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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingThe Saturday Matinee
Coalition Theater · 5:30 PM
FreeThe Saturday Matinee
Coalition Theater · 5:30 PM
The Goonies in Concert
Altria Theater · 6:00 PM
Can't Hardly Date
Coalition Theater · 7:00 PM
Sally Rose "Feral" Release with Catie Lausten and Belly of the Heart
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
Hot Freaks: Soft Body Tour w/ Thesaurus Rex and Fuzzy Prophet
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
People, Places and Things
W. E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
The Movies & Wolf Night
Coalition Theater · 9:00 PM
Hey Ma! All R&B. All Luv. All Nite
Ember Music Hall · 10:00 PM
It's a Vibe
Teen Space - Main Library · 1:00 PM
Repair Cafe RVA
Auditorium - Main Library · 1:30 PM
Pagliacci
Dominion Energy Center · 2:30 PM
VCU Guitar Ensemble and Community Guitar Ensemble
James W. Black Music Center · 3:00 PM
Family Storytime
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 3:30 PM
Memory: All Alone in the Improv
Coalition Theater · 4:00 PM
VCUarts Opera presents An Evening of Operetta Favorites
W. E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts · 5:00 PM
Parallel Listening Series vol. 14
Gallery5 · 6:00 PM
Exploring Adoption, Identity & Belonging During National Adoption Awareness Month
Gellman Room - Main Library · 1:00 PM
Mindful Mondays: Gratitude & Memory Jars
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Virginia Commonwealth University Women's Basketball vs NC Central
Richmond · 6:00 PM
GIS Day: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Main · 10:00 AM
Book Babies
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Page Turners
Activity Room - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Toddler Time
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 11:15 AM
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival Satellite Screening
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 4:00 PM
From Appomattox to the American West
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 6:30 PM
454 w/ Pig The Gemini, aLex vs aLex, and Alfred
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Lit Happens
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Lenny Pearce Toddler Rave World Tour
The National · 6:00 PM
Yarn Yippee!
Gellman Room - Main Library · 6:00 PM
A Christmas Carol
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Through Dec 27
Love Actually in Concert
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
Preschool Storytime
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Level Up!
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Tredegar Tree Lighting
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 5:00 PM
Protect Yourself From Fraud
Gellman Room - Main Library · 6:00 PM
Music at Hardywood 2
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond · 6:30 PM
Gorrak, Brash, Future Mantis, After Nations
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
House Special: My Gentleman Caller & Beautiful Numbers
Coalition Theater · 7:30 PM
Community Night: Jambalaya
Coalition Theater · 9:00 PM
Baby ArtsPlay!
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Made By Me: Cozy Fall Magnets
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Party for the Arts: Homecoming
Dominion Energy Center · 6:00 PM
White Laces feat Reverse yr Curse and Cor De Lux (NC)
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
BLITZKID: Modern Hel Tour 2026 w/ Blood Ponies, Savage Remains, and steelboy
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
It's Morphin Time! Improvised Power Rangers
Coalition Theater · 7:30 PM
Streetlight Manifesto
The National · 8:00 PM
Drake & Future Night Richmond: All-Night Dance Party
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Cheek City: A Sketch Comedy Show
Coalition Theater · 9:00 PM
Keys to Homeownership: Affordable Housing Workshop
Gellman Room - Main Library · 9:30 AM
Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery
The Valentine · 10:00 AM
Nowhere Cinema Presents: Saturday Morning International Cartoons
Auditorium - Main Library · 11:00 AM
Top Stitch: Mend Friend November
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 12:00 PM
Making History with LVA
Computer Classroom · 12:00 PM
Oral History Training Workshop
Richmond Room - Main Library · 1:00 PM
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
Please Don't Destroy: LIVE
The National · 8:00 PM
Jo'Rie's Bday Jump Off Vol. 5
Gallery5 · 8:00 PM
ROCKO Performing Live
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Richmond Free Press Legacy Celebration
Annex - Main Library · 2:00 PM
STS9
The National · 7:30 PM
Kurt Vile and The Violators
The National · 7:30 PM
Page Turners
Gellman Room - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Art of Noise 14 Year Anniversary
The National · 9:00 PM
Richmond and the Republic: Court End Walking Tour
The Valentine · 10:00 AM
A Christmas Story: The Musical
Altria Theater · Through Nov 29
Jazz Night with the Ayinde Williams Quartet
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
Richmond's The Last Waltz
The National · 8:00 PM
Soul Santa – November 28
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia · 10:30 AM
Let it Snow!
