Weekend Planner: Holiday Events, HHS' Brigadoon & More
Holiday events are everywhere in Herndon.
FRIDAY
• Helping Others Home for the Holidays - JJ Deli is hosting a fundraiser for Fisher House that also offers attendees a chance to buy holiday gifts from local businesses, socialize with friends, get tips for the holidays and a chance at a grand prize raffle basket.
• Free Basketball Clinic - This free basketball clinic at Herndon Middle School is for children in 5th through 8th grade. Players should bring a good indoor basketball and have appropriate basketball shoes.
• Herndon High School Presents Brigadoon - Herndon Drama brings the Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon to the stage. With singing, dancing and action, the show will entertain the whole family. Tickets are $10. Additional performances will be Dec. 1 and 2.
• Herndon Towne Square Singers Present Decembers Past - The Herndon Towne Square Singers' annual winter concert will feature holiday music from the group's 30-year history. Additional shows will be Dec. 1 and 2.
• Zumba Master Class - This Zumba master class is open to all and will feature Zumba Education Specialists April Smiles and Loretta Bates.
SATURDAY
• Herndon Holiday Homes Tour - The annual Herndon Holiday Homes Tour features five homes throughout Herndon dressed and ready for the holidays, including a Sears house. The tour is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Herndon Holiday Sing-Along and Tree Lighting - The annual tree lighting and holiday sing-along will take place in downtown Herndon at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The event kicks off with Christmas carols and holiday music, followed by the tree lighting and a visit from Santa himself.
• Holiday Shops Benefit Local Elementary Schools - Fox Mill Elementary, Crossfield Elementary and Hutchison Elementary schools all have holiday shops this Saturday. Fox Mill's features both adult and children craft shops and a secret shop; Hutchison Elementary will feature a toy shop for children's siblings and friends; and Crossfield will have a craft fair and bake sale.
• Feliz Navidad: A Christmas Choral Concert - St. Timothy's Episcopal Church will host a festive Christmas concert highlighting Spanish holiday music on Saturday. Music will feature songs that are Meso-American, Southwestern, Basque, Argentinean, Cuban and Puerto Rican.
SUNDAY
• Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts Show - The annual arts and crafts show at the Herndon Community Center will feature more than 100 craft vendors from around the area. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Family Chanukah Menorah Workshop - Home Depot and Chabad of Reston-Herndon is hosting a family workshop to make your own Menorah and Dreidel. Participants can also take part in an olive press workshop to press their own oil and enjoy hot Latkes.
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Helping Other's Home for the Holidays
909 Ferndale Ave, Herndon, VA (JJDeli located inside the Herndon Centennial Golf Course) -
Herndon Towne Square Singers Concert
Elden Street Players (Industrial Strength Theater) -
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Fox Mill Elementary Holiday Craft Show and Secret Shop
2611 Viking Dr, Herndon, VA -
Crossfield Elem Vendor Marketplace / Craft Fair / Bake Sale
2791 Fox Mill Rd, Herndon, VA (Crossfield Elementary School) -
William Attaway
9:07 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
And don't forget the Living Nativity at Southview Community Church this weekend - Friday and Saturday, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. each night. Live music, animals to see and pet (camels, sheep, goats, etc.), and hot chocolate and cookies! It's at 2620 Reston Parkway in Herndon.
Leslie Perales Loges
3:09 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Thank you so much for adding this! I've heard it's a really wonderful event for the whole family!
Ruth Tatlock
9:08 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Too bad so many good things are crammed into just ONE weekend.
Leslie Perales Loges
3:10 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
So very, very true, Ruth!
Barbara Glakas
11:36 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Come to Herndon's Holiday Homes Tour tomorrow! (Saturday). Tickets are on sale at the Community Center, the Herndon Florist and ArtSpace. It's a great way to kick off the holiday season!