The Family Calendar: September 2025
BY THE RVAX TEAM
Think of The Family Calendar monthly series as your go-to roundup of our top recs for kid-friendly events and happenings, fun things to do around RVA with your household crew in tow, and family-centric city guides.
Here’s what we’ve scoped out for September!
PS: Are we missing an event? Submit it here.
A few to-dos in partic that caught our eyes
RVA Duck Race & Festival of Inclusion
What’s not to love about rubber ducks racing down the canal? Autism Society of Central Virginia hosts this fun and sensory-friendly festival again, featuring music, family activity zones, local vendors, good eats, and more, all in support of a great org and its cause. Proceeds from the duck race benefit ASCV's work for our local autism community. BTW: The ducks usually race around 3 pm!
Location: Brown’s Island (Downtown)
Cost: Free to attend (but purchase some rubber ducks here!)
Date & time: Saturday, September 6 | 11 am - 4 pm
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Richmond International Dance Festival
Culture Encounters puts on this fam-friendly festival with its vision to create a world where we respect, appreciate, and celebrate people from cultures different from our own. The only multicultural dance festival in the city includes youth and adult dance workshops throughout the day, a food fair, vendors, and a culminating show where all participating groups will perform as one.
Location: 9900 Ridgefield Pkwy (Short Pump)
Cost: Free admission
Date & time: Saturday, September 20 | 11 am - 5 pm
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VA Pridefest
Celebrate Richmond Pride Month with the fam and Diversity Richmond at an afternoon-long party featuring vendors, food, drinks, and world-class entertainment. This is an especially great way to have a fun-filled, fabulous day of festivities and show your support for the local LGBTQ+ community!
Location: 2401 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)
Cost: Free admission
Date & time: Saturday, September 27 | 12 - 8 pm
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Live music, parties, and then some
Keep the family fun going
