Reston began in 1961, when Robert E. Simon used the proceeds from his family’s sale of Carnegie Hall to buy about 6,750 acres of Fairfax County farmland. He opened the town in 1964 with a

Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights in Vienna, Virginia opens Wednesday, November 11, 2026 and runs through January 3, 2027. Tickets for November 11 through December 3 are $19 online and $24 at the door, and