GOCA Events
(Dates subject to change; watch this space or email GOCA for more information)
Jim Lewis History Tour of the Hunter Mill Road Corridor. Saturday, October 19th, 9 am to 1:30 pm. Join us for this entertaining bus tour of Oakton's past. (For those who have joined us previously, this is Part 2.) For more information, read here and/or email contact@greateroakton.com. Sign up here.
Annual Meeting of GOCA Membership, Nov. 14th, 7pm, Oakton Community Library. Please come out and hear what has been accomplished this past year and help set our priorities for the coming year!
5th annual Providence District Winter Gear Drive, Sept 23rd - Dec 31st. Drop off new or gently used winter gear of all sizes at the Jim Scott Community Center (3001 Vaden Drive) from Monday to Saturday, 9am-10pm.
Vale Club Fall Fair, Sat. Oct.19th, 11am-3pm, corner of Vale and Fox Mill Roads.
Trunk or Treat Event, Sat, Oct 26th, 6pm, at the Oakton Swim and Racket Club, 1174 Flemish Mill Rd. For more details and to sign up, please see here.
Invasive Plant Removal volunteer opportunities:
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Oakton Community Park. Next session(s), Sat, Nov. 2nd, 2841 Hunter Mill Rd. Please sign up by emailing Karin Lehnigk.
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Difficult Run Stream Valley Park, for Indigenous Peoples Day. Mon, Oct 14, 10am -12pm at 3119 Miller Heights Rd. See https://volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov/custom/1380/opp_details/182492?slotid=1850294241014
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Blake Lane Park. Sun. Oct 19th, 10am-12pm, at 10033 Blake Ln. Please contact Jen Pradas at jenpradas@aol.com to register.
Toast of Oakton Toastmasters Club meetings. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the Oakton Community Library at 7p.m. For more information, please contact vpm-1600912@toastmastersclubs.org or visit the website at https://too.toastmasters.org.
Other Upcoming Activities and Events at the Oakton Library. Click here for a listing. If you would like to learn more about the Friends of Oakton Library, please visit Friends of Oakton Library.
Farmers Market at Oakton United Methodist Church. Weekly Fresh Farm Market, Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm in the OUMC parking lot, year-round.
Farmers Market at Oakmont Rec Center. Weekly market run by the Fairfax County Park Authority, Wednesdays, 8 am-noon, May 1st to Nov 6th.
Other Community Events
If your organization wishes to let the community know of an event it is holding, please contact the GOCA webmaster at contact@greateroakton.com.h