Seasonal STEAM Challenge Ages 6-12 Join your PRCS for a Winter STEAM challenge. Snowflake science is amazing and beautiful. Join us for some snowflake fun and challenge yourself to duplicate snowflake symmetry. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress for the weather as this is an outdoor event. Location: Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park Sa 12:00-1:00pm 12/14 $5 276709-01 Location: Lovettsville Community Park Sa 12:00-1:00pm 1/11 $5 276709-02 Location: Ashburn Park Sa 12:00-1:00pm 2/22 $5 276709-03 All Ages Start the year out right with a family friendly hike through Lovettsville Community Park. Toast 2025 in with some hot chocolate and take a hike through the park. Location: Lovettsville Community Park W 12:00-1:00pm 1/1 Free 276710-01 1st Day Hike Seasonal Community Science All Ages Join us at the park for a great opportunity to be a community scientist. Join the world in connecting to birds during this annual community science project! Enjoy a family-friendly walk with a Virginia Master Naturalist to identify and birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Afterwards, submit your counts to help scientists better
DISCOVER YOUR PRCS PARKS Parks Throughout Loudoun County 540-338-7603 • loudoun.gov/parks Monday-Sunday 7:00am-Dusk
NATURE PROGRAMS First Friday Fireside Stories
All Ages Meet us at the park for tall tales and yummy treats. Special storytelling guest will regale you will tall tales around the fire. Marshmallows provided. Location: Lovettsville Community Park F 12/6 Free 276706-01 F 1/3 Free 276706-02 F 2/2 Free 276706-03 Ages 7-12 Join your PRCS by the Lovettsville Park Equestrian Arena to craft your own constellation finder. Stay afterwards for the Winter Sky Astronomy Program. Location: Lovettsville Community Park Sa 5:30-6:30pm 12/7 $5 276708-01 Craft a Stellar Constellation Finder Winter Night Sky Astronomy Program All Ages Spend a night under the stars with Your PRCS and the Northern Viriginia Astronomy Club observing the winter night skies in all its splendor. Location: Lovettsville Community Park Sa 7:00-8:00pm 12/7 Free 276707-01
understand and protect birds around the world. Location: Potomac Green Neighborhood Park F 9:00-10:00am 2/14 Free
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Elf Scramble 5K All Ages The elves are scrambling. Santa is missing and it is almost Christmas! Lucky for the elves Santa has left clues along the trail. Join us at the Lovettsville Community Park for the second annual Elf Scramble 5K and help the elves in their quest. Registration will include some swag to put a little jingle in your run. Please bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Price for ages 13+ is $20. Location: Lovettsville Community Park Su 12:00-2:00pm 12/8 $10 276701-01 Su 12:00-2:00pm 12/8 $20 276701-02 Ages 4-12 Come pay your respect to the groundhog on his special day. Learn the story behind Groundhog Day, and some interesting facts about this little marmot. Does he truly determine the weather? This is an outdoor activity so please dress appropriately. Location: Lovettsville Community Park Su 12:00-1:00pm 2/2 $5 276711-01 Groundhog Day Shindig Winter Lantern Celebration All Ages Enjoy the lantern lit pond of Lovettsville Community Park at your leisure. Lanterns of all types will illuminate the trees. Your will have the opportunity to design you own lantern to take home. Location: Lovettsville Community Park W 6:00-8:00pm 2/12 $5 276712-01
PRCS includes many programs to allow you to discover our parks with interactive, educational and passive activities! Pathway Of Pages Walk your way through this program. Let each of your footsteps take you along a journey of the “Traditions of Light”. Potomac Green Neighborhood Park: 12/2-12/20 Meadow Glen Park: 12/20-1/24 Lovettsville Community Park: 2/1-2/21
Fairy Folk Trail
Elves are visiting your PRCS parks. Can you find each of them before it is dark? Look for the sign that points the way to the fairy folk.
Lovettsville Community Park: 12/2-12/20 Woodgrove Park: 12/20-1/24 Ashburn Park: 2/1-2/21
Quest For Critters
Register at loudoun.gov/PRCSConnect Nell Boone Park: 12/2-12/20 Lovettsville Community Park: 12/20-1/24 Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park: 2/1-2/21 Discover the signs of cute critters along these PRCS park trails. Learn fun facts about native wildlife along your way.
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