FESTIVAL SEASON IS BACK: March 2015 Festivals & Family Events

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March means spring! Spring means outside! Outside means FESTIVALS! It’s time to get outside and breathe some fresh (not frozen) air. Fill your calendar with these awesome outdoor activities:   March 6, 2015 Squirrels First Friday Fan Fest & Ticketpalooza 5:30PM-8:00PM The Diamond In homage to the Squirrels 2015 Free Shirt Fridays, the first 100 […]

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents LEGENDS

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ENTER TO WIN TICKETS HERE   Ladies and Gentleman, The Greatest Show on Earth comes to the Richmond Coliseum with an all new show sure to amaze! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Presents LEGENDS. Experience unimaginable family fun, as amazing performers from around the globe perform awe-inspiring feats of daring, spectacles of strength and thrills […]

Come Play at Mommy & Me and Daddy Too!

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It’s spring again!!  That means Mommy & Me and Daddy Too, is headed back outdoors on the Willow Lawn Plaza Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  We’ll be outside enjoying the spring air and ready to rock out to Rocknoceros. Mommy & Me (and Daddy Too)!  is a FREE morning out with live entertainment and […]

Free Playdate With Mommy & Me and Daddy Too!

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It might be cold out side but you can warm up with a free morning out at Mommy & Me and Daddy Too at Willow Lawn on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  Both kids and parents will be amazed by Richmond’s favorite juggler Jonathan Austin who will provide free entertainment at the event. Mommy & […]

Don’t Miss the Kidz Connection & Camp Fair!

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The 16th annual camp and summer programs resource event, Kidz Connection & Camp Fair hosted by  Style Weekly, will be at the Children’s Museum of Richmond, central location on February 14, 2015. Aside from just being a blast for families to attend and a fun (and FREE) day out, Richmond families will find great resources  about […]

Yum, Yum, the Jewish Food Festival is Here!

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  Shwarma, falafel, a tasty knish and of course some delicious potato latkes! Order up at the Jewish Food Festival featuring traditional, vegan and gluten free foods Jewish foods January 18 & 19th (that’s Sunday and Monday). The Jewish Food Festival will be held at the Weinstein Jewish Community Center from 11:30am-7:30pm. Live music will play all […]

GLOW at the Science Museum of Virginia

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Light it up at the Science Museum of Virginia during Science After Dark: Glow! SMV has a pretty spectacular evening planned for their Science After Dark series! Fire dancers will light up the way to the museum on October 17.  Inside, kids and adults can get hands on and discover the wonders of luminescence and phosphorescence. If you […]

The Friday Kids Club at Virginia Rep is Exactly What We Needed!

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I love going out with my friends or having a date night with my husband but babysitting costs an arm and a leg (remember when it used to be $5 an hour?) Suddenly a short dinner or a show tops well over a hundred bucks when you factor in the cost of babysitting. Which is […]

Family Friendly Festivals in September

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We love a good festival, but which ones will keep kids entertained as well?  We’ve got a list of 5 great family-friendly (read:kids area) festivals this month. Field Day of the Past September 19,20,21 Historical displays and demonstrations, re-enactments, tractor and truck pulls, small engine displays, arts and crafts, flea market, antique and modern construction […]

No Rush, Just Enjoy the Spirit 76 Ride

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Love to get out and bike with your family but not much of a racer? The Spirit 76 ride is a fun, family-friendly outdoor bike ride (not a race!) and will take place Saturday, September 6, rain-or-shine. Take a scenic Chesterfield County ride with distances of 76 miles, 40 miles or 25 miles through rolling hills […]