Live Acoustic Music Near Alexandria, Virginia

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Alexandria area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Alexandria host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in Alexandria. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

June 11
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
June 11
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
50 West Vineyards (Vineyard)
Middleburg, VA
June 11
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
June 15
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
June 16
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
June 16
'Gary Jay and FIREBALL is a country*grassroots ACOUSTIC TWO-MAN-BAND. Gary provides vocals / percussion / guitar and Vince adds some FIREBALL harmonica + wee bit of Concertina. No loopers / backing tracks, just genuine certified country grassroots!
Lost Barrel Brewing (Brewery)
Middleburg, VA
June 17
Coopers House Concerts (House Concert)
Oakland Mills, MD
June 17
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
June 17
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
June 17
The Lucky Penny Welcomes Dana Cooper on June 17
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
June 17
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
Little Market Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ellicott City, MD
June 18
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
June 18
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
June 18
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
June 19
"No stranger to change or the journey that comes with it, Carrie Welling has been behind the wheel of her musical experience from a young age." - indieonlineradio.com
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Listening Room)
Gambrills, MD
June 23
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
June 23
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 24
Shawna Caspi is a mighty singer, a fingerstyle guitarist, a story sculptor, and a truth teller.
Arts Barn Music (House Concert)
Herndon, VA
June 24
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 24
David Newbould at the Lucky Penny June 24
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
June 30
Farm Brew Live (Vineyard)
Manassas, VA
July 1
Quattro Goombas Winery (Vineyard)
Aldie, VA
July 5
Smith tells elongated and elliptical stories about the songs, and how they are to his life. Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs ride on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”. 
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Rockville, MD
July 7
Quattro Goombas Winery (Vineyard)
Aldie, VA
July 9
50 West Vineyards (Vineyard)
Middleburg, VA
July 12
Wyatt Easterling singer/songwriter with special guest Thomas Keith
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Rockville, MD
July 13
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
July 14
Canada's Colin Fowlie at The Lucky Penny April 22
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
July 14
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Creative Cauldron (Small Theater)
Falls Church, VA
July 15
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Creative Cauldron (Small Theater)
Falls Church, VA
July 15
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
July 16
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
July 16
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
July 17
?Official Showcase Artist: 2022 Folk Alliance International Conference ?Following their Bluebird Cafe debut, Nashville based ?A Tale Of Two? is an undeniable rising duo in today?s roots music scene.
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Listening Room)
Gambrills, MD
July 20
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
July 21
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
July 21
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
July 21
'Gary Jay and FIREBALL is a country*grassroots ACOUSTIC TWO-MAN-BAND. Gary provides vocals / percussion / guitar and Vince adds some FIREBALL harmonica + wee bit of Concertina. No loopers / backing tracks, just genuine certified country grassroots!
Lost Barrel Brewing (Brewery)
Middleburg, VA
July 21
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
July 22
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
July 22
Mike Miz in the Lucky Penny Living Room July 22
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
July 22
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
July 23
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
July 28
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
July 30
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Urbana Library Farmers Market (Outdoor Music Series)
Frederick, MD
August 3
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
August 3
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
August 4
Quattro Goombas Winery (Vineyard)
Aldie, VA
August 5
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
August 6
Coopers House Concerts (House Concert)
Oakland Mills, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Alexandria, Virginia

House Concerts

Arts Barn Music (Herndon)
Celtic House Concerts at Swift Run (Fairfax Station)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria)
Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Live from Rob's Living Room (Manassas)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Music on the Heights (Broadlands)
Square in a Circle House Concert (Takoma Park)
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church)
Weil House Concerts (Takoma Park)

Listening Rooms

Blues Alley (Washington)
Cafritz Hall (Washington)
City Winery (Washington)
Earp’s Ordinary (Fairfax)
Hill Center (Washington)
Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park)
Jammin Java (Vienna)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
Union Stage (Washington)

Folk Music Societies

Focus Music (Alexandria)
Sandy Spring Museum (Sandy Spring)
Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Herndon)
Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Concerts at Cedar Lane (Bethesda)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
Unity by the Bay Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

50 West Vineyards (Middleburg)
61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Casanel Vineyards and Winery (Leesburg)
Farm Brew Live (Manassas)
Fleetwood Farm Winery (Leesburg)
Lost Rhino (Ashburn)
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery (St Leonard)
Potomac Point Winery and Vineyard (Stafford)
Quattro Goombas Winery (Aldie)
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Dickerson)
The Winery At Bull Run (Centreville)
Two Lions Vineyards (Upper Marlboro)
Windridge Vineyards (Darnestown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Big Bear Cafe (Washington)
Black Cat (Washington)
Cafe Sazon (Arlington)
Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria)
Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
Matchbox (Reston)
Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge (Annapolis)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar (Broadlands)
Pie Shop (Washington)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg)
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Vienna)
The Birchmere (Alexandria)
The Hamilton (Washington)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

Urbana Library Farmers Market (Frederick)
Clarksville Commons Farmers Market (Clarksville)
Fairfax Funky Flea (Fairfax)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)