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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Alexan dria will celebrate its 275th and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday\, J uly 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes live mu sic and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Adm ission is free. \nScheduled activities for the celebration include the fo llowing: \n? 6 p.m. - Opening Musical Act \n? 7:30 p.m. - Town crier annou nces Mayor Justin Wilson\; poetry reading by Alexandria Poet Laureate Zein a Azzam\; acknowledgements \n\n? 8 p.m. - Distribution of birthday cupcak es by members of City Council \n\n? 8:30 p.m. - Live Music \n\n? 9:30 p.m. - Grand finale fireworks display\n \nVantage points:\n? Canal Center Plaz a (Center Canal Plaza) \n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.) \n? Oronoco B ay Park (100 Madison St.) \n? Founders Park (351 North Union St.) \n? Wate rfront Park (1A Prince St.) \n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.) \n? Windm ill Hill Park(501 South Union St.) \n? Fords Landing boardwalk (99 Frankli n St.) \n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive) \n? George Washington Maso nic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive) \n\nFood Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton Street. \n\nOronoco Bay Park has lawn seat ing\, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and b lankets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selection of hot food and coo l treats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are n ot permitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area for lost perso ns will be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and be min dful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this event. \n\nVisi tors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public transporta tion. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic dist rict\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parking wil l be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St. \n\nIn case of inclement weather\, 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 ne ws media only\, contact the Office of Communications & Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\n\nFor reasonable disability accommodation\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virg inia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Cale ndar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreatio n\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teens\, Toddlers\, Youth\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alex andriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57347\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPC A Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about th e Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA S ocial Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, 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