As part of the Big Dipper Innovation Summit, on Thursday, April 24th from 6–9pm at Common House Richmond, RVA Magazine’s co-publisher and editor-at-large, Landon Shroder, will moderate a featured panel: The Obsolescence of Culture: Can Authenticity Survive the Tech...
For the 19th year running, we bring you Halloweek—a weeklong celebration packed with events and parties that finally give Halloween the respect it deserves. And let’s be real: it is the best holiday in the Universe. Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore—it’s for the adults clinging to their inner child and the oddballs who’ve been dying to...
Halloweek 2023 has wrapped, but the memories linger! Let's rewind to the All Saints Theater Company's spooktacular parade in Oregon Hill. Hope the vibes were as electric for you as they were for us. Catch you next year!If you haven't gotten your fill just yet, there are still plenty of spooky and fall related activities for the season that...
If you don't already know about the Richmond Zombie Walk, it's our town's party for the undead, and it's one of the fun things Richmonders look forward to every year. For its 18th haunting go-round, this zombie parade took Carytown by storm—moaning, shambling, and doing the creep like you wouldn't believe. This isn't just a walk; it's a living...
It’s the week of the best holiday in the Universe and there’s sooo much to do! We want to keep you away from choice paralysis and help you deal with the inevitable FOMO that comes from too many things to do. Here’s a list of all the things you’ll miss (minus the few you do attend)! We hope this guide helps you as much as we felt obligated to...
Horror nerds of Richmond, unite! We finally have our own horror convention coming to town, and just in time for Halloween—courtesy of our old friends at GalaxyCon. GalaxyCon first made its appearance in the Richmond area in March 2019 and has been an increasingly popular hit ever since. With stops under the original GalaxyCon brand in Raleigh,...
Morgan Carey, local candlemaker community organizer has been putting together a fundraising event at Starr Bill Brewery. On the second Tuesday of every month Carey has organized Good For Her, a monthly event that screens a film featuring a woman overcoming societal brutality and disadvantages. To learn more about what goes on at Starr Hill,...
Every community needs a few traditions that are homegrown and represent the overall vibe of the people in it. Dominion Energy Riverrock is a great event. The Sport Backer Marathon races are a pain to drive around but hell yeah, let's get people healthy! But think about non-corporate created homegrown events like Mardi Gras in New Orleans or...
The weather was amazing this weekend and people were out celebrating the best holiday of the year, Halloween! A great mix of creativity, some creepy-ness, friends and parties -- Halloweek brings out all the fun freaks downtown and here is the proof. Hot dogging it at Penny Lane! Silly Genius at MF Doom Art Show Pay Rent Brass! at SB Love Shack...
The 17th Annual Richmond Zombie Walk rambled, groaned and dragged its way through Carytown this past weekend. Photographer Dave Parrish was on hand to document the entire thing....
