Cultural festival calendar
Cultural festivals in Virginia
13 festivals in Virginia, soonest first. Dates are from each organizer where they have posted them, and marked when they only appear in local listings. Where next year's dates are not out yet, we show the month it usually happens.
- Oct2-4
Virginia Queer Film Festival
NorfolkLGBTQ+Film festival
October 2-4, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Oct3-4
2nd Street Festival
RichmondBlack
October 3-4, 2026
- Oct12
Richmond Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration
RichmondNative
October 12, 2026
- Oct24
Dia de los Muertos Festival (Chester)
ChesterLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 24, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- JanTBA
Israeli and Jewish Film Festival (Weinstein JCC)
RichmondJewishFilm festival
January 2027, dates not announced
- Feb18-24
Virginia Festival of Jewish Film
NorfolkJewishFilm festival
February 18-24, 2027
- Apr17
Richmond African American Book Festival
RichmondBlackBook festival
April 17, 2027
- JunTBA
Community Juneteenth Celebration (Episcopal churches of Richmond)
RichmondBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration
RichmondBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Norfolk Juneteenth Celebration
NorfolkBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
Norfolk Latino Music Festival
NorfolkLatino
July 2027, dates not announced
- AugTBA
Down Home Family Reunion, A Celebration of African American Folklife
RichmondBlack
August 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Virginia CaribFest
NorfolkLatino
September 2027, dates not announced