Join us for the Annual Build-Your-Own Rain Barrel Workshop on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Green Acres Center (4401 Sideburn Road). Registration is required and costs $55 per barrel, which includes all materials, tools, and guidance needed to build your rain barrel.
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Woodworking basics class at Nova Labs covers drill press, scroll saw, bandsaws, sander, miter saw, and grants Yellow Tool sign‑off after competence demonstration for all ages.
Carve a personal Japanese Hanko stamp from holiday templates or custom designs, then test it with red vermilion ink at Nova Labs.
Paint a ceramic piece with Ludic Lillian in the City of Fairfax Library meeting rooms, then collect the fired item later. Ages 18 and up.
Decorate canvas tote bags for manga in Group Study Room 214 at the City of Fairfax Regional Library, limited to six teens, registration required, for ages 13–18.
Hands‑on pizza class at Nova Labs teaches dough, sauce, stretching, topping and baking New York, Neapolitan and bar‑style pies, plus a live wood‑fired oven demonstration.
Hands‑on Onshape CAD class at Nova Labs, teaching participants to create 3D models in two hours with step‑by‑step exercises and access to 3D printers, ages 13+.
Free tree pickup for residents who ordered a tree through the Arbor Day Foundation at Fairfax City Composting Center.
Historic Blenheim hosts a 19th‑century baseball game with period music, a history talk, and spectator seating, allowing participants age 6 and up to play after registering.
Live, age‑appropriate arts performances for 2‑ to 5‑year‑olds at the Stacy C. Sherwood Center, two Mondays each month, limited class size, pre‑registration required.
Free-form sculpture and art using found objects in the City of Fairfax Regional Library meeting rooms, registration required, for ages 5–10 and 13–18.
Knitting circle for novices and pros meets in City of Fairfax Library Meeting Room 101A, adults only.
Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tours (Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House, Fairfax) — 45‑60‑minute tours of the 1807 home, revealing two centuries of family life on the first floor.
