On Friday, August 4th, First Fridays in the Arts District is back to celebrate the Richmond Arts District with happy hour specials, store and sidewalk sales, vendor markets, opening exhibits, live performances, community celebrations & more throughout the Arts District’s galleries, restaurants, and shops.
Here are just a few events to check out this Friday, August 4th:
GRAND OPENING: Come out and celebrate Dog House Cat Pet Supply Co.‘s grand opening party featuring frosty pup cups, door prizes & more! 7-9PM (FREE)
SOFT OPENING: Stop by entheos, a mobile clothing pop-up turned brick & mortar at 211 W. Broad Street for their soft opening celebration happening 5-9PM (FREE)
Art
- Where Are You! New Works by Noah Scalin at Tigers Eye Hair Studio / 6-9PM / FREE
- Blossoming Through Self-Reflection: an exhibition of work from the Atlas Artist Residency at ART 180 / 5-8PM / FREE
- Young by Michael Young at Hanbury (with Chicken and Waffles by Malik Banks) / 5-8PM / FREE
- The Colorful Art of Ayah Davis-Karim at Virginia Mercantile / FREE
- Art of the Tease: Burlesque History and Art Revealed at Gallery5 / 5-11PM / FREE
- Unbound12! at Candela Books & Gallery / Starts at 5PM / FREE
- 3×2: Transformative Capsules Closing at 1708 Gallery / Open until 9PM / FREE
- “Aluminum Sculptures” by Billy Reid at Anne’s Visual Art Studio Gallery / Starts at 5PM / FREE
- Design RVA Retrospective Art Exhibit at Storefront for Community Design / 5:30-8PM / FREE
- Art by Dorothy Jane at Circle Thrift & Art Space / Starts at 6PM / FREE
- Art Exhibit Opening at the Main Library (101 E. Franklin Street) / 6:30-8:30PM / FREE
Music
- Handsome Grandson Sequoia at Metro Sound & Music Co. / Starts at 6PM / FREE
- Last Stop: August with For the Fem in You at ICA / 5-9PM / FREE
- Nothing in the Water art show and music by The Neptunes at Vinyl Conflict / Starts at 5PM / FREE
- Dance Candy Happy Hour at Vagabond / 5:30-8:30PM / $10 cover
- Freedom Friday at the Black History Museum of Virginia and jazz sets by RVA trumpeter Drew Ashby / 5-8PM / FREE
- The Last Damn Minute Show presented by KillroyG at Charged Up / 5-9PM / FREE
- Live music by Lil Ray, Differant & Awol Beatz at the Main Library (101 E. Franklin Street) / 6-9PM / FREE
Markets & More!
- RVA Moon Market outside of Gallery5 / 5-10PM / FREE
- 804 Day in the Courtyard at Common House / 6-9PM / OPEN TO PUBLIC
- Community Youth Market at Nurturing Minds / 5-9PM / FREE
- Open Cultural Center at Elegba Folklore Society / Open until 9PM / FREE
- First Friday Super Sampler at Coalition Theater / Starting at 7:30PM / Pay What You Can
- Hot Door Prizes & Sales at Capitol Vintage / 6-9PM / FREE
- “Storytelling” First Fridays at the Library of Virginia / 5-8PM / FREE
- Iced Tea Tasting with Not That Steep at Rushing Blooms / 5-9PM / FREE
Make sure to check out Manchester Manifest in Southside happening 5PM-12AM!
Explore all of the Richmond Arts District First Fridays events via the Google Map here!
Public Transportation for First Fridays:
- The GRTC Pulse and public transit are FREE. Plan your route, find bus schedules and pick your stop here.
Parking Lots and Decks for First Fridays:
Parking.com Locations:
107 N. 2nd Street: $3.50 (2 hours)
5th & Marshall Street Parking Deck: $5/hour
429 E. Broad Street: $5/hour
CityParking Inc. Locations:
2nd & Marshall Lot (Lot 200) at 401 N. 2nd Street: $4.25 (2 hours)
Adams & Grace (Lot 3) at 18 W. Grace Street: $4 (2 hours)
Grace & Madison (Lot 217) at 217 W. Grace Street: $4.25 (1 hour) to $7.75 (4 hours)
On-Street Parking for First Fridays:
Free 2-hour parking can be found along Broad, Grace, Franklin, Marshall and Clay Streets from Belvidere to 5th Streets (don’t forget to check the side streets).
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