April First Fridays Event Round-up

Our Spring Kick-Off is almost here! This Friday, April 7th, First Fridays in the Arts District is back bigger and better to celebrate the Arts District with happy hour specials, store and sidewalk sales, vendor markers, opening exhibits, live performances, community celebrations & more throughout the Arts District’s galleries, restaurants, and shops.Here’s the full round-up of events, markets, sales, happy hours & more!

Art

  • Breaking Ground Opening Reception at Anne’s Visual Studio / 6-9PM / FREE
  • Work/Life/Balance by Wesley Page at Hanbury / 5-8PM / FREE
  • The Sideshow Gallery Opening Reception of The Artwork of Vicki Bruner / 6-8PM / FREE
  • Art and Toy Show by Oura’s Opening Reception at Vinyl Conflict / 5-9PM / FREE
  • Algorithm Update: Paintings by Sweaty Glue at Circle Thrift / 6PM / FREE
  • Living It Forward Art Exhibit at The Gallery at The Gallery at UNOS / Starts at 5PM / FREE
  • Visiting Artist: Victoria Weiss at The Brickhouse RVA / FREE
  • Sadza Series at 1708 Gallery / Open until 9PM / FREE
  • Contemporary Moroccan Artist: Aziz Kibari presented by Brenda Priebe at Black Iris / 5-10PM / FREE
  • Open Studio at Antennae / 5-11PM / FREE

Music

  • Gallery5’s 18th Birthday Celebration featuring NO BS! Brass Band, PrabirTrio, and Sweet Potatoes Music / Starts at 5PM / FREE 
  • Battle of the Bands at CNTR / Starts at 6PM / $15-20
  • First Friday in the Rabbit Hole at Vagabond / Doors at 9PM / FREE before 11PM
  • Metro Sound & Music / Live music / 5-7:30PM / FREE

Markets

  • Richmond Moon Market at Gallery5 & GWARBar / Starts at 5PM / FREE
  • Community Youth Pop-up at The Nurturing Cafe / 5-8PM / FREE
  • Art Walk Vendor Fair at Kinky Cardio / 6-9PM / FREE

& More!

  • PLF’s PyroCircus at Gallery5’s 18th Birthday Party / Starts at 5PM / FREE
  • Live Paintings & New Booths at My Selfies RVA / Starts at 5PM /
  • Open House at Unkindness Art / 5-9PM / FREE
  • Test Pattern 07 with Holland Andrews at ICA at VCU / 7-10PM / FREE with RSVP
  • $20 Golf with an appetizer sampler plate special & The Resident Ghost: Madame Blavatskaya at Hotel Greene / 5-7PM
  • First Fridays Improv Sampler at Coalition Theater / Starts at 6:30PM with 20-minute sets / Pay What You Can
  • Live music performance at Charged Up / 7-10PM / FREE
  • Sidewalk Cuts, Color & Flower Hair at Parlor Salon / 6:30-8PM / $

Store Sales & Specials:

  • Vinyl Conflict / 10% off everything excluding audio equipment
  • Metro Sound & Music / 10% off new, 15% off used (excluding vintage) & live music / 5-7:30PM
  • Shakoors Merchandise / Buy One Get One ½ Off on All Oils or Buy Two Get One Free on All Oils / 5-10PM
  • Capitol Vintage / Spring Fling Sale / 5-10PM
  • Solitary Confinement / First Fridays Super Sale / 6-10PM
  • Virginia Mercantile / Laszlo’s Leather Pop-up / 6-8PM
  • Sarah’s Den / Falln Pop-up Shop / 6-8PM

Food Deals:

  • Cheddar Jackson / Panini Special ($4 Alice, $6 Duval Sisters, $8 Brooklyn)
  • The Lobby Bar at Quirk / Specialty First Fridays Cocktail
  • Buna Kurs / ½ off pastries and 10% off food from 1-3PM
  • Elegant Cuizines / $2 off drinks and 15% off appetizers

Happy Hour Specials:

  • Wok This Way / $7 Woktails, 1/2 off Singha, Kirin, and Sapporo Beers & $5 Dim-Sum / 4-7PM
  • 4 Cyber Cafe / $7 select shots & cocktails and discounted food items / 4-7PM
  • Barcode / $1 off all drinks / 4-7PM
  • Bar Solita / $4 well drinks, $7 house wine and classic cocktails, $5 draft beers / 5-7PM
  • Juan’s Cantina / ½ off select beer and cocktails / 5-7PM
  • NAMA / $3 off select cocktails and $2 off domestic beers / 4-7PM
  • The Riviere / $3 rails, $5 margaritas and Long Island Iced Teas, ½ off beer / 4-7PM
  • Tarrant’s Cafe / $2 off wine by the glass, select draft beers, cocktails and $4 highballs / until 8PM
  • Ay Caramba / $1 off signature margaritas and beer / 5-7PM
  • Henley on Grace / $4.55-$6.55 select food items / 4:30-6:30PM
  • Julep’s / $5 draft beers, wine, and cocktails / 4:30-7PM
  • Lillie Pearl / $2 off drafts and $6 select glasses of wine / 4:30-6PM
  • Maya / $8 classic margaritas and ½ off draft beer / 4-6PM
  • Parterre / ½ off all draft beer and wine / 4-6PM
  • Secret Sandwich Society / $2 off drafts, $5 rail drinks and 25% starters and appetizers / 3-6PM
  • Wong Gonzalez / $3 rails, $5 margaritas, $2 off drafts, $1 off packaged beer and wine by the glass / 4-7PM
  • GWARbar / $1.25 mystery beers, $2.25 16 oz. cans of PBR, Natty Boh, and High Life, $3.75 rail drinks / 4-7PM
  • KOGI / $5 snacks, $4 rail shots and drinks, $3 domestic beers, $2 off cocktails, $1 soju shots / 4-6PM

Find the April First Fridays Google Map Here!

Don’t forget to check out Manchester Manifest and their first event of the 2022 season south of the river!

FREE PARKING AT FIRST FRIDAY!

Use the code: APRILFF tonight at the 2nd & E. Marshall (Lot 200) surface parking lot and enjoy FREE parking courtesy of the Downtown Neighborhood Association in the Arts District!

Instructions:
• Scan QR code on white sign
• Select # of Hours
• Enter license plate number
• Start/End Time will automatically populate
• Click on “Add Promo”
• Type in “APRILFF” & click “Apply”
• Start parking session!

*The free parking offer is extended to the first 50 cars that use the promo code (first come, first served)