• 🎡 Fairs
  State Fair of Virginia
  📍 Doswell
  📅 September 26 – October 5, 2025
  Features agricultural exhibits, live entertainment, rides, and competitions. State Fair of Virginia
  Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
  📍 Winchester
  📅 April 25 – May 4, 2025
  Celebrates the arrival of spring with parades, concerts, and a carnival. Virginia Association of Fairs
  South Central Fair
  📍 Chase City
  📅 October 7–11, 2025
  Offers agricultural exhibits, rides, and local entertainment. Virginia Association of Fairs
  
• 🎉 Major Festivals
  Dominion Energy Riverrock
  📍 Richmond
  📅 May 16–18, 2025
  A dynamic three-day festival featuring outdoor sports, live music, and extreme activities, including dog-jumping contests. Axios
  Lebanese Food Festival
  📍 Henrico
  📅 May 16–18, 2025
  Celebrates Lebanese culture with traditional food, drinks, and music. Axios
  Virginia International PANFest
  📍 Virginia Beach
  📅 May 9–10, 2025
  Features steel drum performances and competitions.
  Appalachian Trail Days
  📍 Damascus
  📅 May 16–18, 2025
  Celebrates the Appalachian Trail with hiker parades, gear vendors, and live music. Fairs and Festivals
  Richmond Folk Festival
  📍 Richmond
  📅 October 10–12, 2025
  Showcases a diverse range of musical genres, dance performances, and arts and crafts from local and international artists. Lineup 2025
  Virginia Black Film Festival
  📍 Hampton
  📅 Dates TBA
  Features over 60 films, celebrating Black cinema. Axios+22Lineup 2025+22Eventbrite+22News 3 WTKR Norfolk
  Festival Argentino
  📍 Arlington
  📅 May 31, 2025
  A celebration of Argentine culture with music, dance, and food. FestivalNet
  
  🤠 Rodeos
  CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo
  📍 Charlottesville
  📅 May 2–3, 2025
  Features top cowboys competing in bull riding and saddle bronc events. johnpauljonesarena.com
  Bulls and Barrels Beach Rodeo
  📍 Virginia Beach
  📅 April 13–14, 2025
  A family-friendly event with bull riding, barrel racing, and a petting farm. beacheventsvb.com+1Virginia Beach+1
  Powhatan Bullnanza
  📍 Powhatan
  📅 May 23–24, 2025
  A thrilling rodeo event featuring bull riding competitions. johnpauljonesarena.com+2beacheventsvb.com+2Virginia Beach+2
  Culpeper Professional Rodeo
  📍 Culpeper
  📅 August 30, 2025
  Includes bull riding, barrel racing, and family activities. beacheventsvb.com
  
  🏛️ Expositions & Trade Shows
  Virginia Beach Spring Gun and Knife Show
  📍 Virginia Beach
  📅 May 17–18, 2025
  Features a wide range of firearms, knives, and related accessories. Fairs and Festivals
  Port Warwick Art & Sculpture Festival
  📍 Newport News
  📅 October 11–12, 2025
  Showcases fine art and sculptures from regional artists. artscraftsshowbusiness.com
  Fall Foliage Festival Art Show
  📍 Waynesboro
  📅 October 11–12, 2025
  Features over 150 artists and craftspeople, live music, and food vendors.