Celebrate Reston! Announces Event Details and A Call to Local Authors

The Reston Museum and Reston Community Center are pleased to announce that Celebrate Reston!, formerly known as Founder’s Day, will take place Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 11:45-4:00PM on historic Lake Anne Plaza. Celebrate Reston!, now in its 21st year, brings the community together to celebrate Reston and honor its founder, Robert E. Simon. “Celebrate Reston! is a very special day for our community to gather together to share our common love of Reston and especially to honor our founder, Bob Simon,” says Lisa Watts, Executive Director of the Reston Museum, “We are excited that our guest speaker this year is award winning poet and author, Kwame Alexander. Kwame is known to many in our region where he started his career.” Mr. Alexander will be joined by other authors from around the region who will be available to talk with attendees and sell their works. This highly-anticipated annual event will feature fun family activities, live entertainment, local vendors, and authors from across the region. And, of course, a special cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of Bob Simon’s birthday.

Celebrate Reston! welcomes additional authors and vendors to participate in this inspiring community event by reserving space on Lake Anne Plaza, and/or by reserving a space for an independent author talk.

For more information or to reserve your spot, visit restonmuseum.org/events/celebrate-reston or email info@restonmuseum.org.