The 2024 Friendship Firehouse Festival

Saturday, August 3 
100 Block of South Alfred Street
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Free

Join us on the 100 block of South Alfred Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and celebrate Friendship Fire Company's 250th year! Learn about fire safety today, and yesterday, and see Alexandria Fire Department equipment up close. There will be booths by the Alexandria Police Department and Sheriff's Office, music performances, face painting, displays by community organizations, local vendors, and food and beverage sales. Join in water play and please-touch artifact activities. Children will receive free toy Friendship firefighting helmets. 

In addition to the day's outdoor events, festival participants will enjoy visiting the Friendship Firehouse Museum, originally built as a firehouse in 1855.

This family event is presented by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association and the Office of Historic Alexandria. Admission is free.

For more details, visit Alexandriava.gov/Historic.  We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

Alexandria at 275: Connecting to our past to define a brighter future.

Since its 1749 founding, the historic city of Alexandria has played a major role in our nation’s story and reflected its progress toward inclusivity. Join us at events from April through September as we mark Alexandria’s 275th anniversary and embark on the next chapter in our city’s vibrant history at alexandriava.gov/ALX275.