Labor Day Weekend 2013 Events in the D.C. Metro Area

Find some family fun this last weekend of summer. The Washington, DC area has some great outdoor events going on this Labor Day Weekend. Here are some suggestions:

Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival

August 31-Sept. 2, 2013. The Kennedy Center hosts more than 25 local theater companies in a series of free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals. This three-day event gives audiences a look at new works being prepared for Washington premieres in the upcoming theater season.

DC Blues Festival

August 31, 2013, 1-7 p.m. Carter Barron Amphitheater. Washington, DC. This free annual festival features live blues by outstanding local and national acts.

Maryland Renaissance Festival

Weekends August 31 through October 21, 2013. Crownsville, MD. The whole family will marvel over the 16th century English village with crafts, food, live performances, games and lots more.

Virginia Scottish Games

August 31-September 1, 2013. Celebrate Alexandria’s Scottish Heritage and enjoy piping & drumming, highland dancing, and fiddling competitions sheep-herding demonstrations, an antique car show, childrens activities, and much more.

National Hard Crab Derby

August 29-September 1, 2013. Crisfield, Maryland. This unique event attracts a crowd from the across the region to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Enjoy crab races and contests, carnival rides, crafts, live entertainment, beauty pageants, parade, and fireworks.