


Sat, Sep 20
|Leopold's Preserve
Fall Festival 2025
A family-friendly celebration of conservation and the beauty of fall. Free timed-entry passes are required for each vehicle due to limited parking.
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
Friends of Urban Agriculture
Fillagreen
K2C Snake Consultants, Inc
Keep Prince William Beautiful
Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
Prince William County Department of Parks & Recreation
Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District
Prince William Parks Foundation
Seven Bends Nursery, selling native plants
Smiley Face Painting, offering FREE face painting!
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Sustainability Matters
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
Wild Birds Unlimited - Gainesville
We will also be offering a raffle with exciting prizes donated by REI Co-Op, Wild Birds Unlimited, Smiley Face Painting, and Port City Brewing.
Please note that timed entry passes are required for parking, as space is limited. Parking and entrance into the festival are both free. We highly encourage carpooling or walking to the festival to help save emissions and parking spaces. Bring your friends and family to enjoy building connections with nature together! Timed entry passes for vehicles are available for reservation on NVCT's website: https://www.nvct.org/event-details/fall-festival-at-leopolds-preserve-2025-2.
Thank you to our generous event sponsors:
Bull Run Mountains Conservancy
K2C Snake Consultants, Inc
Wild Birds Unlimited - Gainesville
Dominion Woman's Club | Keep Prince William Beautiful | Prince William Parks Foundation
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