June’s First Thursday is Perfect for a Stroll on the Avenue in Del Ray

June 5th, 2008 Categories: 1st Thursday, Things to Do

Del Ray celebrates itself on the first Thursday of every month, May thru September, with a mini street festival on Mt. Vernon Avenue and tonight was picture perfect.

From 7pm - 9pm, moms, dads, dogs, iguanas, birds, kids and a belly dancer strolled the Avenue, visiting with friends and neighbors, taking advantage of shops open late and reveling in the cool of evening.

After a day of unseasonably hot temperatures - and some areas of Alexandria still suffering power outages after yesterday’s raging electrical storm - everyone was eager to be out and about.

Sausage samples from Lets Meat on the Avenue, a concert by the George Washington Middle School, face painting, five minute massages, the Alexandria Animal Rescue League, mini bags of popcorn at Barkley Square, freestyle dancing - it’s just all part of living in Del Ray, especially on First Thursday.