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Richmond’s first full-scale Renaissance Faire (@rv Richmond’s first full-scale Renaissance Faire (@rvarenfaire) opens this weekend at Dorey Park, and it’s already sold out. 

Running April 18–19, the inaugural event marks a major step forward from last year’s smaller pop-ups, expanding into a two-day event spread across multiple acres featuring local artists, performers, and food vendors. 

Organized by @viragoalley, the Faire builds on traditional Renaissance Faire elements with a strong focus on Richmond’s creative community, featuring more than 100 vendors and performers across themed guilds, live demonstrations, and roaming characters.

Familiar names show up throughout the lineup. @gwarbarrva is handling those tasty oversized turkey legs, while local food vendors, makers, and collectives fill out the grounds with everything from barbecue and pupusas to craft beverages and handmade goods.

The event is structured as an immersive experience, with designated areas for performance, food, and trade, all designed to feel less like a standard festival and more like a self-contained world built for the weekend.

Tickets are fully sold out, and organizers have cautioned against third-party resale scams.

For those without tickets, there are still ways to tap into the weekend fun. This week’s Here Weekly guest editor, @ashmeanythingg, managing director of Virago Alley, is pointing readers toward adjacent events, including official after-parties at @gallery5arts and late-night programming at Coalition Theater tied to the Faire’s performers and community. 

And for those with entry, expect a packed, all-day event running 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days at Dorey Park in Henrico. 

📸 Virago Alley Board by Aspen DeRosa
The launch of Journey Beyond the Walls: Civil Righ The launch of Journey Beyond the Walls: Civil Rights Stories — A Coloring & Journaling Adventure, presented as both a coloring and journaling experience by Richmond artist Sir James L. Thornhill, is set for this Thursday at The Valentine.

Blending art, history, and community, the new book is inspired by Jackson Ward’s rich cultural legacy. Artist @sirjameslthornhill says the interactive experience he has created invites readers to explore local murals, reflect on meaningful stories, and connect more deeply with Richmond’s landscape. More than a coloring book, it serves as a guide, journal, and learning tool for students, families, and adults alike.

The evening will include keynote speakers, along with food and refreshments. Sir James Thornhill will also be on hand to sign books and answer questions.

This is a free event, but registration is required. Make sure to follow @thevalentinerva and @sirjameslthornhill for details.
Live in the Well! You read that right, @graniteswi Live in the Well! You read that right, @graniteswimtennis turned its temporarily dry deep end into a live music venue for one day only, before the pool enters its final resurfacing phase ahead of the summer season.

What has long been the watering hole of choice for local musicians and other Richmond creatives became something else entirely this weekend. A stage below ground for @rein.rocks, @the419band, and a standout headliner, @illiteratelight. 

Also on tap — cold drinks, pulled pork, a bounce house for the kids, and a community that showed up in full.

Huge shoutout to pool president @2up2downwearsthecrown for bringing this idea to life after Erica Jacobs planted the seed. Thanks as well to @theseedyleaf, @thenightowl, and @surehandsigns for the backdrop that brought it all together.

Granite Pool raising the bar once again.

📸 @hedbergart
📫Tucked inside the James River Park System, our hi 📫Tucked inside the James River Park System, our hidden mailbox holds an ever-evolving community journal. Inside are reflections from people who paused, listened, and left a message behind for whoever comes next. Here are a few recent entries: 

~This beautiful city will build you up,
tear you down, pull you apart, show you
what needs to be changed so you can
be the person you are meant to be. The
connections and experiences I’ve made here are unlike any other. Richmond has brought out the worst and best parts of
myself in the ugliest and most beautiful ways. Richmond is still on fire. Jump in and let it burn you to ashes so you can be reborn as a phoenix.

~We came here to start our health journey. Reading these journal entries has made us feel so seen. One lesson we have learned is no matter what the challenge is, we will always overcome it. We have lost loved ones, been separated, and gone through mental battles others don’t see. Through this we are learning to love ourselves and nature. You are NOT alone. You are loved.

~Thankful for all the great people in this
city who care about preserving and appreciating this beautiful park. Wishing you all many happy adventures this year!

~This is such a cool little time capsule—you can really feel how many different people passed through that same spot and left a piece of themselves.

~What a delightful surprise to find this journal! I hope whoever is reading this has been blessed with a moment of childlike wonder upon finding this old mailbox. I’m just visiting Richmond, but it’s left a special place in my heart.

~Kudos to the great Ralph White
for seeing the true wonder of an urban park system. Love and gratitude to all the park staff.

~A beetle landed on my arm while
I was sitting on this bench. He was very
cute and polite. It’s good to find beauty
in the things that many believe to be
ugly or wrong.

~Good day to forget about the rest of
the world. The birds chirping and the
fish swimming is so calming. Thankful to be here.

~I’ve been having a rough day so finding this seems like it was meant to brighten my day. I love you all and hope this journal brightens your day as much as it did mine.

#dearrichmond
Brian Baynes, owner of @briansbooks.richmond, drop Brian Baynes, owner of @briansbooks.richmond,
drops the very first issue of Short Stop, a free community newspaper, today. 

In recent months, Brian handed out handbills to loyal customers of his independent bookstore, inviting them to contribute to Short Stop. His vision is to bring together writing and art of all kinds, with each submission beginning from a real life, in-person ask from inside his shop.

To pick up a free copy, visit Brian at his bookstore, where you’ll also find used books, rare and collectible titles, vintage magazines, and other independently published zines. In fact, he has one of the best collections of old school Richmond publications like Punchline and Throttle. Today, he carries on that tradition. 

📍2514 P Street
That’s right, The World’s Most Dangerous Bar by @r That’s right, The World’s Most Dangerous Bar by @reservoirdistillery, known for its award-winning bourbon, just dropped a new line of spirits, including a new vodka. Finally some good news for your tab! 🥃

Introducing The World’s Most Dangerous Bar—
a new line of approachable spirits. Because everyone deserves a drink nowadays. Now pouring and available for purchase in the tasting room.

While you’re there, check out the pop-up exhibition by @rvagalleriesart featuring @shelleyinez. 

📍1800 A Summit Ave

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