Dominion Energy Center · 2:00 PM
Dance Dance Revolution
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band
The National · 8:00 PM
Susan Greenbaum: A Thanksgiving Christmas
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
Museum Store Sunday
The Valentine · 10:00 AM
Handel's Messiah
Dominion Energy Center · 3:00 PM
The Queers Live in Richmond, VA!
Ember Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Hagstone, Producer, Mt. Forever
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
Nicole Atkins w/ John Gallagher Jr. and Jason Farlow (of The Last Real Circus)
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
DIY Costumes-Duct Tape Bow Ties
Activity Room - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Teen STEAM: Indigenous Virginia Foodways
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Documentary Film Screening | Historic Homes of Virginia
Lecture Hall · 12:00 PM
Future Ready: The Adulting Admin Playbook
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
State Champs 10 Years of Around the World and Back
The National · 7:00 PM
Young Adult Film Society
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Art Club
Annex - Main Library · 6:00 PM
Bit Brigade Performs The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania and Tetris LIVE w/ Slowly Crushed
Richmond Music Hall · 6:30 PM
My Cousin's Girlfriend's House, Seneca Burns, Shotclock, 235-Ways
Gallery5 · 7:00 PM
Derek Hough Dance for the Holidays
Altria Theater · 8:00 PM
Richmond's Cemeteries: Past, Present, and Future
Gellman Room - Main Library · 10:00 AM
Trivia Time!
Activity Room - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Teen Anime Manga Association (TAMA): Origami Mini Holiday Wreath
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Author RVA: Xochitl Gonzalez Last Night in Brooklyn
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 5:30 PM
Thalhimers and Miller & Rhoads Short Story Gallery Tour
The Valentine · 6:00 PM
Stonewall Jackson’s Winter Operations
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 6:30 PM
Virginia Commonwealth University Men's Basketball vs Coppin State
Richmond · 7:00 PM
Introduction to the Memory Lab
Memory Lab · 10:00 AM
Tunes & Toons: "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"
Auditorium - Main Library · 10:00 AM
Get Crafty Together: Winter Charm Bracelets
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Winter Art Exhibits
Main · 6:30 PM
The Legwarmers
The National · 8:00 PM
Disco Presents Jessica Audiffred
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Dominion Energy Christmas Parade
Dominion Energy Christmas Parade · 10:15 AM
Soul Santa – December 5
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia · 11:00 AM
How to Launch Financially Independent Kids (Who Won't Move Back Home in Your Golden Years)
Activity Room - Main Library · 2:00 PM
The Nutcracker
Dominion Energy Center · Through Dec 23
Winter Concert Series: Cold Toast
Gellman Room - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Art Creations
Children's Storytime Area - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Turnover
The National · 7:30 PM
A Bobby Nsenga Experience
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Today I Watched Nothing Film Screening
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 2:00 PM
Sunday Matinees with Hard Light Cinema
Auditorium - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Student Success: Managing Citation & Research Tools
Teen Space - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Tony Cokes Film Screenings: Evil
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 1:00 PM
Gingerbread Village
Main Children's Dept. · 3:00 PM
Activism in Action: Critiquing AI, a Student Research Showcase
Gallery5 · 6:30 PM
Quarters
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Making History with LVA (Virtual)
Library of Virginia · 5:30 PM
Literary Virginia Book Group | A Perfect Frenzy
Library of Virginia · 6:00 PM
Plaza Suite
Hanover Tavern · Through Jan 17
STEAM Team: Holiday Book Folding
Main Children's Dept. · 4:30 PM
Mayor's Holly Ball 2026
Altria Theater · 6:00 PM
The Warped Band: The Official Tribute to Warped Tour
Ember Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Robert Ellis w/ Jacob Paul Allen
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Eli Young Band
The National · 7:30 PM
Nerdy Thirsty Thursdays
Gallery5 · 8:00 PM
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Dominion Energy Center · Through Dec 20
Los Hermanos Alacranes w/ The Sky Chiefs Duo
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
ZOSO The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
The National · 8:00 PM
Christmas Open House at ACWM-Appomattox
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 10:00 AM
ICA Chef-in-Residence / VegTable Holiday Bites
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU · 11:00 AM
RVA Winter Jam feat. Willie Williams Band, Slingshot on Mars, and Whiskey Banjo Foxtrot
Richmond Music Hall · 6:30 PM
Vavoomsday
Ember Music Hall · 7:00 PM
COLORS Presents R&B Only
The National · 8:00 PM
Winter Wander 2026
The Valentine · 12:00 PM
RadQueer Productions presents SADQUEER
Gallery5 · 6:00 PM
Daily Bread
The National · 7:30 PM
Blizzards, Revenge, & In-Laws
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 6:30 PM
Matisyahu Festival of Lights
The National · 7:30 PM
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
Altria Theater · 7:30 PM
Free Intro Salsa and Bachata Dance Lessons
The Valentine · 6:00 PM
Away With Words x My Precious Solitude w/ Harsh Intention
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Angela Autumn w/ Clover-Lynn
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Thievery Corporation 30th Anniversary Tour
The National · 8:00 PM
Runaway Gin: A Tribute to Phish
Ember Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Santa at Tredegar!
