Saturday was an exquisite autumn day for the 28th Annual Mason District Park Festival, as children, parents, grandparents, and others descended on the park for a full day of fun and festivities. The Festival, sponsored by the Friends of Mason District Park and the Fairfax County Park Authority, began in 1980 as a fundraiser for park equipment. The original goal was to buy a “weed whacker” for the park; the Friends raised enough to buy that equipment and a tractor! Overall, the Friends of Mason District Park have raised and donated more than $150,000 to the park.
