The Winery at Bull Run hosts weddings for 150 seated guests or 200 cocktail-style, along with corporate meetings, team building days and private parties. The farm winery sits on 225 acres in Centreville, Virginia, in Fairfax County, next to Manassas National Battlefield Park and less than 30 minutes from Washington Dulles International Airport.
Seminars and company events
A private events team handles corporate meetings, team building and social gatherings, using a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces across the property. The spaces listed for these events are the Production Barn, the Barrel Room and the Main Building. For a less formal outing, groups can also come to the Tasting Room during opening hours: walk-ins are accepted, but parties of 12 or more are asked to call at least 24 hours ahead. The winery describes itself as the closest one to Washington, D.C., which makes it a practical half-day trip for teams based in the capital region.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding packages are built for 150 guests seated or 200 in a cocktail format. The most requested ceremony site is the Hillwood Mansion Ruins, where couples stand on the raised porch of the old house. It takes up to 200 guests and comes with every package. Packages also include a list of preferred vendors and options in case of bad weather. Showers, birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations are booked through the same team.
Rooms and capacities
Event capacity is stated at 150 seated and 200 standing. The Hillwood Mansion Ruins ceremony site holds up to 200. The Production Barn, the Barrel Room and the Main Building are listed as event spaces without individual figures, so layouts are worked out with the events team. Outdoors, the property has a patio and two lawns, one for adults and one for families, with a dog-friendly area at the back.
Catering
The site does not describe an in-house catering offer for events, and wedding packages refer to preferred vendors. For day visits, outside food is not allowed in the Tasting Room or on the Patio but is welcome on the Adult and Family Lawns, and outside drinks are not allowed anywhere on the property. The wines come from the estate itself, which works grape to glass and focuses on Virginia wine.
History and setting
The winery opened in 2012 as a working farm vineyard and calls itself the largest working farm in Fairfax County. It belongs to the Hickox family, farmers from southeastern Georgia whose ancestor David Hickox was born in Connecticut on January 13, 1798. Two of his sons fought at Manassas in 1862. The buildings follow two Northern Virginia barn types, one from the 1800s and a 1920s dairy barn. The Hillwood Mansion burned about 30 years ago, and its stone foundation was saved and turned into the altar and stage used for ceremonies.
Getting there
The winery is in Centreville, Fairfax County, beside Manassas National Battlefield Park. Washington Dulles International Airport is less than 30 minutes away by road, which suits guests flying in for a wedding weekend.
