TranslateHistoric Alexandria Calendar
Upcoming events from the Office of Historic Alexandria
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | Sat | 6:00 PM | Tables of Conscience Book-Themed Dinners Back by Popular Demand! Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise money for the 2025 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. Book: How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Sun | 3:00 PM | Sister Cities Whisky Tasting Planning Sub-committe In-person meeting at Misha's Coffee House (second floor), 6 Prince Street, Alexandria. |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mon | 7:00 PM | George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee In-person meeting |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Thu | 7:00 PM | Lecture: Robert Colby Between Fort Sumter and Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands of men, women, and children through a persisting trade in enslaved people. These transactions had profound impacts on the enslaved, their lives and families, and the ways in which they pursued freedom during the war. |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Fri | 6:00 PM | Specialty Tour: A Toast to the Ladies! Specialty Tour: A Toast to the Ladies! This special tour and discussion will highlight the many women over the centuries associated with Gadsby's Tavern Museum. From Hannah Griffith, the first woman to operate a coffeehouse in the tavern, to the spearheading preservationist Rebecca Ramsay Reese. |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Storytime for Little Historians Dynamic storytellers use books written by and about African American people and other communities of color to engage with ages 5-8. |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Sat | 11:00 AM | Minnie Howard School Integration Sign Unveiling During the height of segregation, five young Black students of the Belk and Bradby families integrated the white Minnie Howard Elementary School. A new historic interpretation sign will be unveiled on Saturday, March 8 honoring these students and families. |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Sat | 6:00 PM | Specialty Tour: A Toast to the Ladies! Specialty Tour: A Toast to the Ladies! This special tour and discussion will highlight the many women over the centuries associated with Gadsby's Tavern Museum. From Hannah Griffith, the first woman to operate a coffeehouse in the tavern, to the spearheading preservationist Rebecca Ramsay Reese. |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Sat | 7:00 PM | An Evening of Irish Music Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with The Irish Breakfast Band. Most Irish Breakfast Band performances feature 15 or more musicians, often several fiddles and flutes, a guitar or two, a drummer, a hammered dulcimer, banjo, pipes, and at least one vocalist. The band performs extensively in the Washington Metropolitan area at festivals and other events. ... |
| Mar 9, 2025 | Sun | 11:00 AM | Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Come explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for ages 18 and up. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Mon | 6:30 PM | Interfaith Workshop: Seeing Beyond Colorblindness A workshop Hosted by the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project's Interfaith Initiative. Those attending will gain tools to challenge the growing belief in "colorblindness" and on a personal level, will help us recognize and end practices and habits that support white supremacy. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee In-person meeting |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Traditional Music Series Concert Lunasa’s Colin Farrell and Dave Curley in Concert at The Lyceum. Curley is one of Ireland’s leading multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. Farrell has performed and recorded with an array of great musicians in Europe and the US, including singers and groups such as Mary Chaplin Carpenter, and is currently playing with the Ashley Davis band and Lúnasa. |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Wed | 8:00 AM | Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission In-person meeting |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Wed | 5:30 PM | ACRP Steering Committee Meeting In-person meeting |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Fri | 8:00 AM | Sister Cities Subcommittee Dundee and Helsingborg In-person meeting of the Sister Cities Subcommittee for Professional and Commercial Exchanges. |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Sister Cities Committee Dundee and Helsingborg In-person meeting |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Archaeological Commission In-person meeting |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Thu | 7:00 PM | Meaningful Conversations: Loving Our Neighbors Join us as we resume our meaningful conversations that explore and celebrate the diversity of cultures and peoples in our area, address the attitudes and behaviors that still divide us, and seek remedies grounded in the recognition that we are one interconnected, interdependent human family. |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Fri | 6:30 PM | Specialty Tour: Midwifery Midwives did more than deliver babies! Explore the role, knowledge, and challenges of Midwives through the lens of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum and its collection of historic medicines and archives. Content note: this tour will cover the complex history around contraception, abortion, and miscarriage; recommended for ages 18 and older. Guests ... |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Sat | 11:00 AM | Sew and Tell: A Trunk Show presented by the Uhuru Join us for an engaging and interactive show (sew) and tell! This event will highlight the intricate art of quilting. Members of the Uhuru Quilters Guild will showcase some of their most creative pieces, sharing their artistic process and the innovative approaches they use to create these masterpieces. |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Sat | 11:00 AM | French Flow Yoga With over 321 million French speakers globally, International Francophonie Day celebrates the diversity and richness of French language and culture. The Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee will celebrate this day with a French Flow Yoga Class. Refresh Alexandria will guide us through an hour of flowing movement and stretching paired with French musical ... |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Alexandria