Update: Well Ray Outdoor Festival Schedule Released

(Updated 4:20 p.m. Friday) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Are you ready to get healthy for the summer. Del Ray's got you covered for free. The third annual Well Ray festival is Saturday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hosted by the Del Ray Business Association, the festival is free to attend, offering fitness classes, demonstrations, and exhibits. The activities located around Del Ray are:

• Fitness demonstrations and classes, and field-day activities at the Bean Creative field (2213 Mount Vernon Avenue). Participants are encouraged to bring mats for yoga, Pilates, CrossFit, Spin, Barre and more classes.
  • 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Morning Yoga Wake Up with Yoga in Daily Life. Register here
  • 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Pilates Boot Camp with Mind the Mat Pilates and Yoga. Register here.
  • 10am-10:30 am: Fitness Interval Training For All with Fit4Mom. Register here.
  • 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Yoga with Mind the Mat Yoga and Ease Yoga & Cafe. Register here.
  • 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: CrossFit for Kids with CrossFit MVA. Register here.
  • 11:30 a.m.-noon: Foundation Fitness Workout with Foundation Fitness. Register here.
  • Noon-12:30 p.m.: Heart Rate Monitor Interval Training with Orange Theory Fitness. Register here.
  • 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.: Kids Yoga with Downward Dye. Register here.
  • 1 p.m.: Closing ceremony for Soar interactive art project by We Live Big
• Food, nutrition information and cooking demonstrations with Ironman & Chef Will Artley, Evening Star Cafe's Chef Keith Cabot and The Switch Doctor's Chris Dunning at the Del Ray Farmer's Market parking lot (intersection of Mount Vernon and Oxford Avenues). The Del Ray Farmers Market will also have extended hours from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Vendors, presentations and more at the parking lot adjacent to the Farmer's Market (2401 Mount Vernon Avenue) and the Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Avenue).
  • 2401 Mount Vernon Avenue: 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Safe Summer Fun with Pediatric Associates
  • 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Live Courageously with Vessence
  • 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Understanding Your Back Pain with Healing Tree
  • 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Essential Oils For Wellness with Wise Light Wellness
  • 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Running Injury Free with Solutions PT
  • 11:30 a.m.-noon: Minding Your Mental Wellness with Running Brooke & Rob Krupicka
  • Noon-12:30 p.m.: Discovering Your Why for Exercise with Walter Lewis Fitness Solutions
  • 12:30 p.m. -1 p.m.: Feldenkras Method Demonstration with Vital Body Mind
  • 9am-9:30am, 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m., noon-12:30 p.m.: Well Ray Ride with Ascend Cycle. Register here.

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The event is also raising money for Running Brooke, a nonprofit that advocates for health and wellness of at-risk children in Alexandria.

"We are beyond excited for this year's Well Ray Festival," said Well Ray chair Kate Moran. "With the expansion of our event to multiple locations along Mt. Vernon, we cannot wait to highlight the booming wellness businesses in Del Ray and beyond."

See a full list of participating organizations and activities at Well Ray's website.

Images courtesy of Del Ray Business Association