BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:ALX275,Arts,City Council,City Council Calendar,Community Outreac h,Exercise,Family,Nature,Parks,Recreation,Recreation Centers,Schools,Sport s,Summer Fun for Kids,Teens,Toddlers,Youth DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Alexandria will celebrate its 275th and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday\, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes live music and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Admissi on is free. \nScheduled activities for the celebration include the follow ing: \n? 6 p.m. - Opening Musical Act \n? 7:30 p.m. - Town crier announces Mayor Justin Wilson\; poetry reading by Alexandria Poet Laureate Zeina Az zam\; acknowledgements \n\n? 8 p.m. - Distribution of birthday cupcakes b y members of City Council \n\n? 8:30 p.m. - Live Music \n\n? 9:30 p.m. - G rand finale fireworks display\n \nVantage points:\n? Canal Center Plaza (C enter Canal Plaza) \n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.) \n? Oronoco Bay P ark (100 Madison St.) \n? Founders Park (351 North Union St.) \n? Waterfro nt Park (1A Prince St.) \n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.) \n? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.) \n? Fords Landing boardwalk (99 Franklin St .) \n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive) \n? George Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive) \n\nFood Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton Street. \n\nOronoco Bay Park has lawn seating\ , and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blank ets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selection of hot food and cool tr eats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are not p ermitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area for lost persons w ill be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this event. \n\nVisitors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public transportation . For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic district \, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parking will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St. \n\nIn case of inclement wea ther\, fireworks only will be rescheduled for Sunday\, July 10\, at 9:30 p .m. \n\nVisit?alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more information or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592. \n\nFor inquiries from the news m edia only\, contact the Office of Communications & Public Information at n ewsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\n\nFor reasonable disability acc ommodation\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\nAudience: Any one may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar \, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreation\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teens\, Todd lers\, Youth\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandr iava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57347\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Websit e\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about the Depart ment of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Me dia\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on I nstagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n DTEND:20240714T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240408T205648Z DTSTART:20240713T220000Z GEO:38.811314;-77.039566 LOCATION:Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St. SEQUENCE:10 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:d795b332-dee1-4ad9-a983-71418f7bde73 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240408T205648Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR