(For all holy days, observance begins at sunset on the evening before) Baha’i communities worldwide celebrate their most sacred festival, Ridvan, which takes from the end of April to the beginning of May each year. This event commemorates the 12 days that Baha’u’llah spent on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad in 1863, during […]
Join Team Henrico and run or walk the 25th Anniversary Monument Ave 10k. Use the coupon code Henrico10k2024 for a $25 discount. Please do not share this code with friends or family, as it is only for employees! If you’d like to join the cheer team and encourage your fellow employees, please contact Joey Pacelli @ PAC037
Henrico Recreation & Parks, Keep Henrico Beautiful, & H.E.A.R.T will host a festival celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 20 from 12-3PM at Deep Run Park. There will be live music, activities for all ages, and food truck refreshments available for purchase. Activities include kayaking with RVA Paddle Sports, creating solitary beehives, face painting, and a sensory tent […]
Passover 2024 begins at sundown on Monday, April 22nd and ends the evening of Tuesday, April 30th for most Jews in diaspora. Jews in the land of Israel and some Reform Jews in diaspora will end Passover on the evening of Monday, April 29th. Passover is a festival of freedom. It commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt, and […]
Spend the evening at Dorey Park! Enjoy a bounce house, giant slide, Miss Sheri the Clown, outdoor games, arts and crafts, and fitness demos. Concessions will be available for purchase. Raffle prize drawings will be held throughout the event, must be present to win.
Meadow Farm presents the 2nd annual Farm Field Day! Learn about agricultural practices, trades, and crafts of days past. Local craftsmen and businesses will be demonstrating their trades and selling wares. Create crafts, enjoy folk music and food trucks, and learn about farm practices.
Beltane, an ancient Celtic, Pagan, and Wiccan holiday commemorated about halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. The day is often used to celebrate love and romance.
Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
a later Easter date than what is observed by many Western churches.