


Sat, Sep 20
|Leopold's Preserve
Fall Festival 2025
A family-friendly celebration of conservation and the beauty of fall.
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Leopold's Preserve, 16290 Thoroughfare Rd, Broad Run, VA 20137, USA
About the Event
Join us at the Fall Festival at Leopold's Preserve on Saturday, September 20, from 10 AM - 2 PM. Presented through a partnership of the White House Farm Foundation and the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, this family-friendly event celebrates our work and the beauty of fall.
The Fall Festival will feature dozens of environmental organizations, food vendors, and local artisans, including:
AERO Animal Rescue
Bull Run Mountains Conservancy, offering guided hikes around the scenic Leopold's Preserve wetland
Dominion Woman's Club
Ewa's Cotton Candy
GreenSteeze
Keep Prince William Beautiful
Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
Rockland's BBQ food truck
Seven Bends Nursery, selling native plants
Smiley Face Painting, offering FREE face painting!
Sustainability Matters
Planting Grace and Grub
Prince William County Department of Parks & Recreation
Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District
Prince William Parks Foundation
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Virginia Bluebird Society
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Master Naturalists, Merrimac Farm Chapter
Virginia Native Plant Society, Prince William Chapter
Virginia Outdoors Foundation & Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
Virginia Working Landscapes
We will also be offering a raffle with exciting prizes, including hiking and camping gear generously donated by REI Co-Op.
The Fall Festival at Leopold's Preserve is a free event, but timed entry passes are required. Please watch this space or our social media pages for future directions on how to obtain timed entry passes. We highly encourage carpooling to help save emissions and parking spaces. Bring your friends and family to enjoy building connections with nature together!
Thank you to our generous event sponsors: Bull Run Mountains Conservancy | Dominion Woman's Club | Keep Prince William Beautiful | Prince William Parks Foundation | Rockland's BBQ
Accessibility Notes: van-accessible parking spots will be available. Many of the booths will be located along the paved ADA-compliant wetland trail. Additional booths will be located along a portion of the wetland trail with a surface of hard-packed earth. Food trucks and restrooms, including an ADA-compliant portable toilet, will be located in our gravel parking lots. If you have any questions or concerns related to event accessibility, please contact us at info@whfarmfoundation.org.
Rain Date: Saturday, September 27, 10 AM - 2 PM