Enjoy the 4th of July afternoon with fun, safe, and easy community activities at Virginia Highlands Park.

Fly kites, use the obstacle course for your gliders or paper air planes, listen to music and enter the contests. Be safe and social distance always! Thank you.

5-8pm Live music

5pm-6pm Gary Chambers

6pm-8pm Flippin’ Eyelids band

Food and drinks

Pick up or order food and beverages from your favorite local area restaurants and bring them over for a picnic! So many choices.

Extreme Pizza Pentagon City will also deliver to the park. Promo code “Neighbor” for 10% off.

For deliveries, use address: VA Highlands Park Softball Field 1551 S Joyce St Arlington, VA 22202

Contests for kids (12 and under) and adults (13+)

We’re asking that only 1 adult and 1 kid per family/group enter each contest. This is to help keep the contests safe with fewer people and room for social distancing. We also have limited quantities of extra kites and hula hoops to lend. Be sure to cheer for your participant!

5:30 Kite flying contest

Make sure that there are no people or obstacles nearby. Start with your kite in hand. When prompted, you’ll have 5 minutes to get your kite in the air. From then on, whoever has their kite up the longest wins! Use your own kite or borrow one from the park.  2 winners; kid and adult.

6:00 Paper airplane racing contest.   

Begin making your paper airplane early! At 6:00pm line up by the hearts, and when prompted, throw your paper airplane as far as possible. Kid contest goes first and adult contest follows. Must be handmade paper airplanes, no gliders. 2 winners; kid and adult.

3 examples of ways to make a paper airplane

7:00 Hula hoop contest

Line up near the hearts. Use your own hula hoop or use one at the park. Start with your hula hoop around your waist. When prompted, start hula hooping! Whomever last the longest wins! Kid contest goes first and adult contest follows. 2 winners; kid and adult.

Photo contest

Upload your photos of today’s events to your Facebook or Instagram social media. Post must be public. Use the hashtag #HeartsAtVirginiaHighlandsPark. Photo with the most likes wins a gift card to a National Landing restaurant. $50 (1^st place) and $25 (2^nd place). Ends 7/10/2020. More contest info on aurorahighlands.org.

Safety First

Please come if you can, but attend safely and follow all current Arlington COVID-19 Guidelines.

• At the park, maintain 6-10 feet distance between you and individuals not from your same household.
• Wear a face covering where possible.
• Stay at home if you have a fever or symptoms of COVID-19, or known exposure to a COVID-19 case in the prior 14 days.

Is there space? Yes! The fields provide almost 4 acres of open area.