Events

Grand opening of our new exhibits "Exploring Books Throughout Time" and "Vienna Unveiled Through Maps"

Join us for our Spring Membership Meeting in the Vienna Town Hall council chambers.Our feature presentation is “Uncovering Hidden Histories in Southeast Vienna: Finding Escaped Enslaved Sarah Ann Brown“. Learn about the unsolved mystery of Sarah Ann, an enslaved woman owned by the Follin family in Vienna, VA.  On January 30, 1850, when 23 years-old …

Are you interested in Vienna’s history? Join Historic Vienna, Inc. and Fairfax County’s Virginia Room for a virtual history book club to read and discuss This Was Vienna Virginia by Connie and Mayo Stuntz. Drop in Anytime! To register, visit the County’s Library Calendar and search “Fairfax County History Book Club” The club will begin …

Walk on the Hill is on Sunday April 28 at 2-5pm in the historic Windover heights neighborhood of Vienna including a presentation of If This House Could Talk, which tells the story of your house. Held each year since 1974, Walk on the Hill is perhaps Vienna's loveliest event, offering self-guided tours through approximately 50 …

The annual Ayr Hill Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday May 11 at 8am-1pm will feature a great selection of plants both Native and from local gardens. Special demonstrations and advice, Native plants in containers, and plants favored by hummingbirds. Please visit the sale on the grounds of the Freeman Store & Museum. Proceeds help …

Are you interested in Vienna’s history? Join Historic Vienna, Inc. and Fairfax County’s Virginia Room for a virtual history book club to read and discuss This Was Vienna Virginia by Connie and Mayo Stuntz. Drop in Anytime! To register, visit the County’s Library Calendar and search “Fairfax County History Book Club”Are you interested in Vienna’s …

Are you curious if your book has value? Cameron Ritttenhouse-Smith of Sequitur Books will provide appraisals for that special book you own. Come by the Freeman Store on Saturday, June 15, 2 – 4pm for an assessment. Limit 2 books per person please. (No reservation necessary.) While you wait, you are welcome to gather in …

Refreshments, kid-friendly treats, games and crafts! For Children ages 5-12. Tickets are $10 per child and will be available the day of the event. Join us behind the Freeman Store under the shade of the big oak tree.

The origin of the word ‘hoax’ comes from the verb “hocus” as in “hocus pocus”, meaning magic, trickery, and flimflam. It’s appropriate then, that the masterminds behind the various hoaxes that have been committed throughout successive centuries have employed all manner of wizardry and artistry to pull them off. Whether committed for money, notoriety, or …

Join us as we celebrate the 8th birthday of our beloved Used Book Cellar! Special deals all day, Fall photo op, and children's crafts. This is a - Rain or Shine - FAMILY FUN EVENT!

The origin of the word ‘hoax’ comes from the verb “hocus” as in “hocus pocus”, meaning magic, trickery, and flimflam. It’s appropriate then, that the masterminds behind the various hoaxes that have been committed throughout successive centuries have employed all manner of wizardry and artistry to pull them off. Whether committed for money, notoriety, or …

To complement our museum exhibit on the history of books, Historic Vienna will present “An Evening with Julia Child, the Queen of Cuisine” a show by Mary Ann Jung, on November 22, in the Vienna Community Center Auditorium. The show pays tribute to the incredible energy, passion, and sense of playfulness with which she approached …