Numerous venues in Arlington and Falls Church are ready for football fans as the 2025 season kicks off.
Need a go-to spot this season? These local sports bars and restaurants offer happy hour deals and screens aplenty for watching with friends, in addition to hosting local fanbases and alumni groups.
A new season of free activities is coming to George Mason University’s campus in Virginia Square when the fall semester starts next week.
The lineup of weekly programming includes chess, yoga, dancing and more from Mondays through Saturdays. The events, which are open to the public, kick off on Monday and will run through Nov. 1.
Jazz Fest in Rosslyn (courtesy Josh Brick Photography)
As the first leaves start to turn yellow, a full slate of community activities and entertainment is planned in Arlington this fall.
Upcoming events include the annual Clarendon Day and Rosslyn Jazz Fest, as well as cultural celebrations like the Festival Latinamericano this October. Here’s a preview of some of the local happenings planned next season.
Vibrant fall colors of leaves in Quincy Park (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
The kids aren’t even out of school yet and we’re enjoying 80 degree temperatures for the first time in a while.
So why is ARLnow trying to get you to think about fall?
It’s because the best local advertising campaigns are those planned well in advance, with a target customer, a seasonal time-and-place context, and your marketing goals in mind.
So yes, early June — just three months out from Labor Day — is the time to start planning your campaigns for what promises to be a busy fall season.
And ARLnow’s team is here to help. Use the form below, email or call — [email protected] or 703-348-0583 — and we’ll walk you through the options.
Rainy evening commute in Ballston (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
A pair of traffic enforcement events will be happening in Arlington in coming days as part of a fall safety campaign.
The Arlington County Police Department has scheduled two “high-visibility traffic education and enforcement activations” in connection to the region-wide “Street Smart” campaign, including one tomorrow:
As fall colors sweep across the D.C. area, Arlington leaf collection season begins in two weeks.
Crews are expected to begin passing through Arlington neighborhoods starting Monday, Nov. 11, according to a tentative schedule. Residents are encouraged to rake leaves to the curb the weekend before their civic association’s posted start date.
Arlington Public Library book sale (via Arlington Public Library)
The Arlington Public Library fall book sale is back for a few days of bargain book deals.
The booster group Friends of the Arlington Public Library is holding the event in the Central Library parking garage at 1015 N. Quincy Street, offering thousands of books, games, puzzles and comics for sale. It will start with a “members only” event this afternoon and opening to the public tomorrow morning.
The Fall Heritage Festival (courtesy of Arlington County)
As the temperature cools and leaves begin to change, a wide array of activities are planned in Arlington this harvest season.
Whether marveling at fall foliage, attending a seasonal festival or celebrating Halloween with one’s dog, fans of fall will have no shortage of events to attend in the coming weeks.
Pumpkins for sale at the Whole Foods in Clarendon in September 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Signs of fall abound around Arlington.
Oktoberfest beers and pumpkin spice lattes have been on offer at local stores and cafes for a little while now. Kids are back in school and fall sports are underway. The weather has turned cooler following long stretches of blast furnace heat. We’re now past Labor Day, considered the unofficial end of summer. Most summer vacations have ended and many commutes are getting longer. And, technically, it is now meteorological fall.
On the other hand, there are also signs that summer is hanging on.
The traditional Labor Day closure of many local pools has been pushed back by a week or two. Some folks are still on their Labor Day vacations. The NFL regular season has not started yet. Temperatures in the 80s are expected this week. Astronomical fall doesn’t start until Sept. 22. And, typically, ARLnow’s daily readership does not recover from its summer doldrums until the week after Labor Day (this is also true about rush hour traffic, which will get worse next week.)
Given these contrasting signals, we’re wondering whether our readers consider us now to be in the fall season — or if it comes later.
A Starbucks employee in Ballston dons a pumpkin hat for the company's fall menu return (staff photo by Katie Taranto)
The autumnal equinox in late September marks the official beginning of fall — but if you can’t wait that long, Starbucks began serving its fall menu today (Thursday).
The coffee chain began serving its signature Pumpkin Spice Latte among other festive goodies this morning, and people in Arlington were spotted getting their fix.
Police officer talks with a driver during high-visibility enforcement along Little Falls Road (via ACPD)
We’re less than two weeks away from the ending of Daylight Saving Time, which means a renewed focus on road safety in the D.C. area.
Clocks will “fall back” an hour on Sunday, Nov. 5. Ahead of that, the Arlington County Police Department will be joining law enforcement across the region in kicking off the annual fall Street Smart campaign.