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Things To Do In Richmond Virginia

September 15, 2012 By Chad 5 Comments

City Hall Observation Deck, Richmond, Virginia

When you live in a city sometimes you overlook all the great things around you. This list will help open your eyes to all the things to do in Richmond, Virginia. I wanted to keep it simple and easy to look at so you won’t find any long explanations for each item. Here is a list I helped create during the #VisitUS Foursquare contest to win a city badge. It contains many of the must do’s of Richmond. Please leave a comment and I will add things I have missed.

Things To Do

Seasonal Events

February

  • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
  • Bartenders Ball

March

  • Shamrock The Block
  • Irish Festival
  • French Film Festival

April

  • NASCAR
  • Chili Cookoff
  • RVA Fashion Week
  • Easter Parade
  • Ukrops Monument Avenue 10k
  • First Friday Art Walk

May

  • Lebanese Festival
  • Arts in the Park
  • Columbia Muddy Buddy Richmond
  • James River Wine Festival
  • Beer, Wine and Food Festival
  • Strawberry Hill Races
  • Dominion Riverrock
  • Cinco de Mayo Festival
  • Friday Cheers
  • Groovin’ in the Gardens
  • Innsbrook After Hours
  • First Friday Art Walk

June

  • Greek Festival
  • Xterra Games
  • Central Virginia Wine Festival
  • Broad Appetit Festival
  • Vegetarian Festival
  • Jumpin’
  • Beer, Bourbon and BBQ
  • Henricus Dauber Dash
  • Friday Cheers
  • Groovin’ in the Gardens
  • Innsbrook After Hours
  • First Friday Art Walk

July

  • RVA Fireworks on the James
  • Groovin’ in the Gardens
  • Innsbrook After Hours
  • First Friday Art Walk

August

  • Watermelon Festival
  • Challenge Nation
  • Moonlight Ride
  • Patrick Henry Half Marathon
  • Groovin’ in the Gardens
  • Innsbrook After Hours
  • First Friday Art Walk

September

  • NASCAR
  • Shockoe on the Half Shell
  • Maymont X-Country Festival
  • Virginia State Fair
  • First Friday Art Walk
  • Armenian Food Festival
  • First Friday Art Walk

October

  • Folk Festival
  • Italian Festival
  • Carytown Food & Wine Festival
  • Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival
  • 2nd Street Festival
  • Scarytown 
  • Virginia State Fair
  • Celtic Festival
  • Shocktoberfest German Folk Festival
  • Zombie Bash

November

  • Grand Illumination
  • Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon, 8k
  • Brunswick Stew Festival
  • Jefferson Hotel’s Annual Tree Lighting
  • Garden Fest of Lights at Lewis Ginter

December

  • Dominion Christmas Parade

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Outdoor Places

  • Pony Pasture
  • Maymont Park
  • Hollywood Cemetery
  • Belle Isle
  • Brown’s Island
  • Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
  • Canal Walk
  • City Hall Observation Deck
  • Dogwood Dell
  • Capitol Square and The Virginia State Capitol
  • Pocahontas State Park
  • Ashland Berry Farm, Pumpkin Patch, Haunted House, Hay Ride
  • The Farmer’s Market at St. Stephen’s Church
  • South of the James (SOJA) Farmer’s Market
  • 17th Street Farmers Market
  • Historic Carytown
  • Texas Beach
  • Cobblestones Park

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Indoor Places

  • Byrd Theatre
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • The Jefferson Hotel
  • Children’s Museum
  • Science Museum & IMAX
  • Virginia Holocaust Museum
  • Stony Point Fashion Park
  • Short Pump Town Center
  • St. John’s Church
  • Edgar Allen Poe Museum
  • The Modlin Center for the Arts
  • Virginia War Memorial

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Outdoor Entertainment

  • Historic Carytown
  • Tubing on the James
  • Paddleboarding
  • Kayaking
  • Fishing
  • Kings Dominion
  • Bush Gardens
  • Bogey’s Sports Park
  • White Water Rafting
  • Mountain Bike Buttermilk Trails
  • Disc Golf at U of R, Gilley, Dorey or Bryan Park
  • Putt Putt
  • Driving Range (Patterson Sports Park, Bogey’s Sports Park, First Tee)
  • Challenge Discovery (Every Friday)
  • Old Forge Shooting Clays
  • Batting Cage
  • Pedal Boats at Byrd Park
  • Golf
  • NASCAR
  • Ice Skating
  • Richard Petty Driving Experience
  • Richmond Flying Squirrels Baseball Game
  • Richmond Kickers Soccer
  • River City Sports & Social Club
  • Richmond Zoo
  • Paintball

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Indoor Entertainment

  • The National
  • The Canal Club
  • Richmond Coliseum
  • Kingdom
  • Capital Ale Music Hall
  • Carpenter Center
  • Funnybone
  • The Camel
  • Curling
  • Arena League Football
  • Landmark Theater
  • Hippodrome Theater
  • Symphony at Center Stage
  • G-Force Karts
  • Laser Quest
  • Great Wolf Lodge Water Park
  • AMF Bowling
  • Peak Experience
  • YMCA Rock Wall
  • Balliceaux Back Room
  • Jazz at Bogart’s
  • Richmond Ice Zone
  • Mise En Place Cooking School
  • Barksdale Theatre
  • Firehouse Theatre
  • Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
  • Godfrey’s Brunch
  • VCU Basketball Game
  • River City Sports & Social Club
  • The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
  • Hardywood Brewery (RVA)
  • Isley Brewing Company (RVA)
  • Strangeways Brewing (RVA)
  • Ardent Craft Ales (RVA)
  • Triple Crossing Brewing (RVA)
  • Legend Brewing Co (RVA)
  • Center of the Universe (Ashland)
  • Midnight Brewing (Rockville)
  • Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery (Goochland)
  • Colonial Shooting Academy

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Comments

  1. Josh Squires says

    September 23, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Nice post. Might help if you categorize a bit. This is completely overwhelming, and I live in RVA and know most of these places.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      September 23, 2011 at 12:42 pm

      Josh, I totally agree with you. I have considered doing that so I will put it on my list of things to do.

  2. Sharon says

    December 17, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Thursday night jazz at Bogart’s

    Reply
    • Chad says

      December 17, 2012 at 2:03 pm

      Thanks Sharon. I will add that.

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