Calendar of Events

Historic Alexandria Calendar

Upcoming events from the Office of Historic Alexandria
Date    TimeEvent
May 5, 2018 Sat 9:00 AMAttics and Alleys Tour
In honor of National Preservation Month, explore spaces not normally open to the public at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Carlyle House, Lee-Fendall, and the Apothecary Museum.
May 5, 2018 Sat 9:00 AMAll-Ages Scavenger Hunt in Old Town
Hit the streets and alleys of Old Town to look for architectural features and clues to our past.
May 5, 2018 Sat 10:00 AM"The Veatch Collection" Java Jolt Lecture
Erin Cagney will shed light on the Betty Veatch collection, documenting 54 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the Potomac Creek estuary.
May 5, 2018 Sat 1:00 PMFreedom House Museum open
See a powerful exhibit in the basement of the building, which was once part of a larger complex used by the slave trading firm Franklin and Armfield. Through first-person accounts of enslaved men and women and details from the business, encounter the harsh reality of the domestic slave trade and Alexandria's role.
May 5, 2018 Sat 6:30 PMCarlyle House Chocolate and Wine Tasting
What goes better with wine than chocolate? Join Potomac Chocolate on the Magnolia Terrace for an evening of locally made chocolates paired with delicious wines.

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