An appealing annual cider festival is right around the corner in Old Town.
The Alexandria Cider Festival will return to Lloyd House at 220 N. Washington Street this Saturday, Nov. 22, with cider tastings from Lost Boy Cider and Ciders from Mars, live music, food, games and a souvenir glass for ticket holders.
Roaming Coyote and Scuttlebutt Bakeshop food trucks will be on-site for refreshments. Traditional Irish music will be performed by Lindsay, Martin, & Dobbs, while Hardtack & Sea Biscuits will offer some mid-19th century tunes on fiddle and banjo, according to the city.
Tickets for the outdoor event cost $55 per person and $25 for designated drivers. Online ticket sales end at 5 p.m. Friday, after which admission will cost $65 at the door. Attendees must be 21 and older.
Proceeds from the festival will benefit Alexandria’s historic museums, according to the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA).
The event is being held during Virginia Cider Week, which runs the week before Thanksgiving, from Nov. 16 – 23. The Virginia General Assembly established Cider Week in 2012 to recognize the growth of the cider industry in the Commonwealth.
Alexandria residents have long been fans of fermented apple juice.
“Cider was a popular beverage in 18th- and early 19th-century Alexandria and was offered at area taverns, including Gadsby’s Tavern,” according to OHA.
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