Upcoming events.
World Rivers Day - Make Art From Trash
Join us at City Point to celebrate the James River and Appomattox River on World Rivers Day. Learn about what it takes to make a healthy river ecosystem. Participate in a River themed art project that helps protect the rivers and is unique! Make your own piece of "trash-art" using disinfected trash from the shores of City Point.
Fee: Free.
Location: LAT/LONG: 37.316810, -77.277483
On the grassy overlook of the James and Appomattox Rivers.
Action Sketching - Grant and His Staff
General Ulysses S. Grant and his staff will once again set up their headquarters at the park’s City Point unit, just like the did back in 1864! Visitors will be able to interact with these living historians and learn more about what it took to run an army in the field. The event will run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sunday.
Much of what we know of the operations at City Point comes from the photographs and sketches made there during the campaign. As part of this event, visitors will have the opportunity to learn action sketching themselves and try it firsthand at the encampment! Join a ranger for this pop-up program any time from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 12 pm on Sunday.
As always, programs at Petersburg National Battlefield are free to the public and weather permitting. The Grant’s Headquarters unit is located at 1001 Pecan Ave, Hopewell, Virginia.
Virginia Black Bear Festival
The Virginia Black Bear Festival is a Community Event Celebrating Nature and Mountain Outdoors in Greene County, Shenandoah National Park and the Appalachian Trail.
The event is held on the first Saturday of June, National Black Bear Day, in beautiful downtown Stanardsville, VA.
Our festival is a one day event that includes live entertainment, fun interactive activities, educational presentations, delicious food, and more!
Virginia Osprey Festival
The 7th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival in Colonial Beach, hosted by the Virginia Osprey Foundation.
Restore the Wild Artwork Exhibition by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
In this year’s Restore the Wild Art Competition, artists created and submitted more than 80 pieces that celebrate the majestic Atlantic sturgeon and reflect Restore the Wild’s mission to restore and create natural habitats vital to the survival of Virginia’s wildlife.
https://www.visitrichmondva.com/event/restore-the-wild-art-exhibition/45936/
40Under40 2025 Exhibition
40UNDER40 is a juried exhibition featuring 40 works of art from Virginia artists age 40 and under.