Holiday events for kids in Richmond, 2026
Tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits, Polar Express readings, gingerbread workshops, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa programmes in Richmond for the 2026 holidays, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.
16 Holiday events on 12 days
Thu, Dec 3
Sat, Dec 5
Mon, Dec 7
Tue, Dec 8
Thu, Dec 10
Sat, Dec 12
Tue, Dec 15
Wed, Dec 16
Thu, Dec 17
Sat, Dec 19
Tue, Dec 22
Wed, Dec 23
Holiday nearby: Norfolk (17), Harrisonburg (4), Roanoke (2).
Know a Holiday event we are missing?
A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Richmond. Free, for anyone.
Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.