From the Friendship Firehouse Festival to the 2nd Annual Running Strong for American Indian Youth Powwow, there’s a wide variety of events (and something for everyone) happening in Alexandria this weekend.
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Friday, August 4
Things To Do
- Tax-Free Weekend at select Old Town Boutiques
- 10:30 am to 11 am: TAHIRA presents: Folktale Fun at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Splatter Summer Arts – Andy Warhol at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 5 pm to 7 pm: Creating Tablescapes for your Home with Vintage and Modern Touches at Evolution Home
- 7 pm: Trivia Night at Historic Sites: Pets at Lee-Fendall Houe Museum & Garden
- 7 pm to 9 pm: Treasure of the DMV Art Exhibit Opening Reception at Del Ray Artisans Gallery
- 7:30 pm: Mount Vernon Nights presents Kadencia Orchestra at Grist Mill Park
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Party Foul from 10 pm to 1 am
- Blackwall Hitch: Ryan Forrester from 9 pm to 12 am
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Mike Richards at 9 pm
- Fish Market: DJ from 9 pm to 1 am in the Anchor Bar
- Galactic Panther: A G’s Night Out Comedy Show from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
- Grist Mill Park: Kadencia Orchestra at 7:30 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: The Satin Doll Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Tsehay Kassa at 10 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Pat Garvey at 9 pm
- O’Shaughnessy’s: Live music at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Lyfe Jennings (Canceled!) at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: Practically Einstein at 9:30 pm
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Freaky Friday at 8 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Sol roots in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 1 am, Live DJ from 10 pm to 2 am in the Bayou Room
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
Saturday, August 5
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Things To Do
- Tax-Free Weekend at select Old Town Boutiques
- 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: Old Town Coffee Crawl
- 9 am to 2 pm: Friendship Firehouse Festival at 100 block of South Alfred Street
- 10 am: Fitness At the Brewery hosted by E60 Fitness at Aslin ALX
- 10 am to 11 am: Trash Trekkers at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 10 am to 12 pm: Book Launch with Zeina Azzam – City of Alexandria Poet Laureate at the Athenaeum
- 10 am to 7 pm: Stationery Store Day at Penny Post
- 10:30 am: Purple Heart Commemoration at Mount Vernon
- 11 am to 2 pm: Inaugural USSFCU Summer Cookout & Shred Event at United States Senate Federal Credit Union
- 11 am to 4 pm: Summer Saturday at Gunston Hall
- 11 am to 4 pm: Woodlawn Summer Open House
- 12 pm: Carlyle’s Housewarming at Carlyle House Historic Park
- 1 pm to 2:30 pm: Guided Walking Tour of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
- 1 pm to 5 pm: Best of the West by West End Business Association at Patrick Henry Recreation Center
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Handcraft Tuesday – Weekend Edition at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Board Game Open House at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Wicked Comedy from 8 pm to 10 pm, Social Live at 10 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Panic for the Vibe from 9 pm to 12 am
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Holly Montgomery Band at 9 pm
- Fish Market: Live music from 9 pm to 1 am in the Anchor Bar
- James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library: Oddball Cinema – Ghost World from 2 pm to 4 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Sharon Clark Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Lost Boy Cider: Broke Superstars from 7 pm to 9 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Nani at 10 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Pat Garvey and Both Sides at 9 pm
- O’Shaughnessy’s: The Stereo Bouncers at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Light Horse: A Night To Forget at 9:30 pm
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Freaky Friday at 8 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Just For Fun in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 1 am, Live DJ from 10 pm to 2 am in the Bayou Room
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
Sunday, August 6
Things To Do
- Tax-Free Weekend at select Old Town Boutiques
- 8:30 am to 11 am: Alexandria Cars & Coffee at Hollin Hall Pastry Shop
- 8:30 am to 1 pm: West End Farmers Market at 4800 Ben Brenman Park
- 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: Cycling at The Brewery at Aslin ALX
- 10 am to 2 pm: Old Town North Farmers Market at 901 North Royal Street
- 10 am to 4 pm: 2nd Annual Running Strong for American Indian Youth Powwow at Waterfront Park
- 1 pm to 4:30 pm: Writers Group at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 2 pm to 2:30 pm: Sunday Preschool Story Time at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Family Day with Young Historians at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- 3 pm to 5 pm: Boozy Candle Cocktails with Beez Wax + Co at Shop Made in VA
- 4 pm to 7 pm: Freeqiemcu: Sound Bath & Yoga at Galactic Panther
- 6 pm: Sweet Sumer Series – Alexandria at Pop’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Co.
- 7 pm: Fort Hunt Concerts presents Capital Horns at Fort Hunt Park
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum: Live At The Lyceum presents Elizabeth Kluegel & Thomas Pandolfi at 3 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Jazz Brunch with Rodney Kelly from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Ian Connor from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Fort Hunt Park: Capital Horns at 7 pm
- Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market: Live music from 10 am to 12 pm
- Hops N Shine: Comedy Open Mic from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Antonio James 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
- 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 Little Theatre of Alexandria: Freaky Friday at 3 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Kev Powe Thang in the Basin St. Lounge from 9 pm to 12 am
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