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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria Sidewalk Sale runs Friday through Sunday across Old Town and the rest of the city. Restaurant Week starts the same day and keeps going through Aug. 23, with prix fixe menus at more than 75 restaurants.
Saturday is the busiest day, and the forecast is on its side — mostly sunny and 87 degrees. The 6th annual Bands & Brews Bar Crawl starts at 12:30 p.m. along Mount Vernon Avenue, with live music at more than 20 Del Ray restaurants and proceeds going to The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria.
The bookends are wetter. Friday brings a chance of storms after 5 p.m., and Sunday has a 40% chance after 2 p.m. under a high near 90 degrees.
Here's everything on the calendar this weekend in Alexandria.
Friday, August 14
Things To Do
- All Day: Alexandria Sidewalk Sale throughout Old Town and Alexandria
- All Day: Alexandria Restaurant Week throughout Alexandria
- 6:30 p.m.: Friday Night Run Club at Daniel O'Connell's
Entertainment
- 219 Restaurant: Myles Deep at 9 p.m.
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10:15 p.m.
- Del Ray Public House: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Galactic Panther: The Laterals featuring Red40 at 8 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Live music at 6 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: Live music at 7:30 p.m.
- Makeda Restaurant: Mesfin & Tsehay at 10 p.m.
- Murphy’s Pub: The Wavos and O'McPub Band at 9 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Sugar Coat at 9 p.m.
- Port City Brewing Company: Loading Dock Rock featuring Sprinting Turtles at 6 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
- The Birchmere: Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience at 7:30 p.m.
- The Garden Del Ray: Franklin Music at 5 p.m.
- The Light Horse: NoVa Buckshot at 9:30 p.m.
- The Study at Morrison House: Live Piano Music at 6:30 p.m.
City & Schools
- 6 a.m.: Chinquapin Pool open
- 7 a.m.: Minnie Howard Pool open
- 10 a.m.: Memorial Pool open
- 11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
- Noon: Old Town Pool open
- (City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)
Alexandria Library
- All day: Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937 at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 10:15 a.m.: Baby Storytime at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
- 2 p.m.: Medicare 101 at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- (Alexandria Library calendar)
Sports
- 7:10 p.m.: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Saturday, August 15
Things To Do
- All Day: Alexandria Sidewalk Sale throughout Old Town and Alexandria
- All Day: Alexandria Restaurant Week throughout Alexandria
- 7 a.m.: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Tavern Square
- 8 a.m.: Del Ray Farmer’s Market at Pat Miller Square
- 9 a.m.: Vegetation Trimming and Trash Cleanup near Fort Hunt Park with Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail
- 10:30 a.m.: Pedals & Pints at Handy Bikes
- 12:30 p.m.: 6th Annual Bands & Brews Bar Crawl throughout Del Ray
- 2 p.m.: Plow Fields to Battlefields – The Sacrifice of Two Ohioans in the Civil War at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
- 6 p.m.: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show at Sheraton Suites Old Town
- 7 p.m.: Romance Bookstore Day Author Event with Leslie René at Old Town Books
Entertainment
- 219 Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project at 9 p.m.
- Blackwall Hitch: Stephen Henson at 9 p.m.
- Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10:15 p.m.
- Daniel O'Connell's: Broken Ground at 9:30 p.m.
- Galactic Panther: Rise Defy & Rocket 77+2 at 6:30 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: Live music at 6 p.m.
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie & Nani at 10 p.m.
- Murphy’s Pub: James Stevens at 4 p.m., The Wavos and O'McPub Band at 9 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Punko Pops at 9 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
- The Birchmere: Matthew Whitaker at 7:30 p.m.
- The Light Horse: The Darts (DMV) at 9:30 p.m.
- The Study at Morrison House: Live Piano Music at 6:30 p.m.
Band & Brews
City & Schools
- 7 a.m.: Minnie Howard Pool open
- 8 a.m.: Chinquapin Pool open
- 10 a.m.: Memorial Pool open
- 11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
- Noon: Old Town Pool open
- (City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)
Alexandria Library
- All day: Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937 at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 10 a.m.: Borrow a Board Game at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 10:30 a.m.: VETOGA Weekly Community Yoga at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 10:30 a.m.: Parlons Français adult conversation practice at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 1 p.m.: Dungeons & Dragons at the Library at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- (Alexandria Library calendar)
Sports
- 4:10 p.m.: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
- 7:30 p.m.: D.C. United at CF Montreal
- 7:30 p.m.: Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics
Sunday, August 16
Things To Do
- All Day: Alexandria Sidewalk Sale throughout Old Town and Alexandria
- All Day: Alexandria Restaurant Week throughout Alexandria
- 8:30 a.m.: West End Farmers Market at 4800 Brenman Park
- 9 a.m.: Four Mile Run Farmers’ Market at Four Mile Run Park
- 12 p.m.: Run Club Sunday Meetup at The Pier Bar
- 3 p.m.: LIVE at the Lyceum: Fifth Floor Concert at The Lyceum
Entertainment
- 219 Restaurant: Mike Kelley & Friends at 9 p.m.
- Blackwall Hitch: Black Coffee at 10:30 a.m.
- Evening Star: Nyan Bhula at Hi-Fi at 1 p.m.
- Galactic Panther: Patty PerShayla, Shelley Star and Ari Voxx at 6:30 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: Live music at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- Mason Social: DJ Konquer at 10 a.m.
- Murphy’s Pub: Luke James Shaffer at 4 p.m., Rook Richards at 8:30 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
City & Schools
- 7 a.m.: Minnie Howard Pool open
- 8 a.m.: Chinquapin Pool open
- 10 a.m.: Memorial Pool open
- 11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
- Noon: Old Town Pool open
- 2 p.m.: Family Day with Jr. Docents at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
- (City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)
Alexandria Library
- All day: Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937 at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 1 p.m.: Writers Group at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 1:30 p.m.: Board Game Bliss at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
- 2 p.m.: Alexandria Oddball Cinema — "The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey" at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 2 p.m.: Alzheimer's Association caregiver support group at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- (Alexandria Library calendar)
Sports
- 1:40 p.m.: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
- 9 p.m.: Washington Spirit at Angel City FC
