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Want to Volunteer at Alexandria’s First Night Celebration?

First Night Alexandria has grown into one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations on the East Coast. (Photo: Visit Alexandria)

ALEXANDRIA, VA – On New Year’s Eve, local shops, historic sites and buildings throughout Old Town Alexandria turn into performance venues to showcase local talent and celebrate the New Year.

It’s fun, affordable, safe and family friendly. There are twenty-eight performance venues, as well as the Fun Hunt, children’s activities in the afternoon, and three “Kids Carnival” locations.

All of these activities need volunteers.

Know how to work an iPad or Tablet?

Maybe you can help manage our admission badge sales!

New Year’s Eve volunteers generally serve in pairs and there are many four three-hour shifts throughout the day. (Some volunteers are also needed for three hours the day before for early badge pickup.)

What Do Volunteers Get?

Every volunteer receives a free admission badge, and a box dinner. There is plenty of time to enjoy performances, meet new people, and see the fabulous finale at midnight: fireworks on the Potomac! For more information and to sign up visit https://www.firstnightalexandria.org/get-involved/volunteer/.

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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