🎄 12 Free Christmas Events in Richmond, VA
✨ Downtown Ashland Grand Illumination
📅 Saturday, November 22 | 3–6 PM 📍 Downtown Ashland
This charming small-town event is packed with local vendors, performances, and that tree-lighting magic at 5 PM.
🎄 Stony Point Mall Tree Lighting
📅 Saturday, November 22 | 5–7 PM 📍Stony Point Mall
Stony Point’s annual tree lighting brings all the holiday vibes—Holiday music, giveaways, snow show, balloon art, fun photo ops, ice skating (for a fee), and more!
🚗 Colonial Heights Christmas Parade
📅 Tuesday, December 2 | 7 PM 📍 The Boulevard, Colonial Heights
Enjoy a parade full of floats, marching bands and festive fun. The theme this year is Hollywood Christmas
🌟 Goochland Bethlehem Walk
📅 December 3–7 📍 Goochland Baptist Church, Goochland VA
Travel in time and experience the story of Christmas. There will be costumed characters, animals, and more!
✨ RVA Illuminates 2025
📅 Friday, December 5 | ~6 PM 📍 Kanawha Plaza,
This event features live performances, food vendors, and the big switch-flip lighting the downtown skyline at 5:59pm.
🎄 Church Hill Candlelight Walk
📅 Friday, December 5 | 7:30 PM 📍 Meet at Jefferson Park
Join this cozy candlelight walk through Church Hill with city views and quiet holiday charm.
🎉 Dominion Energy Christmas Parade
📅 Saturday, December 6 | 10:15 AM 📍 West Broad Street (from Science Museum to 7th Street)
Grab your spot for this longstanding Richmond tradition—floats, bands and tons of holiday spirit.
🚂 Holiday Magic Open House
📅 Sunday, December 7 | 12–5 PM 📍 Main Street Station
Explore a beautifully decorated train station, music, crafts and festive fun for all ages.
🚤 RVA Boat Parade
📅 Saturday, December 13 | 6–8 PM 📍 Rockette’s Landing
One of Richmond’s most magical and Instagram-worthy events — watch boats decked out in twinkling lights float along the James River. A perfect evening for families or a date night with a view of the city skyline.
🎄 Yuletides at Agecroft: Christmas Open House
📅 Sunday, December 14 | 12–5 PM 📍 Agecroft Hall & Gardens
This holiday season at Agecroft Hall, be transported back in time to 17th-century England, 19th-century London, and 20th-Century Richmond, Virginia as you experience the Christmas traditions of each era. Meet Father Christmas, sip warm cider and enjoy that manor-house magic.
❄️ Winter Wander 2025
📅 Sunday, December 14 | 12–4PM 📍 The Valentine
Join the Valentine for some holiday cheer on our picturesque block of East Clay Street! Take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage, enjoy a performance and partake in refreshments and family crafts.
🐫 Miracle of Christmas
📅 December 20–22 | Evenings 📍 Metro Richmond Zoo, Moseley VA
An outdoor live nativity with animals, music, holiday storytelling—free and open to the public. Times vary so check the website to plan your visit.