Featured Events

• Date(s): 09/11/2010 - 09/11/2010
• Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Location: Next to Market Square, Corner of N. Fairfax and King Street
• Admission: Free!

The Art League and the Torpedo Factory Art Center are teaming up for the "Alexandria Art Experience," a special new local village at the Ale ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 09/11/2010 - 09/12/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: King Street, from Union to Washington streets, Alexandria VA 22314
• Contact: Alexandria Visitors Center
• Phone: (703) 746-3301
• Admission: Free!

Old Town's King Street becomes an open-air art gallery with more than 200 juried artists who display and sell fine art ranging from paintings, sc ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 09/11/2010 - 09/11/2010
• Time: Noon-4 p.m.
• Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 838-4565
• Admission: FREE!

Let your creative side play during the Alexandria Festival of the Arts! Become a part of the creative process with hands-on projects, artist demonstra ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 09/11/2010 - 09/11/2010
• Time: 5pm - 6pm
• Location: Market Square, 301 King Street, Alexandria VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 746-5590
• Admission: Free!

A Festival of the Arts performance by internationally renowned QuinTango. Led by Alexandrian Joan Singer, QuinTango is a quintet of two violins, cello ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 09/18/2010 - 09/18/2010
• Time: 9a.m.-5p.m.
• Location: Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, 2000 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
• Phone: (703) 780-2000
• Admission: Included in regular admission

The Colonial Market & Fair event features dozens of America’s finest craftspeople & plenty of family fun! Colonial-attired artisans demo ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 09/25/2010 - 09/25/2010
• Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Location: Throughout Alexandria
• Phone: 703.683.5544 | 703.370.8608
• Admission: $30

The Twig, the Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital, is having its 69th Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour & Artisan Show. Nationa ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/01/2010 - 10/03/2010
• Recurring daily
• Time: 6p.m.-9p.m.
• Location: Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
• Phone: (703) 780-2000

Enjoy an elegant evening of wine & entertainment October 1, 2 & 3. Bring a blanket, stretch out on the lawn & enjoy an evening of live blu ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/02/2010 - 10/02/2010
• Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Location: Alexandria Archaeology 105 N. Union Street, #327, Alexandria, VA
• Phone: (703) 746-4399
• Admission: Free

Kids, celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month as you hunt for clues! The hints to this scavenger hunt are found in the museum’s exhibits of excavat ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/02/2010 - 10/02/2010
• Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Location: Art on the Avenue On Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray neighborhood, Alexandria VA 22301
• Phone: (703) 683-2570
• Admission: Free!

Twelve blocks of Mount Vernon Avenue are filled with over 300 artists, including free interactive art for kids, three stages of live music, and local ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/09/2010 - 10/17/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: Throughout Alexandria - Information at Visitors Center, 221 King St.

From October 9th to 17th, participating retailers throughout the city will offer discounts, special offers and events with visit or purchase ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/23/2010 - 10/24/2010
• Recurring daily
• Time: 9a.m.-5p.m.
• Location: Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
• Phone: (703) 780-2000
• Admission: Included in regular admission

The four-acre George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site celebrates the harvest season with FREE horse-drawn wagon rides, a straw bale maze, an opportunit ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 10/30/2010 - 10/31/2010
• Recurring daily
• Time: 8p.m.-9:15 p.m.p.m.
• Location: Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum The Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA
• Contact: The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum
• Phone: (703) 746-4994
• Admission: $15

Actor David Keltz returns to The Lyceum to re-create Edgar Allan Poe’s visit to Virginia in 1849, shortly before he died. Keltz performs varying ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 11/26/2010 - 01/06/2011
• Recurring daily
• Time: 9a.m.-4p.m.
• Location: Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
• Phone: (703) 780-2000

Mount Vernon is joyfully decking the halls for Christmas at Mount Vernon, a special daytime program offered through January. Themed decorations (inclu ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 11/27/2010 - 12/19/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Time: 5p.m.-8:30p.m.
• Location: Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
• Phone: (703) 780-2000
• Admission: Adults: $20, Youth 11 and under: $14

Join "Mrs. Washington" for an enchanting evening of candlelit tours, fireside Christmas caroling, and hot cider and ginger cookies. Tour the ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 12/11/2010 - 12/11/2010
• Time: 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m.
• Location: Alexandria Black History Museum Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA
• Contact: Alexandria Black History Museum
• Phone: (703) 746-4356
• Admission: Free

This landmark, vibrant documentary uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience. Filmed across the U.S., Africa, ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 12/11/2010 - 12/11/2010
• Time: 12p.m.-4p.m.
• Location: Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site 4301 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria VA 22304
• Phone: (703) 746-4848
• Admission: $2/adult, $1/child

This family-fun holiday event interprets how Christmas was observed during the Civil War. The program features living-history interpreters, a Victoria ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 12/11/2010 - 12/11/2010
• Time: 6p.m.-9p.m.
• Location: Gadsby's Tavern Museum 134 North Royal Street and other sites
• Contact: Gadsby's Tavern Museum
• Phone: (703) 746-4242
• Admission: $20 adults/$15 seniors/$5 children

Take a break from the fast pace of the season and experience the unique charm and history at Old Town Alexandria’s most popular holiday event. T ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 12/12/2010 - 12/12/2010
• Time: 3p.m.-6p.m.
• Location: Gadsby's Tavern Museum 134 North Royal Street and 3 other sites
• Contact: Gadsby's Tavern Museum
• Phone: (703) 746-4242
• Admission: $20 adults/$15 seniors/$5 kids

Take a break from the fast pace of the season and experience the unique charm and history at Old Town Alexandria’s most popular holiday event. T ... More detail > >

• Date(s): 12/19/2010 - 12/19/2010
• Time: 2p.m.-5p.m.
• Location: Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum The Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA
• Contact: The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum
• Phone: (703) 746-4994
• Admission: Free

Join the Colonial Handbell Ringers as they present their festive holiday musical show! Get into the holiday spirit as you listen – and sing alon ... More detail > >