Was ist los in Richmond, Vereinigte Staaten – übers Jahr

Hochbetrieb – GardenFest of Lights, Christmas and New Year

Im Januar beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: GardenFest of Lights (15. Nov. – 5. Jan. (meist)), Christmas and New Year (24. Dez. – 1. Jan.)

Ruhig – einer der Monate mit dem schlechtesten Wetter

Im Februar beginnt nichts Neues.

Viel los – Spring break in Vereinigte Staaten

• Saison

  James River rapids season

  15. März – 15. Juni · meistHochwasser

  Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it. Late summer it is a wading river.

Viel los – einer der Monate mit dem besten Wetter

Im April beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: James River rapids season (15. März – 15. Juni (meist))

Viel los – Dominion Energy Riverrock

• Festival

  Dominion Energy Riverrock

  14.–26. Mai · meistSporteventVoll

  A free outdoor-sports weekend on Brown's Island and Belle Isle: freestyle kayaking on the rapids, bouldering, trail running and dogs jumping off docks. The riverfront trails are busy rather than closed. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: James River rapids season (15. März – 15. Juni (meist))

Viel los – Summer break in Vereinigte Staaten, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell

  1. Juni – 31. Aug. · meistKunstfestival

  The city's open-air amphitheatre in Byrd Park has run a summer programme of concerts, dance and theatre since 1956, capped by the Fourth of July concert and fireworks. Bring a blanket; in 2026 the fireworks were called off for the heat. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: James River rapids season (15. März – 15. Juni (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Independence Day, Summer break in Vereinigte Staaten

• Feiertag

  Independence Day

  3.–5. JuliNationalfeiertagVollSchließungen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell (1. Juni – 31. Aug. (meist))

Viel los – Summer break in Vereinigte Staaten, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Risiko

  Tropical storm remnants

  15. Aug. – 15. Okt. · meistHurrikansaison

  Storms that come up the Chesapeake or across from the Carolinas arrive here as flooding rain and downed trees, and the James can rise fast enough to shut the floodwall gates. Isabel is still the local benchmark. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell (1. Juni – 31. Aug. (meist))

Viel los – Summer break in Vereinigte Staaten

Im September beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Tropical storm remnants (15. Aug. – 15. Okt. (meist))

Viel los – Richmond Folk Festival

• Festival

  Richmond Folk Festival

  9.–11. Okt.MusikfestivalVoll

  Three days of free stages on the downtown riverfront in the second week of October, and one of the largest events in Virginia. It runs rain or shine and the hills above the stages get muddy. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Tropical storm remnants (15. Aug. – 15. Okt. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Richmond Marathon, GardenFest of Lights

• Festival

  Richmond Marathon

  14. Nov.SporteventVollSchließungenFrüh buchen

  A marathon, half and 8k on a Saturday in mid-November, run through the city's neighbourhoods and across the James River to a finish downtown. Roads close for the morning and downtown hotels fill up. Quelle ↗

• Eröffnung

  GardenFest of Lights

  15. Nov. – 5. Jan. · meistLichter & FeuerFrüh buchenVoll

  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January. Entry is by timed ticket bought in advance, and the popular evening slots near Christmas sell out. Quelle ↗

• Feiertag

  Thanksgiving

  25.–29. Nov.NationalfeiertagVollSchließungen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – GardenFest of Lights, Christmas and New Year

• Feiertag

  Christmas and New Year

  24. Dez. – 1. Jan.Weihnachten & NeujahrSchließungenVoll

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: GardenFest of Lights (15. Nov. – 5. Jan. (meist)), Thanksgiving (25.–29. Nov.)