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Afraid of ghosts? Frightened of things that go BUMP in the night? Don't be! Esoterica proudly presents the Virginia Scientific Research Association's ghost tours of Leesburg. This two hour tour throughout downtown Leesburg brings every frightening experience you might have to life. Learn about paranormal research and see the "tools of the trade" first hand. This is a "hands-on" and very family friendly event that brings Leesburg's full ghostly history into view. Tours start every Friday and Saturday night at 9:00 in front of Esoterica, located at 25 S. King Street. - The Lightfoot Restaurant hosts live music on their patio, every Tuesday and Friday night. Every Tuesday night, hear Todd Wright or Gary Smallwood on alternating weeks. On Fridays the musical talent varies, so you have to keep coming back to hear it all! Enjoy fine music, fine wine, and the best food available at The Lightfoot Restaurant. Music is "weather permitting."
- On Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, Esoterica will host a Renaissance Fashions' Corset Show! Renaissance Fashions will be available to show their gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, hand-made (in the USA) steel-boned corsets. Bring the ladies and have fun getting fitted and perusing their gorgeous, sexy wares. Corsets of every type and style imaginable will be available! Renaissance Fashions caters to women of every size and shape, pixies to goddesses! Surprise your sweetheart with a stunning new addition to your wardrobe!
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October Events
October 2: Leesburg's First Friday
Relax at over 25 specialty shops, art galleries, and restaurants offering refreshments, visits from local artisans, and entertainment. Most shops stay open late, until at least 9:00 PM, to provide a wonderful evening out for your entire family.
See Leesburg's First Friday web site for more information.
Other Events
- From October 15 through 18, the Döner Bistro, located at 202-A Harrison Street, SE, will celebrate Leesburg's second annual Oktoberfest celebration, featuring music, food and activities. Special offerings include beersteins, weisswurst, Bavarian meat loaf, brezel and more. Enjoy live music underneath the fest tent with the "Alte Kameraden" band playing Thursday from 6pm till 9pm and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. Bring your dancing shoes Friday and Saturday and rock the dance floor to our German young and traditional party-music-mix. Please carpool. Taxis are available.
- Afraid of ghosts? Frightened of things that go BUMP in the night? Don't be! Esoterica proudly presents the Virginia Scientific Research Association's ghost tours of Leesburg. This two hour tour throughout downtown Leesburg brings every frightening experience you might have to life. Learn about paranormal research and see the "tools of the trade" first hand. This is a "hands-on" and very family friendly event that brings Leesburg's full ghostly history into view. Tours start every Friday and Saturday night at 9:00 in front of Esoterica, located at 25 S. King Street.
- The Lightfoot Restaurant hosts live music on their patio, every Tuesday and Friday night. Every Tuesday night, hear Todd Wright or Gary Smallwood on alternating weeks. On Fridays the musical talent varies, so you have to keep coming back to hear it all! Enjoy fine music, fine wine, and the best food available at The Lightfoot Restaurant. Music is "weather permitting."
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November Events
November 6: Leesburg's First Friday
Relax at over 25 specialty shops, art galleries, and restaurants offering refreshments, visits from local artisans, and entertainment. Most shops stay open late, until at least 9:00 PM, to provide a wonderful evening out for your entire family.
See Leesburg's First Friday web site for more information.
November 27: "Black Friday"
Tired of scouring around the malls for a parking spot, only to eventually find one "miles" away? Tired of poor customer service from a bunch of teenagers who don't care about you?
Then do your Christmas shopping in downtown Leesburg! We have more parking, per square foot of retail space, than any of the area malls. And unlike the chain stores at the mall, our stores are operated by the people who own them. Customers like shopping here, especially on busy shopping days, because they can get in and out fast, get exactly what they want, and not have to deal with the hassles of mall shopping.
We hope to see you when you need that special gift for that person you love!
Other Events
- Afraid of ghosts? Frightened of things that go BUMP in the night? Don't be! Esoterica proudly presents the Virginia Scientific Research Association's ghost tours of Leesburg. This two hour tour throughout downtown Leesburg brings every frightening experience you might have to life. Learn about paranormal research and see the "tools of the trade" first hand. This is a "hands-on" and very family friendly event that brings Leesburg's full ghostly history into view. Tours start every Friday and Saturday night at 9:00 in front of Esoterica, located at 25 S. King Street.
