Books Events in Alexandria

Check out happening books events all around Alexandria, VA

Clermont Elementary PTA 2026 Silent Auction

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 pm ALX Atrium in Alexandria (corner of Washington & Duke Streets)

March Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: The Iron Garden Sutra

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Community Event: Books in Bloom

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:30 am Old Town Books Free

Author Event: Katherine Applegate (The Littlest Elephant)

 Tue, 17 Mar at 04:30 pm Old Town Books USD 15 to 36

WRITE LIKE A WOMAN NETWORKING WORKSHOP - WINTER 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Athenaeum USD 30

Author Event: Elle Cosimano (FINLAY DONOVAN CROSSES THE LINE)

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum USD 38 to 48

Planet Wine Book Club: BIG MACS AND BURGUNDY by Vanessa Price

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Planet Wine USD 61

Spill the Tea 2026

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 am Hummingbird Bar and Kitchen USD 173

Scent & Stories: The First Bloom

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm Elaine's USD 82

Alexandria Festival of the Book: Portraying America 1776-2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am St. Paul's Episcopal Church Free

Spring Storytime with Author Laura Gehl

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:30 am Old Town Books Free

A Night Celebrating Middle Grade Readers

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books USD 17

Craft Workshop: Paper Flower Bouquet

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm Old Town Books USD 32

Becoming a Master Writer: A special seminiar with John DeDakis

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Elaine's USD 107

March Fiction Book Club: I Hope You Find What You're Looking For

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

A Mystery Party with Alyson Gerber (in conversation with Liz Lawson)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books USD 22

Literary Libations | April Book Club

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Morrison House Old Town Alexandria, Autograph Collection Free

April Fiction Book Club: Everyday Movement

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Cliffhanger Book Club

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Martha Washington Community Library

June Queer Book Club: Go Tell It on the Mountain

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

March Queer Book Club: Missing Sam

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Poet Bonnie Naradzay says you are "Invited to the Feast"

 Sun, 01 Mar at 12:00 pm Elaine's Free

Author Event with Jeff Gottesfeld in Conversation with Aryssa Damron

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm Old Town Books USD 22 to 43

March Bad Romance Book Club: Heartsong

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Wanda Rawlings shares her award-winning series, "A Christian Journey"

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Elaine's Free

March HEA Book Club: Sweet Heat

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

ALX Book TALX with Whitney Parnell

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm ALX Community - Waterfront Free

Literary Libations | March Book Club

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Morrison House Old Town Alexandria, Autograph Collection Free

The Art League Book Club Reads "Finding a Likeness" by Nicholson Baker

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm The Art League Free

April Queer Book Club: Disappoint Me

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

March M**der by the Book Club: Fiend

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

A Night of Soccer & Secrets: Laurie Morrison in conversation w/ Erin Becker

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Old Town Books USD 23

May Fiction Book Club: All The World Can Hold

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

April A Good Yarn Book Club: The Happiness Collector

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

April Chapter Chasers Book Club: Mayor Good Boy

 Sun, 19 Apr at 09:30 am Old Town Books Free

April Bad Romance Book Club: How To K*ll a Guy in Ten Dates

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

April Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: City of Others

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

"I Can't Have Cancer, I Have Carpool!"

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Elaine's Free

May Bad Romance Book Club: The Re-Do List

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

June Fiction Book Club: Kin

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

July Queer Book Club: Bromantasy

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Chandrani Ghosh is bringing her novel, Heartlines, to Elaine's

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm Elaine's Free

Jennifer van der Kleut is coming to Elaine's Literary Salon

 Sun, 19 Apr at 12:00 pm Elaine's Free

Sweet & Salty Book Club Meetings (2026)

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Hotel Heron

April 26: Rebecca Morrison brings “The Blue Dress” to Elaine’s

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm Elaine's Free

June M**der by the Book Club: London Falling

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

August Bad Romance Book Club: Love Among Thieves

 Fri, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

July Bad Romance Book Club: Star Shipped

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

June Bad Romance Book Club: The Scoundrel and the Siren

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

To Be Read Book Club: Perfume by Patrick Süskind

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm 2200 Mt Vernon Ave Free

May M**der by the Book Club: Love, Mom

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Books and Banter Book Club: James by Percival Everett

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:00 pm 2200 Mt Vernon Ave Free

The Art League Book Club Reads "Finding a Likeness" by Nicholson Baker

 Wed, 25 Mar at 01:00 pm The Art League Free

April M**der by the Book Club: Crafting for Sinners

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

July Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Ode to the Half-Broken

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

June Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Green and Deadly Things

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

June A Good Yarn Book Club: Now Then

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

DC Gals March 2026 Movie Club - Reminders of Him

 Sun, 15 Mar at 01:00 pm AMC Hoffman Center 22 USD 16

March A Good Yarn Book Club: Family of Spies

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Story Time with Moxie and Friends

 Mon, 02 Mar at 10:30 am 1800 Limerick Street, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

Book Launch: Merlin's Isle: An Arthuriad: Galahad and the Grail

 Tue, 24 Mar at 04:30 pm Virginia Theological Seminary Free

Beginner's Bookclub- March Discussion

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm 301 Cameron St Free

Rated R for Reading - March Discussion

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm 301 Cameron St Free

May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Lost Ladies of Literature Book Club: Mrs. Spring by Sui Sin Far

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm 2200 Mt Vernon Ave Free

May A Good Yarn Book Club: Honey in the Wound

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Creative Book Club at Del Ray Artisans (Book for January 10 & April 11)

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am Del Ray Artisans Free

Classics Book Club: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (2 of 3)

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm 2200 Mt Vernon Ave Free

The Art League Book Club Reads "The Work of Art" by Adam Moss

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm The Art League Free

Rachel Reid Book Club-Meeting Two

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 301 Cameron St USD 5