History Events in Alexandria

Check out happening history events all around Alexandria, VA

Interrogations & Intelligence: A World War II Story of P.O. Box 1142

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 13

Trivia Nights at Historic Sites: 1920s

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 0 to 15

Alexandria Women's History Walk -- August

 Sat, 16 Aug at 12:00 pm Alexandria Visitor Center (Ramsay House) Free

2025 VTS Descendant Gala and Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony

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

Women in Wine: A Wine Class and Tasting

 Fri, 29 Aug at 06:00 pm Planet Wine USD 0 to 43

The Cryes of London: Gibbons 400

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

2025 Summer Residents On-Site Reading

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

Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion

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

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

Author Event: Matthew Landis

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

Sweet Summer Social

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden USD 7 to 13

Alexandria Women's History Walk -- September

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

Planet Wine Book Club: Vines in a Cold Climate

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

September Reading Past Bedtime Book Club

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

Sips & Secrets: A Speakeasy Night

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

A World War II Walking Tour of Alexandria

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

Soulmates in Song: A Musical Journey with Roz and Shanti

 Mon, 18 Aug at 07:00 pm The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum USD 34

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

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

Alexandria Women's History Walk -- October

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

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

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

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

 Sat, 13 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

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

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

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

Lantern Tour

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

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

Pumpkin Palooza

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

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

The Women of Lee-Fendall

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

Healing Your Inner Eater with Jessica Setnick

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

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

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

Natural History Walk

 Tue, 19 Aug at 09:00 am Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

Civil War Hospital Tour

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

Winter Crafts & Carols

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

Patriot Day - Alexandria National Cemetery

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

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

Commemoration of The Right Reverend John Thomas Walker

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

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

Deal. Shepherd. Coleman (DSC) Family Reunion 2025

 Fri, 29 Aug at 04:00 pm Hilton Alexandria Old Town

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

80th Anniversary of VJ Day convention (American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society)

 Fri, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Hilton Garden Inn old town Alexandria VA

An Epic, Fun-Filled Scavenger Hunt! - Alexandria Old Town Made New

 Thu, 29 Aug at 08:00 am 301 King St USD 17

Sunday Morning Worship Services

 Sun, 09 Feb at 10:30 am Groveton Baptist Church Free

A Date Night Adventure! - Alexandria Old Town Made New

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