Things to do in Alexandria

DEC3ThuThursday, December 337 events · Arts & Culture

1. All day

   African American History Tour & Museum of AAHC Admission

   US Navy Memorial Plaza$49.95+

   Also at 9:30 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

2. All day

   America's 250th Passport at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center

   City of Fairfax Museum and Visitor CenterFree

   Arts & Culture

3. All day

   Historic Alleyways of Washington, DC

   Blagden Alley Naylor Court Historic District$32

   Arts & Culture

4. All day

   Paint Bethesda Exhibition

   The Writer’s Center

   Arts & Culture

5. All day

   Tastes of Georgetown Food & History Walking Tour

   Café Tulúm$129

   Arts & Culture

6. 5 a.m.

   Two Capitals in One Day: Washington and Philadelphia from New York

   The Washington Monument$170.10+

   Arts & Culture

7. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

   Patriots Path: A Revolutionary War Encampment

   Mount Vernon Inn$16+Family

   Arts & Culture

8. 9 a.m.

   Secret Portal Hunt and Tour

   The Mansion on O & O Street Museum$45.95

   Arts & Culture

9. 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

   Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice (at the National Children's Museum)

   National Children's Museum$18.95Family

   Arts & Culture

10. 9:30 a.m.

    Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow

    Congregation Beth El of Montgomery CountyFree

    Classes & Talks

11. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront

    Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum$0+

    Arts & Culture

12. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Holidays at Hillwood | A Woven Wonderland

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

13. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles

    Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardensFree

    Arts & Culture

14. 10 a.m.

    Marwan Chamaa: America 250 Immersive Art Installation

    Museum of Illusions Washington DC$23.95+

    Arts & Culture

15. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Out of Bounds

    The Kreeger Museum$0+

    Arts & Culture

16. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Senior Lunch

    The Board Room

    Arts & Culture

17. 10 a.m.4:30 p.m.

    imagiNATIONS Activity Center at National Museum of the American Indian

    National Museum of the American Indian National MallFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

18. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Georgetown Spy Tour with an Ex-CIA Officer

    2920 R St NW$75.36+

    Arts & Culture

19. 10:30 a.m.11:15 a.m.

    Storytime @ National Building Museum

    Master Your Camera Controls at National Building MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

20. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Art and Life in Imperial Rome. Trajan and His Time

    Italian Cultural Institute @ Embassy of ItalyFree

    Arts & Culture

21. 11 a.m.

    Marietta Historic Site & Museum presents: Marietta’s Winter Holiday Celebration

    Marietta Historic Site & MuseumFamily

    Arts & Culture

22. 11 a.m.

    Storytime: The Blanket Where Violet Sits @ Udvar-Hazy Center • National Air & Space Museum

    National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterFamily

    Arts & Culture

23. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    To Hear Her Speak: Black Women and Shakespeare

    Folger Shakespeare LibraryFree

    Theater & Dance

24. 11:30 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    Highlights Tour

    National Postal Museum

    Arts & Culture

25. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) bi-monthly meeting

    Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

    Arts & Culture

26. 12 p.m.6 p.m.

    Small Works

    Alliance GalleryFree

    Arts & Culture

27. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Tours | Arts of Japan

    Asian Art Museum

    Arts & Culture

28. 1 p.m.5 p.m.

    Unfossilizing African Art

    Flagg Building, Atrium

    Arts & Culture

29. 2 p.m.

    Reimagining the Canon: African Art, Display, and Interpretation

    Flagg Building, Atrium

    Arts & Culture

30. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Fine Arts & Crafts Holiday Gift Show: Night Shopping Hours

    Willow Grove Cultural Commons at Sandy Spring MuseumFree

    Classes & Talks

31. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Kid's Book Club

    Alexandria Library - James M Duncan Jr BranchFamily

    Arts & Culture

32. 4:15 p.m.4:45 p.m.

    Kids' Club at Westover Library

    1644 McKinley Rd #3Family

    Family & Kids

33. 4:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Board Game (K)nights

    Game Kastle (College Park)FreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

34. 4:30 p.m.5:15 p.m.

    Kids' Club at Aurora Hills

    Aurora Hills Community CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

35. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Opening Reception - Small Works

    Alliance Gallery

    Arts & Culture

36. 5 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Top Not Another Home Movie Film Memoirs by GW Students (Fall 2026)

    West Hall B108Free

    Arts & Culture

37. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    VBA/Historic Vienna, Inc. Annual Vintage Holiday Mixer

    Freeman Store and Museum

    Community