Show off your pet at the Taste of Annandale Pet Parade and Costume Contest on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Taste is at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space, 7200 Columbia Pike. The pet contest is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. The pet contest is hosted by Taste of Annandale sponsor Jamie DeSimone, a realtor with the Homes for... Continue Reading →
The theme of this year’s community art project at the Taste of Annandale will be a collaborative painting with the theme: “Inside the Home.” The Taste of Annandale festival is Sept. 20, at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space, 7200 Columbia Pike. This is the second year that Community Art For Everyone (CAFE) is hosting an art project at the... Continue Reading →
The beer vendor at this year’s Taste of Annandale will be Caboose Commons, a brewery, restaurant, and coffee shop in the Mosaic District. Caboose Commons is planning to bring several brews to the event, including a summer wheat pale ale, a Vietnamese-style rice lager called Yo!, an Oktoberfest Marzen-type ale, and a hazy Session IPA called... Continue Reading →
Who’s going to be the banh mi sandwich champ? It could be you, if you compete in the Taste of Annandale’s first-ever Eating Contest. The eating contest will take place on the stage at the Taste of Annandale at 1 p.m. The festival is this coming Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space,... Continue Reading →
Meadows Farms in Seven Corners is donating a fall-themed backdrop for photos to the Taste of Annandale next Saturday, Sept. 20. Meadows Farms, at 6461 Arlington Blvd., offers trees, shrubs, flowers, house plants, soil, mulch, fertilizer, gardening tools, and landscaping services, says manager Jaime Poveromo. They also have a section with native perennials and another with deer-resistant... Continue Reading →
To everyone planning to come to the Taste of Annandale next Saturday: Don’t worry about parking! Park at Annandale High School and hop on a shuttle bus to the event. The Taste of Annandale is Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., at Eileen Garnett Civic Space. Festival goers can park anywhere in the Annandale High School parking lot,... Continue Reading →
Annandale Today is hosting a photo contest at the Taste of Annandale. The photos must be taken during the Taste of Annandale on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The event is at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space, 7200 Columbia Pike, with some activities on the playground at the ACCA Child Development Center next door. Photos... Continue Reading →
We’ve added another fun attraction to the Taste of Annandale – carnival games! The Annandale High School PTSA is organizing a game zone with fun activities for all ages. There’s going to be skee ball, football toss, basketball shootout, plinko prize drop, ping pong fish bowl, ring toss, and bean bag toss. And just like a real carnival, there... Continue Reading →
There are lots of volunteer opportunities at the Taste of Annandale, a big community festival on Sept. 20 at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space at 7200 Columbia Pike. Annandale Today needs people to sit at our vendor booth and greet the public. Sign up here. All you need to do is hand out postcards and other material.... Continue Reading →
Help make the Taste of Annandale a success, The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services has developed a sign-up process outlining several shift options for volunteers to help ensure the event runs smoothly. Sign up here. We need people to help with the vendors, the children’s activities, the performers, and to provide general help where... Continue Reading →
Taste of Annandale - September 20, 2025 