- The Lightfoot Restaurant hosts live music on their patio, every Tuesday and Friday night. Every Tuesday night, hear Todd Wright or Gary Smallwood on alternating weeks. On Fridays the musical talent varies, so you have to keep coming back to hear it all! Enjoy fine music, fine wine, and the best food available at The Lightfoot Restaurant. Music is "weather permitting."
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Upcoming Events
Leesburg's First Friday: The First Friday of Every Month
Relax at over 25 specialty shops, art galleries, and restaurants offering refreshments, visits from local artisans, and entertainment. Most shops stay open late, until at least 9:00 PM, to provide a wonderful evening out for your entire family.
See Leesburg's First Friday web site for more information.
Leesburg's Annual Flower and Garden Festival
Leesburg's Flower and Garden Festival is an annual event, but a perennial experience! The streets of downtown Leesburg are turned into a pedestrian walkway filled with vendors providing the best ideas and products for your spring gardening needs. This festival is usually held the third weekend in April.
See Ida Lee Park's Flower and Garden Festival website for more information.
Dog Days in Downtown
On one special Sunday afternoon in October, historic, downtown Leesburg goes to the dogs-literally! This event highlights just about anything that is dog or pet related-including toys, gadgets, and veterinary services. Various dog rescue and humane societies are also here to educate, provide awareness, and provide adoption services.
This event is hosted by the Leesburg Downtown Business Association and benefits dog rescue, humane societies, and all animal lovers throughout our area.
Acoustic on the Green
Acoustic on the Green is a free, weekly concert series held on Saturday evenings from June through August on the Town Green, located directly in front of the main entrance to the Town Hall at 25 W. Market Street. The series features local musicians with, as the name suggests, a bent towards acoustic music. Lawn chairs or blankets are advised. Picnics are encouraged. But, please, no smoking, alcoholic beverages, or pets.
See the Acoustic on the Green's website for additional information.
The Bluemont Summer Concert Series
The Bluemont Concert series is a weekly event held on Sunday evenings from June through August at Dodona Manor. Audiences enjoy world-class jazz, bluegrass, Celtic music, rock, rhythm and blues, zydeco, African dance, folk music and more. Many people bring picnics to enjoy during the show. People of all ages are welcome. All Bluemont concerts are smoke-free and alcohol is prohibited. Pets are not allowed in the concert areas. A small ($5) donation is requested to help Bluemont support their mission of bringing music to schools, nursing homes, and communities throughout Northern Virginia.
See Bluemont's Leesburg web page for additional information.
First Night, Leesburg
Families, friends and neighbors from all over Loudoun and beyond are invited to Leesburg's annual, alcohol-free, New Years celebration. First Night Leesburg hosts over 100 wonderful performances at approximately 20 indoor locations in historic, downtown Leesburg. Enjoy jazz, classical music, puppet shows, bluegrass, folk music, rock & roll, magicians and much more! Performances are held in boardrooms, lobbies, courtrooms, church sanctuaries, parish halls and other locations. First Night concludes at midnight with a traditional Grand Illumination gathering on the courthouse green. Historic, downtown Leesburg is the ideal place for you to spend New Years Eve with your family and friends.
See Bluemont's First Night Leesburg web page for additional information.
The Loudoun Hauntings Tour
Discover Leesburg's real night life during the Loudoun Museum's annual Hauntings Tour. This walking tour of "spirited" homes and businesses is a Leesburg tradition. Visit more than a dozen sites, each of which have their own "reported activity." Learn where many of the Revolutionary War's Hessian POWs were housed, and where many still "reside." Explore shops where the owners "never left." Discover the Civil War widow who fought to keep her house, and now "stays" to do the housework! This event is usually held the weekend before Halloween.
See the Loudoun Museum's web page for additional information.
Classic Car and Hotrod Cruise-In
This classic and performance car show is favorite! Around 200 classic, antique, and muscle cars will fill the streets of downtown Leesburg during the first Saturday night in June. All the while, DJs set the environment by playing 1950s and '60s music.
The event is hosted by the Northern Virginia Rods and Classic Car club. All proceeds benefit the C. S. Monroe Vo-Tech's Auto Collision Repair Course.
See the NVRC's web page for additional information.
Hosting an Event in Downtown Leesburg?
Allow us to help promote your event! Contact Stilson Greene, located at 16 W. Market Street, (703) 777-7305, and he will add your event to our events page.