Amazon and Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream have partnered to serve free banana splits outside HQ2 this afternoon (Friday).
From noon to 2 p.m. today at Metropolitan Park, 510 14th Street S., the community is invited to celebrate National Banana Split Day with a free scoop of chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ice cream and customized toppings. This is in addition to the free bananas passersby can ordinarily snag near HQ2.
A welcome home ceremony for Olympic gold medalist and Arlington native Torri Huske is happening at the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center on Sunday.
Returning to her hometown after a record-setting performance at the Paris Olympic Games — where she won three gold medals and two silver medals in swimming events — Huske will deliver brief remarks and offer autographs and photos for swim fans under 18.
Arlington’s premier jazz festival is returning next month, at a venue now set to receive major renovations in coming years.
The 32nd Rosslyn Jazz Fest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Gateway Park. Featuring acts such as the two-time Grammy winner Ranky Tanky and El Laberinto Del Coco, which recently starred on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, the event promises an afternoon full of soulful grooves and lively heavy-hitters from 1-7 p.m.
Fire Works Pizza in Courthouse is partnering with a D.C. area blood donor service to host a blood drive next week.
People who donate blood to Inova Blood Donor Services from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, will receive $5 off any menu item at the pizzeria. Appointments will take place in Inova’s Bloodmobile, which will be parked outside the restaurant at 2350 Clarendon Blvd.
A Grammy-winning Christian rapper who made the New York Times best seller list will be speaking at Grace Community Church this Sunday.
Lecrae, known for his music’s focus on his Christian faith and authentic hip-hop beats, will be speaking about “the ups and downs of his faith journey” at Grace at 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Lead Pastor John Slye Jr. told ARLnow.
Arlington’s annual 9/11 5K race is returning to Pentagon City next month — this year looking to finally pass $1 million in total donations.
The Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff and ECC 9/11 Memorial Race — which donates all proceeds to organizations that support first responders, military personnel and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7. The run has generated a total of over $950,000 since it began in 2002.
With free entertainment, family friendly attractions and food eating championships galore, the Arlington County Fair is returning next week.
New this year at the fair — which opens on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 18. — is an additional eating competition. A burrito eating contest hosted by Los Chamacos will take place at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, immediately after the Troy’s Italian Kitchen pizza eating contest and before the pie eating competition.
A dog-friendly block party originally scheduled for this Sunday has been pushed back to the end of September.
With temperatures on Sunday at one point expected to reach around 90 degrees — the forecast now shows a high in the mid-80s and scattered showers — the Summer Bark Bash in Green Valley has been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29 “for the safety and comfort of all our dogs and their humans.”
The Arlington County Police Department is launching a summer community engagement series this weekend.
The goal is to build the department’s relationship with the public. Headlining the series is a pair of kid-oriented events — an outdoor game day and a movie marathon.
The Paris Olympics start later this month and tomorrow (Saturday) in Arlington, a new competition will emerge: the Grabber Olympics, for Northern Virginia’s litter-picker-uppers.
The inaugural event will begin at 11 a.m. by the Clarendon Metro station for a two-hour community cleanup with volunteer nonprofit NOVA Cleanups, sister of District Cleanups. Anyone is welcome to sign up and participate.
Thursday is the Fourth of July, and Arlingtonians have a front-row seat to the annual fireworks show over the nation’s capital.
The National Park Service is expected to start its fireworks show over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at 9:09 p.m. For those hoping to stay west of the Potomac River, there are plenty of spots in and around Arlington to see the show.
The second installment of Arlington’s only electronic music street festival will be held next month.
Ballroom on the Block, hosted by the Clarendon Ballroom, will bring local electronic DJs, food vendors and more to Clarendon on Saturday, July 27.
