Alexandria adds ticketed evening receptions aboard a tall ship to its June waterfront festival
The after-hours events aboard the Kalmar Nyckel, including a fireworks-view reception, supplement the free Sails on the Potomac festival June 12-14
Community & Culture
Alexandria's social and civic life — neighborhood news, civic associations, arts, entertainment, cultural events, parks and recreation, weekend happenings, and the people and organizations bringing residents together.
A youth-founded music program comes to Alexandria's animal shelter
Wild Tunes, which brings volunteer musicians into shelters to play for the animals, launches at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria on Thursday
AWLA opens its annual pet calendar contest Monday, in its 80th year
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's biggest annual fundraiser invites any pet — Alexandria address optional — to vie for the cover of the 2027 calendar through June 30.
City to host free Croatian cultural celebration at waterfront ahead of World Cup
Correction to earlier announcement clarifies national team will not attend June 6 event
Sunday chamber music returns to The Lyceum for a 36th summer
The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association's series runs every Sunday from June 7 through Aug. 30, with 12 concerts in Old Town Alexandria
Alexandria's D-Day commemoration moves to Carlyle Square this Sunday
The city's 16th annual event marks the 82nd anniversary of the Normandy invasion with a ceremony, swing dancing and WWII reenactors
May 26 in Alexandria history: Congress charters the Alexandria Canal Company
An 1830 charter set in motion a seven-mile waterway that reshaped the city's northern waterfront
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members, Union and Confederate, between 1861 and 1865.
Old Town shops invite community to unplug for 'Analog Bag Weekend'
Organizers have announced that this event has been postponed to June 12 - 14, 2026.
Alexandria opens lottery for four affordable condos at the Residences at Tidelock
First-time homebuyers who live or work in the city can apply through June 22 for income-restricted units in the new Old Town North building
May 24 in Alexandria history: Federal troops occupy the city as war reaches King Street
Two May 24 anniversaries — an 1861 occupation and an 1889 monument dedication — mark a pivotal date in the city's past
Duke Street's business passport program is live — with bigger prizes than first announced
The shop-local contest, now offering up to $100 and ten winners, runs through September as outreach for the Duke Street Land Use Plan
What's happening in Alexandria this Memorial Day weekend: May 22-25
Farmers markets, museum tours, pool openings, and a Memorial Day ceremony fill the long weekend — though you'll want an umbrella for the first half of it
Chamber ALX names second 40 Over 40 class for 2026
The 40 honorees will be celebrated Aug. 13 at the American Physical Therapy Association headquarters, in an awards event presented by United Bank; the announcement follows the chamber's 40 Under 40 class unveiled earlier this month
Alexandria gears up for World Cup with Croatian cultural festival, watch parties
City to host free waterfront celebration June 6; training at Episcopal confirmed closed to public
Publisher's Note: Sometimes what's best for all of us isn't best for any one of us
The Braddock Road vote is settled. How a divided neighborhood lives with it is not.