If you don’t want to drive too far for holiday events, check out these in Oak Hill or in nearby neighborhoods this weekend:

• Friday, Dec. 9th – The Nutcracker. 7:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
• Saturday, Dec. 10th
• Holiday Model Train Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. W&OD caboose and Herndon Depot Museum open for tours. Free. 703-956-6590.
• Voce Chamber Singers of Northern Virginia. 7:30 p.m. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon. A concert of holiday favorites. Toys for Tots collected at the door. Adults $23, seniors $18, age 24 and under $8. 703-277-7772 or www.voce.org
• The Nutcracker. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. Additional shortened performance suitable for young audiences at 11 a.m. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
• Candlelight Tour: Christmas during the Federal period (1794-1820). 4:45-7 p.m. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. With the Fairfax County Carolers, sea songs by Mike Bosworth of Ship’s Company and members of the 1st Virginia Regiment. Tour the 1794 home in the glow of natural candlelight, hear seasonal music, make holiday ornaments, and sample sugar cookies. $10 adults, $7 seniors and children. Reserve at 703-437-1794 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/calendar.htm
• Holiday Music Service. 4:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. “Magnificat” by John Rutter with Chorale and Orchestra. www.uucf.org
• Holiday Open House. 11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Join the staff and Friends of the Reston Regional Library for a holliday open house. Live music and refreshments. 703-689-2700.
• Holidays Around the World. 2 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Sing a-longs and dancing with Cody & Bj. 703-689-2700.
• Sunday, Dec. 11th
• Master Singers of Virginia: A Festival Of Lessons And Carols. 7 p.m. Church Of The Epiphany, 3301 Hidden Meadow Drive, Herndon. Pre-concert lecture by director Erik Jones at 6:15 p.m. Music and stories based on the Festival from King’s College in Cambridge, England, Paul Mealor’s Ubi Caritas, plus an opportunity for the audience to join in singing carols. Light refreshments after. $18 adults, $15 students and seniors age 65+ in advance, plus $2 more at the door. www.msva.org or 703-829-6782.
• Holiday Model Train Show. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. Herndon Depot Museum open for tours 12-3 p.m. Free. 703-956-6590.
• The Nutcracker. 3:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. Additional shortened performance suitable for young audiences at 12 p.m. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
• Candlelight Tour: Victorian Christmas in 1885. 4:45-7 p.m. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Read the Clement Moore poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. The Christmas tree will be decorated according to the 1885 recollections of Minnie Middleton. See Santa Claus and hear bagpipes played by Susan Hyams of the Alexandria Fifes and Drums. Tour the 1794 home in the glow of natural candlelight, hear seasonal music, make holiday ornaments, and sample sugar cookies. $10 adults, $7 seniors and children. Reserve at 703-437-1794 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/calendar.htm
• Holiday Music Service. 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. “Magnificat” by John Rutter with Chorale and Orchestra. www.uucf.org
• Christmas Cantata. 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Floris United Methodist Church, 13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon. “The Winter Rose” will be performed during Sunday worship services by the Floris UMC choirs and full orchestra. Traditional carols and newly composed anthems. 703-793-0026 or www.florisumc.org/cantata