This festival celebrates Virginia’s seafaring past. Join with Pyrates Royale singing traditional sea chanteys, tavern tunes and pirate ditties. Experience the life of a sailor first hand with our many fun activity stations. Wear your most dashing pirate clothes and…
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will host the 30th Annual Black History Invitational Swim Meet (BHISM) to be held from Friday, February 12 through Sunday, February 14, 2016, at DPR’s Takoma Aquatic Center located at 300 Van Buren…
Thousands will join in the revelry for the 284th anniversary of George Washington’s birth in his hometown of Alexandria, Virginia. The city celebrates the General’s birthday throughout the month of February with more than a dozen festive events, including the…
For 10 days and two weekends, more than 60 Alexandria restaurants offer a $35 three-course dinner OR a $35 dinner for two during Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week, January 29 – February 7, 2016. More than two dozen restaurants are also…
The Richmond Folk Festival drew over 200,000 visitors this past weekend. Having completed its 11th year, the festival has grown from its early days of six to eight thousand visitors to what it is now. And, what it is now…
City that Inspired PBS Civil War Medical Drama Announces New Visitor Experiences Personal Stories of Union and Confederacy Converge in City Setting Alexandria, VA— PBS’ first American drama in nearly a decade is inspired by true stories of Civil War…
“Howl-o-Ween,” 1920s Murder Mystery Event, Ghost Toursand Trick or Treat with the Boo-tiques This October, celebrate the spookiest time of year in Alexandria, a city with a remarkable past whose spirits continue to haunt its streets today. Halloween festivities stretch…
The Sixth Annual Afghan Arts and Culture Festival will be held this Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Gateway Park in Arlington, Virginia from 11am until 7:30pm. The Afghan Arts and Culture Festival has become the largest Afghan-American event in the…
