History Events in Alexandria

Check out happening history events all around Alexandria, VA

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

2025 Summer Residents On-Site Reading

Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House Free

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

Civil War Hospital Tour

Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

The Cryes of London: Gibbons 400

Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Beyond the Battlefield: A Civil War Walking Tour of Alexandria

Sat, 20 Sep at 10:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion

Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am 717 Queen St Free

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sat, 27 Sep at 02:00 pm George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

Alexandria Women's History Walk -- September

Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Alexandria Visitor Center (Ramsay House) Free

Sips & Secrets: A Speakeasy Night

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 98 to 1,000

Planet Wine Book Club: Vines in a Cold Climate

Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Planet Wine USD 0 to 50

Author Event: Matthew Landis

Sat, 27 Sep at 06:00 pm Old Town Books USD 0 to 11

Civil War Hospital Tour

Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Beyond the Battlefield: A Civil War Walking Tour of Alexandria

Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

September Reading Past Bedtime Book Club

Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Old Town Books Free

Beyond the Battlefield: A Civil War Walking Tour of Alexandria

Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

FIM SCREENING & CLOSING PARTY / PUNK THE CAPITAL: BUILDING A SOUND MOVEMENT

Fri, 07 Nov at 06:30 pm Galactic Panther Art Gallery USD 15

Healing Your Inner Eater with Jessica Setnick

Fri, 17 Oct at 09:00 am Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum USD 140 to 160

LocktoberfestDC: Biking Tour #3 - Alexandria Joins The (Canal) Party

Sat, 27 Sep at 11:30 am 503 Montgomery St Free

Patriot Day - Alexandria National Cemetery

Thu, 11 Sep at 08:30 am Alexandria National Cemetery

Discovering Alexandria Architecture Walking Tour

Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

The Curious Case of Patrick Buckley

Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

Alexandria Women's History Walk -- October

Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 pm Alexandria Visitor Center (Ramsay House) Free

My novel THE MAPMAKER and the French Resistance

Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Lyceum (Alexandria, Virginia)

2025 VTS Descendant Gala and Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony

Fri, 05 Sep at 06:00 pm Coffield Refectory at VTS Free

Lantern Tour

Sat, 08 Nov at 06:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Brother to the Assassin: Edwin Booth and the Rebirth of American Theatre

Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum USD 0 to 18

Pumpkin Palooza

Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 7 to 13

The Women of Lee-Fendall

Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 13

An Afternoon of 18th Century Mocktails

Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

St. Elizabeths Asylum: Civil War Care at the Hospital for the Insane

Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

A World War II Walking Tour of Alexandria

Sat, 08 Nov at 10:30 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Tour de Mount Vernon 2025 - 10th Anniversary

Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 am Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House USD 30 to 38

Civil War Hospital Tour

Sat, 15 Nov at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Carlyle House Family Fun Day-Día de los Muertos

Sat, 01 Nov at 12:00 pm 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

Fashion History: Within the Walls of the Lee-Fendall House

Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Beyond the Battlefield: A Civil War Walking Tour of Alexandria

Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

Commemoration of The Right Reverend John Thomas Walker

Tue, 30 Sep at 08:15 am Virginia Theological Seminary Free

Winter Crafts & Carols

Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum USD 7 to 13

“The Gallant Young Carlisle of Alexandria”: Remembering George William Carlyle

Tue, 11 Nov at 02:00 pm 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA, United States, Virginia 22314

Natural History Walk

Tue, 21 Oct at 09:00 am Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

American Smallsword Symposium: John Ferdinand

Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 am Carlyle House Historic Park

Screams & Disease

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 18

A Date Night Adventure! - Alexandria Old Town Made New

Wed, 23 Oct at 08:00 am 301 King St USD 15