Apr 26 Sunday
🌸✨ SPRING MARKET at Strangeways Brewing ✨🌸
Get ready for a vibrant Spring Artisan Market filled with craft beer, creative makers, and feel-good community vibes! Join us at Strangeways Brewing from 12PM – 5PM for an afternoon of shopping small and celebrating local.
This FREE market brings together an eclectic mix of local artisans and small businesses featuring handmade home décor, art, jewelry, apparel, baked goods, vintage treasures, and all the unique goodies you didn’t know you needed.
🍺 Craft beer flowing🛍️ One-of-a-kind finds🌷 Fresh spring energy💛 A community that shows up for local
Grab your friends, bring the family, and spend your Sunday sipping, strolling, and supporting the creative heartbeat of RVA. Let’s kick off spring inspired and connected.
✨ FREE EVENT ✨🛍️ #ShopLocal #RVAMakers #SpringMarket #SupportSmall
👉 VENDORS: Apply at www.artisanmakers.org
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Apr 28 Tuesday
Roanoke Valley Points of Diversity will host Taste of Diversity, a fundraising dinner celebrating cultures and shared experiences through food, on April 28 at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture. The evening brings community members together to enjoy diverse flavors while supporting programs that promote dialogue, inclusion, and belonging across the Roanoke Valley.
Apr 29 Wednesday
Bingo Beer Co hosts bingo on Wednesdays from 7pm-9pm and Sundays from 3pm-5pm. It's family friendly and free to play! Let us know you're coming and make a reservation today.
This is a Weekly Recurring EventRuns from Feb 25, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026 and happens every:Wednesdays: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)Sundays: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
May 01 Friday
Join VMHC for a day of free homeschool admission, crafts, and games themed around our newest temporary exhibition, We the People: The World in Our Commonwealth. This exhibition presents the stories of individuals born in 68 countries who sought freedom, opportunity, and refuge by immigrating to the United States. Pairing historic accounts with contemporary stories, immersive environments with personal objects, the exhibition highlights the profound way immigrants have both shaped and been shaped by Virginia and this nation.
Participants will have the opportunity to tour this exhibition, along with VMHC's other galleries, participate in a scavenger hunt highlighting immigration stories throughout Virginia's history, and learn about crafts & games that highlight cultures on display in the exhibition. This is a drop in program and participants are welcome to arrive anytime they like. Please register to allow our team to prep the appropriate amount of materials!
Games & Crafts Include:
Paper Weaving (Mali) Colorful Lanterns, or Fanous (Egypt) Vase Decorating (Greece) Daruma Otoshi - a classic stacking game (Japan) Yut Nori - a fast paced bord game (South Korea)
We will also have representatives from the Italian American Cultural Association and Organization of Chinese Americans - Central Virginia Chapter onsite to talk about their history, as well as a Mexican Street Corn Cooking Demo from Young Chef's Academy!
A farm-to-table dinner at Gracely Hill celebrating Botetourt ag history with Ed McCoy & Sec. Katie Frazier. Early bird $40 thru April 10.Join us at beautiful Gracely Hill in Buchanan for Harvesting History, a special fundraiser and kickoff for our upcoming Botetourt agriculture exhibit, presented in partnership with the Botetourt County Farm Bureau Women's Committee.
Enjoy an evening celebrating the rich farming heritage of Botetourt County with a meal sourced almost entirely from Botetourt farms. The program will feature an engaging conversation with local historian Ed McCoy, exploring the evolution of agriculture in our county.
We are also honored to welcome Katie Frazier, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, who will offer special remarks during the evening.
Tickets
$40 Early Bird (through April 10)$45 after April 10Seating is limited, so we encourage you to reserve your tickets early!
Join us as we celebrate the land, the farmers, and the history that shaped Botetourt.
California native Scott O’Neal is a singer-songwriter in Central Virginia. Beyond his covers of nearly any genre, his originals touch on love, life, death, hope, and all of the above.
May 06 Wednesday
May 07 Thursday
Put on your favorite fascinator or bowtie and join LASRV for our 5th Annual Tea for Justice, a joyful and elegant FUNdraiser supporting access to justice in our community!
Enjoy a delicious luncheon and tea service, bid in our silent auction, and hear from keynote speaker Beth Macy, acclaimed journalist and author of Dopesick, Raising Lazarus, Factory Man, and Paper Girl.
For 60 years, LASRV has provided free civil legal services to low-income neighbors. Every dollar raised stays local and helps families stay housed, safe, and financially stable.
May 08 Friday
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT NO PREP EVERY Friday Night (weather updates will always be announced day of) Kids 15 & under get FREE spectator admission with paid adult Thanks to Camping World!Friday night gates open at 5pm Racing from 6pm till about 11pm.Bring your car, truck, SUV, whatever and have some FUN!Motorcycles, ATV's, UTV's, and Dirtbikes are welcome as well as long as racers have: Headlights and taillights and follow posted speed in paddocks and in front of the building of 5mph or you will be required to leave immediately. No warnings, this is for the safety of our spectators especially the children!Long Pants and Long SleevesLeather GlovesBoots (Over the ankle)Helmet (Full face/SNELL approved)You can simply come out, pay and have fun making passes! $25 to race or $10 to watch!Kids 15 & under get FREE spectator admission with paid adult Thanks to Camping World!
WhosYourDriver.org is the official Safe Driving partner of Dominion Raceway, and they want to remind you... Any track, any race, any time... always ask: Who’s your driver? Plan ahead for a safe ride home!
May 13 Wednesday