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Tickets Available for Alexandria Cider Festival Nov. 23

Event beneifts Historic Alexandria Museums

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ALEXANDRIA, VA-Cider Week is Nov. 15 to 24. To celebrate, the Alexandria Cider Festival will be held in the garden of Lloyd House (220 N. Washington St.) on Saturday, Nov. 23.

The event, from 1 to 5 p.m., is hosted by the Office of Historic Alexandria in partnership with with the Virginia Association of Cider Makers. It will feature cider tastings, a souvenir cider glass, live music, tavern games, local crafts and organization booths, and even a history lesson.

According to the Alexandria eNews bulletin about the festival, “Cider was a popular beverage in 18th and early 19th century Alexandria and offered at area taverns, including Gadsby’s Tavern. Thomas Jefferson cultivated eighteen varieties of apples in his orchard at Monticello (planted between 1769 and 1814).”

Try cider from Albemarle Cider Works, Blue Bee Cider, Lost Boy Cider, and many more makers. Roaming Coyote and Scuttlebutt Bakeshops food trucks will be on-site with food for purchase.

Early bird tickets (until Nov. 22) are $55. Tickets at the door are $65. Purchase HERE. All proceeds benefit the Historic Alexandria Museums.

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Kevin Dauray

Kevin is Publisher's Assistant with The Zebra Press. He has been working for Alexandria's "Good News" newspaper since 2019. A graduate of George Mason University, he earned a bachelor's in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. He also studied at the Columbia School of Broadcasting and holds a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University. He is an alumnus of T.C. Williams High School. Go Titans!

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