January events around Richmond: comedy, theatre, workshops, lectures and more!

Brighten up your January with numerous events around Richmond. Enjoy comedy, theatre, film, concerts, workshops, lectures, dance classes, the outdoors, exercise and more. Events are subject to change so contact venues to confirm. But keep checking back as this list grows and events are added as they are announced.

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More events around Richmond in January: comedy, theatre, workshops, lectures and more!

Chanteuse: A Survival Musical at the Richmond Triangle Players at the Robert B. Moss Theatre

🥬 Richmond’s Year-round Farmers Market

FREE TOUR: Sat. Jan. 15, 2022 AT 10 AM – 12 PM Free Tour of the Richmond Slave Trail, 1200 Brander St, Richmond, VA 23224 at Ancarrow’s Landing

☮️ Richmond area Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day commemorative and service events

PERFORMANCE: SAT., Jan. 15, 2022 AT 2 pm FREE KID EVENT: Jonathan Austin LIVE at Steam Bell Beer Works

⛸ Ice skating and roller skating rinks in Richmond

SATURDAYs at 10 PM – Late Night Laughs CSz Richmond – Home of ComedySportz Late-night Adults only Improv Comedy show! The host and improvisers use suggestions from the audience and walk the fine line for your enjoyment.
Leave the kids and rules at home for this one. (17+) Featuring a rotating cast from our After House Players cast
cszrva.com/tickets

⛷Ski Lift Ticket and Winter Resort Discounts

JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL: Sun. Jan. 16, 2022 f. rom 11 am – 7 pm The 14th Annual Richmond Jewish Food Festival at the Weinstein JCC. This is a drive-thru event. Pre-orders are required. Pay with Credit/Debit Card Only. Info and online ordering: (804) 288-7953 or visit RichmondJewishFoodFestival.com

Don’t miss the immersive and intimate experience of this hit comedy in the Hanover Tavern. Running until Jan. 16, get your tickets at virginiarep.org

ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL: Thurs., Jan. 20, 2022 AT 6 pm Opening Night Film Screening with Israeli Food ∧ Cocktail Reception at the Weinstein JCC. 12th Annual Israeli Film Festival. The film will also be available for virtual screenings January 20th – 22nd. About the film: Directed by Daniel Adar Comedy | Israel, 2020 | 90 min. | English, Hebrew The first two episodes of the hilarious Israeli TV series, The New Jew, hosted by Israel’s most popular comedian, Guri Alfi, showcasing the cultural and political influence of the Jewish community in the United States, the variety of alternative models it offers for living a rich Jewish life and the rifts in relations between them and the State of Israel. This is an in-person event and masks are required. Tickets include admission to both the reception and the film showing. Tickets are included in the Arts + Ideas subscription at Promoter Level and above.

JAN 21 AT 10 AM – JAN 23 AT 5 PM Greater Richmond RV & Camping Show Greater Richmond Convention Center

JAN 21 – JAN 23 from AT 10 AM – 5 PM Greater Richmond RV & Camping Show Greater Richmond Convention Center

Edgar Allen Poe’s 213th Birthday Bash at the Poe Museum on January 22, 2022. Check out the museum’s events calendar. Activities include ghostly tours, scavenger hunts, toasts to Poe, and much more. Tickets are on sale now. It’s a party to die for.
https://poemuseum.org/event/poe-museum-birthday-bash/

Gabriel the Musical – Jan 27 – Feb 26, 2022 at the Firehouse Theatre. GABRIEL is based on the true and little-known Richmond story about the events of the summer of 1800 and the state-wide plot by enslaved Virginians to overthrow their owners and assert their freedom. The conspiracy was led by an enslaved, literate blacksmith named Gabriel who worked on Thomas Prosser’s tobacco plantation in Henrico. When Governor James Monroe got wind of the planned rebellion he called out the state militia. Gabriel and 25 other conspirators were captured, tried, found guilty, and publicly hanged.