August 2009
HistoricAlexandriaALIVE
Join us on the streets of Alexandria as history comes to life! Each Sunday, learn, participate, engage, and enjoy with performers and costumed interpreters from noon to 5 p.m. Find performers at Market Square, along King Street between Market Square and the waterfront, and on the waterfront behind the Torpedo Factory. Free! Check it out!-
Friendship Firehouse Festival
August 1
Friendship Firehouse Museum
107 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/838-3891
The Friendship Firehouse Festival celebrates the 234th anniversary of the Friendship Fire Company, founded in 1774. Enjoy birthday cake, craft and food vendors, and a special display of antique and modern firefighting equipment. Fun for kids of all ages! 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free!
Free!
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Railroad Days
August 1-2
The Lyceum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.alexandriahistory.org 703/838-4994
All aboard! The Potomac Division of the National Model Railroad Association returns with working HO gauge trains and a state-of-the-art digital command system. Parents and little ones will love the hands-on Thomas the Tank Engine area for especially toddlers. Also climbing on board for Railroad Days are Whistle Stop Hobbies to discuss the fun of miniature trains and Operation Lifesaver, a national railroad safety program headquartered in Alexandria. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free!
Free!
