Events for July 31, 2026

Ongoing

New Exhibit: First in Frame: Arlington’s Early Residents

Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington

Discover the people who helped shape Arlington. This exhibit highlights early landowners and settlers whose decisions and choices laid the foundation for the county we know today. The Arlington Historical Museum is commemorating 250+ years of local history. This exhibit is upstairs on the 2nd floor of the museum. The Museum is open Saturdays 10-4 […]

New Exhibit: Mapping the Federal City, 1791: Arlington in the Original District

Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington

Step into the moment Arlington helped shape the nation’s capital. In 1791, surveyors under President George Washington mapped a 100-square-mile federal district along the Potomac River, placing forty sandstone boundary stones; some of which still stand in Arlington today. Learn about the people who surveyed and mapped this land. The Arlington Historical Museum is commemorating 250+ […]

The Pike Culture Fest

Arlington MIll Community Center 909 South Dinwiddie Street, Arlington

Join AHS as we help Columbia Pike celebrate its first ever Culture Fest — a high energy, outdoor celebration of culture, music, food, and community on the Pike! The Pike will come alive with a day of performances, music, international food, family friendly activities, and a display of AHS artifacts that shows the Pike’s “United […]

Rooted in History: The Ball-Sellers House Garden Story

Find out what the residents of this 276-year-old home planted in their kitchen garden through the centuries. Sandy Newton, Lead Gardener at Arlington House and re-enactor at Mt. Vernon will show you what was often planted in colonial and early American gardens, and what gardening was like during the Civil War and Depression era, the […]

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