Since my last review, I ended up purchasing a family membership to the Children's Science Center…read moreand it is the BEST purchasing decision I have made all year. It's close proximity means that I have a go-to spot to bring the kids on school breaks, rainy days, cold days, or whenever we simply have nothing to do. While there are a few standing exhibits, the staff does a really good job at changing things up (and keeping things topical) so each visit feels special. And the best part... SLIME. We've made slime conductors, spider slime, fluffy slime, snowflake slime, glow-in-the-dark slime .. basically alll the slime. The experiment lab always has a slime option and it is a highlight of every visit. My eldest daughter went from barely reading and needing help at the beginning of our membership to fully reading and creating experiments on her own. It is so much fun to see. For the littles, there is a small playroom with building blocks, magnatiles, books, and those large blue fort/construction material building materials. My two-year old loved spending time in this room but now that she is three she likes making her own hovercrafts and setting them sail in the wind tunnel. The staff is SO kind, SO helpful, and so passionate about what they do. I love how they offer volunteer/internship opportunities to teens and will also set up special traveling science labs to Title I schools. If you are a member you also get discounted or free visits to children's science museums all across the United States which has made this membership 100% worth it for our family. If you are looking for an experience gift to give a little one this year, I highly recommend the Children's Science Center!

Had a great time with my toddler today. She's not quite two so her admission was free and there's a…read more$2 discount for purchasing tickets in advance. I was worried there wouldn't be enough activity for her age but she had a blast playing with exhibits and blocks in the interactive room. She also made "play dough" as an experiment. The staff were all friendly and helpful, we will definitely be back.

Nice free festival to go to. We were able to take the shuttle bus from Herndon high school. At…read morefirst there are arts & crafts as well as other tents with food vendors. Then there's an area for drinks and enjoying the live entertainment. Further in there's a bunch of rides. Overall cute smaller local summer festival to go to if you're in the area.

Located in Old Town Herndon, this festival is usually in the beginning of June. Been here 2 years…read morein a row only because it's something fun to do on a Friday night, eat mediocre food and some live entertainment. It's free to go in but you do have to pay for the rides and food. Theres a few art/jewelry vendors that sells some cute accessories and the rest is mostly food and a whole carnival area with rides. Food is on the expensive side, I mean its everything greasy and oily imaginable under the sun. I mean yeah I can't lie deep fried Oreos is a must but theres fried cheesecake, fried reeces, fried snickers like anything you can think of. A small cup of beer is about $6 and food usually varies from $5-$12 depending on where you go. It is mostly tweens and alotta kids, but its just something fun to do and to get out. It does get crowded on Friday and Saturday nights but not overcrowded where you can barely walk. Not bad to get in for free its your discretion how much you want to spend.

We enjoy going to the annual Greek festival to eat/hangout and support the local community. This…read moreyear was the first time they added tents outdoors for rain due to the forecast so that was helpful as it did end up raining quite a bit. Usually folks who buy gyro want to sit outdoors so they still had a chance to do so comfortably with the covered areas. The outdoor food lines had two kinds of gyro, fries, loukoumades (one of my favorite desserts), and a new item lamb chops. The small hall had a few vendors (I wish they had more like how they had in the past) like jewelry and Greek imports, and there's also a kid area with moon bounces, popcorn, etc. There's a station for drinks outside too like canned soda, Mythos beer, and other drinks like lemonade but that was a bit underwhelming since it was just regular lemonade with a lot of sugar (would've been nice if maybe it was fresh squeezed lemons). Indoors you have the hot bar items like moussaka, pastichio, spanakopita, etc. I enjoyed the tiropita, crunchy/flaky baked well with a tasty cheesy filling. There's also the coffee station and dessert line. There were a few coffee options like Greek coffee which is a shot of coffee made in the briki, and also frappe a cold version (they didn't ask how you want it though like with/without sugar or milk). In the pastry line they had koulouria, melomakarouna, and a new item called kok that's almost like an eclair. Indoors they also have live music/dj and dancing. I enjoyed the chicken gyro, just hopefully they'll have the option to add a few fries on top in the future like how they do traditionally in Greece!

Beautiful church. Disappointing experience as a newcomer and someone exploring Orthodoxy. I…read moreintended to purchase several books, icons, etc. but the book store only took cash, which I did not have, nor was there another solution offered. I tried to speak with some people but was made to feel awkward and pushed out by other regular churchgoers.

