What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: July 31-August 2

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - It's a full weekend in Alexandria. Saturday morning, the Friendship Firehouse Festival takes over the 100 block of South Alfred Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — fire trucks, live music, vendor booths and free admission to the 1855 firehouse museum that has anchored that block for more than 170 years. A few blocks away, Beats, Bites and Brews sets up at John Carlyle Square Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with live music, food vendors and a beer garden. Both are free.

One more thing worth noting before you head out Saturday: it's the last day of early voting before Tuesday's August 4 dual primary. Both 132 N. Royal St. and Beatley Central Library are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Here's everything on the calendar this weekend in Alexandria.

Friday, July 31

Things To Do

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: In-person early voting open at 132 N. Royal St.
11 a.m.: Oktoberfest release at Port City Brewing Company
4 p.m.: Food Truck Friday at Cameron Club parking lot
6:30 p.m.: Friday Night Run Club at Daniel O'Connell's
7 p.m.: Pop Culture Trivia- Harry Potter Edition at Lee-Fendall House Museum
7:30 p.m.: Songs of the Irish in the American Revolution at The Lyceum

Entertainment

219 Restaurant: Holly Montgomery at 9 p.m.
Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10:15 p.m.
Del Ray Public House: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
Galactic Panther: Blank Slate, Gorf at 7:30 p.m.
Hops N Shine: Live music at 6 p.m.
Laporta’s Restaurant: Live music at 7:30 p.m.
Lost Boy Cider: Sleeper Car at 7 p.m.
Makeda Restaurant: Mesfin & Tsehay at 10 p.m.
Murphy’s Pub: Tyler Goldstein at 9 p.m.
O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Bliss at 9 p.m.
Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
The Light Horse: Broken Ground at 9:30 p.m.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Catch Me If You Can at 8 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
10 a.m.: Specialty Tour — A Magical Apothecary at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
Noon: Old Town Pool open
3 p.m.: Children, Youth & Families Collaborative Commission Advocacy meeting at Gustave's
4:30 p.m.: Specialty Tour — A Magical Apothecary at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
5:30 p.m.: Specialty Tour — A Magical Apothecary at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
6 p.m.: 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program Closing Ceremony at Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, Boeing Auditorium
6:30 p.m.: Top of the Hill Adult Social at William Ramsay Recreation Center
7:30 p.m.: Traditional Music Concert Series — John Doyle at Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
(City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)

Alexandria Library

All day: PINGO! — Plastic Free Bingo at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
10:30 a.m.: Mr. Lilo — sing, jump and dance in English and Spanish at Beatley Reading Garden
1:30 p.m.: Film Screening — "Jerry & Marge Go Large" at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
(Alexandria Library calendar)

Sports

7:15 p.m.: Nationals at Atlanta Braves
7:30 p.m.: Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics

Saturday, August 1

Things To Do

7 a.m.: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Tavern Square
8 a.m.: Del Ray Farmer’s Market at Pat Miller Square
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: In-person early voting open at 132 N. Royal St.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: In-person early voting open at Beatley Library
9 a.m.: Friendship Firehouse Festival at 100 block of S. Alfred Street
10:30 a.m.: Pedals & Pints at Handy Bikes
11 a.m.: Beats, Bites, and Brews at John Carlyle Square Park
12 p.m.: Family Fun Day at Carlyle House
12 p.m.: Pitties & Pints Adoption Event at Hops N Shine
2 p.m.: MIS-Y The Secret Interrogators of P.O. Box 1142 at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
6 p.m.: The Dinner Detective murder Mystery Dinner Show at Sheraton Suites Old Town
8 p.m.: Channel Surfing – A TV-themed improv show with the Auxiliary at The Lyceum

Entertainment

219 Restaurant: Live music (TBA) at 9 p.m.
Blackwall Hitch: Black Coffee at 9 p.m.
Cuates Grill: Karaoke at 10:15 p.m.
Galactic Panther: Roomonfire and Wit's Beginning at 7 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: Brad Pugh at 4 p.m., Practically Einstein at 9 p.m.
O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: All Time High at 9 p.m.
Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
The Birchmere: Kevin Ross at 7:30 p.m.
The Light Horse: Lloyd Braun Band at 9:30 p.m.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Catch Me If You Can at 8 p.m.
The Study at Morrison House: Live Piano Music at 6:30 p.m.

City & Schools

7 a.m.: Chinquapin Pool open
7 a.m.: Minnie Howard Pool open
9 a.m.: Friendship Firehouse Festival at 100 block of S. Alfred Street
10 a.m.: Memorial Pool open
11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
12 p.m.: Old Town Pool open
(City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)

Alexandria Library

All day: Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937 — exhibit at Beatley Central Library
10 a.m.: Coffee & Conversation at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Borrow a Board Game at Beatley Central Library
10:15 a.m.: I Dig American Sign Language with Kathy MacMillan at Mount Vernon Recreation Center
10:30 a.m.: Parlons Français — Adult French Conversation Practice at Beatley Central Library (registration required)
11:15 a.m.: I Dig American Sign Language with Kathy MacMillan (2nd session) at Mount Vernon Recreation Center
3 p.m.: Sit & Stitch at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
3 p.m.: Spanish Conversation Club at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
(Alexandria Library calendar)

Sports

7:15 p.m.: Nationals at Atlanta Braves
7:30 p.m.: Nashville SC at DC United

Sunday, August 2

Things To Do

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: Songs of Women’s Loves & Losses at The Lyceum

Entertainment

219 Restaurant: Live music (TBA) at 9 p.m.
Blackwall Hitch: Black Coffee at 10:30 a.m.
Galactic Panther: Red Sunflower + Teaming in Chess at 7 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.
The Birchmere: Mohini Dey at 7:30 p.m.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Catch Me If You Can at 2 p.m.

City & Schools

7 a.m.: Minnie Howard Pool open
10 a.m.: Memorial Pool open
11 a.m.: Specialty Tour — A Magical Apothecary at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
11 a.m.: Warwick Pool open
12 p.m.: Old Town Pool open
2 p.m.: Family Day with Jr. Docents at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
5:30 p.m.: Specialty Tour — A Magical Apothecary at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
(City of Alexandria calendar) (ACPS calendar)

Alexandria Library

All day: Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937 — exhibit at Beatley Central Library
1 p.m.: Writers Group at Beatley Central Library (all welcome)
1:15 p.m.: Sunday Story Time at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library (ages 0–24 months; tickets required)
2 p.m.: Oddball Cinema — Watch the Skies at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
(Alexandria Library calendar)

Sports