Events Around Virginia

Both family-friendly and spooky, Williamsburg Campground’s Halloween weekends throughout October feature costume parades, decorating contests, and trick-or-treating. Pack your bags with all things ghoulish and ghostly, and enjoy a scary fun outdoor retreat in boo-tiful autumn woodlands. 

Sinkland Farms 33rd Annual Pumpkin Festival
Enjoy 6 weekends (Fri-Sun) Sept 27 – Nov 3, jam-packed with activities, live music, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, and fun for the whole family. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, make your way through a mind boggling 5-acre corn maze, and visit with Sinkland’s farm animals.

The Second City is celebrating 65 years of legendary laughs! Showcasing some of our audience’s favorite songs, sketches, and characters written on our stages by some of our illustrious alumni, including Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Amber Ruffin, Stephen Colbert, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Tim Robinson, Joan Rivers, Eugene Levy, Adam McKay and so many more… With material handpicked from our iconic comedy archive and brought to life by […]

Talk about artificial intelligence, or AI, abounds. When humans work with AI, is the outcome less than, equal to, or greater than the sum of its parts? Come see the Artificial or Intelligence? art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery as we explore this and other questions. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, October 4 between 7-9pm to meet curators Nicole Mahoney and Nancy Galib and the artists. Mark your calendar now or set a reminder through Eventbrite.

While the Tiny Desk at NPR delights audiences nationwide, those of us in Richmond wondered how we might charm the public with a digital musical experience that bears the mark of the city. We came up with The Intersection: Music and Storytelling on Broad and Belvidere. In partnership with Overcoast Studios, the ICA will bring […]

That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew are doing the “Time Warp,”  complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever.

Celebrate the 56th annual AOFTA on October 5-6, 2024 from 10 am – 5 pm each day in Williamsburg, VA.

An Occasion for The Arts provides Williamsburg with a free arts extravaganza. It is the area’s premier outdoor art and music festival. Come h…

Explore solar energy & sustainability with self-guided tours, speakers, & electric boat rides.

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE BRANCH GIRL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE! It’s not just a tool in her hand. She’s not tinkering. She’s not just stacking blocks. She’s shattering the stereotypes that only men can be in construction. She has a future in the construction industry. Let her explore. Branch, Roanoke’s leading construction firm, invites all GIRLS and […]

Sinkland Farms 33rd Annual Pumpkin Festival Enjoy 6 weekends (Fri-Sun) Sept 27 – Nov 3, jam-packed with activities, live music, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, and fun for the whole family. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, make your way through a mind boggling 5-acre corn maze, and visit with Sinkland’s farm animals. We feature […]

Sinkland Farms 33rd Annual Pumpkin Festival
Enjoy 6 weekends (Fri-Sun) Sept 27 – Nov 3, jam-packed with activities, live music, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, and fun for the whole family. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, make your way through a mind boggling 5-acre corn maze, and visit with Sinkland’s farm animals.

Design your own robot during our drop-in activity in the Kids Art Corner at Art on the Avenue. The Kids Art Corner is located outdoors in the Mount Vernon Recreation Center fields. Come anytime between 11am-4pm to make your own robot. Children may create their robot on paper at our sticker station or sculpt their robot using Squishy circuits to explore the conductivity of Play-Doh using batteries and LED lights (while supplies last).

Virginia wine lovers flock with friends to Powhatan’s 21st annual wine tasting festival! Admission ranges between $20-$25.

Powhatan knows how to uncork and unwind.

Powhatan knows how to uncork and unwind. Party in the streets with 8,000 of your closest friends while tasting the best Virginia has to offer.

Get ready for a corny good time in Monroe Park!

Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation’s annual Pub Crawl & Scavenger Hunt is back with our fall 2024 event. The pub crawl is a fun way to learn more about Roanoke’s historic landscape while helping the organization raise money to further their mission of preserving the valley’s most important architectural and cultural icons. The pub crawl will […]

That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew are doing the “Time Warp,”  complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever.

Concert Hall at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts welcomes the critically acclaimed, New York City-based ballet company to bring rhythms of Spain, Cuba, and more to the stage. The breadth of Hispanic cultures is explored in captivating dance form, influenced by mambo, rumba, and other styles.

Come out to Westchester Commons on October 6th and join community members in a Superhero 5K and Fun Run! Dress up in superhero costumes, run or walk a 5K (children can also do a 1K Fun Run), and support abused and neglected children. Proceeds from registration, donation and sponsorship dollars will allow our programs to […]