FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / CELEBRATIONS & PARADES

One of the delights that comes with living in Greater Richmond is the colorful, exciting variety of festivities and hoopla associated with major holidays and celebrations. The following are just a few of the events that bring family, friends, and neighbors together and draw regional visitors.

Easter on Parade
Richmond
804-788-6466
www.citycelebrations.org
Enjoy a street festival atmosphere on historic Monument Avenue that includes live music, clowns, jugglers, crafts, and delicious food.

The Grand Illumination
Richmond
804-646-7985
www.richmondgov.com
Downtown Richmond instantly transforms in the holiday spirit with millions of tiny white lights. This family festival is a Richmond tradition that features holiday choirs, a visit from Santa Claus and the lovely Snow Queen–even a gigantic, dazzling, well-lit Ferris wheel.

Richmond Christmas Parade
Richmond
804-559-6113
www.richmondparade.com
For more than 20 years, the Ukrop’s/Retail Merchants Association Christmas Parade has been a long anticipated event in the Richmond area. More than 200,000 spectators join the thousands more who watch on live television to make this the Commonwealth’s largest single-day event of the entire year.

State Fair of Virginia
600 E. Laburnum Avenue
Richmond
804-569-3200
www.statefairva.org
Mark your calendar for September and take the whole family to the fairgrounds for craft displays, livestock competition, midway rides, games, corn dogs, top-name entertainment shows, magic shows, a circus, and hundreds of exhibits.