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🌱 Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “Holiday Classics", @FairfaxTownSquare and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Paper Quilling Workshop - Create Your Own Holiday Ornaments on the Mantua Patch calendar

Morning Mantua! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Paper Quilling Workshop - Create Your Own Holiday Ornaments
- Holidays in Purcellville at Town of Purcellville
- Walk To Bethlehem - A Live Nativity at Fairfax Baptist Church
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.
- Friday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 36, low: 29.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
📸 Around Mantua
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mantua
★ Featured events ★
- Paper Quilling Workshop - Create Your Own Holiday Ornaments
11750 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax
6:30 pm - Holidays in Purcellville
Town of Purcellville,
12:00 pm - Walk To Bethlehem - A Live Nativity
Fairfax Baptist Church, 10830 Main St, Fairfax
2:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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Other local events
- Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “Holiday Classics", @FairfaxTownSquare
Fairfax Town Square , 10415 North Street , Fairfax
4:00 pm - Main Street Community Band, “Home for the Holidays”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
4:00 pm - Country Dance in Alexandria. Lessons: Line dances Ah Si! & Mamma Maria and Couples Two Step moves
Lincolnia Senior Center , 4710 North Chambliss St , Alexandria
6:00 pm - Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “A Jazzy Christmas”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
6:15 pm - City of Fairfax Band, “Christmas in Fairfax”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
7:00 pm
Sunday December 14
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- đ Access Independence Christmas Party
Access Independence, Inc. , 324 Hope Dr , Winchester
5:00 pm - Marcus D. Williams
El Tio Tex-Mex Grill , 7630 Lee Hwy , Falls Church
6:00 pm - Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Meeting
Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. Main Level , Falls Church
7:30 pm - English Conversation Group
Kings Park Conference Room, Kings Park Library
10:00 am - Friends of Burke Centre Library's Winter Holiday & Gift Book Sale
Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
10:00 am - Little Bookworms at the Library – Burke
Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
10:30 am - Henderson - SCA Dance
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Falls Church, VA 22046
6:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Miller & Smith Announces “The Gift of Home” Holiday Referral Invitation
As the year comes to a close, Miller & Smith is celebrating the season of giving with the launch of The Gift of Home, a referral promotion invitin... (More info)
🗞 Nearby News
Fairfax
- This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free (wtop.com)
- Advocates seek more protections for manufactured home residents in Fairfax (ffxnow.com)
- Fairfax County proposes updates to tree species recommended for developers (ffxnow.com)
Vienna
- Santa Claus Returns To Vienna At 2025 Santa Runs (patch.com)
- 2025 Guide To Holiday Displays Around Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg (patch.com)
McLean
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