Pride Parade, Fireworks, Riverfest Fest Highlight Weekend In DC Region

VIRGINIA — June brings a number of events around Northern Virginia and D.C., but attendees should be aware of precipitation spoiling outdoor plans.

WorldPride will wrap up this weekend, but not before some major events happen. A few of the notable events include Pride on the Pier Boat Parade and Fireworks Show, World Pride Music Festival, WorldPride Parade, WorldPride Street Festival And Concert, WorldPride Closing Concert, International Rally + Marchon Washington for Freedom and Fairfax Pride.

Other top events this weekend are the Saint Katherine's Greek Festival, Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour, Taste Of Springfield, Occoquan Riverfest & Craft Show, Historic Manassas Railway Festival, Old Town Alexandria Arts & Crafts Fair and Petpalooza.

If you're heading to outdoor events, be sure to check the weather forecast before you go. The National Weather Service expects scattered showers and thunderstorms in D.C. after 5 p.m. Friday into early Saturday. Showers are likely on Saturday and Sunday, with possible thunderstorms after 2 p.m. each day.

Below are weekend events from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8.

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Friday, June 6

• World Pride Music Festival, Washington, DC (through June 7)
• Pride on the Pier Boat Parade and Fireworks Show, Washington, DC (through June 7)
• Saint Katherine's Greek Festival, Falls Church (through June 8)
• Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour, Loudoun County (through June 10)
• Union Market Street Fest, Washington, DC (through June 8)
• Beach Bash First Friday, Manassas
• Washington Nationals vs. Texas Rangers, Washington, DC (through June 8)
• We Are Them: A WorldPride Drag Race Party, Washington, DC
• WorldPride 17th Street Block Party, Washington, DC (through June 7)
• Nats Postgame Summer Concert Series: Natasha Bedingfield, Washington, DC
• FXBG First Friday, Fredericksburg
• Daiquiri Dash 5K Run DMV/DC, Manassas
• FriDaze on the Plaza, Brambleton

Saturday, June 7

• Taste Of Springfield, Springfield
• WorldPride Parade, Washington, DC
• WorldPride Street Festival And Concert, Washington, DC
• Occoquan Riverfest & Craft Show, Occoquan (through June 8)
• Historic Manassas Railway Festival, Manassas
• Old Town Alexandria Arts & Crafts Fair, Alexandria
• Fairfax Pride, Fairfax
• Loudoun Appalachian Trail Festival, Hillsboro
• Petpalooza, Reston
• Fredericksburg Greek Festival, Fredericksburg
• Call to Arms: The Soldier and the Revolutionary War at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir (through June 8)
• 68th Annual Antique Car Show, Fredericksburg
• 60 Years Of Preservation: Celebrating Wright's Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn
• Stargazing At The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• The Great Indian Chaat Festival, Sterling
• 43rd Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race, Fredericksburg
• Latin American Beer & Tequila Festival, Tysons
• Reston Concerts On The Town, Reston (Saturdays through Aug. 23)
• Mount Vernon District Summer Palooza, Hybla Valley
• Fathers and Family Fun Walk/Run, Fredericksburg

Sunday, June 8

• WorldPride Closing Concert, Washington, DC
• International Rally + March on Washington for Freedom, Washington, DC
• Healthy Together Fairfax, Franconia
• Alexandria Make in Public Day, Alexandria
• Paws & Pours, Fort Hunt
• Classic Car Show, Triangle
• Spiderman And Frozen Host Kids And Family Festival, Tysons
• Woofie's Paws In The Park, Herndon