Latest news with #RichmondRenaissanceFaire
Axios
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
10 things to do in Richmond this weekend
It's shaping up to be another warm and gorgeous weekend in RVA. Let's get out there and do something. Friday ⚔️ Get ye olde outfits and swords ready, the Richmond Renaissance Faire is in Jackson Ward around Gallery5 all night. 5-10pm. Free. 🎭 The Tony-award winning " Moulin Rouge!" hit Altria this week as part of Broadway in Richmond's season. The musical started Tuesday and runs through March 16. Showtimes vary. Tickets start at $35. ⚽️ It's the Richmond Kickers' first game of the 2025 season. It's an away game, but you can join fellow fans for a watch party at Triple Crossing's downtown location. 7pm. Free. 🏀 If you're ready to pay attention to basketball now that it's March, VCU men's team has its last regular game of the season at the Siegel Center. 7pm. The game is sold out, but resale tickets are available starting around $65. Saturday 🎪 Do Portugal Circus is back in town and at The Diamond with its aerialists, trapeze artists, dancers, magicians, motorcyclists and more. Shows start Friday and run nightly through March 16 (with two shows on weekends). Tickets are $30 for anyone 13+ and $20 for kids 2 to 12. 🍷 The wine tasting portion of the Virginia Wine Expo — the Walk-Around Grand Tasting — is all day Saturday and Sunday at Main Street Station. Tickets start at $89 for Saturday evening and $65 for Sunday. 🍻 Hardywood is releasing its Richmond Lager with Lime for the season with a little party at its Ownby Lane brewery. Noon. Free. Sunday 🤤 Mobile Soul Sunday, the kick-off event for Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, brings together more than 30 food trucks to take over Monroe Park for a day of great food and even better vibes. Noon-5pm. Free. 🎷 Saxsquatch, which is a man playing cover songs on a saxophone while dressed as Big Foot, will be at The Broadberry for one night only. Doors open at 7pm. $20. 🚨 There's a Dolly Parton Drag Brunch at Starr Hill Richmond in Scott's Addition. Expect Dolly-themed performances, a food truck on-site, cocktails from the bar and emcee Michelle Livigne, aka "RVA's Best Drag Queen 2025," on the mic. 1pm. Free.
Axios
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
A Renaissance Faire is popping up in Jackson Ward on Friday
A mini renaissance fair is taking over Jackson Ward on Friday night. Why it matters: This is your excuse to eat giant turkey legs outside of the state fair (though in our opinion, you never need an excuse). Driving the news: The Richmond Renaissance Faire is from Virago Alley, a local nonprofit founded by Amanda Robinson, the woman behind Gallery5 in Jackson Ward, according to its website. The event is described as a fundraising kick-off to a larger fair down the road, but the schedule promises most of the fun one might expect from a traditional "Ren Fair," as the kids call it. Zoom in: Three blocks around Gallery5, where much of Friday's fair takes place, will be closed to traffic. Instead of cars on Marshall Street, attendees will find more than 75 artisans and performers — including a fairy trading post, storytellers and a court jester — and a mead pop-up bar. Things seem to get a little wilder on Clay near Gwarbar, where you can find the roasted turkey legs. Its parking lot will host the combat and bladesmith demos. Details: The Richmond Renaissance Faire is Friday, 5-10pm. Admission is free. Costumes are strongly encouraged.
