Alexandria, Va Exit 177: Enjoy the annual George Washington parade and tour Gadsby’s Tavern for free!
Enjoy the largest parade celebrating Washington’s birthday in the USA. With nearly 3,500 participants, this community parade honors one of the City’s favorite sons.
Get a great view of the festivities from the spectators stand on Royal Street at King Street. The George Washington Birthday Celebration Parade marches a one-mile route through the streets of Old Town Alexandria, beginning at the corner of Gibbon St. and S. Fairfax St., then traveling north on S. Fairfax St. and turning west on Queen St. After one block, the parade continues south on S. Royal St, ending on Wilkes St. Admission is free.
Also free admission on George Washington Parade Day is the Open House at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, where you can learn from costumed guides and the museum’s Junior Docents about the place George Washington dined and danced in Alexandria.
Event: George Washington Birthday Parade
Location: King St at Royal St, Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314
Date: February 16, 2015
Hours: 1:00-3:00pm
Tel: 703-539-2549
www.washingtonbirthday.net/events
Location: Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,
134 N. Royal St, Alexandria VA 22314
Date: February 16, 2015
Hours: 11:00 – 4:00
Tel: 703-746-4242
www.alexandriava.gov/GadsbysTavern