🌱 VELVET SUMMER MARKET 2026 and 10 more events

Good morning to you Kings Park West! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Fairfax County Arts in the Parks -... at Strawberry Park
• VELVET SUMMER MARKET 2026 at Johnson Center
• Cancer Support Group – Oh George! Dinner at Oh George! Tables and Taphouse

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park West

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• 2026 Fairfax County Arts in the Parks -... →
  Strawberry Park, Fairfax
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday July 26

• VELVET SUMMER MARKET 2026 →
  Johnson Center, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax
  1:00 pm

Wednesday August 5

• Cancer Support Group – Oh George! Dinner →
  Oh George! Tables and Taphouse, 10659C Braddock Rd, Fairfax
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  Falls Church Events City Hall > City Hall Parking Lot - 300 Park Ave. Falls Church VA
  8:00 am
• Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
  De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
  11:00 am
• Conversation and Book Signing with Banafsheh Sayyad
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  11:30 am
• NORVANA Nature Day →
  Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink Park Rd, Springfield
  12:00 pm
• Handstand Happy Hour →
  YogaSix Burke, 5765-U Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke
  12:30 pm
• Free Women's Self Defense Seminar →
  Scrapyard Grappling, 8442A Lee Hwy, Fairfax
  1:00 pm
• Sama: Whirling Dance of the Heart Workshop with Banafsheh Sayyad
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  2:00 pm
• Mother and Son Afternoon Tea →
  Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg Branch, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  2:00 pm
• “Stretch, Laugh, Connect” at Breathe Body&Mind Studio (In Person) →
  Breathe Body and Mind, 6350-52 Rolling Mill Pl Ste 103, Springfield
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• Atlantic 10 WBB Preview: Rhode Island, George Mason set the pace (midmajorbasketball.com)
• Professors experiment with using AI humanoids to teach students (thecollegefix.com)
• High temperatures strain electrical grid (fairfaxtimes.com)

Fairfax

• Why McLean Residents Are Searching for PHP in Fairfax County and What It Actually Means (patch.com)

Vienna

• NOVA Medical Practice Using Natural Remedies as First Line Treatment (patch.com)
• Vienna Man Arrested For Harassing Police Emergency Line After Road Rage Incident: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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