"Alexandria's Birthday Celebration - Oronoco Park" Top 5 Page for this destination Alexandria Local Custom Tip by Ewingjr98

The City of Alexandria, Virginia celebrates its birthday every year the weekend after the Fourth of July. The event features food, music, and most important--fireworks!

In 2009 the festivities were held on 11 July from 4pm until 10pm at Oronoco Bay Park a half mile north of downtown. Unfortunately they charge admission, and they close the easiest access to Oronoco park from Old Town along Union Street, meaning people approaching the park from along the water had to walk an extra 10 minutes to the only entrance.

Luckily the fireworks were launched from a barge on the Potomac, so they were visible all along the Old Town waterfront, as well as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and across the river at the military bases near Anacostia.

We stood near Chadwick's restaurant and had a great view of the fireworks.

othercontact: Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St