TranslateEvents & Public Meetings
| Date | Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Thu | 5 p.m. | Historic Happy Hour - Rampart's Restaurant Join us for Historic Happy Hours as we deep dive into history in a fun setting throughout the city! Learn about tavern entertainment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries presented by Jim Holloway, Interpretive Program Coordinator. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Sun | 2 p.m. | Family Day with Jr. Docents Every Sunday afternoon this summer, guests can learn from and be inspired by the museum's Jr. Docents--students 4th grade and older. In addition to stationed tours, Jr. Docents offer additional hands-on activities and a chocolate-making demonstration. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Wed | 8 a.m. | Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission In-person Meeting |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Wed | 5:30 p.m. | ACRP Steering Committee Meeting In-person meeting |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Tue | 5:30 p.m. | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting at the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex, 1475-1501 Wilkes Street. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Fri | 8:30 a.m. | Alexandria Forum: Nothing But Independence From the creation of the Fairfax Resolves to the hometown of George Washington, Alexandria and this region played a unique role in the birth of the new nation. The Alexandria Forum, in partnership with Emerging Revolutionary War, will share the history of Alexandria and Northern Virginia during this critical time in history. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Fri | 7 p.m. | Tavern Games Night Join us for our Game Night series. The evening features tavern games with a brief themed presentation and pub trivia around 7:30 p.m. The Sept. 18 theme is Alexandria during the revolutionary years. Cash bar available during the event. Please note this event takes place up one flight of stairs in the historic Ballroom of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Sat | 10 a.m. | Classic Car Show Check out classic "orphan" vehicles that are no longer manufactured. This event is co-sponsored by Packards Virginia. |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Sat | 10:30 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the 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. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your camera! Please note this tour involves ascending and descending multiple sets of stairs, including into the rarely on view fourth floor! |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Sat | 11 a.m. | Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion Help us preserve history and join at the fourth-annual Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion! |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Mon | 7 p.m. | George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee In-person meeting |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Fri | 6:30 p.m. | Grown-Up Field Trip: Black History in Archives Engage with archival documents while learning about Black life in Alexandria during the early 20th century. Through letters and other primary sources, discover how archives are used to preserve community stories. This event takes place at the Alexandria Archives and Records Center, and includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility. |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Sat | 10:30 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Peeling Back the 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. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your camera! Please note this tour involves ascending and descending multiple sets of stairs, including into the rarely on view fourth floor! |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Sat | 11 a.m. | Friendship Firehouse Museum Open Come out and visit the Friendship Firehouse Museum on Saturday September 26 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.! Discover the history of the fire company, founded in 1774 as Alexandria's first volunteer brigade. |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Sun | 11 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Women in Medicine While men often take the spotlight, women have always shaped the practice of medicine. This tour will explore many objects in the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum used by women from the late 18th through early 20th centuries, as well as the women's influence on medicine in Alexandria and the wider world during this period. Please arrive 10-15 minutes ... |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Sun | 3 p.m. | Lecture: "Bridges of Washington, D.C." Join us at Lloyd House for a series of lectures featuring local authors, with the first featuring Bob Dover, author of Bridges of Washington, D.C. A History and Guide. |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Fri | 6 p.m. | Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for adults. Tour is 6-7pm. Please arrive a few minutes early to check-in. The doors will be locked once the tour begins. |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Fri | 6 p.m. | Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for adults. Tour is 6-7pm. Please arrive a few minutes early to check-in. The doors will be locked once the tour begins. |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Fri | 6:30 p.m. | Grown-Up Field Trip: Sugar Trade What is a Sugar House? Examine artifacts from a site in Alexandria to learn how sugar was made in the 19th century using ceramic vessels, before learning more about how archaeologists identify and analyze ceramics. This is part of Historic Alexandria's grown-up field trip series. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Sat | 11 a.m. | Friendship Firehouse Museum Open Come out and visit the Friendship Firehouse Museum on Saturday October 10 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.! Discover the history of the fire company, founded in 1774 as Alexandria's first volunteer brigade. |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Fri | 7 p.m. | Death at the City Hotel: The Fear that Unites Us Join Gadsby’s Tavern Museum for an evening inspired by Alexandria's “Female Stranger,” who died on October 16, 1816. Travelers like the Female Stranger encountered many dangers, including illnesses not yet understood. What did people do when medicine had no answers? Explore how faith, protective charms, and healing traditions helped confront death. ... |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Mon | 7 p.m. | George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee In-person meeting |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Tue | 7 p.m. | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Wed | 7 p.m. | Alexandria Archaeological Commission Meeting In-person Meeting |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Fri | CANCELLED: Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for adults. Tour is 6-7pm. Please arrive a few minutes early to check-in. The doors will be locked once