Traditional Music at The Lyceum Continues with Irish Breakfast Band St. Patrick’s Celebration

Page updated on March 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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The Traditional Music Series at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum continues this week with a special St. Patrick’s celebration featuring the Irish Breakfast Band on Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online in the Historic Alexandria Shop.

“An Evening of Irish Music” brings one of the Washington region’s most beloved Irish music ensembles to the historic Lyceum, located at 201 S. Washington Street in Alexandria. Irish Breakfast Band performances often feature 15 or more musicians, often several fiddles and flutes, a guitar or two, a drummer, a hammered dulcimer, banjo, pipes, and at least one vocalist.

Irish Breakfast Band
Irish Breakfast Band

The band performs regularly throughout the Washington metropolitan area at major events including the Washington Folk Festival and Art on the Avenue in Alexandria, as well as numerous regional concert series. The March 14 performance offers audiences a chance to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with an energetic evening of traditional Irish music in an intimate historic setting.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door, with $5 tickets for children 17 and under. Free snacks will be available, and a beer and wine cash bar will be offered. Proceeds from ticket sales, cash bar, and tips benefit the Office of Historic Alexandria.

Start the Week with Live Music Tonight!

Join us tonight, Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m., with Cécilia, featuring three of Canada’s finest musicians performing traditional, Celtic, and Québécois music. Tickets at https://ticketstripe.com/Cecilia    

Additional concerts scheduled for 2026 include:

All concerts take place at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA.

The Traditional Music Series is co-sponsored by the Office of Historic Alexandria and the North American Morris Dance Organization.

For more information, visit traditionalmusicseries.org or alexandriava.gov/Lyceum.

Great music in a historic setting—don’t miss it!

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Nicole Quinn at historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711.

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703-746-3960.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria:

The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the history of the City of Alexandria with eight museums, historic sites, archives, archaeology, tours, exhibits and public programs. Through powerful storytelling and confronting the City’s past, Historic Alexandria enriches the present and inspires the future. We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors and serves as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.