It's Hanover Tomato Festival weekend
Why it matters: It's a big weekend for people who like Duke's Mayo and giant tomatoes.
The big picture: The festival has been around for nearly 50 years and is one of Hanover's greatest pride and joys.
All the tomatoes you'll come across are locally grown, and all the food vendors will have tomato-themed dishes.
There's also tomato golf, tomato guessing contests, tomato tosses and tomato coloring sheets.
There's also music, jugglers, dance parties and magic shows.
If you go: The festival is at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville on Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday, 9am-1pm.
Other things to do this weekend:
🎂 The National Park Service is celebrating what would've been Maggie L. Walker's 161st birthday starting:
Friday with tours of her Jackson Ward home. 9am-4:30pm. Free
And a historical tour from Elegba Folklore Society on Saturday at noon. $15.
🤠 Country singer Darius Rucker is at Atlantic Union Bank After Hours in Doswell on Friday. 7pm. Tickets start at $51.
🦈 James River Cellars in Glen Allen is doing " Shark Week Shark-cuterie Flights" with four wines, meats and cheese in honor of "Shark Week" all weekend. 11am-7pm. $19.
🛍️ The East End Street Fair is back at Occasions Too on Nine Mile Road with live music, food and local vendors on Saturday. 11am-5pm. Free.
🐦⬛ The Counting Crows are playing at the Amphitheater on Saturday, too. 6pm. Tickets are still available starting at $40.
🎭 The Greater Richmond Convention Center is having " Cosplay World" this weekend, where people can show off their costumes and meet other fans. 10am-5pm. $12.51
💃🏻 And there's " Lip Sync Battle Burlesque" at Ember Music Hall on Saturday, where performers will battle it out for the top spot. 6pm. Tickets start at $26.60.
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