Kings Park

KPCA Volunteer Appreciation Day
2024-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Last December, at the Childrens’ Christmas Party; helpers from West Springfield High School assisted at the membership table (service hours). They didn’t live in Kings Park, and were amazed at the volunteer spirit in our community (the cupcakes didn’t hurt, either). They had never seen anything like it! And they were so right. To honor our special community volunteer spirit, we’re having our first, but not our last, Volunteer Appreciation Day celebration on Saturday, April 20 (rain date April 27).
In order to make the best use of our precious weekend time, we will be honoring the volunteers with a Brunch. It will be held in Kings Park Park, from 10am till noon. Food will be served by Provision Kitchen, the organization that did a wonderful job serving dinner at our National Night Out celebration last summer. There will also be coffee, water, and juice. All we ask is that you bring your own chair. Weather permitting, the snow cone machine may make an appearance, too.
After the volunteers have been fed, but before they doze off, we’ll have a low-key recognition ceremony. It’s scheduled to start at 11am and will celebrate the incredible community volunteer spirit that makes Kings Park so special.
Look for further announcements on our KPCA Facebook Page and look for a flyer that will be distributed closer to the celebration date.

KPCA Annual Yard Sale
2024-05-11 09:00 - 12:00
KINGS PARK YARD SALE – MOVED TO RAIN DATE:
at everyone’s own yard
Saturday May 11th 8am-12pm
please spread the word
The yard sale will be well advertised so start clearing out your house, garage, carport, shed, etc in preparation. We are putting balloons at each participating house to make them easier to spot and publishing a neighborhood map with all participating houses marked. This map will be included with all ads as well as given out to buyers as they come into the neighborhood. Questions? Comments? Or to have your house included on the map and balloon list, contact Susan Metcalf at Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net (and make sure I have your address so I can add you to the list)

KPCA Annual Meeting
2024-05-14 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom, United States
Annual Meeting Agenda

KPCA Adopt-a-Highway Program
2024-06-08 15:00 - 16:00
Join the KPCA and fellow community members in our Adopt-a-Highway clean up of Burke Lake Road (between Rolling and Braddock) this Saturday, June 8th from 3-4pm.

KPCA Meeting with Supervisor Walkinshaw
2024-08-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom, United States
Join us online on 8/13 at 7:30 pmto hear from Supervisor Walkinshaw! Details in our closed Facebook page here: https://fb.me/e/1LKCnMlDn or by request to KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com

KPCA Meeting and approval of annual budget
2024-09-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom, United States
Join us to vote on the KPCA’s annual budget for FY2024-25.
Zoom details in our private Facebook group, or by request to KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com

Annual KPCA Oktoberfest
2024-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Parliament Pool parking lot
Open to current KPCA members only – join today! https://kings-park.org/pay-dues/
RSVP required to Susan at susan.metcalf@verizon.net

CANCELLED - KPCA Kings Park Park Fall Clean-Up
2024-09-28 09:00 - 10:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States

KPCA Adopt-a-Highway Program
2024-10-12 14:00 - 15:00

KPCA Trunk or Treat
2024-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Pool parking lot
Families and neighbors, children of all ages, please join us for the 11th annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 27th from 3 to 4 pm in the parking lot of Parliament Pool. Children in costumes will walk from car to car to gather small prizes and treats from adults who have decorated their vehicles and parked them in a semi-circle. If you would like to participate by decorating your trunk and giving out candy, please arrive by 2:45 pm to set up and prepare for the children to arrive at 3 pm. Please do not bring treats containing peanuts as some children have significant allergies.
This event is perfect for any child who may be too young to stay up late on Halloween and/or children who would love an extra opportunity to dress up! Adults without small children are welcome to join the group; the children love being admired and getting goodies!

KPCA Halloween Decorating Contest
2024-10-27 17:30 - 21:30
Back by Popular Demand, the KPCA Halloween Decoration Contest, Saturday October 26 (Raindate October 27). Our panel of judges will judge during the day and again during the night and pick their three favorites. Each winning house will receive bragging rights and a coveted sign in their front yard. To ensure that your house is on the judges “not to be missed” list, please pre-register with Susan Metcalf at Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net. You do not need to be pre-registered to be judged as our panel of judges drive around. Please have your lights on at dusk and leave them on until at least 9:30pm.

