 SPARK!
Sundays May-November | 2700 Art Space | Green Valley
SPARK! Not Your Usual Art Market launches on Sunday, May 3, 2026, and continues every First Sunday of the month (10am to 2pm) through November. It’s the kickoff activity for the new outdoor venue 2700 Art Space, located at 2700 South Nelson Street, Arlington Virginia 22206. Every month will offer something new and unusual.
Sunday, May 3 will feature handpicked art and food vendors, including a mobile bookstore, artists David Amoroso and Kate Rosendale, plush animals made from reclaimed textiles, Rossana Coffee, Thai-inspired desserts, and so much more! Plus you can listen to tropical sounds from the DJ’s of Leon City Sounds and enjoy a free interactive art project about visible mending by artist Roxana Geffen.
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The Studios Spring Show and Sale
Sat, May 2 | 10a-4p | The Studios at Arlington Arts | Green Valley
This annual spring show and sale includes handmade pottery and prints by member artists at The Studios. Visit our pottery and printmaking studios and talk directly with the artists about their art-making practices. Our annual spring and holiday shows and sales are festive, all-day events featuring 20+ artists selling their artwork at individual tables inside the studio building where the artwork was made.
Plus, join Free Little Art Gallery Arlington for tiny art making and taking! A Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) is a community space for sharing TINY, free art. Learn more about the movement from curator Stacey Schwartz as you create tiny paintings or ceramics that can be taken home or added to FLAG Arlington.
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Music by the Metro
May 7-28 | 6pm | Clarendon Metro Park | Clarendon
Music by the Metro is back for 2026 with four FREE outdoor concerts in Clarendon Metro Park, presented by Clarendon Alliance. Join on Thursdays in May at 6pm for live music, good vibes, and community connection—just steps from the Clarendon Metro. Bring a blanket or a chair, grab dinner or a drink from a nearby Clarendon business, and enjoy an evening of live performances under the spring sky. Check out this year's line-up below!
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FY 2027 Arts Grants
Individual artists and arts organizations are encouraged to apply for the Fiscal Year 2027 Arts Grants Program!
The Individual Artist (IA) Grant supports individual artists with grants in the amount of $15,000 in direct financial support, and the General Operating Support (GOS) Grant supports arts organizations with financial grants for General Operating Support. All individual artists and arts organizations applying for a grant are required to attend an Arts Grants Preparation Workshop (IA: May 5 or 7; GOS: May 5 or 7) or schedule a call with the administrator. These workshops provide an overview of the FY 2027 Arts Grants Program and include step-by-step directions for completing the application.
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Ghost Limb
May 9 - 23 | Gunston Arts Center - Theatre Two | Long Branch Creek
Ghost Limb is a timely and haunting examination of authoritarianism set during Argentina’s Dirty War that draws poetic inspiration from the Persephone and Demeter myth. When Consuelo’s son is “disappeared” by the military, she discovers a psychic link between her injured arm and her tortured child - and races to find him before it’s too late.
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Saturday, May 9 | 5pm | Westover Baptist Church | Westover
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." Leonard Bernstein spoke these words after President Kennedy's assassination, and they inspire this powerful concert. Join the Arlington Chorale as they explore how artists throughout history have chosen to answer darkness with beauty. From Palestrina, J.S. Bach, and Brahms to contemporary composers like Sarah Quartel, Reena Esmail, and Ysaÿe Barnwell, experience how in every era music has become humanity's most powerful response to suffering.
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The Secret Garden
Sat, May 9 - 24 | Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre | Arlington Heights
The Arlington Players presents a musical version of a timeless classic. A young girl unlocks a hidden world and brings new life to those around her in this timeless tale of healing and hope. With its rich score and emotional depth, it’s a moving tribute to our capacity to find growth.
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Brain Break Cart
May 6 & 9 | multiple locations | National Landing
Take a break and enjoy relaxing activities with the help of the MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store’s new Brain Break Cart. Get your creative juices flowing with activities and crafts including: Diamond art; Brain teasers + word searches; Adult coloring books; Kites + Frisbee…
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Wednesday, May 6, 11:30a-1:30p: MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store Address: 525 14th Street S Arlington, VA 22202 — A tutorial x kick off to the Sticky-Note Showdown (a sticky note window art contest!!) in the Studio location. Join for the tutorial and enjoy a little respite from the day with the brain break activities.
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Wednesday, May 13, 4p – 6p: Pentagon City Wine Merchant Address: 1330 S Fern St, Arlington, VA 22202 — Enjoy a wine class and tasting alongside brain break activities.
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Creative Night Out: Vintage Letterpress + Postcards
Friday, May 8 | 6p – 9p | Open To Being | Long Branch Creek
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Open To Being studio + shop with a warm, creative gathering for stationery and art lovers. Write a thoughtful note on one of their Print Piece Postcards for Mother’s Day or someone special. (If you address your postcard, they’ll stamp and mail it for you.). Make your own letterpress mini print to keep or gift. Light refreshments provided.
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