Kids can pet little lambs at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Photograph courtesy of Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival.
In addition to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in Reston and Passport DC—a monthlong celebration in which embassies and cultural organizations open their doors—here are more than two dozen outdoor fairs and festivals this month.
April 25-May 4
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
May 2-3
Washington National Cathedral Flower Mart
May 3
Solomons Maritime Festival
May 3-4
A-RTS Rockville Arts Festival
Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
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National Harbor Wine & Food Festival
May 4
National Cinco de Mayo Festival
May 10-11
Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
Fiesta Asia Street Fair’s five stages feature colorful performances. Photograph courtesy of the Fiesta Asia Street Fair.
May 16-18
Mount Vernon Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Saint Sophia Greek Festival
May 17
Fiesta Asia Street Fair
Gaithersburg Book Festival
McLean Day
Potomac United Methodist Church Strawberry Festival
May 17-18
DC Dragon Boat Festival
Wine in the Woods
May 18
Taste of Arlington
May 22-25
Chestertown Tea Party Festival
May 24-25
Delaplane Strawberry Festival
Rockville Hometown Holidays (Under “Explore Rockville,” select “Events.”)
May 24-26
ViVa! Vienna!
May 29-June 1
Herndon Festival
Western Maryland Blues Fest
May 31
Maryland Craft Beer Festival
May 31-June 1
Great Tastes of Tysons
This article appears in the May 2014 issue of Washingtonian.
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