Every year the event gets better and better. This is a great family event and weather is usually…read moreperfect around the beginning of October. My family tries to go every year to see whats new in Annandale and to meet different vendors and try a bunch of food trucks. Who can say no to free pens and free samples. The lines can get long if you go later in the day but there ate plenty of restaurants around if you want a sit down place. The fire department and the police department has their usual chili cook-off and you can explore fire trucks at the fire station. They also have multiple children's activities like face painting, story time, and games so the kids won't get bored.

Love this event! We went last year and this year was just as great. Gets super busy so try and come…read moreearly. There are food trucks from empanadas to pho to bbq, lots of different options! Also food options in tents such a kbbq, bubble tea, lemonade and kombucha. There is also free cotton candy and popcorn. The fire station across the street has little fire hats for kids and balloons, little snacks and drinks! They also offer a free tour of a fire truck which my son enjoyed. The building next to the station also had outside activities for kids and inside and around are great picture opportunities with haystacks and pumpkins. There are restrooms located inside and an actual photographer that will take pictures of your kids in a fall setting (haystack and pumpkins display) and will let you keep a copy! Also activities for kids inside as well such as coloring and we were also offered a free book per child! As always, such an amazing event and we will be back next year!

They serve reindeer hot dogs!!! With lefsa. The bazaar is lovely too which I try to attend every…read moreyear which buy too much but all for a good cause. My enjoyment.

I attended the annual Norwegian Holiday Festival & Bazaar for the first time in 2017. This festival…read morehas been going on for 47 years--impressive. Here's what I saw in the various exhibition rooms: wool sweaters with snowflakes all over them; troll dolls; goat cheese; socks with reindeers; smoked salmon; coffee cups with "uff da" sayings; kransekake and krumkake; table linens; pewter creations; and lots and lots of artisan-crafted Christmas decorations (Norwegians like Christmas big time!). Hot food available: waffles, sandwiches, soup, coffee. Not to mention all sorts of Norwegian traditional cookies and baked goodies. Also, live music, lefse demonstrations, raffle and other activities. I had a fab time. Admission and parking are both free. "Bra gjort", Sons of Norway.

Great venue for weddings and other events! My friend recently got married here. The ceremony was…read moreheld outdoors and it was a beautiful autumn day! The cocktail hour and reception was indoors. The staff here is very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this venue!

Absolutely amazing! We came here for a wedding rehearsal dinner and they knocked it out of the…read morepark! The food, service, and venue were all spectacular. The golf course looked very pretty, I do not golf much myself as I am typically a bystander but nevertheless it was stunning. This venue is truly the number one guy in this group of competitors, I would highly suggest a visit here!!

Great food mix of all the Country food will be going back in va is the place to go good jobread more

This review is for Taste Of Reston 2018! It was also my first time attending…read more The event is very well organized and not over crowded. When we arrived, we were able to get the tickets at the gate. $20 for 24 tickets, which was a great deal. Most of the food is ranging from 3-5 tickets and the beer is 5 tickets, wine 6 tickets! Very reasonable price. We started with 24 tickets for each person! Few of the highlights were: melting pot, Barcelona wine bar , egg Kreme and the wine cabinet. The only down side with this event was a lot of vendors ran out of food by 8PM, when the event supposed to go until 11!

Lucky strike deserves more than five stars. The service, staff, & ambiance were amazing. I…read morecelebrated my mother's birthday here w/ other family members& it was everyone's first time -- but it definitely won't be our last. Our server was very attentive & made sure we were set for our celebration. Despite it being pretty busy, there were no mistakes at all! The food was delicious & the drinks were just right. The chicken wings & chicken tacos were a 11/10!! We'll definitely be back for another celebration.

Came here for their launch party and I enjoyed it! The lanes are nice and clean and new. Variety of…read morebowling ball weights. I wish they had the fan to dry your hands but that was the only thing I felt was missing. The servers were pretty active in coming to greet us. Their pizza was tasty and a good deal during the party. Beware small fountain drink cost $6 though! I also love their arcade games! Like Dave and Busters but with some unique arcade games like axe throwing and a slushee filling game. I wish they have more games that cost fewer credits like 1,2, or 3 to finish up the card. Most games cost 4-6 swipes. I enjoyed bowling here and would come back! Conveniently located in Tyson's corner mall with free parking outside the entrance.