The Friday Guide

What an issue holds

• This weekend: our newest weekend guide.
• The week ahead: the dates coming up on the events calendar.
• Most weeks, also: a few local news stories, each linked to the outlet that reported it, and our newest stories from the blog.

This week

Our newest weekend guide, published Friday, October 2: This Weekend in Old Town Alexandria: October 2–4, 2026.

The week ahead on the events calendar:

• Sat, Oct 3 Old Town Farmers' Market 7 AM – 12 PM · 100 block of N. Royal St. and Tavern Square courtyard
• Sat, Oct 3 31st Annual Art on the Avenue Sat, Oct 3 · 10 AM – 6 PM · Mount Vernon Avenue, Del Ray, Alexandria VA
• Sat, Oct 3 Civil War Shelter Day at Fort Ward Sat, Oct 3 · 11 AM – 3 PM · Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, 4301 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria VA
• Tue, Oct 6 Life Drawing 2026 Tue, Oct 6 · 7 PM · Del Ray, Alexandria VA
• Fri, Oct 9 George Washington's Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival Oct 9–11 · Mount Vernon, Alexandria VA

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