BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:ALX275 CATEGORIES:City Council CATEGORIES:City Hall CATEGORIES:Community Engagement CATEGORIES:Holiday Event CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=58121\n\nThe City invites the community to join May or Justin Wilson and a host of holiday friends at the annual Tree Lightin g Ceremony on Saturday\, November 23\, at 6 p.m. in Market Square (301 Ki ng St.). This will also serve as the closing ceremony to Alexandria's yea rlong 275th Celebration. Admission is free\, and the event will occur rai n or shine.\n\nThe Town Crier will call everyone to gather around the tre e to help countdown to the lighting and close out ALX275's historic year of events. Tree Lighting is expected to occur sometime between 6:40 - 6:5 5 PM following the arrival of Santa by way of the King Street Trolley. Th en\, after 7pm enjoy the start of the holiday season with music and merri ment while Santa and Mrs. Claus walk the Square and visit with families u ntil 8pm.\n\nThe public is encouraged to take public transit or walk to t he event. Visitors to Old Town can take Metrorail's Blue or Yellow lines to the King Street-Old Town Station and then take the free King Street Tr olley to the event in front of City Hall. For DASH schedule information\, call 703.746.DASH (3274) or visit dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule inf ormation\, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. For parking information\ , visit alexandriava.gov/Parking.\n\nFor more information about the event \, call the City's Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or visit alexan driava.gov/Recreation.\n\nFor media inquiries\, contact the newsroom at n ewsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.\n\nFor reasonable disability ac commodation\, contact daniel.guzman@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5419 \, Virginia Relay 711.\n\n\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nCon tact Person: Daniel Guzman\nContact Phone: 703.746.5419\nContact Email: d aniel.guzman@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\ , City Council\, City Hall\, Community Engagement\, Holiday Event\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town DTEND:20241124T010000Z DTSTAMP:20241120T165050Z DTSTART:20241123T230000Z GEO:38.804935;-77.042978 LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St. SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:2024 Holiday Tree Lighting & ALX275 Closing Event TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:9629d864-1329-4f12-bb26-1fb35e70b4dd X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=58121
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The City i nvites the community to join Mayor Justin Wilson and a host of holiday fr iends at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday\, November 23\, at 6 p.m. in Market Square (301 King St.). This will also serve as the clos ing ceremony to Alexandria'\;s yearlong 275th Celebration. Admission i s free\, and the event will occur rain or shine.\n
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The Town Crier will call everyone to gather around the tree to help countdown to t he lighting and close out ALX275'\;s historic year of events. Tree Lig hting is expected to occur sometime between 6:40 - 6:55 PM following the arrival of Santa by way of the King Street Trolley. Then\, after 7pm enjo y the start of the holiday season with music and merriment while Santa an d Mrs. Claus walk the Square and visit with families until 8pm.\n
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The public is encouraged to take public transit or walk to the even t. Visitors to Old Town can take Metrorail?s Blue or Yellow lines to the King Street-Old Town Station and then take the free King Street Trolley t o the event in front of City Hall. For DASH schedule information\, call 7 03.746.DASH (3274) or visit dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule informatio n\, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. For parking information\, visit alexandriava.gov/Parking.\n
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For more information about the event\, call the City?s Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or visit a lexandriava.gov/Recreation.\n
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For media inquiries\, contact the newsroom at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.\n
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For reasonable disability accommodation\, contact daniel.guzman@alexandr iava.gov or call 703.746.5419\, Virginia Relay 711.\n
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Location: Market Square\, 301 King St.\n
Contact Person: D aniel Guzman\n
Contact Phone: 703.746.5419\n
Contact Email: dan iel.guzman@alexandriava.gov\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tag s: ALX275\, City Council\, City Hall\, Community Engagement\, Holiday Eve nt\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town X-COA-DTSTAMP:20241120T165050Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR