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Alexandria hosting Recovery Month Celebration on Sept. 17

By James Cullum
Ben Brenman Park (via City of Alexandria)

Alexandria is hosting its Recovery Month Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Ben Brenman Park (4800 Brenman Park Drive).

The free event from the city’s Department of Community and Human Services will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. and includes live music, food trucks, and local resources to help with the recovery from opioid addiction. More from the city is below.

Wrap up Recovery Month with an afternoon of food, fun, and community spirit! Join us for music, family-friendly activities, and local resources that highlight the strength of recovery. Celebrate alongside individuals, families, and loved ones who make Alexandria’s recovery community so vibrant…

Since 1989, National Recovery Month has been a nationwide observance highlighting the benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery from substance use disorders. Millions of people across the country now identify as being in recovery, demonstrating that treatment is effective and that people can and do recover.

The city hosted two other recovery events in August and September. On Aug. 28, City Hall was lit in purple for International Overdose Awareness Day, and on Sept. 4, DCHS kicked off recovery month with an event at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Drive).

There’s a Recovery Month celebration at Ben Brenman Park on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 (via Facebook)

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.