EventSeptember 2026 Board Meeting
Our September Board Meeting will take place in Charlottesville at UVA’s Center for Community Partnerships. A virtual option is available. This meeting is open to the public. Contact Raennah Lorne …
EventThe Burning of Jamestown
Step back in time with The Burning of Jamestown, an immersive walking tour that brings the dramatic events of 1676 to life.
EventRekindling a Lost Art: Letter Writing Workshop
Letter writing was once the primary way families and friends stayed in touch. But when was the last time you sat down and wrote a letter to someone you care …
EventA Letter to His Father: Author Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Matthew Quick
Join Virginia Humanities for a special author talk and book signing with bestselling author Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, as he discusses his new memoir, Dad, Love, …
EventJohn Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival
Come join us for our sixth John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. This music and cultural heritage festival honors Woodville Virginia native John Jackson, recipient of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship …
Ongoing Events
EventMade in VA Biennial
Since 1994, Virginia MOCA has celebrated the extraordinary talent of artists living and working across the commonwealth through this juried exhibition. What began as an annual tradition has grown into …
EventLife, Liberty, Loudoun! Revolutionary Stories
This exhibit explores the different perspectives of those residing in Loudoun County during the time of the American Revolution and how they experienced the era in varied and sometimes conflicting …
Event“Revolutionary Valley” Exhibition
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will open the milestone exhibition Revolutionary Valley on July 4, …
EventSwing Your Partner! The History of Square Dancing in Virginia
Join Encyclopedia Virginia managing editor Patti Miller, traditional dance historian Phil Jamison, and McEver Dugan of RVA Square Dance to learn how square dancing came to Virginia, why the Virginia …
EventSwing Your Partner! The History of Square Dancing in Virginia
Join Encyclopedia Virginia managing editor Patti Miller, traditional dance historian Phil Jamison, and McEver Dugan of RVA Square Dance to learn how square dancing came to Virginia, why the Virginia …
EventSwing Your Partner! The History of Square Dancing in Virginia
Join Encyclopedia Virginia managing editor Patti Miller, traditional dance historian Phil Jamison, and McEver Dugan of RVA Square Dance to learn how square dancing came to Virginia, why the Virginia …
EventInthrive Film Festival-Season Kick Off Celebration
Witness the uncensored stories of incarceration survivors who refuse to be defined by their past. Forget the stereotypes. Prepare to see films from incarceration survivoring storytellers and artists who have …
EventVirginia Queer Film Festival
The Virginia Queer Film Festival takes place on October 2-4 at the University Theater at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginia Queer Film Festival provides access to films …
EventS.A. Cosby in Conversation
Join us for an engaging conversation and public Q&A at Randolph-Macon College (RMC) with New York Times bestselling author S.A. Cosby, acclaimed for his Southern crime fiction and co-author of a young …
EventLiving History on the Lawn at Ker Place
The weekend of events will begin as Patrick Henry will reenact his famous ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ speech of March 23, 1775 on the front steps of …
EventDance Revolution at Richmond Folk Festival
The Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities presents “Dance Revolution” at the 2026 Richmond Folk Festival, on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 12 to 6pm. Community dance groups …
EventThe 2026 Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities
Virginia Humanities presents the 2026 Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities featuring Carly Fiorina, National Honorary Chair of the Virginia 250 Commission and CEO of Colonial Williamsburg. Fiorina is a business …
