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SPARK! Not Your Usual Art Market

Starts May 3! Every Sunday 10am-2pm, May through November.

SPARK! Not Your Usual Art Market.

SPARK! is a fun inclusive outdoor market with handpicked art and food vendors, and programming including poetry, music and art making. Meet your neighbors, build community and be inspired at SPARK! Hang out with us the first Sunday of the month at the new outdoor 2700 Art Space just steps from Jennie Dean Park, the Shirlington Dog Park, and the County’s newest arts facility, the Studios at Arlington Arts.

News & Updates

Arlington theaters take home seven Helen Hayes Awards

Three Arlington theater companies took home a combined seven Helen Hayes Awards, including Outstanding Production - Play for Synetic Theater's "The Immigrant" and Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play for Stephen Kime in Avant Bard's "The Margriad". Read more at ArlNow.

29th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival

The 29th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival returns Saturday, June 13th from 12-8pm! Currently on a national tour, Lexington, Kentucky’s powerhouse Joslyn and The Sweet Compression headline a lineup of nationally recognized musicians and a hometown favorite. This year is in a new location, Penrose Square, but the festival will
deliver the same energy, great music, and community spirit you love.

What’s the 2700 Art Space?

Learn about the 2700 Art Space Project in Arlington and what it will bring to the community as it nears its opening date. Read more in this article in NOVA Today.

Enriching Lives - Arlington Arts and Culture Strategy

The Arlington Arts Commission completed a comprehensive study of the arts and culture ecosystem in Arlington resulting in goals and strategies meant to provide Arlington arts stakeholders with tangible goals to create a thriving artistic and cultural community that supports the foundation of Arlington’s sense of place.

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Arlington Cultural Affairs
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206
Phone: 703-228-1850
Fax: 703-228-0805
TTY: 703-228-1855
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Pippin

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 12:00 PM to Sunday, July 26, 2026 | 11:59 PM

Stephen Schwartz’s (Godspell, Wicked) musical masterpiece of purpose, ambition, lust and glory sizzles for summer, thrillingly staged as only Matthew Gardiner can do.

Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington 22206

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Music by the Metro

Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

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Music by the Metro is back for 2026 with four FREE outdoor concerts in Clarendon Metro Park, presented by Clarendon Alliance in partnership with Arlington Arts. Join us on Thursdays in May at 6pm for live music, good vibes, and community connection—just steps from the Clarendon Metro.

Clarendon Metro Park, 3140 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

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Carly Harvey Sings Amy Winehouse - Lubber Run Concert Series

Saturday, June 06, 2026 | 08:00 PM to 09:30 PM

Both Country music icon Reba McIntyre and crooner Michael Bublé hit the red button for DMV Blues Diva Carly Harvey’s ‘blind audition’ for NBC’s The Voice last Fall. Now you can hear Carly Harvey Sing Amy Winehouse to kick off the Lubber Run Summer Concert Series.

Lubber Run Amphitheater, 200 N. Columbus St., Arlington, VA 22203

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