Family Fun Fair - everyone Welcome on October 29

Arts Safari & Museum Open House

Saturday, October 9, noon to 4 p.m.

Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 North Union Street, #327

The Torpedo Factory Art Center hosts its annual Alexandria Arts Safari, a festival of hands-on arts and crafts activities for kids and their families. The Potter’s Art activity presented in the Alexandria Archaeology Museum is designed for kids of all ages! Learn to identify 19th-century Alexandria potters from the designs applied to salt-glazed stoneware pottery, and create your own take-home drawing at this free family event.

Arts Safari & Museum Open House 10/8/11

The Torpedo Factory Art Center hosts its annual Alexandria Arts Safari, a festival of hands-on arts and crafts activities for kids and their families. The Potter’s Art activity presented in the Alexandria Archaeology Museum is designed for kids of all ages! Learn to identify 19th-century Alexandria’s potters from the designs applied to salt-glazed stoneware pottery and create your own take-home drawing. Free!

• Date(s): 10/08/2011 - 10/08/2011
• Time: noon to 4 p.m.
• Location: Alexandria Archaeology Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 746-4399
• Visit Website
• Admission: Free!

Tall Ship Godspeed at Alexandria's City Marina

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation will dock the 17th century replica tall ship, Godspeed, from Sunday, October 7 to Monday, October 10. Educational programming will be available on October 4-7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and unscheduled public tours will be available on October 4-7 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; October 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and October 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.   

• Date(s): 10/04/2011 - 10/10/2011
• Recurring daily
• Time: Hours vary - see schedule below
• Location: Alexandria Marina, Behind the Torpedo Factory
• Phone: (703) 838-4265
• Visit Website
• Admission: Free!