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 10:00 AM
RNB Bingo Live at Ember Music Hall!
Ember Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Jeddy Knox & The Late Night w/ JD Morrow
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Carbon Leaf
The National · 8:00 PM
Reality Shift, Twisted Nature, and Abismo Onix
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Analog Night: Make Your Own Cone for the Cone Parade
The Valentine · 1:00 PM
NYE 2027: The Encore | Hip-Hop & R&B at Ember Music Hall
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Cash Only Tony's w/ Lorraine, Ostraca, and .gif from god
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Tig Notaro
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
Literary Virginia Book Group | Bad Naturalist
Library of Virginia · 6:00 PM
Life, Liberty & Happiness with Dr. John Ragosta
The Valentine · 10:30 AM
Butcher Brown and the Richmond Symphony
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
FOLK NIGHT OUT: The Indie Folk DJ Night (18+)
Richmond Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Dreams of Freedom
Dominion Energy Center · 3:00 PM
JBEG MLK Classic
Altria Theater · 8:00 PM
Jeff Dunham
Altria Theater · 7:00 PM
Wizard Fest (18+)
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
DISCO Presents DØMINA
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Virginia Commonwealth University Women's Tennis vs Norfolk State University
Richmond · 4:30 PM
Earlybirds Club
The National · 6:00 PM
Peleggi Conducts Mahler's Fifth
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (abridged)
Virginia Rep's Theatre Gym · Through Feb 21
OZ
Dominion Energy Center · Through Jan 31
KPOP Night (18+)
Richmond Music Hall · 7:30 PM
Saint-Saëns & Schubert
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education · 7:30 PM
Saved By The 90s
The National · 8:00 PM
Messer Chups w/ Nicky Diamonds
Ember Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Corduroy Cadets Live in Concert
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Gala
The Renaissance · 7:00 PM
Crooked Fingers: Swet Deth, Dignity and Shame Tour w/ Julia Barfield
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Gage Saylor & The Creekside Boys
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Hansel and Gretel
Dominion Energy Center · Through Feb 7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in Concert
Altria Theater · 2:00 PM
Rumours ATL A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
The National · 8:00 PM
Disco Presents Sippy: The Gremlin Returns Tour
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Dead Letter Office: A Tribute to R.E.M.
