What’s Up in Alexandria This Weekend: November 3 – 5

On tap this weekend – Alexandria Fall Festival at River Farm, Pups on the Patio, Old Town North Public Art Installation Celebration, and much more.

Get your full rundown of all that’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment this weekend in Alexandria below, enjoy! 

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3

THINGS TO DO

• 10 a.m.: Encore Stage & Studio’s Holiday Mini-Camp & Play in a Day – The Wizard of Oz at Fairlington Presbyterian Church
• 11 a.m.: Gunston Hall Museum Shop Holiday Open House
• 7 p.m.: Housemates Art Exhibit Opening Reception at Del Ray Artisans
• 7 p.m.: 16th Annual Taste For Giving at Atrium Building

LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

• Blackwall Hitch: Ryan Forester Band at 9 p.m.
• Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 p.m.
• Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Mike Richards at 9:30 p.m.
• Fish Market: DJ at 9 p.m. in the Anchor Bar
• Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: The Satin Doll Trio at 7 p.m.
• Lost Boy Cider: Duck Chuck Goose at 7 p.m.
• Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Tsehay Kassa at 10 p.m.
• O’Shaughnessy’s: Moondaddies at 9 p.m.
• Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
• The Birchmere: The Steeldrivers at 7:30 p.m.
• The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Young Frankenstein at 8 p.m.
• The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music at 6 p.m.
• Two Nineteen Restaurant: Bobby Thompson Trio at 9 p.m., live DJ at 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

On ALXnow – Lost Dog Cafe hosting special adoption event this weekend for a litter of puppies

THINGS TO DO

• 7 a.m.: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Market Square Plaza
• 8 a.m.: Del Ray Farmers Market at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Oxford Avenue
• 9 a.m.: Three Sequences Shawls: A Workshop with Cecelia Campochiaro at Fibre Space
• 9 a.m.: Todd Healy’s Holiday Pop Up at Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant
• 10 a.m.: Kickboxing at the Brewery at Aslin Alexandria
• 10 a.m.: Pope-Leighey Fall Open House
• 10 a.m.: Pure Barre x Cyclebar Fitness Class at Lost Boy Cider 
• 12 p.m.: Old Town North Public Art Installation Celebration at Montgomery Park
• 1 p.m.: Wine Tasting: Alice in Winederland at Plant Wine
• 2 p.m.: Board Game Cafe at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
• 3:30 p.m.: Sound Bath and Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra) with Paige at Local Motion Project
• 4 p.m.: Pups on the Patio at Lost Dog Cafe
• 4 p.m.: Ancestry Through Art: Discoveries Revealed with Sheryl Sims at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House
• 6:30 p.m.: New World Symphony – Going Home at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center

LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

• Blackwall Hitch: Dead Eye Stare at 9 p.m.
• Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10 p.m.
• Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Juniper Lights at 9:30 p.m.
• Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Sharon Clark Trio at 7 p.m.
• Makeda Restaurant: Negussie Bogale and Nani at 10 p.m.
• Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Both Sides at 9 p.m.
• Old Hat: SugarCoat at 9 p.m.
• Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
• The Birchmere: Loose Ends featuring Jane Eugene at 7:30 p.m.
• The Light Horse: Back To The 90s at 9:30 p.m.
• The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Young Frankenstein at 8 p.m.
• The Study at Morrison House: Live piano music at 6 p.m.
• Two Nineteen Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project at 9 p.m, live DJ at 10 p.m.
• Zikrayet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge: Live music after 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

THINGS TO DO

• 8:30 a.m.: West End Farmers Market at 4800 Ben Brenman Park
• 8:30 a.m.: Alexandria Cars & Coffee at Hollin Hall Pastry Shop
• 9 a.m.: Hayfield Days – Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show at Hayfield High School
• 9 a.m.: Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market
• 9:30 a.m.: Run Club at Lost Boy Cider
• 10 a.m.: Cycling at The Brewery at Aslin ALX
• 10 a.m.: Old Town North Farmers Market 
• 11 a.m.: 2023 Alexandria Fall Festival at River Farm
• 12 p.m.: Goodbye “Two Boxes of Oranges and Admonia Jackson” at Waterfront Park
• 1 p.m.: Writers Group at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
• 2 p.m.: It’s A Shakemore Au-Go-Go Benefit Show at Galactic Panther
• 3 p.m.: Sold Out New World Symphony – Going Home at George Washington Masonic Memorial
• 4 p.m.: Sushi Workshop at Hank’s Oyster Bar Old Town

LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

• Blackwall Hitch: Jazz Brunch with Black Coffee at 10:30 a.m.
• Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: Hannah Goetz at 5 p.m.
• ESP Tea & Coffee: Open Mic Night at 8 p.m.
• Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market: Live music at 10 a.m.
• Hops N Shine: Comedy Open Mic at 7 p.m.
• Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge: Antonio James at 11:30 a.m., Walt Johnson Trio at 6 p.m.
• Makeda Restaurant: An Evening of Smooth Jazz at 8 p.m.
• Mason Social: Trivia at 6 p.m.
• Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Rook Richards at 8:30 p.m.
• Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
• The Birchmere: All-Star Purple Party Tribute to Prince at 7:30 p.m.
• The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Young Frankenstein at 3 p.m.
• Two Nineteen Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project at 9 p.m.

Photo via Little Theatre of Alexandria/Facebook

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