Ask someone who moved to Fairfax City five years ago where they spend a summer Saturday, and the answer used to be a shrug and a mention of the farmers market. Ask now and you get an actual itinerary, because the calendar has filled in around two poles that pull in opposite directions: Old Town Square, which anchors the walkable evening scene, and Fairfax Corner, two miles east, which has quietly absorbed most of the new restaurant and retail openings. Learning to work both ends of that axis is the difference between a summer that feels the same as last year and one that doesn't.
The Fourth Friday Is the Local Holiday
If you only remember one date pattern this summer, make it the fourth Friday.
