Things to Do

The 2024 Feel the Heritage Festival will be held on Sat., Feb. 24, noon-5 p.m. at Charles Drew Community Center. The festival welcomes hundreds each year to learn about the Arlington’s historically African-American neighborhoods while enjoying live entertainment, delicious food and dozens of vendors. Learn more. 

In celebration of Black History Month and to help usher in "Arlington Reads 2024: James Baldwin Centennial (1924-2024)," the library invites you to participate in a community reading event. The featured title, "The Fire Next Time," by James Baldwin will be available in unlimited access on Libby, free with your Arlington Public Library card.

Then, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, join the Library for a community discussion of this pivotal work with George Mason University Distinguished Professor Keith Clark.

The Arlington Reads series will continue throughout the spring with discussions, featuring four acclaimed authors, of Baldwin and his continued relevance in today's society.

• Families Unplugged At Home – Art To Go Boxes at Fairlington Community Center: Pick up, February 5-9, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
• Black History Mystery: For the month of February, the Youth, Teen and Family Unit presents an interactive Black History photo scavenger hunt around Arlington.
• Documentary film screening of "CURRENT: A Descendant's Journey for Truth": Join Arlington Public Library for a screening of the documentary film, "CURRENT: A Descendant's Journey for Truth." Director Diane Kresh was interviewed for the film, and producer Pam Smith, a historian and genealogist, will participate in a Q&A to follow the screening.
• View Library's Black History Month calendar for events happening throughout February