Ember Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Literary Virginia Book Group | This Here is Love
Library of Virginia · 6:00 PM
Controversy/History | AI and Local Government
The Valentine · 6:00 PM
Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music
Dominion Energy Center · Through Feb 14
ZINGARA
The National · 8:00 PM
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
The National · 8:00 PM
Raynes
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
A Taste of Ireland
The National · 7:30 PM
The Aftermath of War Symposium (February 19–21)
American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · 8:45 AM
Wagner & Strauss
Dominion Energy Center · 3:00 PM
Effin Heartbeats Tour
The National · 8:00 PM
Hullaballoos: The British Invasion
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
Hamilton
Altria Theater · Through Mar 7
Peter and the Wolf
Carpenter Theatre · 10:30 AM
Pepper Performing No Shame in Its Entirety
The National · 8:00 PM
Boots & Ballet: Richmond Ballet Gala
The Foundry at Tredegar · 5:30 PM
Cory Branan
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Beethoven To Beyoncé
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
Emo Night Karaoke
The National · 8:00 PM
Bianca Del Rio: It Gets Bitter
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
John Proctor is the Villain
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Through Apr 4
Joe Bonamassa
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
Mersiv
The National · 7:30 PM
Kathleen Madigan
Dominion Energy Center · 7:00 PM
Aries Spears
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
Hannah Harper
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
LSDREAM Bee Here Now Tour
The National · 7:30 PM
Controversy/History | Beyond the Algorithm: Community Building in an AI Age
The Valentine · 6:00 PM
Moving Art Three
Leslie Cheek Theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · 6:30 PM
Turandot
Dominion Energy Center · Through Mar 14
Conor Oberst
The National · 8:00 PM
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Altria Theater · 7:30 PM
Eric André
Dominion Energy Center · 8:00 PM
John Cleese: Still Not Dead (Yet)
Dominion Energy Center · 7:00 PM
Blues Is Alright Tour
Altria Theater · 8:00 PM
Charlie Berens
Dominion Energy Center · 7:00 PM
#WeTouchGrass presents: RICHMOND Anime Rave
Ember Music Hall · 9:00 PM
comehelpglo: Whos Whybie Tour w/ Shlumpy and comehelpmae
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Emily Ann Roberts
The National · 7:30 PM
Sonic Live In Concert
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
I Need That
Hanover Tavern · Through Apr 25
Amber Autry
Dominion Energy Center · 7:00 PM
HADESTOWN
Altria Theater · Through Mar 27
Chatham County Line
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Gyasi
Ember Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
The National · 7:30 PM
Clutch
The National · 7:00 PM
Sqwerv
Richmond Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
April Fools Comedy Show
Altria Theater · 8:00 PM
Taylor Tomlinson
Altria Theater · 7:00 PM
Gil Shaham Returns
Dominion Energy Center · 7:30 PM
Harlem Duet
Virginia Rep's Theatre Gym · Through May 2
Remembering Empathy
University of Richmond · 7:30 PM
BeBe and CeCe Winans: The Encore
Altria Theater · 7:00 PM
Faun
The National · 8:30 PM
Finding Nemo
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Through May 2
On now: exhibits and runs
Coming up at The National
Lenny Pearce Toddler Rave World Tour
Streetlight Manifesto
Please Don't Destroy: LIVE
STS9
Kurt Vile and The Violators
Art of Noise 14 Year Anniversary
Richmond's The Last Waltz
J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band
State Champs 10 Years of Around the World and Back
The Legwarmers
Turnover
Eli Young Band
Close by, in The Fan, Shockoe Bottom
ADRENALINE by Open Fleur
The Camel
Primer 55
The Canal Club
Heavy Is The Head, Duressted, Contact, Coded, Not One of Them
The Camel
Peter Stone, Anterra, Sun v Set, Nic Shaw
The Camel
SCRAPpy Hour
The Camel
With Sails Ahead, Followship, Sun Against Artemis, Melk
The Camel
Tell-Tale Talks Featuring: Diana Peterfreund
Fountain Bookstore
Dauber, Young Scum, Housie, Heat Sick
The Camel
Dave Hause and The Mermaid: The Cellmates Tour w/Jeremy White
The Camel
November Fest '26 with Tim Barry Day 1: feat. Julie Karr, Roger Harvey, Sally Rose
The Camel
November Fest '26 with Tim Barry Day 2: feat. Josh Small & Andrew Alli, Lela Jane Barry
The Camel
Suggesting Rhythm
The Canal ClubPlaces in Downtown Richmond
- Richmond Public Library - Main LibraryPublic library · 49 coming up
- Dominion Energy CenterPerforming arts center · 41 coming up
- VCU Rams (home games)College athletics · 39 coming up
- The NationalMusic venue · 38 coming up
- Library of VirginiaLibrary · 32 coming up
- Richmond Music HallMusic venue · 26 coming up
- Altria TheaterTheater · 23 coming up
- Ember Music HallMusic venue · 18 coming up
- Richmond BalletDance company · 13 coming up
- Gallery5Music venue and gallery · 12 coming up
- The ValentineMuseum · 12 coming up
- Coalition TheaterComedy theater · 9 coming up
- Richmond SymphonyOrchestra · 9 coming up
- American Civil War Museum at Historic TredegarMuseum · 7 coming up
- Virginia Repertory TheatreTheater · 7 coming up
- Institute for Contemporary Art at VCUArt museum · 6 coming up
- VCUarts Performances and EventsUniversity arts · 5 coming up
- Black History Museum & Cultural Center of VirginiaMuseum · 3 coming up
- Quill TheatreTheater company · 2 coming up
- Dominion Energy Christmas ParadeParade · 1 coming up
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