Centreville Day is Saturday, Oct. 14

The 31st annual Centreville Day is Saturday, Oct. 14. It runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Historic Centreville Park, 5714 Mount Gilead Road (off Braddock Road, across Route 29 from the IHOP). The free festival includes a parade, live entertainment throughout the day, and a marketplace where children may wear their Halloween costumes and trick or treat while their parents shop. 

There’s also a children’s activities area, a Safety Expo with police and fire vehicles and equipment, and a food court. And the history train within the park will visit historic Mount Gilead, the Old Stone Church and St. John’s Church. 

Fall into Fun at Chantilly Event

The Field at Commonwealth shopping center presents a free, fall-themed event for the whole family. Called “Fall into Fun,” it’ll happen Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1-4 p.m., on the patio beside Mellow Mushroom, 14335 Newbrook Drive in Chantilly. Planned are music, crafts, vendors, sweet treats and children’s activities. 

Help Stock WFCM’s Food Pantry

Nonprofit Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) provides food for people in need in western Fairfax County and has food pantries in both Centreville and Chantilly. But it needs the community’s help to keep them stocked. 

The most-needed items this month are: Flour (1- 5-lb. bags), hot cereal, canned pineapple, canned mixed fruit (sugar free), refried beans, canned chili, snacks (family-sized crackers, pretzels, popcorn), boxed/bagged ric.e in sauce (such as Rice a Roni or Knorr), stuffing, pasta sauce, canned pasta, boxed pasta (ziti, macaroni, bowtie, penne), lentils (canned and dry) and cake and brownie mixes.

Toiletries needed are bar soap, body wash, toothpaste, hair conditioner and lotion, as well as diapers in sizes 5 or 6, plus baby wipes. Donated items are accepted Monday-Friday, 8-10 a.m., and on the second Saturday of the month, 9-11 a.m., at WFCM’s headquarters, 4511 Daly Drive, Suite H (at the back door) in Chantilly.