From the Moroccan-American Heritage & Cultural Festival at Market Square to Port City Brewing Company’s 10th Annual Old Town Pub Crawl, there’s plenty to keep everyone busy over the next few days.
Here’s everything fun you can do in Alexandria this weekend, Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16, below.
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Friday, July 14
Things To Do
- 10 am to 5 pm: Look Again Resale Shop 31st Anniversary Celebration
- 12 pm to 7 pm: Nepenthe Gallery Pop-Up at Wine Gallery 108
- 5:30 pm: Specialty Tour: Hamilton’s BFF & Frenemies at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- 6 pm: Craft Cider Sail – Lost Boys Cider on Tall Ship Providence
- 6 pm to 9:30 pm: Bastille Day Party at Lost Boy Cider
- 6:30 pm: Alexandria Aces vs. Braves at Frank Mann Field at Four Mile Run Park
- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: An Evening of Hot Club Swing at Lost Boy Cider
- 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm: String Quartet Recital at Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Justin Suede at 5 pm, Tunnels End at 10 pm
- Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum: String Quartet Recital from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Ryan Forrester from 9 pm to 12 am
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Lenny Burridge at 9 pm
- Fish Market: DJ from 9 pm to 1 am in the Anchor Bar
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: The Satin Doll Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Los Toltecos: Karaoke from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm
- Lost Boy Cider: Bastille Day Party from 6 pm to 9:30 pm, An Evening of Hot Club Swing from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Game Night from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Tsehay Kassa at 10 pm
- Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe & Wine Bar: Purride Drag Bingo from 7 pm to 9 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Pat Garvey & Poehemia at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Kindred The Family Soul – 20th Anniversary of “The Surrender To Love” Album Tour at 7:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Light Horse Restaurant: Kenny Kohlhaas at 9:30 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 1 am, Live DJ from 10 pm to 2 am in the Bayou Room
- Village Brauhaus: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
Saturday, July 15
Things To Do
- 7 am to 12 pm: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Market Square Plaza
- 8 am to 12 pm: Del Ray Farmers Market at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Oxford Avenue
- 9 am to 12 pm: Four Mile Run Kayak Clean-Ups at Kayak Barn at Four Mile Run Park
- 9 am to 1 pm: Velocity’s Warehouse Monthly Mini Bicycle Sale at Velocity Bicycle Cooperative
- 10 am: Civil War History in the Garden Tour at Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden
- 10 am to 11 am: PomSquad Fitness with Captain LinErgizer Bunny at Aslin Beer Company – Alexandria
- 10 am to 3:30 pm: Archaeology Family Day at Mount Vernon
- 10 am to 5 pm: Look Again Resale Shop 31st Anniversary Celebration
- 10:30 am: Storytime at the Museum at Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden
- 11 am to 12 pm: Alexandria Water Balloon Fight for Kids at Landover Park
- 11 am to 4 pm: Summer Saturdays – Archaeology at Gunston Hall
- 11 am to 7 pm: Nepenthe Gallery Pop-Up at Wine Gallery 108
- 1 pm to 3 pm: Write Like A Woman Networking Workshop at Athenaeum
- 1 pm to 4 pm: The Zero-K Race at The Light Horse
- 1 pm to 5 pm: Battle of The Sauces at Pat Miller Square
- 1:30 pm to 6 pm: 10th Annual Old Town Pub Crawl with Port City Brewing Company
- 2 pm to 7 pm: Skate Demo Day featuring the DC Wheels at Aslin Beer Company – Alexandria
- 6 pm: Sunset Sail on Tall Ship Providence
- 6 pm to 9 pm: Ceramic Turtle Workshop at Del Ray Artisans
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Live music from 3 pm to 5 pm, 9th Gear at 10 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Bravenoise from 9 pm to 12 am
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Tom Star Trio at 9 pm
- Fish Market: Live music from 9 pm to 1 am in the Anchor Bar
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Sharon Clark Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Nani at 10 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Pat Garvey & Poehemia at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Kindred The Family Soul – 20th Anniversary of “The Surrender To Love” Album Tour at 7:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Light Horse Restaurant: A Night To Forget at 9:30 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Bobby Thompson Trio in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 1 am, Live DJ from 10 pm to 2 am in the Bayou Room
- Village Brauhaus: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
Sunday, July 16
Things To Do
- 8 am to 10 am: Alexandria Cars & Coffee at Hollin Hall Shopping Center
- 8:30 am to 1 pm: West End Farmers Market at 4800 Ben Brenman Park
- 9 am to 12 pm: Papier-Mache Sculpture Workshop at Del Ray Artisans
- 9 am to 1 pm: Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market
- 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Run Club at Lost Boy Cider
- 10 am: Aslin Wellness – Cycling At The Brewery at Aslin Brewing Company – Alexandria
- 10 am to 2 pm: Old Town North Farmers Market at 901 North Royal Street
- 10 am to 5 pm: Look Again Resale Shop 31st Anniversary Celebration
- 10 am to 6 pm: Moroccan-American Heritage & Cultural Festival at Market Square
- 11 am to 4 pm: Summer Pop Up at The Hyatt Centric Old Town
- 12 pm to 5 pm: Nepenthe Gallery Pop-Up at Wine Gallery 108
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Family Day with Young Historians at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- 6 pm: Sunset Sail on Tall Ship Providence
Live Music & Entertainment
- Blackwall Hitch: Jazz Brunch with Black Coffee from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Jack Gregori from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market: Sean Tracy at 10 am
- Galactic Panther Art Gallery: ESP’s interGalactic Sunday Open Mic at 7:30 pm
- Hops N Shine: Comedy Open Mic at 7 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Steve Ragsdale from 11:30 am to 3 pm, Walt Johnson Trio from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: An Evening of Smooth Jazz at 8 pm
- Market Square: Hassan Hakmoun between 10 am – 6 pm
- Mason Social: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Rook Richards at 8:30 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Rodney Crowell: The Chicago Session Tour with special guests at Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Kev Powe Thang in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 12 am
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