Historic Alexandria Calendar
Upcoming events from the Office of Historic Alexandria
Date | Time | Event | |
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May 2, 2023 | Tue | 10:00 AM | HARC Advocacy Committee In-person meeting |
May 5, 2023 | Fri | 12:00 PM | HARC Adhoc Proposed Street Naming Committee In-person meeting |
May 6, 2023 | Sat | 9:30 AM | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the Paint Layers Explore Gadsby's Tavern Museum top to bottom, including spaces rarely opened to the public, and understand how the buildings have changed over time. |
May 8, 2023 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Alexandria-Caen Sister Cities Committee In-person meeting |
May 9, 2023 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Lecture: Phase 1 Murray-Dick-Fawcett Restoration This lecture by retired City Planner Al Cox will explain some of the physical and archival research that preceded the recent restoration of the exterior building envelope, show discoveries made during this phase of construction, and discuss the next steps for documentation and interpretation. |
May 10, 2023 | Wed | 8:15 AM | Historic Restoration and Preservation Com Meeting In-person meeting |
May 13, 2023 | Sat | 9:30 AM | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the Paint Layers Explore Gadsby's Tavern Museum top to bottom, including spaces rarely opened to the public, and understand how the buildings have changed over time. |
May 15, 2023 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Sister Cities Committee In-person Meeting |
May 15, 2023 | Mon | 7:00 PM | George Washington Birthday Com In-person meeting |
May 16, 2023 | Tue | 5:00 PM | ACRP Remembrance Steering Committee An in-person meeting at the Black History Museum. |
May 16, 2023 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Historic Alex Resources Commission Meeting In-person meeting |
May 17, 2023 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC) In-person meeting |
May 20, 2023 | Sat | 9:30 AM | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the Paint Layers Explore Gadsby's Tavern Museum top to bottom, including spaces rarely opened to the public, and understand how the buildings have changed over time. |
May 20, 2023 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Sold Out-Walking Tour: Parker-Gray Spend an hour on a walking tour through the Historic Parker-Gray neighborhood with Michael Johnson, a native of Parker-Gray. |
May 20, 2023 | Sat | 11:00 AM | EJI Essay Contest Scholarship Awards The essay contest is one of the EJI Remembrance Programs expectations for localities who are engaging in the work of truth-telling, memorializing, and transforming their communities. |
May 25, 2023 | Thu | 7:00 PM | VIRTUAL: ACRP Marker Committee Meeting Virtual Meeting to discuss the creation of a state marker. |
May 27, 2023 | Sat | 9:30 AM | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the Paint Layers Explore Gadsby's Tavern Museum top to bottom, including spaces rarely opened to the public, and understand how the buildings have changed over time. |
Jun 1, 2023 | Thu | 7:00 PM | Lecture: Women Spies of D-Day Dr. Kim Bernard Holien returns to tell us how courageous Allied women provided intelligence that enabled General Eisenhower to break through the Atlantic Wall of Hitler's Fortress Europe, liberating first Normandy, then France. |
Jun 4, 2023 | Sun | 1:00 PM | Annual D-Day Commemoration Join the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee for a free commemorative event featuring World War II reenactors with displays, a 1940’s jazz band, swing dancing, the U.S. Army Fife and Drum Corps, children’s activities, and a ceremony featuring special guests and local elected officials. |
Jun 6, 2023 | Tue | 10:00 AM | HARC Advocacy Committee In-person meeting |
Jun 7, 2023 | Wed | 3:00 PM | ACRP Remembrance Planning Committee In person meeting at The Lloyd House. |
Jun 9, 2023 | Fri | 12:00 PM | HARC Adhoc Proposed Street Naming Committee In-person Meeting |
Jun 10, 2023 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Civil War Camp Day at Fort Ward Learn about soldier and civilian life during the Civil War, and enjoy a regimental band concert, at Fort Ward Museum’s annual Civil War Camp Day. |
Jun 10, 2023 | Sat | 10:30 AM | Tales for Young Historians The Alexandria Black History Museum and the Alexandria Library invite you to a collaborative event celebrating Juneteenth. |
Jun 12, 2023 | Mon | 7:00 PM | Alexandria-Caen Sister Cities Committee In-person meeting |
Jun 17, 2023 | Sat | 10:00 AM | Douglass Cemetery Remembrance Join supporters and volunteers at the historic Black cemetery to place purple ribbons of remembrance on the gravestones and attend a short ceremony following in honor of those buried in Douglass Cemetery and the Juneteenth holiday |
Jun 19, 2023 | Mon | 11:00 AM | Special Juneteenth Museum Hours & Storytime Enjoy special extended hours from 11a – 5p at Alexandria Black History Museum & Freedom House Museum. |
Jun 19, 2023 | Mon | 2:00 PM | Washington Revels Jubilee Juneteenth Concert Enjoy traditional African American songs of struggle and freedom with the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices ensemble. |
Jun 21, 2023 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC) Walkabout meeting |
Jul 11, 2023 | Tue | 1:00 PM | ACRP Remembrance Planning Committee In person meeting at The Lloyd House. |
Jul 19, 2023 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Alexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC) In-person meeting |
Aug 3, 2023 | Thu | 3:00 PM | ACRP Remembrance Planning Committee In person meeting at The Lloyd House. |