment, a large diversity of music types, fun activities for the little ones, including a community market place, sparkling fireworks and a feast-for-the-eyes laser shows.

 

The 2010 festival is programmed to include award-winning programs, such as the ExxonMobil Children's Avenue, the innovative SciTech Center, the Amusement of America Carnival and much more.

 

Nightlife

There are many popular bars and night clubs, as well as diverse restaurants and plenty of dance clubs, in Fairfax.

 

The nightlife scene of Fairfax City is rich, and the `nightly` opportunities and choices are numerous, satisfying even the most pretentious customers and club-goers.

 

The list of popular Fairfax local bars includes Artie's Classic American, situated on Old Lee Highway, described by Washingtonian Magazine as `the very best in Fairfax` and the Blue Iguana, which can be found on Shoppes Lane, offering a casual dining experience, great for hanging out with friends.

 

If you're looking for performing arts, while staying in Fairfax, the Art Centreis the place for you. Here you can see various presentations, exhibitions, as well as diverse productions. For people who appreciate a good laugh, the Firehouse Grillwill certainly lighten their day. This popular Fairfax comedy club can be found in Old Town Fairfax, and offers entertaining comedy shows on the last Thursday of each month, featuring comedians from HBO & BET Comicview as well as from the Comedy Central.

 

If you plan to dance the night away you should consider trying the Supper Club, which can be found on Old Lee Highway, considered to be one of the most popular dance clubs in Fairfax, usually attracting a 30-or-so crowd. If you like old country music, this is definitely the place for you. The club is considered to be great for a night out with friends, also featuring a Friday Latino night and being often packed after 11 30 pm.

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