Langston Boulevard Alliance

Arlington Palooza
2026-05-16 13:00 - 18:00 UTC | Lubber Run Community Center, 300 N Park Dr, Arlington, Virginia, 22203, United States
Mark your calendars! Arlington Palooza returns on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Lubber Run Community Center and Park. This free, family-friendly festival features live music, local vendors, food trucks, hands-on activities, and fun for all ages as we celebrate spring together in Arlington County.

40th Annual Arlington Best Business Awards
2026-05-19 17:30 - 20:30 | Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202
Join the Chamber as we recognize outstanding community businesses at the prestigious 40th Annual Best Business Awards. These awards celebrate area businesses that go above and beyond serving their clients to make Arlington a great place to work and live. Awards are earned by businesses that deliver exceptional quality of service to their customers, are industry leaders who offer a unique approach to the delivery of their goods or services, and display an interest in and concern for the Arlington community. For a list of Best Business Award Past Winners, please click here.

Agenda

5:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception

6:30 p.m.: Dinner and Awards

Cherrydale Farmers Market
2026-05-23 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-13 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-20 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-04 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-11 08:00 - 12:00 and 15 more dates | Dorothy Hamm Middle School, 4100 Vacation Lane, Arlington, VA, 22207, United States
Established in 2021, Cherrydale is the latest addition to the Field to Table family of markets. As a local, producer-only market, everyone who sells at our market grows, raises, bakes, cooks, or prepares the food themselves. And it’s all done within 125 miles of Arlington!

Third Annual Small Business Vendor Showcase
2026-06-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Richmond Hwy., Arlington, Virginia, 22202
Join BizLaunch and the Hyatt Regency at Crystal City for the Third Annual Small Business Vendor Showcase, a free community event celebrating small and emerging businesses across Food, Fuel, Fitness and Fun categories. Explore 80+ local businesses, meet the entrepreneurs behind the brands, sample new offerings and discover innovative products and services, all in one energetic marketplace. Rooted in community, connection and care, this event highlights startup and emerging businesses and brings that commitment to life by creating a welcoming space for neighbors, visitors and local businesses to connect and thrive.

SPARK! Not Your Usual Art Market
2026-06-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Studios at Arlington Arts, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington
SPARK! is a fun inclusive outdoor market with handpicked art and food vendors, and programming including poetry, music and art making. Meet your neighbors, build community and be inspired at SPARK! Hang out with us the first Sunday of the month at the new outdoor 2700 Art Space just steps from Jennie Dean Park, the Shirlington Dog Park, and the County’s newest arts facility, the Studios at Arlington Arts.

Lubber Run Concert Series: The Arlington Children’s Chorus
2026-06-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Lubber Run Community Center, 300 N Park Dr, Arlington, Virginia, 22203, United States
The Arlington Children’s Chorus presents a joyful, family-friendly afternoon of music at the beautiful Lubber Run Amphitheater! This special end-of-season performance will feature choristers from across ACC’s ensembles in a vibrant cabaret-style showcase celebrating creativity, artistry, and community.

In addition to choral selections, audience members may enjoy featured student solos, instrumental performances, dance pieces, and other creative acts highlighting the many talents of ACC choristers. Designed by Artistic Director Felix Polendey, the program blends the energy of a community concert with the warmth and spontaneity of a summer arts celebration.

This free public performance welcomes Arlington families, neighbors, and arts supporters of all ages. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and join us for an uplifting afternoon of music in one of Arlington’s beloved outdoor performance spaces.

Lubber Run Concert Series: Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band
2026-06-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Lubber Run Community Center, 300 N Park Dr, Arlington, Virginia, 22203, United States
Emerging from Lomé, Togo , Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band is a collective of top Togolese musicians led by Massama Dogo, aka Dogo du Togo, who are putting Togolese music on the map by blending psychedelic rock and afrobeat into a genre-defying sound Dogo calls the “Alagaa Beat.”Combining Togolese festive and ritual rhythms, hypnotic voodoo melodies, and lyrics that speak to a new generation of young Africans with a message that resonates globally, Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band embodies the heart and soul of modern Togo in its music.The Alagaa beat (Alagaa means trance in Ewe) and Dogo’s melodies are anchored in Togo’s rich cultural history, based on traditional rhythms and unique pentatonic scales known as Mina or Mami, derived from the music of the local Vodún religion and traditions that permeate everyday life in Togo.

Columbia Pike Blues Festival
2026-06-13 12:00 - 20:00 | Penrose Square, 2597 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia
This year, the festival will be held in a new location: Penrose Square, part of the Penrose Square development at 2597 Columbia Pike. Even with the new spot, the Blues Festival will deliver the same energy, great music, and community spirit that people have come to love about this great festival.
