Falls Church Fall Festival Will Happen As Scheduled

Since the anticipated track of Hurricane Florence has shifted to the south, Falls Church officials have decided the Fall Festival will happen as planned on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Community Center parking lot, 223 Little Falls Street and Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Avenue.

The only activity not happening will be the pony rides because of the saturated ground. The event will still include children's moonbounce, magician, music, arts & crafts, businesses and community group booths and the Taste of Falls Church featuring 16 restaurants. Admission is free,but tickets are required for food, drinks and activities. Visit www.fallschurchva.gov/FallFest.

Other activities including the Cherry Hill Park Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, the Farmer's Market and Friday's DMV2Go will also happen. Flag football will take place as scheduled, but soccer is cancelled.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall Friday. The latest forecast shows the storm tracking farther south away from the DC region and toward the Carolinas and Georgia. Even so, rain and flooding could impact the region, especially given the recent rainfall saturating the ground.

Sandbags are still available to City of Falls Church residents. Up to 20 bags can be picked up through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Storage Yard A (between 215 and 217 Gordon Road, next to the Recycling Center). Proof of residency is required, and residents must return bags when the threat of flooding has ended.

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