Colors of Liberty: A Colonial Faire & Ice Cream Social

This event is hosted by Historic Vienna Inc, DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and Vienna250. This special flag day celebration is family friendly and full of activities for all ages.
Activities include:

• Fairfax Resolves SAR Color Guard (Sons of the American Revolution)
• Flag Day history presentation
• George and Martha Washington re-enactors
• Fairfax Parks & Recreation educational display and living history exhibits
• Children’s games and colonial military drills
• Craft activities for children led by DAR chapters
• Free Ice Cream at 3pm provided by our sponsor, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream
• Leesburg Farm Animals Petting Zoo
• History demos: wood carvers, lace making demonstrations and more
• Crank churning ice cream making demonstration
• Used book sale featuring America250
• Society of First African Families of English America

Also open during the event are: Little Library Museum, Train Depot, Caboose
Rain or Shine event

EVENT SCHEDULE

12noon     Event begins                                                                 

12:15       Children’s colonial Military Drills, children’s games & crafts

1:00         ​​Arrival of George and Martha Washington

1:15         ​Fairfax Resolves Color Guard, welcome remarks & Introductions

1:35         ​Peter Ansoff Flag Day presentation and introduction of George and Martha Washington

1:40         ​George and Martha Washington Presentation

2:00         ​Children colonial Military Drill

3:00         Ice Cream Social begins, featuring Bruster’s Real Ice Cream