4th of July Celebrations

Chesterfield Fourth of July Celebration
Gates open at 5pm
Chesterfield County Fairgrounds
www.chesterfield.gov

All American Celebration
9am-5pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
(804) 262-9887

Patriotic Extravaganza
5:30pm-after dark
Dogwood Dell • (804) 646-DELL

Racing to Stars & Stripes
5pm - race
9:30pm - concert/fireworks
Colonial Downs
www.colonialdowns.com

Richmond Braves - 4th & 5th
After Games: Norfolk @ Richmond
The Diamond
Order your fireworks tickets early!!!!!

4th of July Parade
You are welcome to join in or watch our non-motorized patriotic. July 4th walking parade from the corner of Henry Clay Road and Railroad Avenue, just north of the Henry Clay Inn, to the Hanover Arts & Activities Center. Celebrate our country‚s birthday on the lawn at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center with an apple pie baking contest, used book sale and patriotic melodies by Hanover Concert Band. Bring a picnic lunch or buy delicious food, free. 11:00am. (804) 798-2728. Sponsored by the Hanover Arts & Activities Center. www.hanoverarts.com.

26th Annual Ashland Strawberry Faire
July 7
Enjoy fresh picked strawberries, or enjoy them in one of the delicious recipes cooked up by the food vendors. Strawberry shortcake, hundreds of booths, arts and crafts, and entertainment, free. Randolph Macon College, 9:00amˆ5:00pm. (804) 798-8289.
www.ashlandstrawberryfaire.com.

Super Stars of Summer
Children’s Museum of Richmond
July 19 - Marvel Super Heroes

SPARC Presents Seussical Jr
July 23
Children’s Museum of Richmond, 11am
www.c-mor.org

Bedlam Broke Loose:  The Davis Children
July 24
The Museum of the Confederacy
www.moc.org
Children will learn about rambunctious Davis children, who lived in the White House of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Activities include games and creating a take-home souvenier.

Unhappy Hours in the Enchanted Garden
Edgar Allan Poe Museum, 6-9 pm
July 24, August 28, September 25, October 23
Come enjoy live music, free admission to the museum, light refreshments and exhibit openings.

Pocahontas Premiers: Summer Beach Music
Pocahontas State Park, Heritage Ampitheater, 6 pm
www.chesterfieldtourism.com

Feast for the Senses
Sight-Nature’s Palette: An Artists Perspective on Color in the Garden–July 18
Smell-Fragrant Gardens–August 2
Touch-Texture in the Garden–August 7
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org

Third Thursdays
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
July 17–Havana Heat!
www.vmfa.va.us

Flowers After 5
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, 5-9 pm
July 17, 24, 31
Stroll thorugh the garden and  relax with wine tasting, music, dinings, and shopping.
www.lewisginter.org

Jim Gaffigan
Landmark Theater
July 18
www.ticketmaster.com

Midsummer's Night Plaza Street Party
July 19
Come party away the evening in the „Center of the Universe.‰ Games for the kids, food, beverages and dancin‚ in the street, $. Richard S. Gillis Library, 6:30pm-10:00pm. (804) 798-8130. Sponsored by Ashland Street Parties. www.ashlandstreetparties.com.

Natasha Bedingfield
The National
July 22
www.ticketmaster.com

Innsbrook Afterhours
www.innsbrokafterhours.com

July 24–Trace Adkins
July 30–Foreigner

Richmond Braves vs. IronPigs
The Diamond
July 25
www.rbraves.com for full schedule

Bluemont Concert
July 27
Sponsored by the Hanover Arts & Activities Center. 804-798-2728.

Elegance in Bridal Show
July 27
Holiday Inn Select on Koger Center Blvd.
1-4pm (804) 675-2900

Fredericksburg's Artist of the Civil War
Through September 7
A Fredericksburg Area Museum
Phone: (540) 371-3037