KPCA Fall Park Clean-Up
2024-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States

KPCA Kids Holiday Party
2024-12-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Kings Park Elementary School
Please join us for the KPCA’s annual Children’s Holiday Party on Friday, December 6th. in the cafeteria at Kings Park Elementary School. The festivities run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and include Holiday music by our beloved Kings Park Band, arts and crafts, face painting, a Cupcake Walk, and an appearance by the famous man in red, Santa Claus! Please bring your own camera to take photos with the famous “man in red.”
All KPCA Paid Members are welcome to bring their children/grandchildren to this KPCA sponsored event. If you have not paid your dues please do so you can attend. If you would like to volunteer at the event, please contact Brandi Campbell at 202.494.6920 or Brandi.Nathan@gmail.com or Lisa Anderson at Lisa.R.Anderson@gmail.com. Any students needing service hours are welcome to help, please bring your service hours forms if you need them signed.
If you like to bake, please bake cupcakes as a prize for the Cupcake Walk. Brandi or Lisa can pick up any baked goods from you if you are not able to attend the party.

KPCA Holiday Lights Decorating Contest
2024-12-21 17:30 - 21:30
The KPCA will be running its annual Holiday Decorating Competition on December 21st, in the evening. You may pre-register by emailing Susan Metcalf at Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net so our esteemed judges know to look out for your house (and can give you a head’s-up as to when the judges are heading over). Note that pre-registration is not required.

We will be nominating 5 winners! As well as recognition on social media and in our quarterly gazette, you will receive bragging rights, and the coveted sign in your front yard. Please have your lights on at dusk and leave them on until at least 9:30pm.

Fairfax County Government Presentation & KPCA Board Meeting
2025-01-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom, United States
Join the KPCA and Fairfax County’s Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination for a presentation on personal climate action and resilience.Stay after the presentation to learn more about the KPCA during our monthly board meeting!

KPCA Spring Egg Hunt
2025-04-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States

Kings Park Park Spring Clean Up
2025-04-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States

Kings Park Yard Sale
2025-05-03 08:00 - 12:00
KINGS PARK YARD SALE:

at everyone’s own yard

Saturday May 3rd 8am-12pm

please spread the word. Don’t forget to register if you are participating!

The KPCA sponsored yard sale will be well advertised so start clearing out your house, garage, carport, shed, etc. in preparation. We are putting balloons at each participating house to make them easier to spot and publishing a neighborhood map with all participating houses marked. This map will be included with all ads as well as given out to buyers as they come into the neighborhood. Questions? Comments? Or to have your house included on the map and balloon list, contact Susan Metcalf at Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net (and make sure I have your address so I can add you to the list)

Kings Park Junk Removal
2025-05-03 08:00 - 15:00
In coordination with the KPCAs annual May 3rd yard sale Kings Park resident Eddy Claros, owner of Out Junk Out is giving Kings Park residents a discount on junk removal.

To get on their list fill out the form on our website [outjunkout.com] and mention “KPCA Clean-up Day” for a discount!

KPCA Meeting and FIRA Presentation
2025-06-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom, United States
FIRA (https://firaadvocacy.com/) is a grassroots all-volunteer organization that brings together homeowner, citizen, and condo associations to advocate for a healthier ecosystem in Fairfax County by saving trees and promoting biodiversity through the removal of invasive plants and the planting of natives. FIRA’s goal is to build an impactful coalition of neighborhood associations. We currently represent 47 community associations with over 52,000 households representing approximately 156,000 residents.
Our alliance advocates on behalf of property owners for a strategic plan and a proposed list of strategic points at meetings and public hearings with our Board of Supervisors on addressing the invasive plant problem in Fairfax County. We also interact with state legislators and advocate for legislative change at the state level on addressing the invasive plant problem.
Bio of co-organizers:
Wendy Cohen has been engaged in tree plantings, invasive plant removal, and litter cleanups in the area for many years while volunteering for a number of different local organizations. She enjoys exploring the parks in Fairfax County and beyond, though finds it hard to see so many trees overrun by invasive plants. As a retired teacher and Fairfax Master Naturalist, she enjoys educating others about the invasive plant crisis. In the summer, she reluctantly shares her vegetable garden with the deer, raccoon, and birds….
Rekha Dolas has always been interested in conservation, living sustainably and protecting the environment. She has been volunteering for Plant NoVA Natives in various capacities for the last five years. She hopes to help the community while volunteering as a Fairfax Master Naturalist, and plant more trees as a Fairfax Tree Steward. When her three children start asking about whether a plant is native or not, she considers that a win! It is even sweeter when her children watch their electricity usage, thrift their clothes, make their own meals and lament the lack of public transport in the US! She enjoys exploring the many beautiful parks in Northern Virginia with her dog while plotting revenge on the abundant invasive plants along the trails.
Ines Nedelcovic has been crowing about the perils of climate change since the early 2000’s. Six years ago she retired and moved back to Fairfax County where she has done more than crow. She planted a pollinator garden in her front yard and another one in a common area with her HOAs landscape committee. She became a Virginia Master Naturalist and has devoted her volunteer hours to the restoration of habitats in Northern Virginia by removing invasive plants and planting native plants, rescuing trees and protecting the wildlife population. Ecosystems can absorb as much as 50% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases so her crow these days has a sense of agency.

