From the Alexandria Restaurant Week throughout Alexandria to the 3rd Annual Bands & Brews Bar Crawl throughout Del Ray, there’s something for everyone happening all over Alexandria this weekend.
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Friday, August 18
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 9:30 am to 11:30 am: Douglas MacArthur Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- 5 pm to 9 pm: Art Mart at Canal Center
- 5 pm: The Alexandrian Summer Market at The Alexandrian
- 6 pm to 10 pm: Game Night at Lost Boy Cider
- 7 pm: Classic Restaurants of Alexandria Tour
- 7 pm: Trivia Nights at Historic Sites: The 1980s at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Mixed Greens from 10 pm to 1 am
- Blackwall Hitch: Ryan Forrester from 9 pm to 12 am
- Canal Center: Live music presented by Yellow Door Concert Series from 6 pm to 8 pm
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Live music 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
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: The Satin Doll Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Lost Boy Cider: Moondaddies from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Tsehay Kassa at 10 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Powers & McLaughlin at 9 pm, Pat Carroll at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Kandace Springs at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: The Wavos at 9:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Fat Chance 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 19
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 7 am to 12 pm: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Market Square Plaza
- 8 am to 12 pm: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Yard Sale
- 8 am to 12 pm: Del Ray Farmers Market at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Oxford Avenue
- 8 am to 1:30 pm: Mount Vernon Flea Market and Arts & Crafts Fair at Mount Vernon Masonic Temple
- 9 am: Pure Barre Pop Up at Goodies
- 10 am: Pilates at Aslin Alexandria
- 11 am to 4 pm: Summer Saturdays – Food at Gunston Hall
- 12:30 pm to 6 pm: 3rd Annual Bands & Brews Bar Crawl throughout Del Ray
- 2 pm: An Afternoon Chamber Concert with Mary-Victoria Voutsas, Anna Matijasic Hennessy at Athenaeum
- 4 pm to 5:30 pm: Music at Market Square
- 6 pm: Afghanistan 104th Independence Day
- 6 pm: French Connection at Hotel AKA Alexandria
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: More More More at 10 pm
- Athenaeum: An Afternoon Chamber Concert with Mary-Victoria Voutsas, Anna Matijasic Hennessy at 2 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Dead Eye Stare from 9 pm to 12 am
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Live music at 9 pm
- Fish Market: Live music from 9 pm to 1 am in the Anchor Bar
- Galactic Panther Art Gallery: Nadie Nadia & Company from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Sharon Clark Trio from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Nani at 10 pm
- Market Square: Live music from 4 pm to 5:30 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Powers & McLaughlin at 9 pm, Pat Carroll at 9 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Chante’ Moore at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: The Wavos at 9:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 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
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
3rd Annual Bands & Brews: Del Ray’s Summer Bar Crawl
- BarkHaus: Mike Setti Music from 1 – 3:30 pm, The Flip Phones from 4 pm to 5 pm
- Bella Napoli: Janna Audrey from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, Neal Learner from 3:30 pm to 6 pm
- Bear Chase at The Wellness District Lot: Summer of George from 2 pm to 5 pm
- Cheesetique: Kevin Pace Quartet from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, DC Radiohead Jazz Project from 3:30 pm to 6 pm
- DelRay Pizzeria & Dreampt: Double Sharp Audio from 12:30 pm to 2 pm, SquidInc from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Evening Star: The Jay Bird Duo from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, The Walkaways from 3:30 pm to 6 pm
- The Garden: Will Baskin from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, Jet Capriest Trio from 4 pm to 6 pm
- Gustov: Lucas Mason from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, Roscoe Trip & Anthony DaSilva from 4 pm to 6 pm
- Hops N Shine: James Stevens from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- Kaizen: Summer of George from 2 pm to 5 pm
- Lena’s: Delta Spur from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, The Jay Bird Duo from 4:45 pm to 7:30 pm
- Lost Boy Cider at The Bellies & Babies lot: Summer of George from 2 pm to 5 pm
- Los Tios Grill: Mars Rodeo from 1 pm to 3 pm, Live from Zac’s House from 4 pm to 6 pm
- Matt and Tony’s: Rook Richards from 1 pm to 3 pm, Swigamajig from 3:30 pm to 6 pm
- Northside 10: The King Bees from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, Erin Aminah from 3 pm to 5 pm
- Pork Barrel BBQ Restaurant: Bridget Artman from 2 pm to 4:30 pm, DJ Bob from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Rubia’s: Gabe Herr from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, Morgan and the Missed Opportunity from 4 pm to 6 pm
- St. Elmo’s: Lo-Ball from 1 pm to 3 pm, Sally & The Mander from 3:30 pm to 6 pm
Sunday, August 20
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 8:30 am to 1 pm: West End Farmers Market at 4800 Ben Brenman Park
- 9 am & 10 am: Sundays with Barre3 at Robinson Landing
- 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
- 12 pm to 4 pm: The Magic Art Bus at Port City Brewing
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Family Day with Young Historians at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- 7 pm to 8 pm: Sunset Yoga at National Gateway II Building
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum: Live At The Lyceum presents West Shore Piano Trio at 3 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Jazz Brunch with Rodney Kelley from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Fort Hunt Park: Hot Lanes 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: Steve Zubrick from 11:30 am to 3 pm, Walt Johnson Trio from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Lost Boy Cider: Music Bingo from 2 pm to 4 pm
- Makeda Restaurant: An Evening of Smooth Jazz at 8 pm
- Mason Social: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Meade Memorial Episcopal: Jazz at Meade (Jam) concert featuring Nassar Abadey Quartet from 4 pm to 6 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Rook Richards at 8:30 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Dave Koz & Friends: Summer Horns 2023 with special guests Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, & Maysa 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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