Looking for something fun to do this week or a way to get involved in your community? No matter where you live in Virginia, we’ve got you covered.
Northern Virginia
BlerdCon – July 13-14 – 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202
Catoctin Meet & Greet w/ Del. Bell & Del. Gooditis – June 13 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM – Leesburg, VA 20175
American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake – July 13 at 8:30 PM – 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182
LGBT Democrats of Virginia Alexandria Rooftop Meet-and-Greet – July 14 from 5 PM to 7 PM – Port Royal Condominium, 801 N Pitt St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Participatory lawmaking Fauquier (Hosted by Del. Elizabeth Guzman) – July 15 from 6 PM to 8 PM – John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton, VA 20186
Virginia’s Green New Deal 101 w/ Anthony Flaccavento – July 17 from 7 PM to 9 PM – Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA 20110
Apollo 50 Festival – July 18-19 from 9 AM to 5 PM and July 20 from 9 AM to 8 PM – Between 4th and 7th Street on National Mall Washington, DC 20560
Richmond / Central Virginia
JoyFest – July 13 – Kings Dominion, 16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell, VA 23047
Don’t Look Back for Diverse Leadership in VA – July 15 from 5 PM to 7 PM – Don’t Look Back – Triple, 3306 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230
Black Pride RVA – July 18-21 – 1407 Sherwood Avenue Richmond, VA 23220
How to Go Solar & Navigate Policies in VA – July 18 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM – West End Library, 5420 Patterson Ave., Richmond, VA 23226
African American Genealogy Workshop – July 19 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219
Tidewater
Butterfly Festival at Norfolk Botanical Garden – July 13 from 10 AM to 4 PM– Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, VA 23518
Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit Pop-Up: Norfolk – July 13 from 12 PM to 5 PM – Old Dominion University, Batten Arts & Letters Building, 4401 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Downtown Norfolk Restaurant Week – July 14-21 – Norfolk, VA
NASA: Global Rocket Launch – July 16 from 10 AM to 1 PM – Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 8231 Beach Road, Chincoteague, VA 23336
50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – July 20 from 4 PM to 9:30 PM – 5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Valley
Red Wing Roots Music Festival– July 13-14 – 94 Natural Chimneys Ln, Mt Solon, VA 22843
Summer Extravaganza – July 13 from 3 PM to 10:30 PM – 700 S. Magnolia Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Shenandoah Beach Music Festival – July 13 from 2 PM to 9 PM – 62 Country Club Circle Staunton, VA 24401
Southside / Southwest
Tazewell County OldTime Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention – July 13 from 10 AM to 10:30 PM – 663 Crab Orchard Road Tazewell, VA 24651
Virginia Lake Festival – July 18-20 – 105 Second Street Clarksville, VA 23927
Pirate Festival – July 20 from 12 PM to 9 PM – 400 Crazy Horse Drive, Moneta, VA 24121
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