• Parents Day at Barrel Oak Winery

    ✨ Parents’ Day at Barrel Oak Winery! 🍷🥂 Calling all parents! Take a well-deserved break and join us for Sip, Snack, Socialize at Barrel Oak Winery. Enjoy delicious wine, tasty bites, and great company—all while soaking in the beautiful vineyard views. Registration is now open!

  • Virtual Paper Pal Party: A Caricature Crafting Experience

    Get ready to bring your creativity to life! Join us on Saturday, April 26th at 10 AM for a fun and interactive virtual craft session where we’ll be making whimsical caricatures out of construction paper. No drawing skills required—just your imagination! 📅 Date: Saturday, April 26th⏰ Time: 10 AM (EST)💻 Where: Online (link provided upon […]

  • Summer Family Day 2025

    Summer Family Day is a fun-filled gathering for all present (and future) Special Love families.  We'll have everything from face painters, balloon artists, zip-lining, crafts, and outdoor games.. Food and friendship are of course on the menu. It’s a can’t-miss time for families who’ve together weathered one of the most grueling events a family can […]

  • Family Day at Williamsburg Campground 2025

    Register now for Family Day at the Williamsburg Campground. Arts and crafts, games, food, and fun for the whole family, and it's all free! The day runs from 10am-3pm (but you can stick around and swim if you would like). We cannot wait to spend the day with our families from this area. Register for […]

  • Octoberfest Weekend 2025

    Elena Jeannotte

    Hold onto your haunted hats and save the date for Octoberfest, we're going back to the Northern Virginia 4-H Center, home of the very first family weekend, for more fun at Octoberfest Family Weekend on October 10-12! We'll have jack-o-lanterns, canoeing, haunted hikes, and spooky campfires + food, stargazing, and more! It's all open to […]

  • Parents’ Getaway Weekend 2025

    Join us at Parents Getaway Weekend is a weekend solely for the parents of patients and survivors who are 25 years old or younger and still live at home, as well as bereaved parents.  The weekend is planned for parents, by parents, to provide a safe place to share and support one another in a […]

  • Holiday Party 2025

    Save the date for Special Love’s annual Holiday Party is a kick-off for our families to what we hope will be a great holiday season. It’s also a chance thank our wonderful donors and volunteers who make everything Special Love does possible. Held at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington, DC, the party provides fun activities […]

  • Ski Family Weekend

    Join us for a 3-day winter escape packed with skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and tons of snowy fun! It's an unforgettable weekend made for the whole family! Winter Weekend is open to families of children with cancer and survivors ages 17 and under, who are currently on treatment or within 5 years of treatment, and bereaved […]

  • Summer Family Day 2026

    Summer Family Day is a fun-filled gathering for all Special Love families. We’ll have face painters, balloon artists, zip-lining, crafts, outdoor games, a delicious lunch, and more! Reconnect with your Special Love friends and meet new ones too! It’s a can’t-miss time for families who’ve together weathered one of the most grueling events a family […]

  • Under 7 Family Day 2026

    Join us for this fun-filled day of outside fun and arts and crafts on the farm! Open to patients and survivors under 7 and their families! Registration is now OPEN! As part of our new system, registration is now completed exclusively through CampSite. Simply log into your account (or create one) and select Under 7 Family […]

  • Family Day at Jellystone Park Williamsburg 2026

    Join us for Family Day at our NEW location.... JELLYSTONE PARK WILLIAMSBURG! Arts and crafts, games, food, and fun for the whole family. The day runs from 10am-3pm (but you can stick around and swim if you would like). We cannot wait to spend the day with our families from this area. Registration is now […]

  • Octoberfest Weekend 2026

    Elena Jeannotte

    Hold onto your haunted hats and save the date for Octoberfest, we’re going back to the Northern Virginia 4-H Center, home of the very first family weekend, for more fun at Octoberfest Family Weekend on October 9-11! We’ll have jack-o-lanterns, canoeing, haunted hikes, spooky campfires, yummy food, and more! It’s all open to families of patients, […]