Date: Monday, February 16, 2009
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Parade Route: The George Washington Birthday Parade starts on South Saint Asaph Street at Wilkes Street; goes North on Saint Asaph Street to Queen Street, East on Queen Street to Royal Street, South on Royal Street to King Street, East on King Street to Fairfax Street, and South on Fairfax Street to Fairfax Street at Gibbon Street. The reviewing stand is located on the West side of Royal Street at Cameron Street. See a map of of the parade route.
Transportation and Parking: Free DASH shuttle bus service will take you downtown and back from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is free at the parking lots adjacent to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station. There are many parking garages within the vicinity of the parade route. See a guide to parking lots in Old Town Alexandria.
See Photos of the George Washington Birthday Parade
Free Admission to Historic Alexandria Sites
Throughout President's Day, several Historic Alexandria sites will have Open Houses offering free admission. Those sites include the following:- The Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum, 210 S. Washington Street
(703) 838-4994
- Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St., Alexandria.
(703) 838-4242
- Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107 S. Alfred St., Alexandria.
(703) 838-3891
- Carlyle House, 121 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria.
(703) 838-4242
- Stabler-Leadbeather Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria. (703) 836-3713
- Lee-Fendall House Museum, 614 Oronoco St., Alexandria.
(703) 548-1789
- Historic Christ Church, 614 Oronoc St., Alexandria. (703) 549-1450
