DC, NoVA Weekend: Awesome Con, French Market, Pet Block Party

With warm weather arriving and Memorial Day a month away, it's no wonder many events are popping up around Northern Virginia and DC. This weekend is shaping up to be a busy one with everything from home and garden tours to entertainment conventions.

We've rounded up numerous events going on from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28. Some are free, while others have fees.

The larger events you'll find include: Broccoli City Festival, DC Awesome Con, Filmfest DC, Georgetown French Market, Handmade Arlington Arts & Crafts Show, Alexandria Love Your Pet Day Block Party, GW Parkway Classic, Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival and Walk on the Hill in Vienna.

(Did you know you can post your own local events on the Patch? Here's how to sign up.)

Friday, April 26

• Broccoli City Festival (through April 27)
• Smithsonian Craft Show (through April 28)
• Living Earth Festival at National Museum of the American Indian (through April 28)
• DC Awesome Con (through April 28)
• AIA Northern Virginia Architecture Week (through April 28)
• Filmfest DC (through May 5)
• Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres (through April 28)
• Georgetown French Market (through April 28)
• One Love Manassas Arts Festival (through April 28)
• Potomac Mills RV Liquidation Sale (through May 5)
• Wu Han, Gloria Chien, & Gilles Vonsattel at Wolf Trap
• Field of Tulips at CityCenterDC (through April 28)
• NOVA-HTI Justice Summit
• Black Olive Block Party

Saturday, April 27

• Alexandria Historic Homes & Garden Tour
• Independent Bookstore Day
• Bards Alley Book Hunt and Independent Bookstore Day activities
• Canine Cruise in Alexandria
• Taste of Vienna
• MV Big Flea
• Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival
• Handmade Arlington Arts & Crafts Show
• Purcellville Music & Arts Festival
• Alexandria Earth Day Celebration
• Fredericksburg Music Blast: All Things Country
• DC Potter Crawl
• Caboose Brewing Company's Springfest
• DC Margarita March (through April 28)
• Westgrove Annual Spring Yard Sales
• James Monroe's Birthday Celebration in Fredericksburg
• Spring Native Plant Sale in Alexandria
• Fairfax History Day at Historic Blenheim
• Project Discovery Walkathon
• Hops to Hope at Ocelot Brewing Company
• Pup Social hosted by Public Art Reston
• EcoAction Arlington Earth Day Cleanup
• Earth Day On The Rappahannock In Fredericksburg
• Greenstreet Gardens Veggiemania (through April 28)
• World War II Era Boat Makes Another Landing in Alexandria
• Hayfield Farm Neighborhood Yard Sale
• Reston Association Community Yard Sale

Sunday, April 28

• Walk on the Hill in Vienna
• Leesburg Home & Garden Tour
• Falls Church Home & Garden Tour
• National Kirkin' o' the Tartan
• GW Parkway Classic
• Alexandria Love Your Pet Day Block Party
• City Nature Challenge at Wolf Trap National Park
• Movie Night at Evening Star Cafe
• WT Woodson Crew Team Rummage Sale