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Connect with the Visit Alexandria Sales Team at Wine & Wisdom events, annual gatherings like Breakfast & Blossoms, plus trade shows around the country.

Connect with the sales team at the following events and trade shows.

Upcoming Events

  • Travel South USA: December 2-5
  • Save the date for Visit Alexandria’s annual Gingerbread House Event on November 19, 2024.

Wine & Wisdom

Join us each month as we pop the cork to blend a little wine with a lot of wisdom in casual settings around Old Town Alexandria. Make new friends, share experiences and best practices in an intimate, informal environment with like-minded professionals, and gain a little knowledge too.

By popular demand, we’ve upped the game this year adding new places and faces each month. Check out our upcoming calendar and let us know if you are interested in gaining a little more knowledge and new industry friends.

Like a fine wine, Wine and Wisdom is open to seasoned meeting and event professionals. If you have an industry designation or are a veteran planner, contact Carla Bascope-Hebble for more information.


Top 5 Reasons You Should Join Us For Wine & Wisdom

5.  Sip Some Wine – Who doesn’t need a glass of wine to get through hump day?

4. Unwind & Relax – We know meeting planning is one of the most stressful jobs. We guarantee you’ll leave rejuvenated.

3. Learn a little – Of course, it’s wine & wisdom! Pick the brains of like-minded profs who share similar successes and challenges.

2. Laugh a lot – Meeting planners are people. It’s not all business!

1. It’s on us – If those four reasons didn’t get you excited, remember, great wine and delectable delights are on us!

For more information, contact Carla Bascope-Hebble at 703-652-5378.

Past Events

Visit Alexandria’s June 2024 Wine & Wisdom

Networking and insights on the latest happenings at Jula’s on the Potomac with special guest Jessica Lynn with JJ&T Entertainment. Check out the event photos here. 


Wine & Wisdom Il Porto

Visit Alexandria’s February 2024 Wine & Wisdom

Networking and insights on the latest happenings at Il Porto with special guest Tim from Alexandria History Tours. Check out the event photos here. 


 

Visit Alexandria’s 6th Annual Gingerbread Decorating Contest Event.

The Visit Alexandria Sales Team hosted a delightful evening of decorating gingerbread houses to help raise awareness and funds for Alexandria’s Carpenter’s Shelter. We were overjoyed by the number of participating teams and the beautiful and creative ideas on display. We had an overwhelming number of votes, and the contest was extremely close.

The winner of the 2023 Gingerbread House Decorating Contest is…WETA (#13)!


Breakfast and Blossoms Event: Defining Your Why: Know Your Purpose Before Adopting the Trends

We hope you enjoyed breakfast, networking, and the valuable insights from our speakers—a very special thank you to Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes, President at mdg, A Freeman Company, and Shay Onorio, President & CEO at Red Thinking. We’ve recapped all the good stuff they shared in our newest blog post, which you can check out here.


The Leadership Collection at Alexandria’s Fall Webinar: Love in Leadership

Thank you to those who joined us for The Leadership Collection at Alexandria™ Love in Leadership Webinar! We had a great time with James Robilotta, award-winning leadership coach and Michelle Kolacz, manager of experiences & programming at Building Momentum. Check out the tangible takeaways from the webinar in our blog and view the recording of the webinar here.

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