On May 5, 2023, Trio Caliente, a D.C.-based Latin pop, rock, and jazz band, will open this year’s Fridays at 5 Concert season.
The performance will occur at Sean T. Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex Court, Woodbridge. It will start at 5 p.m.
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Fridays at 5 will return to the Prince William County Government Center.
Prince William County Parks, Recreation & Tourism will partner with VA StrEATs, and Luxe, for our free, outdoor summer concert series beginning May 5, from 5 pm – 9 pm at Sean T. Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex in Woodbridge.
This event will feature food, beer and wine, and live music throughout the summer between May and October. Mark your calendars!
More information is online at pwcparks.info/fridaysat5.
Food and beverages are available for purchase. You must 21-years-old with an ID to purchase beer and wine.
Attendees should bring chairs and blankets. No animals are permitted except for service dogs.
Here’s the music lineup:
May
- May 5 – Trio Caliente
- May 19 – Special Occasions Entertainment Group
June
- June 2 – The Tribe Band
- June 16 – Perfekt Blend
July
- July 14 — TBD
- July 28 — TBD
August
- August 11 — TBD
- August 25 — TBD
Free parking will be available onsite. Drivers should expect delays in the area on event days.
NOVA BMX offers mountain bike racing this year, beginning May 3, 2023. The track can be found at 7 County Complex Court, behind the county government center in Woodbridge.
NOVA BMX has been bike racing for more than 20 years. The facility will now offer mountain bike and dirt jumper races.
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The Northern Virginia Soccer Club, Inc. will build a $1.5 million field house at George Hellwig Community Park, 14418 Bristow Road, near Dale City.
The field house will provide an indoor play place with artificial turf. The soccer club will build the field house on the 132-acre park, which county taxpayers own. The county’s parks and recreation department will provide basic maintenance for 10 years as part of the deal.
According to county documents, basic maintenance entails Brooming/light raking/adding infill to the field “hot spots” (goalie area, penalty kick) once a week, sweeping/tine grooming once per month using equipment provided by NVSC, Inc.
If the contractor builds bathrooms inside the building, NVSC, Inc. must maintain the restrooms, documents state. Meanwhile, NVSC has until October 2024 to present construction plans to obtain bundling permits.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the resolution without comment.
The project will expand the number of playing surfaces in the county for youth soccer. NVSC, Inc. will get first dibs when scheduling the facility’s use.
In 2019, county residents said they wanted more indoor parks and recreation facilities when they approved a $41 million parks and recreation bond.
Visitors to the popular Port of Falmouth Park on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County won't have to pay to park on weekdays this summer.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure that institutes a $25 parking fee on weekends and holidays. Fees will be collected from the Saturday before Memorial Day through the Monday of Labor Day.
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Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (DPRT) has announced the selection of Janet Bartnik as its new Deputy Director. Bartnik mostly recently served as Executive Director of Mountain Recreation, a Colorado Special District that serves multiple mountain towns and unincorporated areas in Eagle County. She will begin as Deputy Director for Prince William DPRT on April 3, 2023.
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On April 12, 2023, Annaburg Manor, 9201 Maple Street, will hold a public "meet and greet" event at noon. Annaburg is considered to be one of the most historical places in Manassas.
It is hosted by the City of Manassas Virginia Parks Culture & Recreation Department to connect the Manassas community with the archeologists working on the historic site. It is open to the public and does not require registration beforehand.
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The Stafford County Government is beginning work on a $990,000 stream restoration project in St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park, located at 80 Butler Road in Falmouth. It will begin near the pedestrian bridge below the overhead power lines and meanders south toward Pratt Park.
The project will prevent pollutants from reaching the Rappahannock River and the Chesapeake Bay by restoring an unnamed 1,500-foot tributary, decreasing erosion, and promoting natural habit, a press release states. The press release adds that the effort will reduce the amount of runoff, sediment, and pollutants and make the stream more sustainable.
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We've been reporting on the process of developing Stafford County's newest park -- Musselman Park -- since January.
Today, we have an update following a second in a series of public meetings designed to get feedback from residents on what should be built at the 40-acre park at 791 Truslow Road, two miles from Stafford High School.
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The Stafford County Museum and Cultural Center, the organization we told earlier this week that is developing a new virtual reality tour of the county, is holding a scavenger hunt.
The scavenger hunt will run from February 1 to May 1, 2023.