Facebook Event link: https://fb.me/e/aO0HXDBK1
Contact KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com for the zoom link or more information!

KPCA Adopt-A-Highway Clean-Up
2025-06-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Kings Park Shopping Center, Burke Lake Road, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States
Join the KPCA and fellow community members in our Adopt-a-Highway clean up of Burke Lake Road (between Rolling and Braddock) Sunday, June 29th from 10-11am. We will meet in the Kings Park Shopping Center parking lot near the Grantham Street entrance closest to CVS.

Supervisor James Walkinshaw joins our KPCA Meeting
2025-07-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom, United States
Please contact KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com with any questions or to receive the zoom link.

KPCA celebrates National Night Out
2025-08-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States
Come join the Kings Park Civic Association for the 2nd Kings Park Community-Wide National Night Out event. Our event in 2023 was amazing!

It will be held Tuesday, August 5th starting at 5pm until 8pm at the Kings Park Park. There will be several local and state law enforcement agencies, public safety organizations and other groups in attendance as well as food, sno-cones, music, and activities for the kids!

**If you are interesting in volunteering to help organize the event please feel free to shoot us a message or sign-up here.

Also, if you or an organization/business you know may want to donate to/help sponsor the event through the non-profit Kings Park Civic Association, please let us know.

KPCA Budget Meeting
2025-09-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom, United States
Contact KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com for the zoom information.

Budget to be voted on can be found here.

KPCA Adopt-A-Highway Program - Kings Park Drive
2025-09-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States
Join the KPCA and fellow community members in our first Adopt-a-Highway clean up of our very own Kings Park Drive (between Braddock Road and Southampton) Saturday, September 20th from 11am-1pm. We will meet in the lower parking lot of Kings Park Park at the Trafalgar entrance (Basketball courts). This will be our first clean up effort of our newly assigned route right here in our community. We would also love to have some volunteers clean up (trim vegetation) the traffic circle at KP Drive and Parliament.

CANCELLED - Annual KPCA Oktoberfest
2025-09-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Parliament Pool parking lot
Unfortunately, we are canceling our annual KPCA Oktoberfest due to low RSVP’s. We look forward to seeing you at our future events, including our Trunk or Treat, and the Kid’s Holiday Party!

Oktoberfest 2025!!!

Please join your community for some family fun at our Annual Kings Park Civic Association Oktoberfest September 27th from noon—2:00pm at Parliament Pool. This event is only open to 2025 KPCA members. If you are not a current member, no worries, we will have a membership table at the Oktoberfest so you can pay your dues.

We will have the popular Kings Park German Band again this year and a traditional German feast of Bratwurst (homemade by sausage-meister, Don Metcalf), German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, Apple and Cherry Strudel, and sodas for $15 per plate. For the kids, we will have hot dogs, potato chips, strudel, and a drink for $5 per plate.

Ring Toss, Corn Hole. Please bring a chair to sit in. Please feel free to bring your own libations if you want something stronger than soda.

Please RSVP to let us know to throw a brat on the grill for you and so we don’t run out of delicious potato salad and strudel! If you have German attire, we would love to see you dressed in it! To RSVP email Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net or call at 703-472-6512

Annual KPCA Trunk or Treat
2025-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Pool parking lot
Join us at Parliament Pool!
We’ll have a contest for best decorated trunk as well!

KPCA Halloween House Decorating Contest
2025-10-28 19:00 - 21:00
Our judges will drive around and look at ALL the houses in Kings Park. THREE winners will be picked and will get to proudly display the “best decorated house” flag at their house for a little while.

If you’d like to make sure your house isn’t missed, please RSVP to Susan Metcalf at Susan.Metcalf@verizon.net

KPCA's Fall Kings Park Park Cleanup
2025-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Ct, Springfield, VA, 22151, United States
Join us for our Fall Kings Park Park park clean up! The clean up event will take place November 11th from 10am-11am. Gloves (latex free) and trash bags will be provided, but please feel free to also bring your own gloves. Hope to see you there! (Meet at Basketball Courts)

KPCA Holiday Party
2025-12-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Kings Park Elementary
We hope all current KPCA members will join us for our annual KPCA Children’s Holiday Party.

Featuring the Kings Park Band, children’s crafts, a visit from the man in red & musical cupcakes!

As always, we would appreciate cupcake donations for the party. You may either bring them with you to the party, drop them off between 6-6:30PM or we can arrange a pick up.
See you soon!
