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Release date: 2018-10-10
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[Archived] City of Alexandria’s Annual Family Fall Festival Scheduled for Saturday, October 20

For Immediate Release: October 10, 2018

The City of Alexandria’s Family Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Armistead L. Boothe Park (520 Cameron Station Blvd.). Activities and entertainment will include scarecrow building, face painting, hayrides, pony rides, inflatables, and performances throughout the day by the ever-popular Beale Street Puppet Theatre. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase. In case of inclement weather, the festival will move indoors to Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School (435 Ferdinand Day Drive).

Admission to the event is $5 per person or $15 per family up to four people. To save time, tickets are available for purchase online through 5 p.m. on October 18.

The public is encouraged to bike, walk or take public transit to the event. For DASH schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visit dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. Bicyclists may visit alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features Alexandria’s best on-street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking. Limited parking will be available at the event.

For more information about the Family Fall Festival, visit alexandriava.gov/Recreation or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or the Special Events Office at 703.746.5418.

For media inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation, email maureen.sturgill@alexandriava.gov or call Maureen Sturgill at 703.746.5420, Virginia Relay 711.

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