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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Event Impacts
CATEGORIES:Food
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 28 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63350\n\nCelebrate Virginia Cider Week! With a special tasting event on t
 he grounds of historic Lloyd House and on Queen Street in Old Town Alexan
 dria. Hosted by the Office of Historic Alexandria in partnership with the
  Virginia Association of Cider Makers\, this event includes cider tasting
 s\, a souvenir cider cup\, live music\, tavern games\, and a little histo
 ry too! \n\nWhile enjoying a selection of Virginia ciders\, learn more ab
 out the growing Virginia cider industry and its connection to Alexandria 
 history. The Alexandria Cider Festival includes offerings from Albemarle 
 Cider Works\, Potter's Craft Cider\, Lost Boy Cider\, and more. This year
 \, for the nation's 250th anniversary\, the VA250 Mobile Museum Experienc
 e ("Out of Many\, One") will be open on Queen Street during the event. Th
 e museum features hands-on exhibits\, innovative technology\, and stories
  focused on everyday people rather than just the Founding Fathers. Food t
 rucks will be available on Queen Street as well for food purchases.\n\nCi
 der was a popular beverage in 18th- and early 19th-century Alexandria and
  was offered at area taverns\, including Gadsby's Tavern. Thomas Jefferso
 n cultivated eighteen varieties of apples in his orchard at Monticello (p
 lanted between 1769 and 1814). Today\, there are over 30 different apple 
 varieties grown specifically for cider production throughout Virginia. Ci
 der is fermented like wine\, not brewed like beer. One of the most common
  misconceptions amongst consumers is that hard cider is made in just 'one
 ' style rather than the many different styles that are produced. Virginia
  Cider Week was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2012 to r
 ecognize this growing segment of Virginia's economy.\n\nTickets are $50 p
 er person (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designat
 ed driver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check
  in at The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchas
 ed at the door for $65\, if space is available.\n\nProceeds from the Cide
 r Festival will benefit the Historic Alexandria Museums.\n\n\nLocation: L
 loyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nFees: Tickets are $50 per person (thr
 ough November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designated driver tick
 ets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check in at The Llo
 yd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchased at the door
  for $65\, if space is available.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Ame
 rica250\, Event Impacts\, Food\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\n
 Purchase tickets online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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SUMMARY:Alexandria Cider Festival
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 28 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63350">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63350</a><br />\n<br />Celebrate Virginia Cider Week! W
 ith a special tasting event on the grounds of historic Lloyd House and on
  Queen Street in Old Town Alexandria. Hosted by the Office of Historic Al
 exandria in partnership with the Virginia Association of Cider Makers\, t
 his event includes cider tastings\, a souvenir cider cup\, live music\, t
 avern games\, and a little history too! \n<br />\n<br />While enjoying a 
 selection of Virginia ciders\, learn more about the growing Virginia cide
 r industry and its connection to Alexandria history. The Alexandria Cider
  Festival includes offerings from Albemarle Cider Works\, Potter?s Craft 
 Cider\, Lost Boy Cider\, and more. This year\, for the nation?s 250th ann
 iversary\, the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience (?Out of Many\, One?) will 
 be open on Queen Street during the event. The museum features hands-on ex
 hibits\, innovative technology\, and stories focused on everyday people r
 ather than just the Founding Fathers. Food trucks will be available on Qu
 een Street as well for food purchases.\n<br />\n<br />Cider was a popular
  beverage in 18th- and early 19th-century Alexandria and was offered at a
 rea taverns\, including Gadsby?s Tavern. Thomas Jefferson cultivated eigh
 teen varieties of apples in his orchard at Monticello (planted between 17
 69 and 1814). Today\, there are over 30 different apple varieties grown s
 pecifically for cider production throughout Virginia. Cider is fermented 
 like wine\, not brewed like beer. One of the most common misconceptions a
 mongst consumers is that hard cider is made in just ?one? style rather th
 an the many different styles that are produced. Virginia Cider Week was e
 stablished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2012 to recognize this gro
 wing segment of Virginia?s economy.\n<br />\n<br />Tickets are $50 per pe
 rson (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designated dr
 iver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check in a
 t The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchased at
  the door for $65\, if space is available.\n<br />\n<br />Proceeds from t
 he Cider Festival will benefit the Historic Alexandria Museums.\n<br />\n
 <br />\n<br />Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n<br />Fees: 
 Tickets are $50 per person (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\,
  and $25 designated driver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexa
 ndria Shop. Check in at The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Ticke
 ts can be purchased at the door for $65\, if space is available.\n<br />A
 udience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: America250\, Event Impacts\, Food
 \, Museums\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.
 aspx">Purchase tickets online</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern
CATEGORIES:Holiday Event
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 43 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63485\n\nOld Town Gingerbread Decorating\n\nLearn about local architectur
 e as you decorate a flat "fa?ade" (front) based on historic buildings aro
 und Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Ticket includes one flat gingerbread fa?ade\,
  all the supplies needed to decorate\, and admission to the museum. Inspi
 ring samples highlight architectural details you can recreate in candy an
 d search for in the neighborhoods on your way home. Event ideal for famil
 ies or adult groups. Hot cider and spiked cider available for purchase du
 ring event. \n\nA ticket is not required for each person--the ticket is t
 o purchase a decorating kit\, which people may share.\n\nLocation: Gadsby
 's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\nFees: $25 per decorating kit\nAudien
 ce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's Tavern\, Holiday Event\, Museums\, 
 Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase ticket
 s online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 43 days before th
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 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63485">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63485</a><br />\n<br />Old Town Gingerbread Decorating\
 n<br />\n<br />Learn about local architecture as you decorate a flat ?fa&
 #231\;ade? (front) based on historic buildings around Gadsby?s Tavern Mus
 eum. Ticket includes one flat gingerbread fa&#231\;ade\, all the supplies
  needed to decorate\, and admission to the museum. Inspiring samples high
 light architectural details you can recreate in candy and search for in t
 he neighborhoods on your way home. Event ideal for families or adult grou
 ps. Hot cider and spiked cider available for purchase during event. \n<br
  />\n<br />A ticket is not required for each person--the ticket is to pur
 chase a decorating kit\, which people may share.\n<br />\n<br />Location:
  Gadsby&#39\;s Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\n<br />Fees: $25 per deco
 rating kit\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Gadsby&#39\;s 
 Tavern\, Holiday Event\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old T
 own<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase tic
 kets online</a><br>\n
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