60 places to go and things to do in May and June.
Photo courtesy the RVA Booklovers Festival
VISUAL ARTS & EXHIBITIONS
May 8
RV(irtual)A Booklovers’ FestivalRVABookloversFestival.com. Click here to read more about it.
May 10 & June 14
Museum Kids Monday at BrentsvillePWCGov.org
May 13-June 25
“On the Cusp of Change” ExhibitionSuffolkCenter.org
May 29
Art in the Park at Big Gem ParkTownOfShenandoah.com
May 29-30
VMFA Artmobile Visits StauntonSAArtCenter.org
June 5-6
Arts in the MiddleArtsInTheMiddle.com
June 5-30
Gloucester Arts FestivalGloucesterArtsFestival.com
June 12 & July 10
2nd Saturday Art StrollsSmithfieldVa.gov
PERFORMING ARTS
May 8-16
A Midsummer Night’s DreamMillMountain.org
May 10
Brentano Quartet at the Bank Street Stage; Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk; 757-282-2822, VaFest.org
Virginia teen Kayleigh Kim will be competing in the Menuhin Competition.
May 13-21
Menuhin Competition2021.MenuhinCompetition.org. Click here to read more about it.
June 3, 10, 17, 24 & July 8
Sounds of Summer Concert SeriesVisitYorktown.org
VIRGINIA HISTORY
May 5 & June 2
Wednesday Walk at Bristoe Station Battlefield ParkPWCGov.org
May 15
Tour the Branch HouseBranchMuseum.org
May 22
Revolutionary War Symposium (Virtual): “Hindsight is 2020;” Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Alexandria; 703-746-4242, AlexandriaVa.gov
May 22-23
Six-Button Mess Civil War EncampmentDCR.Virginia.gov
June 5
Quarter Place Cemetery Dedication & Remembrance CeremonyRedHill.org
June 19
Juneteenth Open House at LucasvillePWCGov.org
June 19
Prince William African American History Car Caravan TourPWCParks.org
FOOD & DRINK
May 7, 21, 28 & June 4, 11, 18, 25
Friday CheersVentureRichmond.com
May 15
Ben Lomond’s Antique Rose Garden TeaPWCGov.org
May 15
Vinton Grapes & Grains FestivalVintonChamber.com
May 17-May 23
Eastern Shore Restaurant WeekShoreLiteracy.org
June 19
Three-Year Anniversary CelebrationBrewingTreeBeer.com
June 19-20
Craft Beer Festival
Foodlore FridaysFoodloreProvisions.com Arts and Wine Festival at Locust GroveLocustGrove1665.com Local Colors Festival; River’s Edge Sports Complex, Roanoke; 540-904-2234, LocalColors.org Memorial Day Festival and ParadeTownOfShenandoah.com Blackbeard Pirate FestivalHampton.gov Memorial Day Flea MarketTownOfHillsville.com Clinch River Days Festival; St. Paul; 276-762-5544, ClinchRiverFest.com 2021 Virginia International TattooVaFest.org 6th Annual Spring CarnivalInfinityAcres.org Norfolk NATO Festival; Downtown Norfolk; 757-282-2822, VaFest.org Redbud FestivalDaytonVa.us Summer NightsBuschGardens.com Salem FairSalemFair.com Summer Jam Music Festival
Fore the Animals 2021 golf tournament and fundraiserFredSPCA.org Fit Farmer 12K Trail RunNortonVa.gov Kicks For a CauseCulpeperChamber.com Tour de Chesapeake Mathews Cycling EventTourDeChesapeake.org Soundscapes Charity Golf ClassicSoundScapes.org 117th Annual Keswick Horse Show 117th Annual Keswick Horse ShowKeswickHorseShow.com. Click here to read more! NCAA Women’s Softball Division III ChampionshipVisitSalemVa.com MotoAmerica Superbikes at VirginiaMotoAmerica.com NCAA Division II & III Lacrosse National ChampionshipSalemChampionships.com 42nd Annual Elizabeth River Run 10kElizabethRiverTrail.org Carilion Clinic Ironman 70.3 TriathlonIronman.com Spotsylvania Soapbox DerbySoapboxDerby.org/Spotsylvania La Tour de Shore Bike RideESVaChamber.org The Farmer’s ForgeDCR.Virginia.gov Spring Wildflower Symposium at Wintergreen Resort TWNF.org National Kids to Parks DayDCR.Virginia.gov Discovering Alexandria Architecture Walking Tour; Carlyle House Historic Park, Alexandria; 703-549-2997, NoVaParks.com Kidsfest & Festival of Kites Spring Fair; Manassas Museum Lawn; 703-889-0202, VisitManassas.org Flowers After 5LewisGinter.org Clean the Bay DayDCR.Virginia.gov Fidos After 5LewisGinter.org Cars and Coffee at Bryant’s Cider FarmBryantsCider.com Hillsville Second Saturdays Concert & Classic Car Cruise-InTownOfHillsville.com 2nd Annual Breakthrough Car ShowPamplinPark.org This article originally appeared in the June 2021 issue. All events were accurate at publication but may change without notice. Please check with organizers before traveling.July 4-Sept. 25 (select Fridays)
FESTIVALS
May 15
May 15
May 28-29
May 28-30
May 28-31
June 3-5
June 3-6
June 5
June 5
June 5
June 25-July 29 (select weekends)
June 30-July 11
July 3
SPORTING EVENTS
May 14
May 15
May 15
May 15
May 17
May 19-23
May 20
May 21-23
May 22-24
May 29
June 6
June 6
June 19
NATURE & OUTDOORS
May 1 & June 5
May 14
May 15
May 15
May 22
June 3 (recurring every Thursday)
June 5
June 10 (recurring 2nd and 4th Fridays)
CAR SHOWS
May 1 & June 5
May 8 & June 12
May 15
