May 1 through 2

SPOTLIGHT

Gluten-Free Fair Day
May 1; 1-4p.m. Whole Foods Market of Fair Lakes will have vendor food demonstrations from Cake Ladies, Kettle cuisine, Cupodola Ovens, 3 Fellers Bakery and live music, raffles, and store tours to inform their customers about gluten-free foods. 4501 Market Commons Dr, Fairfax, 703-222-2058; www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/fairlakes; Free.

A Day at the Races: Gold Cup
May 1, 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Continental breakfast, ride to/from Gold Cup at Eleventh Street Lounge. Light food and rinks at the event and drink specials at Eleventh until 9pm. Bus leaves promptly at 10:30a.m.. tickets can be bought through PayPal at rich@eleventhstreetlounge.com. For more information, call or email Rich at 703-351-1311. 1041 N. Highland St, Arlington; www.eleventhstreetlounge.com $100.

Crawfish Boil
May 1; 5-10:30p.m. Crawfish boil with live music. The Cajun Experience. 14 Loudon St SE, Leesburg; 703-777-6580; www.cajunexperience.biz; Limited seating; reservations recommended.

Culpeper Day
May 1; 10a.m.-5p.m. The largest festival in Culpeper featuring crafts, music, food and fun in historic downtown. Sponsored by the Culpeper Ruritan Club www.culpeperruritans.org

Wags and Wine
May 2; 1-4p.m. Wine and pet lovers unite for a festival benefiting the Washington Humane Society. Over 40 wines can be tasted, brought to you by The Vineyard, with food by Café Oggi. The WHS will have its portable adoption station available for those interested in adopting loveable animals. Palladium Civic Green; 1445 Laughlin Ave, McLean, VA; 703-288-2970; www.thevineyardva.com; $10