George and Martha Washington ride in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
The George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
(L-R) City Councilman Canek Aguirre, Vice Mayor Amy Jackson and Mayor Justin Wilson at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Inova Alexandria Hospital staff at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria City Councilmembers Sarah Bagley and John Taylor Chapman at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria City Councilwoman Alyia Gaskins at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Mackayla Spina rides on the lap of her grandfather, Paul Spina, in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) and his wife Megan at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
American Legion Alexandria Post 24 marches in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Members of the Departmental Progressive Club at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
City Councilman Kirk McPike walks in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Michelle Chapman rides in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria City Manager Jim Parajon walks in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria School Board members at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria School Board Members Ashley Simpson Baird (on Left) and Michelle Rief at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria Clerk of Court Greg Parks in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria Democrats march in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Girl Scouts march in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
George Washington marches in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Feb. 21, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
The George Washington Birthday Parade returned to Alexandria on Monday after a two year hiatus. The streets of Old Town were lined with celebration for Washington’s 290th birthday.
Alexandria’s health care workers and first responders marched as parade grand marshals. The parade, which started at Gibbon and Fairfax Streets and snaked around City Hall, was attended by thousands. The event is the largest of its kind in the world honoring the founding father and first president.
Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.
