The just completed Village Green Shopping Center offers a wide variety of shopping opportunities from WalMart to many smaller retailers. Established convenience stores and local chain stores are located in the city or nearby. Alexandria has tennis and track facilities available through the public schools. Six miles from the city is a county park offering fishing, golfing, camping, picnicking and swimming. The nearby Ohio and Licking Rivers also offer water activities.
Sports are plentiful and amateur softball and soccer games can be seen all summer.
Knothole Baseball and Knothole Fast Pitch Softball is popular in Alexandria.