The A Space Between art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery focuses on shadows, negative space, and often overlooked components of a scene. Join on opening day, Friday, August 5 between 12 - 9PM for the widest selection of artwork.

Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association and Historic Alexandria present the Friendship Firehouse Festival This event will be held on Saturday, August 6 on the 100 block of South Alfred Street from 9AM - 2PM.

One of the longest running seasonal summer shopping events returns to the D.C. region’s Shop Small destination for independent boutiques, Alexandria, Virginia, with the annual Alexandria Summer Sidewalk Sale happening Saturday, August 13, 2022, throughout Old Town and beyond.

The City of Alexandria celebrates its 273rd birthday and the USA’s 246th birthday on Saturday, July 9, running from 6:00 - 9:45PM. The celebration will include a performance by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and grand finale fireworks display at 9:30PM. Enjoy the return of the big birthday experience of years past with cupcakes, local vendors, live music, and an extended runtime.

While certain types of fireworks are allowed to be sold in neighboring Arlington and Fairfax counties, fireworks cannot be kept, sold or used in the City of Alexandria. That includes sparklers, novelty items or other fireworks.

The Port City Old Town Pub Crawl is back on Saturday, July 9th! The Pub Crawl is reverting to the original format; one day, one crawl, eight stops.

A fare-free Virginia Railway Express could be considered as Metro riders look for travel alternatives during the Metro shutdown in Alexandria this fall.

The Chamber ALX announced the 2022 40 Under 40 honorees. We’d like to extend our congratulations to Danielle Anderson with HomeGrown Restaurant Group.

he Freedom House Museum is what remains of a large complex dedicated to trafficking thousands of Black men, women, and children from 1828 - 1861. This Museum honors the lives and experiences of the enslaved and free Black people who lived in and were trafficked through Alexandria. Learn more about the museum, hours of operation, and making reservations at the City of Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum webpage.

Salute the first commander in chief during Mount Vernon's annual Independence Day event. The event will be held on July 4 from 9:00AM - 5:00PM For additional details, tickets, and a schedule of events, visit the event webpage.

Which church in Alexandria has been visited by eleven U.S. presidents? Which president took the ferry to Alexandria and then walked back to the White House? Which president was in town for Washington’s birthday celebration when a grandstand collapsed on him? Come find out on this free walk organized by the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

The Carlyle Council would like to wish everyone an enjoyable and safe Fourth of July! Please remember the shuttle and tunnel are closed for all national holidays. Normal schedules will resume on July 5.

It's back! After a two-year hiatus, the SCYC Irish Luau has returned! Come party in Old Town Alexandria, VA with the SCYC and kick off the summer with an Irish Luau! That's right, the SCYC and Alexandria Murphy's, along with supporters Guinness and Jameson, are combining the best of Hawaii and Ireland to kick off the summer! And, of course, they are doing it on a Sunday Funday! There will be drink specials, DJ, silent auction, a raffle, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and a ton of fun!

Our 2022 Bike To Work Day pit stop held in John Carlyle Square Park was a huge success. It was wonderful to see our community members come out to support the event on their bikes! We want to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors for sending giveaways, freebies, and volunteers. See you all next year!

Check out the full photo album on our Facebook page!

More than 30 craft beers from Virginia breweries are available to sample at Mount Vernon Summerfest from June 10 – June 12. Experience Mount Vernon after-hours and taste craft beers from across the region. Your ticket includes a commemorative tasting cup and 8 tasting tickets. Additional tastings are available to purchase on-site.

Celebrating the return of Alexandria's outdoor largest free health and wellness festival! This family and pet friendly event takes place in the Del Ray section of Alexandria. The festival features 20 FREE fitness classes (Yoga, Dance, Sound Healing), 75 different health and lifestyle vendors offering demos and sample treatments (health screens, mini massages), healthy food bites, retail, field games, pet activities, a Rock Wall, a DJ and much more! This event is brought to you by the Del Ray Business Association and sponsored by the Jen Walker Team.

Now in its 44th year, the Alexandria Jazz Fest–formerly known as the Memorial Day Jazz Festival–is moving to a new date in 2022. The City of Alexandria is joining with Visit Alexandria to expand the Portside in Old Town Summer Festival to two days, June 17 and 18.

A Taste of Del Ray is planned Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5. Registration costs $5, and attendees will then visit participating restaurants to purchase $5 tastes. The weekend will be preceded by a VIP reception Thursday, June 2 from 6 to 8PM with unlimited tastes from participating restaurants and a wine tasting. The event will happen at Jack Taylor's Alexandria Toyota, 3750 Richmond Highway. Only 100 tickets will be available for the VIP reception, for $50 each.

For a list of participating restaurants and ticket registration, visit: www.visitdelray.com/tasteofdelray

Mobilization of shaft slurry wall equipment to the Royal Street Site is underway! RiverRenew crews are currently moving equipment from AlexRenew to Royal Street to support the start shaft construction later this month. Ahead of this work, seismographs are being installed along Royal and Fairfax Streets this week. These seismographs are the same instruments used around Pendleton Street to measure potential ground vibrations and support our protection of structures plan. Seismographs will be accompanied by signs explaining their purpose