Falls Church Festival Rescheduled Due To Potential Tropical Storm

FALLS CHURCH, VA — A storm system will spoil plans for the Falls Church Festival Saturday, but the event will happen later in the weekend.

The Falls Church Festival is rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on City Hall and Community Center grounds, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23 but was moved due to a storm system in the Mid-Atlantic that could become a tropical storm. Participating vendors, Taste of Falls Church restaurants, rides, and entertainment could change. Updates will be shared on the city's website.

The Falls Church Education Foundation’s Run for the Schools is still on for Sunday, but the start time is changed from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Participating runners will get a taste ticket for the Falls Church Festival.

The National Hurricane Center says the main storm threat for parts of the southeast and mid-Atlantic is Friday into Saturday night. For Northern Virginia, there's a small chance of tropical storm force-winds, but gusty winds are likely nevertheless. Localized flooding is possible in urban areas and around streams in the mid-Atlantic. Follow the National Weather Service's Baltimore-Washington office for local weather alerts through the weekend.

Sunday appears to be a better day for the festival, as forecasters expect showers on Sunday mainly before 9 a.m. in Falls Church.

The event will include the Taste of Falls Church, a beer garden, live music, children's entertainment, and vendor booths featuring local crafters, businesses and civic organizations. For the Taste of Falls Church, local restaurants will offer tastes to compete for the judges' choice and people's choice awards. The public can typically vote for the people's choice awards.

Along with tastes, a beer garden will provide alcoholic beverages with returning sponsor ROCK STAR Realty Group, KW Metro Center. Taste tickets for food and beer will be $3 each.