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Here's your plan for enjoying crafts, food, drinks, music, petting zoo, antiques, and fun family activities. Watch the video 👇

Visit September 20-21, 2025 for the 55th Bluemont Fair! Bring your family and friends to the annual Bluemont Fair and take a day to wander through our 200-year-old village nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Browse artisan crafts and enjoy local wine, beer, and music, all while experiencing the history and traditions of the area!

Annual Country Fair w. Petting Zoo+Antiques! 

Visit the Bluemont Fair on September 21 & 22, 2024, for crafts, food, and local culture. Enjoy a variety of activities like a petting zoo and antiques market.

Country Fair

✅ Before you go
• Buy your tickets at the main entrance and check out everything the fair has to offer: https://www.bluemontfair.org
• Visit September 20-21, 2025 for the 55th Bluemont Fair!

💪 Pro tips
• The Bluemont fair is always the 3rd weekend of September each year! 
• Parking is free, but crowded, so arrive early in the day! 
• All admission, hours, info, and more are here: https://www.bluemontfair.org
• Check out all the activities and vendors: https://www.bluemontfair.org/activities/

Enjoy a Fun Day at the Bluemont Country Fair 🥧🎪

Bring your friends and family to see everything that

If you love trying new food and drinks, then this is the fair for you.

on your favorite local beverages while enjoying live music,

try different cultural cuisines from their food trucks

and even fair classics like cotton candy.

You can even sample different types of local honey.

Wander through the hundreds of unique vendors

and activities including a rock climbing wall,

There's a huge variety of activities that all ages

and every member of your family will enjoy.

There's even an interactive petting zoo included in your admission

and the animals here were so adorable and so friendly.

You can even go for a pony ride while you're here.

Also, you have to browse the treasures found in the antiques

We had so much fun shopping through everything that Bluemont

Fair had to offer from antique furniture, thrifting, handmade candles,

There were a variety of special vendors like a custom hat bar

and even artwork from local artisans see you soon at the fair.

Here's your plan for tasting February-only matcha and Valentine's Day-themed gelato and soft serve treats. Watch the video 👇

Your Valentine doesn’t want flowers, they want matcha and gelato! Try this limited time matcha latte flavor this February and even a matcha soda? You’ll also get to try some limited-time soft serve and gelato flavors that are Valentine’s Day themed and super delicious. I loved everything I tried. 

February-only Matcha & Gelato Flavors!🍵🍦🍧

Try limited edition matcha, gelato, and soft serve flavors all February at Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee in DC, including passionfruit Szechuan matcha and red velvet sundae treats.

Gelato & Matcha Tasting

✅ Before you go
• Soft serve is only available at H Street and The Hirshhorn 🍦
• Check out the locations, menu, info, and more:  https://dolcezzagelato.com
• Follow @dolcezzagelato on Instagram for more info and updates: https://www.instagram.com/dolcezzagelato?igsh=Mm14amFqa3VjaTQx

💪 Pro tips
See the new menu items for February below: 
• Red Velvet soft serve sundae (RV soft serve with pieces of cake and cream cheese frosting)
• Passionfruit soft serve sundae (PF soft serve with passionfruit coulis—made with real passion fruit)
• Passionfruit Szechuan Matcha (ceremonial grade matcha with passionfruit, Szechuan peppercorn & vanilla bean syrup)
• Passionfruit Szechuan Soda (ceremonial grade matcha with passionfruit, sparkling mineral water)


Visit your nearest Dolcezza location this February to try their limited February flavors of matcha, gelato, and soft serve. 

Try this limited time matcha latte flavor this February and even a matcha soda.

You'll also get to try some limited time soft serve and

gelato flavors that are Valentine's Day themed and super delicious.

Visit your nearest Dolcezza location this February to try their limited time,

I got to see a demo from the owner of Dolcezza himself where he went through every step

meticulously to show us how the brand new passionfruit Szechuan matcha is made.

We even tried the new passionfruit Szechuan matcha soda and

this was so good and refreshing if you want something carbonated.

you'll love the passionfruit soft serve sundae and the red

velvet soft serve with pieces of cake and cream cheese frosting.

Here's your plan for making your own pizza and cocktails, then enjoying them with friends. Watch the video 👇

Try this fun pizza and cocktail making class in Arlington! 🍕🍹 perfect for a date night, galentines or fun night out!


🍕Pizza & Cocktail Making Class in VA🍹

Take a pizza and cocktail making class at The Commentary in Arlington—perfect for a fun night out! Check their calendar to pick your date and enjoy a lively experience.

