From the Around The World Cultural Food Festival to the final few days of Alexandria Restaurant Week, there’s something fun and delicious happening all over Alexandria this weekend.
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Friday, August 25
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Yoga on the Magnolia Terrace at Carlyle House
- 7 pm: Classic Restaurants of Alexandria Tour
- 8 pm to 10 pm: Wicked Comedy Showcase at Canal Center Events
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Cazhmiere 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: Live music 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
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Tsehay Kassa at 10 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: The Wavos at 9 pm, Rocky Guttmann at 9 pm
- O’Shuaghnessy’s: East Coast Offense, Soundwaves, and Linday Collette at 8 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Al Stewart with The Empty Pockets at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: Buckshot at 9:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 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
- Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 pm
Saturday, August 26
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 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
- 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Yoga on the Magnolia Terrace at Carlyle House
- 9:45 am – 12 pm: Pedals & Pints: Long Ride at Handy Bikes
- 10 am: Fitness At The Brewery at Aslin Alexandria
- 10 am: Cars & Coffee at The Haven
- 10 am to 11 am: Yoga at Lost Boy Cider
- 10:30 am: Storytime at the Museum at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
- 11 am to 1 pm: DIY Hand-Painted Jewelry with Kellie Sansone at Shope Made in VA
- 11 am to 4 pm: Summer Saturdays – Food at Gunston Hall
- 11 am to 6 pm: Special Event at Nepenthe featuring Bob Murray
- 11 am to 7 pm: Around The World Cultural Food Festival at Oronoco Bay Park
- 12 pm: Dog & Cat Adoption Event at PetSmart at Potomac Yard
- 12 pm to 4 pm: The War of 1812 comes to Alexandria at Carlyle House
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Dog Days of Summer at Lost Boy Cider
- 3 pm: DIY Happy Hour: Wood, Canvas, or Textured Art Workshop at AR Workshop
- 8 pm: Alternative Music Milonga at Dance Studio Liousmila
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Wicked Comedy from 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm, PC 415 at 10 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Too Extra from 9 pm to 12 am
- Carlyle Crossing: Acoustic Performance Series from 11 am to 2 pm
- 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
- 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: Country Roads, The U.S. Army Blues, and Downrange from 4 pm to 6 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: The Wavos at 9 pm, Rocky Guttmann at 9 pm
- O’Shaughnessy’s: Spot with Runaway Guns at 9 pm
- Port City Brewing: Jokes On Tap: Free Comedy Night at 7 pm to 10 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: Kim Waters at 7:30 pm
- The Light Horse: Diplomatic Immunity at 9:30 pm
- The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Two Nineteen Restaurant: Chris Timbers 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 27
Things To Do
- Alexandria Restaurant Week
- 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
- 11 am: Crafty Hour – Mini Workshop, Mini Projects, Mini Prices at AR Workshop
- 12 pm to 4 pm: The Magic Art Bus at Port City Brewing
- 1 pm to 4 pm: Sunday with the Arts Block Party
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Family Day with Young Historians at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
- 3 pm to 5 pm: Free Audition Workshop at Burgundy Farm Country Day School
- 3 pm: Hayfield Family Fun Day at Hayfield Secondary School
- 3 pm to 4 pm: Keyboard conversations: Poetry in Music at Sherwood Regional Library
- 7:30 pm: Noche Latina Social at Dance Studio Lioudmila
Live Music & Entertainment
- Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum: Live At The Lyceum presents Samuel Runolfson, cello at 3 pm
- Blackwall Hitch: Jazz Brunch with Black Coffee 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: Alte Kameraden at 7 pm
- Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market: Kevin Caffrey from 10 am to 12 pm
- Hops N Shine: Comedy Open Mic from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Steve Ragsdale 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
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Rook Richards at 8:30 pm
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- The Birchmere: The Robert Cray Band 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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Ryan Belmore is an award-winning news publisher, editor, and journalist. Born and raised in Rhode Island, he now resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs.
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