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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: Monday, September 26, 2022
Tomorrow: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay what you can Yoga classes with Project Yoga Richmond | online | ||
| Nearby Virginia State Parks Provide Natural Escape and Outdoor Activities | $7.00 | Pocahontas State Park | |
| Kids Eat Free | FREE | River City Diner | |
| Pumpkin Patch | Swift Creek Berry Farm and Pumpkin Patch | ||
| Pumpkin Patch | Skinquarter Farm Market | ||
| The Great PumpkinFest | Kings Dominion | ||
| Halloween Haunt | Kings Dominion | ||
| Howl-O-Scream | Busch Gardens | ||
| The Count's Spooktacular | Busch Gardens | ||
| State Fair of Virginia | Meadow Event Park | ||
| Lakeside Farmers Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Lakeside Farmers Market | |
| Colonial Williamsburg offers historical time travel for all ages | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-20.00 | Colonial Williamsburg |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $20.00-10.00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
Thursday, September 29, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Coffee Day | All Day | Discounted | |
| Live Astronomy show on Facebook | FREE | Science Museum of Virginia | |
| Pay what you can Yoga classes with Project Yoga Richmond | online | ||
| Nearby Virginia State Parks Provide Natural Escape and Outdoor Activities | $7.00 | Pocahontas State Park | |
| Pumpkin Patch | Swift Creek Berry Farm and Pumpkin Patch | ||
| Pumpkin Patch | Skinquarter Farm Market | ||
| The Great PumpkinFest | Kings Dominion | ||
| Halloween Haunt | Kings Dominion | ||
| Howl-O-Scream | Busch Gardens | ||
| The Count's Spooktacular | Busch Gardens | ||
| State Fair of Virginia | Meadow Event Park | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HUGUENOT- ROBIOUS FARMERS MARKET at the Great Big Greenhouse | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Great Big Greenhouse | |
| 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 | |
| Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $20.00-10.00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
| FREE online jazz performance | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
Friday, September 30, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Nearby Virginia State Parks Provide Natural Escape and Outdoor Activities | $7.00 | Pocahontas State Park | |
| Pumpkin Patch | Swift Creek Berry Farm and Pumpkin Patch | ||
| Pumpkin Patch | Skinquarter Farm Market | ||
| The Great PumpkinFest | Kings Dominion | ||
| Halloween Haunt | Kings Dominion | ||
| Howl-O-Scream | Busch Gardens | ||
| The Count's Spooktacular | Busch Gardens | ||
| Terror on the Farm | $27.00-40.00 | Ashland Berry Farm | |
| State Fair of Virginia | Meadow Event Park | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $20.00-10.00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Petting Zoo Farm open | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park |
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