[Archived] City of Alexandria Hosts Family Fall Festival October 12

For Immediate Release: September 23, 2019

Celebrate the change of seasons at the City of Alexandria’s annual Family Fall Festival on October 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Armistead L. Boothe Park (520 Cameron Station Blvd.). The festival is free, with activities that include scarecrow building, inflatables, pumpkin painting and entertainment. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

As parking is limited at the event, the public is encouraged to bike, walk or take public transit. 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 for grouped bicycle parking. 

For more information about the Family Fall Festival, visit alexandriava.gov/Recreation or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or Events and Public Space Activation at 703.746.5419. 

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

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact anne.odell@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5419, Virginia Relay 711.