The Light Horse

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The Light Horse Your neighborhood gathering spot in Old Town Alexandria. American gastropub fare, creative cocktails, local craft b**r, and a patio for lingering.
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Live music, trivia, karaoke, and good company keep things lively upstairs.

Happy Halloween!The staff understood the assignment. 🎃👻A little costume appreciation for the crew keeping things spooky ...
10/31/2026

Happy Halloween!

The staff understood the assignment. 🎃👻

A little costume appreciation for the crew keeping things spooky around here. Swipe through and let us know who nailed it this year! 🕸️

10/30/2026

Turns out we still know every word. 🖤

A little look at last night’s Emo Night at The Light Horse. Thanks to everyone who came out and sang their teenage hearts out with us 🤘

Your Halloween weekend soundtrack 🎃🤘About Last Night kicks things off Friday with your favorite pop, rock & party hits, ...
10/30/2026

Your Halloween weekend soundtrack 🎃🤘

About Last Night kicks things off Friday with your favorite pop, rock & party hits, and Broken Ground takes over Saturday with pop-punk anthems worth losing your voice over.

Costumes encouraged. Singing along inevitable. 👻

Friday 10/30 • About Last Night
Saturday 10/31 • Broken Ground
Music starts at 9:30 PM both nights. No cover!

10/30/2026

A little fall comfort from our kitchen 🍂 Come hungry for this week’s specials:

🥣 Creamy Acorn Squash Soup — $8

🥩 Steak Marsala — pan-seared New York steak with garlic mashed potatoes — $32

🐟 Seared Striped Bass — with butternut squash and grilled asparagus — $28

Make a dinner date out of it. We’ll see you at The Light Horse 🧡

10/28/2026

A little friendly competition, a little Halloween spirit, and dinner covered. 🍔👻

Join us at The Light Horse tonight for Halloween-themed trivia upstairs at 7 PM! Gather your team, brush up on your spooky knowledge, and settle in for a festive night of questions and friendly competition.

Make an evening of it with our Wednesday special: a $10 burger + fries. Come early for dinner and put those brains to work. 🧠🖤

📍715 King Street, Old Town Alexandria

10/27/2026

Your favorite emo songs, two ways. 🖤🎤

Hear The Irresponsible play your emo favorites live upstairs, or take the stage yourself for karaoke downstairs! Join us for Skaraoke: Emo Night at The Light Horse this Thursday, October 29.

🎸 Live music upstairs at 9:30 PM
🎤 Karaoke downstairs at 9 PM

Bring your friends and come ready to sing along.

No cover • 715 King St., Old Town Alexandria

10/26/2026

Saturday night brought the Halloween spirit to The Light Horse, and we’re keeping it going all week! 🎃 If you missed the fun this weekend, join us in Old Town Alexandria for:

🕸 Halloween Trivia — Wednesday, October 28 at 7 PM
🖤 Emo Night Karaoke — Thursday, October 29 at 9 PM
🍻 Old Town Bar Crawl — Friday, October 30 & Saturday, October 31

Gather your friends, plan your costumes, and come make a night of it. We’ll see you at The Light Horse! 🐎

10/23/2026

We’re kicking off the weekend with Supernova tonight, then doing it all again tomorrow for our Halloween party with Diplomatic Immunity! 🎸🎃

Grab your friends, get that costume together, and meet us at The Light Horse. We’ve got a dance floor waiting for you. 👻

📍 Old Town Alexandria

10/22/2026

🎃🍸 Join us this Saturday, October 24, for our Halloween party at The Light Horse in Old Town Alexandria.

We’re celebrating with live music from Diplomatic Immunity, specialty spooky cocktails, and Sleepy Hollow-inspired décor to set the scene. Grab your friends, get those costumes ready, and come spend your Saturday night with us! 👻

📍 The Light Horse | 715 King Street, Alexandria

10/21/2026

Our resident ghost has made itself right at home. Now it’s your turn 👻🍸

Join us at The Light Horse this Saturday, October 24, for our Halloween party! We’re celebrating with live music from Diplomatic Immunity upstairs, specialty Halloween cocktails, and a bar all dressed up for spooky season.

Get your costume together, round up your friends, and spend the night with us in Old Town Alexandria. 🎃

Address

715 King Street
Alexandria, VA
22314

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 12am
Thursday 11am - 12am
Friday 11am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 12am

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+17035490533

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