If you love to watch The Nationals play, but you just can't deal with the stressful parking situation at the stadium, the Potomac Riverboat Company has an alternative: the Baseball Boat. The large passenger boat ferries baseball fans from Old Town Alexandria to Nationals Park every baseball season, and it returned to the waters this […]
BunnyFest celebrates all things cute and cuddly just a day before the Easter Bunny hops into town. On Saturday, March 31st the Torpedo Factory Art Center and its in-house artists will welcome droves of bunny-lovers from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the bunny-themed art and partake in some cotton-tailed crafts at the BunnyFest. […]
For 362 days of the year, the Lee-Fendall House serves as a National Historic Place, a reminder of the Lee clan and other families who inhabited it since 1785. But for three days on Easter weekend, it transforms into one massive playground for the youngsters of Alexandria. The 19th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the […]
Every year during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Alexandria Restaurant Partners host a special kind of restaurant week. 2018 Cherry Picks runs from March 20th to April 15th, overlapping with the springtime bloom in Washington, DC. The chefs at participating restaurants incorporate cherries into their food and drink in unique ways in honor of […]
Whether you want to sit down for some eggs or grab a pastry to nibble on after lunch, you'll find it at Cafe 44. In January, the restaurant opened on the fourth floor of an office building in Old Town Alexandria. It offers panoramic views of the Potomac River below, along with breakfast and lunch […]
Bagpipers clad in traditional Irish kilts. Pooches decked out in emerald ensembles. Proud Irish-Americans bearing the orange, white, and green of their motherland. These are some of the sights that you can expect to see at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is coming to Old Town Alexandria on Saturday, March 3rd. The fun begins […]
High tea is more than just an excuse to stop your day for a snack. It's a cultural activity that the earliest Americans borrowed from the British. This included Martha and George Washington, who often enjoyed their tea together at Mount Vernon. Come to Tea with Lady Washington at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant to […]
The crackling fireplace at Restaurant Eve exudes a warmth comparable to that which comes from the kitchen—or, more specifically, from Chef Cathal Armstrong. The Irish-born, French-trained chef elevates farm-to-table cuisine to gourmet status. He works with Virginia's farmers, wine-makers, and other purveyors of fine food and drinks to build a menu that walks the line […]
A few days after Valentine's Day, Alexandrians have another reason to celebrate: the birthday of the first President of the United States. The George Washington Birthday Parade will take over Old Town Alexandria starting at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 19th — what most Americans know as President's Day. Come out to honor the man […]
When a typical happy hour or night of bowling sounds boring, Topgolf Alexandria presents a fun, active alternative. If you haven't played Topgolf yet, allow us to give you a quick crash course. Topgolf is essentially a driving range, jazzed up with wait service and pub tables at every bay as well as an electronic […]