Events Calendar
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Packards and ‘Orphan’ Cars Roll Into Old Town for Free Lyceum Show Sept. 19
Packards from the 1930s–1950s and other “orphan” cars roll into The Lyceum parking lot Sept. 19 for a free Old…
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Mount Vernon’s Colonial Market & Fair Returns Sept. 19–20
Mount Vernon’s Colonial Market & Fair returns Sept. 19–20 with dozens of artisans, handmade goods, demonstrations and an 18th-century marketplace…
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Children Can Train as Revolutionary Spies at Mount Vernon Next Week
Mount Vernon’s Sept. 16–17 Homeschool Days let children make cipher wheels, solve spy missions and meet historical characters—with a Thursday…
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UPDATE 3:15 PM: MEETING CANCELED–$4.4M Hume Avenue Flood Project Heads Back to Residents Tonight
Alexandria will update residents Sept. 8 on the $4.44 million Hume Avenue Stormdrain Bypass, including final drainage plans, construction impacts…
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Want to Know How Alexandria Really Works? City Academy Applications Are Open
Applications are open for Alexandria’s seven-week Fall 2026 City Academy, offering residents an inside look at local government. The deadline…
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Alexandrians Can Honor 9/11 by Caring for Veterans’ Graves Saturday
A free Sept. 12 service project at Alexandria National Cemetery includes headstone cleaning and grounds care on the 25th anniversary…
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Bring the Grandparents: Woodlawn Turns Family History Into a Sunday Adventure
Woodlawn’s Grandparents Day program brings descendant stories, quilts, Smithsonian genealogy experts and family activities together Sept. 13.
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Prost, Alexandria: Oktoberfest Returns to John Carlyle Square September 19
Alexandria Oktoberfest returns to John Carlyle Square on Sept. 19 for a free day of German food, beer, live music,…
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Alexandria’s HalloWEIRD Market Is Bringing Spooky, Creepy and Goth Art to Del Ray
More than 40 local artists will fill a Del Ray field with spooky, creepy, crawly and goth creations at the…
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Come Hungry—and Bring the Dog: Taste of Old Town North Returns to Alexandria
Taste of Old Town North returns Sept. 17 with free restaurant tastings, live music, art activities and a pet-friendly evening…
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