the tour begins. | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Sat | 6 p.m. | Tables of Conscience: Book-Themed Dinners ACRP is holding book-themed dinners to raise money for the scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. About a week before the dinner, those who reserved spots will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts. |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fri | 6 p.m. | Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum Explore the sinister side of medicine on the Apothecary Museum's Poisons Tour. This one-hour tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for adults. Tour is 6-7pm. Please arrive a few minutes early to check-in. The doors will be locked once the tour begins. |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fri | 8 p.m. | Poe in Alexandria Don't miss an unforgettable evening with America’s earliest master of the macabre - Edgar Allan Poe! Actor David Keltz returns to The Lyceum’s lecture hall to re-create Poe’s visit to Virginia in 1849, shortly before his death. This year’s performance will include short stories, poems, musings, and literary criticism. |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Thu | 6 p.m. | ACRP Discerning Dinner Reserve space at a Discerning Dinner and join the conversation while supporting the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project’s Memorial Scholarship Program. Each academic year, ACRP invites guest speakers to lead participants in meaningful conversation while enjoying a simple dinner together. The topic will be the Underground Railroad with Tony Cohen. |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Sat | 10:30 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Hamilton's BFF & Frenemies Inspired by the musical Hamilton, learn how the paths of Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison, and Burr all intersected with this local tavern. Includes discussion of the issues they faced and how their choices impacted local citizens. |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Sat | 6 p.m. | Grown-Up Field Trip: Who Gets Remembered Why do we remember some people from history while others are forgotten? Step inside Gadsby’s Tavern Museum for an interactive exploration of the people whose stories have been preserved—and those whose stories are harder to find. This program is part of Historic Alexandria’s monthly Grown-Up Field Trip series. |
| Nov 12, 2026 | Thu | 7 p.m. | The Forces Awaken! Join us for "The Forces Awaken!" - An Evening of Philosophic Reveries! Join veteran science educator and historian Dean Howarth (The Natural Philosopher, LLC) for an evening of 19the-century science. Mr. Howarth will conduct experiments from the 19th century, much like ones conducted at Lyceum Hall in Alexandria in the 1840s and 50s. |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Sat | 10:30 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Hamilton's BFF & Frenemies Inspired by the musical Hamilton, learn how the paths of Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison, and Burr all intersected with this local tavern. Includes discussion of the issues they faced and how their choices impacted local citizens. |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Sat | 11 a.m. | Friendship Firehouse Museum Open Come out and visit the Friendship Firehouse Museum on Saturday November 14 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.! Discover the history of the fire company, founded in 1774 as Alexandria's first volunteer brigade. |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Sun | 3 p.m. | Lecture: “Opium Slavery, Civil War Veterans ..." Join us at Lloyd House for a series of lectures featuring local authors, with the third featuring Jonathan S. Jones, author of Opium Slavery, Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis. |
| Nov 16, 2026 | Mon | 7 p.m. | George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee In-person meeting |
| Nov 17, 2026 | Tue | 7 p.m. | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Nov 18, 2026 | Wed | 7 p.m. | Alexandria Archaeological Commission Meeting In-person Meeting |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Sat | 10:30 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Hamilton's BFF & Frenemies Inspired by the musical Hamilton, learn how the paths of Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison, and Burr all intersected with this local tavern. Includes discussion of the issues they faced and how their choices impacted local citizens. |
| Nov 27, 2026 | Fri | 4 a.m. | Specialty Tour: Women in Medicine While men often take the spotlight, women have always shaped the practice of medicine. This tour will explore many objects in the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum used by women from the late 18th through early 20th centuries, as well as the women's influence on medicine in Alexandria and the wider world during this period. Please arrive 10-15 minutes ... |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Sat | 11 a.m. | Friendship Firehouse Museum Open Come out and visit the Friendship Firehouse Museum on Saturday December 5 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.! Discover the history of the fire company, founded in 1774 as Alexandria's first volunteer brigade. |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Sat | 2 p.m. | Ship Biscuit Ornaments A nearly complete ship’s biscuit from the 18th century was found at the Robinson Landing site in Alexandria. Make your own stamped with this year at Alexandria Archaeology! |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Sun | 12 p.m. | Old Town Gingerbread Decorating Learn about local architecture as you decorate a flat “façade” (front) based on historic buildings around Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. Ticket includes one flat gingerbread façade, all the supplies needed to decorate, and admission to the museum. Inspiring samples highlight architectural details you can recreate in candy. Ideal for families or adult groups. |
| Dec 14, 2026 | Mon | 7 p.m. | George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee In-person meeting |
| Dec 15, 2026 | Tue | 7 p.m. | Historic Alexandria Resources Commission (HARC) In-person meeting |
| Dec 16, 2026 | Wed | 7 p.m. | Alexandria Archaeological Commission Meeting In-person Meeting |
| Dec 18, 2026 | Fri | 6:30 p.m. | Grown-Up Field Trip: Citizen Firefighter Step into the bucket brigade and discover how early Alexandrians came together to protect their community from the threat of fire. Explore historic firefighting equipment, try colonial firefighting techniques, and take part in the tradition of electing honorary members as you consider what it means to be a good citizen--then and now. |
| Jan 30, 2027 | Sat | 6 p.m. | ACRP Discerning Dinner Reserve space at a Discerning Dinner and join the conversation while supporting the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project’s Memorial Scholarship Program. Each academic year, ACRP invites guest speakers to lead participants in meaningful conversation while enjoying a simple dinner together. Our guest speaker is Dr. DeFazio of George Mason University ... |