Arlington HistoryFest 250
The Arlington VA250 Committee is hosting an Arlington HistoryFest 250, a free, one-day outdoor festival commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. It will be held on Saturday, May […]
Events for April 9 - November 30, 2025
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Kenmore MIddle School 200 S. Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, VA, United States
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George Washington’s Forest Guided Walking Tour
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United StatesWalk in the footsteps of George Washington on a guided walking tour with local historian, Kevin Vincent. In 1775, George Washington bought 1200-acres of forest in what is now Arlington. […]
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New Exhibit: Who Decides? Governing Arlington Through Time
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesExplore 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 […]
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Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Dedication of Hall’s Hill/High View Park Stumbling Stones
Hall's HIll/High VIew Park Giant Letters HHHVP 4998 Langston Boulevard, Arlington, VA, United StatesMay 30th is Neighborhood Day and Hall's Hill/High View Park will commemorate its 160 year history beginning with this very special dedication. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, 1669-1865 The Arlington […]
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Bridges of Washington, DC: The Virginia Side
Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United StatesIn the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, more and bigger crossings arose to support industry, allow the expansion of suburbs, commemorate cultural and civic leaders, and enhance the aesthetics of the District’s waterfronts and parks. Although the […]
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Temporary Exhibit: Changemakers 250
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesNew 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 […]
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History of Slavery on Roosevelt Island Evening Walking Tour
Theodore Rosevelt Island Pedestrian Bridge Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC, United StatesSee Theodore Roosevelt Island with a new lens. Walk the places where enslaved people lived and worked on "Mason's Island" plantation from 1792-1860s. This guided walking tour is sponsored by […]
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Projecting History: 1776 at Ballston’s Regal Theater
Ballston Regal Cinema 671 North Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA, United StatesAs part of Arlington’s VA250 commemoration activities, the Arlington Historical Society is partnering with the Ballston Quarter to provide you with the opportunity to see the movie 1776. The one-time only […]
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Reading the Declaration of Independence
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United States“We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Back by popular demand again this year is a reading of the Declaration of Independence by YOU! out loud for all to hear […]
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Bell Ringing Community Ceremony
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesAs part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations, the Arlington County VA250 Committee is encouraging local churches, schools, or anyone with a bell of any kind to ring it at least […]