A memorial 5K marking 25 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is taking place this weekend.
The annual Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5K is taking place on Saturday evening, closing the following roads for the race that loops around the Pentagon:
An annual race in honor of first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is returning next month, maintaining a longstanding tradition in Arlington.
The Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff and ECC 9/11 Memorial 5K will take place on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m., with a starting line outside the DoubleTree Hotel in Crystal City (300 Army Navy Drive).
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is hosting a race in the Pentagon City area this weekend, raising funds to support research on Parkinson’s disease.
The race, which participants can either run or walk, will kick off on Sunday morning at Virginia Highlands Park. The following road closures will be in effect:
Thousands of local youth and their supporters prepared for action in Pentagon City yesterday (Sunday) in one of two Girls on the Run 5Ks in Northern Virginia this weekend.
“Today is your day to shine,” said Caroline Woods, executive director of Girls on the Run Northern Virginia, as participants lined up near the starting line on S. Joyce Street, adjacent to RiverHouse.
A 5K race and winter celebrations in South Arlington are taking place this weekend, bringing road closures.
The Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell 5K, A Very Village Holiday winter market and The Lodge holiday festival are all happening on Saturday, and road closures begin on Friday evening.
The annual 9/11 Memorial 5K is returning to Arlington for its 23rd year this weekend, bringing road closures around the Pentagon and in Crystal City.
The Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff and ECC Memorial 5K is taking place on Saturday evening. The following road closures are scheduled, according to the Arlington County Police Department.
An opportunity to support refugees through fitness is coming to Bluemont at the end of the month.
On Sunday, June 29, the Safety and Health Foundation’s second annual 5K Run/Walk for Refugees returns. The event aims to raise $5,000 for the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), a nonprofit that supports refugees as they begin new lives in the United States.
A ceremony honoring fallen officers and a 5K race are coming to Arlington in coming days in honor of National Police Week.
The annual celebration of law enforcement officers, which often brings motorcades and busy hotels, is next week.
An arts festival, an Earth Day event and a race are bringing some road closures to Arlington this weekend.
The closures will affect roads in Clarendon, Ashton Heights, Lyon Park and Waverly Hills.
Wreaths honoring fallen service members are arriving at Arlington National Cemetery this weekend.
About 75 tractor-trailers loaded with handmade balsam wreaths will arrive in the county starting on Friday in preparation for the event expected to draw several thousand volunteers.
Some road closures are planned for Thanksgiving as locals lace up sneakers — and, in some cases, don costumes — for a yearly morning race.
A couple thousand people are expected to participate in the Arlington Turkey Trot on Thursday, leading to road closures in Lyon Park and Ashton Heights. The yearly 5K race will kick off at 8 a.m. near the Lyon Park Community Center at 414 N. Fillmore Street.
Temporary road closures will go into effect this weekend to accommodate a pair of 5K races happening in Yorktown and Pentagon City.
The Jennifer Bush-Lawson Memorial 5K & Family Carnival in the Yorktown neighborhood and the 2024 Girls on the Run 5K in the Pentagon City area take place this Saturday and Sunday, prompting some morning closures in and around those neighborhoods.
