August 10, 2008: Shopping, music, melon and more at the Carytown Watermelon Festival. |
| • | August 4-9, 2008: Country and mountain music lovers head to Galax for five days of fiddler competition. |
| • | August 9, 2008: Dig into empanadas, flan, halo-halo and more at the Filipino Festival. |
| • | August 10, 2008: Shopping, music, melon and more at the Carytown Watermelon Festival. |
| • | August 9, 2008: Musicians, vendors and more celebrate Caribbean life on Brown's Island. |
| • | August 22-28, 2008: Head to the fair for a week of midway rides, fair food, agricultural exhibits and more. |
| • | September 13, 2008: Experience Hispanic music, food and culture at the ¿Que Pasa? Festival. |
| • | September 13, 2008: Neighborhood art party with music, art, crafts and food. |
| • | September 18-21, 2008: Sample Armenian fare such as shish kebabs and simit, an Armenian sweet bread, at the Armenian festival. |
| • | Sept. 25-Oct. 5, 2008: Get ready for midway rides, racing pigs, fried Twinkies and Kellie Pickler at the State Fair of Virginia. |
| • | October 10-12, 2008: The Richmond Folk Festival takes over where the National Folk Festival left off. |
| • | Oct. 25, 2008: Celebrate VCU's 40th anniversary with a day of music and festivities in Monroe Park. But first, vote for the bands! |
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Past festivals:
| • | July 26, 2008: First Annual Shockoe Chef Showdown pits chefs against each other and allows visitors to sample the finished product. |
| • | July 4, 2008: Find the best places to catch fireworks and celebrate the Fourth of July. |
| • | July 5, 2008: You say toma-e-to, I say toma-h-to. Celebrate the juicy fruit at the Hanover Tomato Festival. |
| • | July 5, 2008: Sample from breweries around the state at the Shoppes at Innsbrook. |
| • | June 21, 2008: You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the food, music and fun at the Richmond Vegetarian Festival. |
| • | June 21, 2008: Sample wine from over 12 Virginia wineries, listen to live music and help benefit Virginia Tech. |
| • | June 21-22, 2008: A glimpse of Indian culture through Indian cuisine as well as Indian handicraft, art, music and dance. |
| • | June 11, 2008: Dig into spareribs, pork burgers, BBQ and more at the 34th annual Virginia Pork Festival. |
| • | June 7, 2008: Celebrate Richmond parks at the It Starts in Parks Festival with games, music, dancing and more at Byrd Park. |
| • | June 7, 2008: Enjoy fresh-picked strawberries or try them in delicious recipes cooked up by food vendors at the annual Ashland Strawberry Faire. |
| • | May 29-June 1, 2008: The Greek Festival is back in action this year including the white tents, dancing, food booths and more. |
| • | May 31, 2008: New festival serving up craft beer, fine bourbon, BBQ, music and more at RIR. |
| • | May 16-18, 2008: Stock up on felafels and Lebanese culture at the Lebanese Food Festival. |
| • | May 18, 2008: Head to Broad Appetit, a brand new festival, to get a taste of Richmond. |
| • | May 17, 2008: Homegrown music and berry picking at Gallmeyer Farms' Berry Patch. |
| • | May 3, 2008: Joan Jett, Mexican food and fiesta time at Cinco de Mayo on Brown's Island. |
| • | May 10, 2008: Family festival with games, rides, arts and crafts, music, food and more. |
| • | May 3 & 4, 2008: Outdoor juried art show offering fine art, jewelry, weavings, crafts, furniture and more. |
| • | May 3, 2008: Tap your foot to Korean drummers, marvel at Indonesian dancers or stuff yourself with Indian samosas and Thai dumplings at the Asian American Celebration. |
| • | April 26 & 27, 2008: Spill the wine at James River Wine Festival. |
| • | April 19, 2008: Earth Day celebrates all things green with tree-planting ceremonies, music, crafts and more. |
| • | April 12, 2008: Everything you need to know about the Strawberry Hill Races. |
| • | March 23, 2008: See and be seen at Easter on Parade on Monument Ave. Check out the slideshows and video from this year's parade. |
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