Events

January Early January:  Joy From the World. Cultural holiday exhibits, art, storytelling, musical performances and planetarium shows from more than 25 cultures. Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. For information, call 804-864-1400, or toll-free 800-659-1727. January: Flood Wall Tour. The Old Dominion Railway Museum sponsors guided walking tours of historic sites along the flood wall of the James River's south bank. Old Dominion Railway Museum, 102 Hull St. For information, call 804-233-6237 or 804-231-4324.

  March, Early March:  Basketball Championship. Championship tournament of the CAA Division I college basketball league. Richmond Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St. For information, call 804-780-4956. For tickets, call 804-780-4970, or Ticketmaster at 804-262-8100. Mid March:  St. Patrick's Day Parade. This annual parade, usually held on the Saturday preceding or following the actual holiday, goes along West Broad Street from Horsepen Road to Willow Lawn Drive. For information, call toll-free 888-742-4666. Easter on Parade. On historic Monument Avenue, this spring festival and parade offers live music, clowns, jugglers, crafts and food. For information, call 804-788-6466.    

April   Mid-Late April:  Historic Garden Week. Several historic plantation homes open their doors to the public during the oldest and largest statewide house-and-garden-tour event in the U.S. Features home and garden tours, afternoon teas and progressive lunches and dinners. For information, call 804-644-7776. Late April:  Richmond Civil War Day. Living-history demonstrations, drills and exhibits recall the life of Civil War soldiers in this commemoration of the 1864 Overland Campaign. Also artillery and rifle-firing demonstrations, walking tours to Belle Isle, civilian re-enactors, children's activities and period music. Tredegar Iron Works and Richmond National Battlefield Park, 3215 E. Broad St. For information, call 804-226-1981 or 804-771-2145.  

July, Early-Mid July:  Summer City Fest. This free music festival, formerly the Big Gig, features more than 50 jazz, blues, rock and pop concerts on Brown's Island and various other venues. Organ recitals and classical-music concerts at Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St. For information, call 804-788-6466. Mid-Late July:  Richmond Shakespeare Festival. Annual festival with performances in the outdoor amphitheater of a Tudor-style mansion. Special performance on 30 August. Wednesday-Sunday evenings. Agecroft Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Road. For information and tickets, call 804-232-4000. Continues through early August 3, 4 July:  Richmond Braves 4th of July Extravaganza. Two nights of Independence Day celebrations, consisting of a Richmond Braves game at 7 pm, followed by a fireworks display. The Diamond, 3001 North Boulevard. For tickets, call 804-359-4444, or toll-free 800-849-4627. August Early August:  Richmond Shakespeare Festival. Annual festival with performances in the outdoor amphitheater of a Tudor-style mansion. Special performance on 30 August. Wednesday-Sunday evenings. Agecroft Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Road. For information and tickets, call 804-232-4000.  (Weekends) August:  Free outdoor screenings of family-oriented films, music and children's games on Brown's Island. For information, call 804-788-6466. August:    Friday Cheers. Free Friday evening outdoor concerts by some of the region's top talent on Brown's Island. For information, call 804-788-6466.  

September Early September:  Minor-League Baseball. The Richmond Braves, an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, play regular-season home games at The Diamond, 3001 North Boulevard. For information and tickets, call 804-359-4444, or toll-free 800-849-4627. End September:  Virginia State Fair. Exhibits, livestock shows, handicrafts, rock and pop music concerts, food and wine competitions and more. Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Ave. For information and tickets, call 804-569-3200, or toll-free 800-588-3247. Late September:  River City Beer and Seafood Festival. More than 40 different varieties of microbrewed, handcrafted and imported beers, seafood booths and live entertainment. Brown's Island. For information, call 804-788-6466.  

October Early October:  Arts Around the Lake. This juried arts show offers works by nearly 100 local artists on display and for sale. Westhampton Lake, University of Richmond campus. Sponsored by the Greater Richmond Alumni Chapter. For more information, call 804-289-8026.