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Here's our day-by-day calendar of free and low-cost events in the greater Richmond area (RVA) and beyond. Updated all the time. Please notify of us of events you'd like us to consider adding by emailing news@RVAontheCheap.com.
Today: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Tomorrow: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Open House | All Day | Great Big Greenhouse | |
| National Museum Day | All Day | FREE | Virginia Museum of History and Culture |
| Free Admission to Museums with Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Cards | FREE | Children’s Museum of Richmond | |
| Pay what you can Yoga classes with Project Yoga Richmond | online | ||
| Cyber Monday | Pocahontas State Park | ||
| Santa photos | FREE | Bass Pro Shops Ashland | |
| skating rink at Colonial Williamsburg | Colonial Williamsburg | ||
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Flat Creek Farm | |
| Colonial Williamsburg offers historical time travel for all ages | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-20.00 | Colonial Williamsburg |
| Apple picking, apple pies, apple cider, apple cider donuts, and apple butter | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Carter Mountain Orchard and County Store | |
| VMFA Galleries Open | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Historic Tredegar exhibitions: A People’s Contest, Greenback America & Southern Ambitions explores the Confederate States’ aspiration to become global players on their own terms | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $8.00-16.00 | American Civil War Museum-Historic Tredegar |
| Exhibits open with a timed ticket | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Poe Museum | |
| Maymont grounds and gardens | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| MAYMONT FARM & WILDLIFE HABITATS | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $5.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| THE ROBINS NATURE CENTER | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $0-8.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| museum open | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $6.00-10.00 | Black History Museum & Cultural Center |
| Caterpillar Club | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Pocahontas State Park |
| Tiny Tots | 10:00 am to 11:15 am | $7.00 | Home Depot |
| Gardens open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Maymont Children’s Farm | |
| Small Business Saturday | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Little Bookshop |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
| FREE Admission | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Agecroft Hall |
Friday, February 10, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Open House | All Day | Great Big Greenhouse | |
| National Museum Day | All Day | FREE | Virginia Museum of History and Culture |
| Free Admission to Museums with Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Cards | FREE | Children’s Museum of Richmond | |
| Free Friday Fun Events: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Pay what you can Yoga classes with Project Yoga Richmond | online | ||
| Cyber Monday | Pocahontas State Park | ||
| Santa photos | FREE | Bass Pro Shops Ashland | |
| skating rink at Colonial Williamsburg | Colonial Williamsburg | ||
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Flat Creek Farm | |
| Colonial Williamsburg offers historical time travel for all ages | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-20.00 | Colonial Williamsburg |
| Apple picking, apple pies, apple cider, apple cider donuts, and apple butter | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Carter Mountain Orchard and County Store | |
| VMFA Galleries Open | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Historic Tredegar exhibitions: A People’s Contest, Greenback America & Southern Ambitions explores the Confederate States’ aspiration to become global players on their own terms | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $8.00-16.00 | American Civil War Museum-Historic Tredegar |
| Exhibits open with a timed ticket | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Poe Museum | |
| Maymont grounds and gardens | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| MAYMONT FARM & WILDLIFE HABITATS | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $5.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| THE ROBINS NATURE CENTER | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $0-8.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| museum open | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $6.00-10.00 | Black History Museum & Cultural Center |
| Tiny Tots | 10:00 am to 11:15 am | $9.00 | Skate-a-way |
| Gardens open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Maymont Children’s Farm | |
| Small Business Saturday | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Little Bookshop |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
| FREE Admission | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Agecroft Hall |
Saturday, February 11, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Open House | All Day | Great Big Greenhouse | |
| National Museum Day | All Day | FREE | Virginia Museum of History and Culture |
| Free Admission to Museums with Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Cards | FREE | Children’s Museum of Richmond | |
| Pay what you can Yoga classes with Project Yoga Richmond | online | ||
| Cyber Monday | Pocahontas State Park | ||
| Santa photos | FREE | Bass Pro Shops Ashland | |
| skating rink at Colonial Williamsburg | Colonial Williamsburg | ||
| Valentine's Craft FREE | Steam Bell | ||
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Flat Creek Farm | |
| Colonial Williamsburg offers historical time travel for all ages | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-20.00 | Colonial Williamsburg |
| Apple picking, apple pies, apple cider, apple cider donuts, and apple butter | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Carter Mountain Orchard and County Store | |
| Historic Tredegar exhibitions: A People’s Contest, Greenback America & Southern Ambitions explores the Confederate States’ aspiration to become global players on their own terms | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $8.00-16.00 | American Civil War Museum-Historic Tredegar |
| Exhibits open with a timed ticket | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Poe Museum | |
| Maymont grounds and gardens | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| MAYMONT FARM & WILDLIFE HABITATS | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $5.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| THE ROBINS NATURE CENTER | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $0-8.00 | Maymont Nature Center, historic estate, farm and gardens |
| museum open | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | $6.00-10.00 | Black History Museum & Cultural Center |
| Gardens open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Maymont Children’s Farm | |
| Barbara Johns: Teen Civil Rights Influencer (For Ages 6-11) | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Chesterfield County Library | |
| museum open | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | The Richmond Railroad Museum | |
| Small Business Saturday | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Little Bookshop |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
| FREE Admission | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Agecroft Hall |
| My Dearest Polly: Open House | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | John Marshall House |
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