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What’s Up in Alexandria This Weekend: ALX Dog Walk, Old Town Garden Tour, and more

By Ryan Belmore

Published April 18, 2024 at 1:30PM

The ALX Dog Walk at Oronoco Bay Park is on Saturday, April 20, 2024 (via Facebook)

Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend. Enjoy!

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International food festival returning to Old Town next month

By Vernon Miles

Published July 31, 2023 at 10:00AM

Brazilian music at the Around The World Cultural Food Festival (photo via Around The World Cultural Food Festival/Facebook)

An international food festival is making its return to Alexandria next month.

The Around The World Cultural Food Festival, which brings together food from fifty countries around the world, is returning to Alexandria’s Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison Street) on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fireworks: Alexandria’s 274th birthday celebration is on Saturday, July 8

By James Cullum

Published June 13, 2023 at 10:45AM

The grand finale of Alexandria's birthday celebration over the Potomac River, July 7, 2018 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Get your lawn chairs and picnic blankets ready for fireworks, because Alexandria’s 274th birthday celebration is happening in Old Town on Saturday, July 8.

The event at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison Street) draws thousands of people every year. It’s always held the first Saturday after July 4, and features performances from the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, a declaration from Town Crier Ben Fiore-Walker, a poem from Alexandria’s Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam and brief speeches by city leaders.