Pizza & Cocktail Class

✅ Before you go
• head to https://thecommentaryarl.com/artisan-pizza-craft-cocktails-february-2026/ to check out the commentary’s calendar

💪 Pro tips
It’s in Arlington near the Ballston metro and also has parking directly under the hotel! 

• they also do start pretty on time!

Pick A Date📅 

Join a hands-on pizza and cocktail making class in Arlington, learning authentic techniques from a world-famous chef. Don't miss the chef's Q&A session!

Chef Q&A Session

💪 Pro tips
The chef does do a Q&A so think about what questions you’d like to ask!👀

Learn from a world famous chef👩🏾‍🍳

Get hands-on making pizza from scratch—don't be afraid to get a little messy! Document your experience with photos and videos in this fun, interactive class.

Pizza Making

✅ Before you go
You are working with flour and dough, so don’t be afraid to get a little messy!

💪 Pro tips
you work hard but you can play hard too! They encourage you to snap videos and pictures of the experience throughout the night! very influencer friendly. Even if you’re not comfortable, the staff makes sure you get pictures!

Be Prepared to Work💪🏽

Make your own pizza, create a delicious cocktail while it bakes, and relax as you enjoy your homemade meal—perfect for a fun, social night out in Arlington!

Eating Pizza

✅ Before you go
You can order appetizers before hand in case you need a snack!

💪 Pro tips
You make your yummy cocktail while the pizza bakes. You have a choice of 3 - 4 different ones!

Enjoy your Pizza🍕😋

check out this make your own pizza and cocktails class.

It's hosted at the Commentary in Arlington,

You'll learn from a world-class Italian chef.

Here's your plan for exploring an extensive Asian department store with snacks, skincare, trinkets, and ramen. Watch the video 👇

Teso Life just opened (the lines were INSANE) and it's the most extensive and authentic purveyor of Asian goods in the DMV.

New Asian Department Store

Explore Teso Life in Centreville, a massive Asian department store with unique snacks, skincare, toys, and housewares for a fun, authentic shopping adventure.

Asian Goods Shopping

• Many items will have no English on the packaging, so look for the white translated import sticker on the back.
• Try classic American snacks/drinks like Oreos, KitKats, Fanta, and Lays in exotic flavors.
• The printed dates on consumables are date of manufacture, NOT date of expiry!
• There’s another Teso Life in Rockville, MD, but this one is bigger. 

Explore Teso Life

A jumbo sized Asian department store just opened in Virginia.

and the experience is quite similar to the stores you can actually find in Asia.

You'll be sure to leave with some authentic imported

goods you can't find anywhere else in the area.

Here's your plan for visiting a 90s-themed speakeasy, choosing VHS cocktails and playing retro games. Watch the video 👇

Thought the nostalgic video stores we had growing up went extinct? Think again. This brand new 90s speakeasy bar has just opened in DC. Instead of placing your order, you’ll browse the shelves and grab a VHS and hand it to your bartender to get your themed cocktails.

NEW 90s Video Store Speakeasy Pop-up in DC 📼

Explore a 90s-themed speakeasy bar in DC where you order film-inspired cocktails by handing over a VHS tape. Enjoy retro drinks and arcade games!

90s Speakeasy Bar

✅ Before you go
Check out all the information and buy your tickets:  https://joyraft.com/event/back-2-the-video-store-a-90s-speakeasy-bar-dc-washington-1032267

💪 Pro tips
• There are so many different cocktails with the cutest presentation, like a cocktail with cotton candy for Mean Girls, a Jaws-themed cocktail with a shark gummy, and a Titanic cocktail with a rose shaped ice cube. 
• Follow @backtovideostore on Instagram for more info and updates: https://www.instagram.com/backtovideostore?igsh=MXI1dXU1amVibmpocg==

Visit Back 2 the Video Store: a 90s speakeasy bar located in DC

Though those nostalgic video stores we had growing up went extinct?

This brand new 90s speakeasy bar has just arrived to DC.

grab a VHS and hand it to your bartender to get your cute film themed cocktails.

a 90s speakeasy bar located in DC's National Union Building.

The decorations here are totally tubular and so accurate,

There are so many different VHS tapes that go

with many different cocktails with the cutest presentation.

Some of our favorites include the cocktail with cotton candy for Mean Girls,

a Jaws-themed cocktail with the shark gummy,

and a Titanic cocktail with the rose-shaped ice cube.

There's even retro arcade games like Pac-Man,

we had such a great time visiting and I love all the cute and fun throwback vibes here.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air photo op was an added bonus.

Share this with your friends and visit soon.