Events for August 17, 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 […]

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; […]

Museum Exhibit: Who Decides? Governing Arlington Through Time

Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington

Explore how Arlington has been governed, and who has held the power to make decisions, over time in Who Decides? Governing Arlington Through Time. This exhibit traces the county’s evolving […]

Museum Exhibit: Changemakers 250

Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington

New Changemakers Exhibit Installed The latest edition of our rotating Changemakers poster exhibit is now up, highlighting individuals whose contributions helped shape Arlington's history and community. As part of Arlington […]

Spirit of ’76 Party

Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington

Celebrate Arlington’s past, present, and future at the Arlington Historical Society’s Spirit of ’76 party on July 23! This festive evening will take guests on a journey from 1776 through […]

$40.00

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