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Complete 2025 Schedule TBA By Spring — schedule below is last year’s
Back for its 32nd Season — Sip & Stroll every Saturday at the Pavilion, May 17-Aug. 23, 7:30 pm. (concerts will start at 7:30pm; end times will vary depending on length of concert, but NLT 10:00 pm).
Call 703-435-6600, x2 for day-of weather cancellations or event changes (also posted on this site).
- Full concert lineup below and on our downloadable RTCA Cultural Calendar.
- FREE and open to public; FREE garage parking on site
- Kicks off May 17 as part of the Tephra ICA Arts Festival
- Sip & Stroll with Ted’s Bulletin, North Italia, Sixty Vines, Capital Burger, and True Food Kitchen — grab beverage of choice at participating restaurants and bring to the concert! (We reserve the right to have security check coolers — under VA ABC law, you cannot bring in your own alcohol.)
- Concerts will vary: some one set (no intermission, ending earlier, between 9 and 10pm), some two sets (with intermission, ending closer to 10pm). Below schedule will provide specific details.
- Bring your chair, snacks, kids, dog — it’s fun for all!
- Rain or shine, barring severe weather or electrical storms. Call 703-435-6600, x2 for day-of weather cancellations (also posted on this site).
Sip & Stroll Map and Rules
- Sip & Stroll will be allowed only within the barricaded area indicated on the map (no vehicular traffic).
- Sip & Stroll starts at 6:30pm, last call at 9:30pm.
- You may not bring your own alcohol. All alcohol must be purchased at and consumed in cups provided by the participating establishments — Capital Burger, North Italia, True Food Kitchen, Sixty Vines, and Ted’s Bulletin.
- See complete Sip & Stroll Rules
2025 Concert Schedule (TBA; below is last year’s 2024 schedule)
7:30pm start, end time depends on concert (see schedule details), Pavilion, 1818 Discovery Street, Reston Town Center
All shows one performer, two sets, unless otherwise indicated below
Old Skool
R&B/Hip Hop/Pop; voted Cleveland’s #1 cover band — note the 8:00pm start to coordinate with the arts festival closing; band will play two hours straight through.
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Louisiana Hall of Fame; Zydeco Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Several years running coveted Big Easy Award for Best Zydeco Band
Hard Day’s Night
Beatles tribute; audience favorite that packs Town Center
Lee Rocker (of the Stray Cats)
Founding member of the Grammy-nominated rockabilly group, which has 10 million albums sold; 23 gold- and platinum-certified records; “Rock this Town” one of the 500 most important songs in rock says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; will start 7:45ish and end a little earlier than 10:00
Lao Tizer Band
Blue-Eyed Soul/Jazz/R&B, featuring Eric Marienthal (legendary saxophonist, 10-time Grammy-nominated and 2-time winner, has played with Chick Correa and others) & Elliot Yamin (American Idol vocalist had highest debuting indie release of all time and a #13 Billboard single)
La Mafia Del Guaguanco
DC area’s premier salsa band; sure to get you out of your seat
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Pure New Orleans Funk; performed at Voodoo Music + Experience, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, SXSW, and Austin City Limits
Deanna Bogart Band
Boogie-Woogie/Jazzy Blues; another audience favorite who has shared stages with likes of B.B. King, James Brown, Johnny Copeland, and Ray Charles
Sam Grow Band
Billboard’s coveted “7 Country Acts To Watch”; “Love and Whiskey” #1 on iTunes’ Country Albums chart; 2020’s single “Song About You” 50 million streams and named one of Spotify’s “Best Country Songs”; current American Idol phenomenon Sela Campbell will open (7:30-8:00pm), Sam Grow Band will follow with a single, 90-minute set
Three Sheets to the Wind
Multiple Virginia “best band” recognitions as superstar of yacht rock sensation
Right On Band
Disco; played for the last four US Presidents and at Times Square New Year’s Eve
Magic!
Reggae fusion; internationally renowned from Toronto with the #1 Billboard hit single “Rude,” which has 1.4 billion Spotify downloads; DJ will open and Magic! will play one 75-minute set