Calendar of Events

Historic Alexandria Calendar

Upcoming events from the Office of Historic Alexandria

Date    TimeEvent
May 2, 2023 Tue 10:00 AMHARC Advocacy Committee
In-person meeting
May 5, 2023 Fri 12:00 PMHARC Adhoc Proposed Street Naming Committee
In-person meeting
May 6, 2023 Sat 9:30 AMSpecialty 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 PMAlexandria-Caen Sister Cities Committee
In-person meeting
May 9, 2023 Tue 7:00 PMLecture: 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 AMHistoric Restoration and Preservation Com Meeting
In-person meeting
May 13, 2023 Sat 9:30 AMSpecialty 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 PMAlexandria Sister Cities Committee
In-person Meeting
May 15, 2023 Mon 7:00 PMGeorge Washington Birthday Com
In-person meeting
May 16, 2023 Tue 5:00 PMACRP Remembrance Steering Committee
An in-person meeting at the Black History Museum.
May 16, 2023 Tue 7:00 PMHistoric Alex Resources Commission Meeting
In-person meeting
May 17, 2023 Wed 7:00 PMAlexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC)
In-person meeting
May 20, 2023 Sat 9:30 AMSpecialty 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 AMSold 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 AMEJI 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 PMVIRTUAL: ACRP Marker Committee Meeting
Virtual Meeting to discuss the creation of a state marker.
May 27, 2023 Sat 9:30 AMSpecialty 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 PMLecture: 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 PMAnnual 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 AMHARC Advocacy Committee
In-person meeting
Jun 7, 2023 Wed 3:00 PMACRP Remembrance Planning Committee
In person meeting at The Lloyd House.
Jun 9, 2023 Fri 12:00 PMHARC Adhoc Proposed Street Naming Committee
In-person Meeting
Jun 10, 2023 Sat 10:00 AMCivil 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 AMTales 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 PMAlexandria-Caen Sister Cities Committee
In-person meeting
Jun 17, 2023 Sat 10:00 AMDouglass 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 AMSpecial 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 PMWashington 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 PMAlexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC)
Walkabout meeting
Jul 11, 2023 Tue 1:00 PMACRP Remembrance Planning Committee
In person meeting at The Lloyd House.
Jul 19, 2023 Wed 7:00 PMAlexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC)
In-person meeting
Aug 3, 2023 Thu 3:00 PMACRP Remembrance Planning Committee
In person meeting at The Lloyd House.

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