WATCH NIGHT Falls Church December 31, 2023 is a go – -indoors and out – all free!

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Plan to attend the best New Year’s event around for all ages.photo-11

 

Free,  Fun & Family Friendly!

7 PM* – MIDNIGHT

 100 block West Broad Street, City of Falls Church, VA –  • 7 PM-midnight

Enjoy a free special guided tour of the Historic Falls Church Episcopal from 6pm to  8pm.*  Special docents will lead tours of this iconic church. See the place where the Declaration of Independence, The Emancipation Proclamation were read to the citizens of Falls Church.  Where George Washington and George Mason were active parishioners and served on the Church Vestry

Watch Night – Big Night in Falls Church is held downtown – spanning four venues that begins on the 100 Block of West Broad Street, City of Falls Church, VA – which is closed to traffic that evening. Lots of live music, interactive amusements and activities, inflatables, and more for all ages, live bands and more musicians, photos in Victorian attire and more. Volunteers contribute time and talent to organize and help the businesses, churches, and organizations who donate their space from 7 pm up until midnight.

Big Night in the Little City Watch Night is unique not only for featuring amazing local talent, but also because of the enormous volunteer network that makes it possible. Highlights include:

Indoor and Outdoor venues with amusements for all ages . 20 piece Orchestra with Swing Dancing •  Face Painters •

OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS are being selected and may include:  4 Climber Rock Wall  32′ high…. Broco Baby Shark….Bounce – maze….. Crayon combo slide and bounce for small children •

Fire pits and Fireplaces for warming • NYE Novelties (retail) .

 

ALL FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Have your photo taken at the 16 ‘ L x 6’ High LOVE work sculpture with your loved ones by WN Volunteers using your cell phone which is returned to you…Come to the Southwest corner of Washington and Broad Streets (Rts 29 and 7) to capture your family, friends, kids and remember this  22nd annual Watch Night! Use or find HashTags on social media. #LOVEWNFC, #LOVEWN, #LOVETheLittleCity

LIVE MUSIC

NORTHERN LIGHTS BIG BAND ORCHESTRA – Indoor Venue

 

AND MORE….

 

 

 

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LEAD SPONSORS

 


 

 

Drs. Melanie Love and Mark Miller Dentistry


 


Venue Sponsors

Burke & Herbert Bank

VIGET

Foxes Music Company

The Falls Church Episcopal

The Falls Church Presbyterian Church

Falls Church News Press


Host Supporters

A & A Auto Service

June Beyer Art

Sisler’s Stone

 


Contributors

A&A Auto Services

Andrew Painter, Esq.

Steward and Karen Gould

 


Friends of Watch Night

See the full list of Sponsors. Here!

WATCH NIGHT – uniquely Falls Church

By on December 29, 2015

WATCH NIGHT, Falls Church’s New Year’s Eve celebration is pleased to announce THE KENSINGTON FALLS CHURCH as a new Lead Sponsor of the 20th Annual Watch Night Falls Church, joining the City of Falls Church and The Little City CATCH Foundation.

 

The premise of this 20th annual community event is that it is free and family friendly, fun for all ages; made possible by the many community groups, organizations, businesses, and churches that volunteer time, talent and donate funds, materials, space and energy to make it all happen.  Watch Night is currently the only community event in the downtown business district.

 

This year’s 20th Annual Watch Night features many bands and a wide variety of musical performances: Roots, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Big Band, and Motown Sound. WN is for those who are seeking a fun, free family event.  A free Watch Night Shuttle runs from the East Falls Church Metro Station (7 pm to 1 a.m.). There is lots of free parking (E. Broad Sts at The Falls Church and Falls Church Presbyterian Church) – see website map- with family friendly venues – Watch Night Falls Church is the place to be on NYE.

 

Watch Night offers free balloons and popcorn, hot chocolate and other goodies throughout the evening including lots of amusements and music:  rock wall climbing, bungee jumps, fun obstacle courses for the whole family and many other colorful inflatable amusements for all ages, puppet shows, dancing, karaoke, Main Stage Live Music, featuring Sudden M Pac, Alpha Dog Blues Band, and Eastern All Star Jazz Quintet.

Caricaturists, Facepainters, Balloon Artists, and Puppet Shows are featured at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church along with Cowboy Hay and Northern Lights Big Band Orchestra.

There are lots of great photo opportunities, including LOVE letters which will return to The Crossroads in front of George Mason Square. The LOVE letters are a program of the Virginia is For Lovers campaign conducted by the Virginia Tourism Council.  Warming stations include outdoor fireplaces, fire pits that are provided by Sisler’s Stone.   Volunteers will be on hand throughout the venues and even to take photos with the visitor’s own phone or camera at the LOVE venue.

Watch Night 2017 will also include “I wish I could….” Chalkwalk sponsored by Falls Church Arts as well as new foodvendors and musical performances.

Be part of it all and join us at Watch Night Falls Church, a great New Year’s Eve experience for all ages!

 

 

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By on December 28, 2013

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