First Thursdays Del Ray

6-9 p.m.

Admission: Free; pets welcome

 

Mt. Vernon Avenue

Del Ray

http://www.visitdelray.com/page-1718168

 

First Thursdays is a series of free outdoor street festivals along Mt. Vernon Avenue in the spring and summer. Every first Thursday of the months of April, May, June, July, August and September the Del Ray Business Association features businesses along Mt. Vernon Avenue, special events, food and music. Each month has a different theme with activities for children, live music and a festive atmosphere.

 

Friday Night on the Square

Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: Free

 

Market Square

301 King St.

Alexandriava.gov/concerts

 

City concert series with Friday night performances throughout the summer. Feel free to bring a picnic and chairs or sit around the fountain or bench seating in front of City Hall.

 

Family Tours at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

Sundays through Labor Day

2:00-5:00 p.m.

Admission: $5 adults ($4 with AAA); $3 children ages 5-12; free for kids 4 and under

 

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

134 N. Royal St.

703-746-4242

alexandriava.gov/gadsbystavern

 

Special family tours led by junior docents grades 4-7 and ending with hands-on activities in the ballroom will be offered at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. Thanks to stationed guides, families will be able to start a tour as soon as they arrive and move through the museum at their own pace, and children will be able to connect with the museum through their peer tour guides.

 

5^th

 

Friendship Firehouse Festival

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Admission: Free

 

Friendship Firehouse Museum

107 S. Alfred St.

http://www.historicalexandria.org

 

Enjoy the annual Friendship Firehouse Festival in the 100 Block of S. Alfred Street. Visit historic Friendship Firehouse and get a free fire hat! Be sure to see the old hose reel, as well as the suction pumper fire engine, both pulled by hand. This year marks the 151^st anniversary of the City of Alexandria Fire Department. Festival includes community booth, fire-fighting activities, fire vehicles, and more.

 

Alexandria Archaeology Dig Days

1:30-3 p.m.

Admission: $5

 

Shuter’s Hill at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

101 Callahan Dr.

http://www.alexandriava.gov/Archaeology

 

Assist Alexandria Archaeology at a public dig! The dig day includes an introduction to the history and archaeology of the Shuter’s Hill Site, a site tour, and the opportunity to sift through excavated soil and assist with artifact processing. $5 donation and pre-registration is required at www.alexandriava.gov/Archaeology.

 

13^th

 

Apothecary Museum Geek Tour: A Magical Apothecary Tour

12 noon-1 p.m.

Admission: $15 per person

 

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

105-107 S. Fairfax St.

shop.AlexandriaVA.gov

 

On this one hour specialty tour of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, learn about the real world botanical science that inspired the potions and herbology of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and make your own magical sleeping potion! Adults and children ages 8 and older welcome.

 

18^th

 

Movies Under the Stars Outdoor Movies Series

8:30-11 p.m.

Admission: Free

 

Market Square

703-746-5592

alexandriava.gov/recreation

 

The City of Alexandria invites you to a screening of family-friendly movies.). Be sure to bring blankets or a beach chair and enjoy an outdoor movie. Arrive early to choose your seating and feel free to bring a picnic supper. Some light concession sales.

 

19^th

 

Cinema Del Ray Outdoor Movies

7 p.m.; films begin at dusk

Admission: Free

 

Mt Vernon Recreation Center

2701 Commonwealth Ave.

http://www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/summer

 

Bring family, friends, neighbors and a blanket to watch these open-air movies including Sing, Zootopia, Beauty and the Beast and Moana at Cinema Del Ray, now in its 12th season.

 

27^th

 

Frank Lloyd Wright 150^th Birthday Celebration Picnic Series

Admission: Varies

 

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House

9000 Richmond Highway

http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org

 

Celebrate world-renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150^th birthday at the only Frank LloydWright house open to visitors in the D.C. region—the Pope-Leighey House! Located just 10 miles from Old Town Alexandria, the Pope-Leighey House is the perfect showcase of one of Wright’s “Usonian” style modest homes that he began designing in the 1930s. The Pope-Leighey Picnic Series ends on the 27^th with a mid-century modern, family-style back-to-school picnic (Loren Pope was an education reporter and author) on the grounds of the house. Stay tuned for other events throughout the year, from in-depth architectural tours to Twilight & Tipple Tours with beverages and bites.