Looking for a fun way to celebrate the 4th of July? Want to experience an LGBTQ History Walking Tour? Interested in whatever BryceFest is (spoiler alert: it’s not just a bunch of guys named Bryce)? Check our weekly list of events below.
(We highly recommend BryceFest).
Sweethaven Lavender Festival – June 29 at 9 AM – Sweethaven Lavender Farm, 2301 Jolly Pond Road Williamsburg, VA 23188
Winchester Pride Celebration – June 29 at 12 PM – Downtown Walking Mall, S Loudoun St, Winchester, Virginia 22601
Sandstock: A Tribute to Rock and Roll – June 29-30 at 5:30 PM – 24th Street Park Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Independence Fireworks at Mount Vernon – June 29 at 6 PM – 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Hampton Jazz Festival – June 29-30 – 1000 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666
Reel & Raw Film Premiere – June 29 at 7 PM – 305 Mason Avenue Cape Cape Charles, VA 23310
Movie Screening: The Bail Trap & OverCriminalized – June 29 at 8:30 PM – Old Town Farmers’ Market, 301 King St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Free Movie – Paris to Pittsburgh: The Climate for Change is Now – June 30 at 2 PM – The Byrd Theatre & Foundation, 2908 W Cary St, Richmond, Virginia 23221
Artisan Market at Gallery 1606 – July 1 at 10 AM – 18001 Southampton Parkway Capron, VA 23829
Summer Jam at the Mattasutten – July 1 at 4 PM– 4614 Massanutten Dr. McGaheysville, VA 22840
Rally to protect immigrant children – July 2 at 10 AM – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
VA LAN Open House/Casa Abierta – July 2 at 6 PM – NLIRH VA Latina Advocacy Network – South Randolph St & 8th St South, Annandale, Virginia 22203
36th Annual Independence Day Festival – July 3 at 5 PM – 700 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Freedom Food Festival – July 3 at 5 PM – Main Street, Lexington, VA 24450
Damascus VA Independence Day Celebration – July 3 at 6 PM – 202 S. Beaver Dam Avenue Town Park Damascus, VA 24236
Rocketts Red Glare 2019 – July 3-4 – 4708 E. Old Main Street, Richmond, VA 23231
Stars and Stripes Explosion – July 4 – 17th, 24th and 31st Streets, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Independence Day Celebration at Great Meadow – July 4 – 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains, VA 20198
Independence Day Celebration at Poplar Forest – July 4 – 1542 Bateman Bridge Road Forest, VA 24551
Yorktown Independence Day Celebration – July 4 from 8 AM to 10 PM – 331 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690
An American Celebration at Mt. Vernon – July 4 from 8 AM to 5 PM – 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Liberty Celebration – July 4 from 9 AM to 5 PM – 200 Water Street Yorktown, VA 23690
Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello – July 4 from 9 AM to 12 PM – 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902
Lees and Independence Family Fun Festival – July 4 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM – 483 Great House Road Stratford, VA 22558
Independence Day Celebration at the Historic Crab Orchard Museum – July 4 from 10:30 AM to 4 PM – 3663 Crab Orchard Road Tazewell, VA 24651
Celebrate America! At Historic Downtown Manassas – July 4 from 3 PM to 10 PM – 9431 West Street, Manassas, VA 20110
Balloons Over Rockbridge Festival – July 5-6 at 2 PM – Virginia Horse Center Oak Hill Property 487 Maury River Road Lexington, VA 24450
BryceFest – July 6 at 12 PM – 1982 Fairway Drive Basye, VA 22810
25th Annual Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe “Green Corn Dance” Powwow – July 6 at 10 AM – 27345 Aquia Path Courtland, VA 23837
Shenandoah Astronomical Society (Stargazing) – July 6 at 8 PM – 350 Daughter of the Stars Drive, Bentonville, VA 22610
Roanoke LGBTQ History Walking Tour – July 7 at 2 PM – 32 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA 24011
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