Women's History Walk Did you know Alexandria was home to one of the most revered female fundraisers of the American Revolution, or that President Woodrow Wilson sent an Alexandria woman on a mission aboard a U.S. battleship? If you have wondered how women helped put our city on the map, now is your chance to learn about them! |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Sat | 6:30 PM | Specialty Tour: Midwifery Midwives did more than deliver babies! Explore the role, knowledge, and challenges of Midwives through the lens of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum and its collection of historic medicines and archives. Content note: this tour will cover the complex history around contraception, abortion, and miscarriage; recommended for ages 18 and older. |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Wed | 6:00 PM | Schools and Libraries Action Committee Meeting In-person meeting |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Thu | 7:00 PM | Lecture: Hidden Nurses Join Dr. Victoria Tucker, Nurse and Public Historian, for a powerful presentation on the history of African American nursing students in Albemarle County, Virginia. While pursuing a Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Virginia, Dr. Tucker uncovered the inspiring story of African American nurses who were barred from attending UVA. |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Tour: Fort Ward the Lewis Cass White Exhibition Come explore the special exhibition, "Lewis Cass White: Preserving the Legacy of Fort Stevens," at Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site. The exhibition highlights the efforts of a Civil War veteran to recognize and preserve the site of Fort Stevens, where the only battle in the Defenses of Washington occurred. |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Sat | 2:00 PM | Film Screening and Talk - Resolved Never Again Resolved: Never Again is a poignant 50 minute documentary that traces Alexandria’s journey from its establishment in 1749, through its role as a major hub for the domestic slave trade, to the lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas, and finally to present-day efforts to confront this past. |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Sat | 6:00 PM | Cadette MEdia Journey Jumpstart This program is designed for Cadette Girl Scouts who are completing the "It's Your Story--Tell It" Media journey. Evening activities complete the monitor award and begin the influence and cultivate awards. Program includes exploring the Apothecary Museum, guided discussions, and creation of a Public Service Announcement. |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Sun | 11:00 AM | Specialty Tour: A Magical Apothecary Learn about the muggle botanical science that inspired the potions and herbology of Harry Potter's wizarding world on a tour of this 19th century apothecary, and make your own magical potion! Recommended for ages 8 and up. |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Fri | 7:00 PM | Tavern Games Night: Remember the Ladies! Cover includes tavern games and a themed presentation with the crowd-favorite jeopardy game. This month's presentation + jeopardy theme: Remember the ladies! Women's History month might be over, but Women's History never stops! |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Lecture: Unearthing History: Mount Vernon's Cherry Find out more about the amazing treasure trove of 250-year-old bottles and perfectly preserved cherries and berries that Mount Vernon archaeologists unearthed from under the Mansion in 2024! The Mount Vernon archeology team will talk about how this extraordinary discovery provides a powerful glimpse into 18th century culture. |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Wed | 8:00 AM | Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission In-person meeting |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Sat | 6:00 PM | Cadette MEdia Journey Jumpstart This program is designed for Cadette Girl Scouts who are completing the "It's Your Story--Tell It" Media journey. Evening activities complete the monitor award and begin the influence and cultivate awards. Program includes exploring the Apothecary Museum, guided discussions, and creation of a Public Service Announcement. |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Sun | 11:00 AM | Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Come explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for ages 18 and up. |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee In-person meeting |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Archaeological Commission In-person meeting |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Thu | 7:00 PM | Meaningful Conversations:Building Your Own Network Join us as we resume our meaningful conversations that explore and celebrate the diversity of cultures and peoples in our area, address the attitudes and behaviors that still divide us, and seek remedies grounded in the recognition that we are one interconnected, interdependent human family. |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Specialty Tour: A Magical Apothecary Learn about the muggle botanical science that inspired the potions and herbology of Harry Potter's wizarding world on a tour of this 19th century apothecary, and make your own magical potion! Recommended for ages 8 and up. |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Wed | 6:30 PM | ACRP McCoy Remembrance Alexandria Community Remembrance Project McCoy Remembrance at Roberts Memorial with a special guest speaker. |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Sat | 6:00 PM | Whisky Tasting for 4/26/2025 The City of Alexandria's Sister Cities Committee invites you to an evening of Scotch and camaraderie as whisky enthusiasts lead a guided tasting across the five whisky regions of Scotland. Minimum Age: 21 |
| May 4, 2025 | Sun | 2:00 PM | A Toast to Joe Reeder Join Historic Alexandria for a garden party at Murray-Dick-Fawcett house, 517 Prince Street, celebrating the 98th birthday of Joe Reeder. Enjoy house tours, refreshments, and live music for a fundraiser benefitting Joe’s beloved Murray-Dick-Fawcett House. |
| May 20, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Sat | 10:00 AM | RiverRenew Hooffs Run Dedication Day Celebrate RiverRenew's restoration of Hooffs Run with the dedication of new historical signage in African American Heritage Park and family-friendly activities focused on native plantings. |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |