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Make time for Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary on the Franklin Farm Patch calendar
Hi Franklin Farm! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
- Back to School Night at Fox Mill Elementary School
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Farm
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★ Featured events ★
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Back to School Night
Fox Mill Elementary School Fox Mill Elementary
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chantilly High School Student Services Gym
6:00 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Wakefield High School
Chantilly High School Student Services Gym
7:15 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Herndon High School
Herndon High School Gym
7:15 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fairfax High School
Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Gym, Fairfax
5:00 pm - Boys Freshman Football @ McLean High School
Chantilly High School Student Services Mclean High
5:30 pm - Girls JV Field Hockey vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
Chantilly High School Student Services Carter G. Woodson High
6:15 pm - Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Fairfax High School
Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Gym, Annandale High
6:30 pm - Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
Chantilly High School Student Services Carter G. Woodson High
7:30 pm - Back to School family Picnic
Eagle View Elementary School Eagle View Elementary
5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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