This Summer's Festival Line-Up!!

Any good Richmonder knows that the best part of living in this city has to be the amazing variety of festivals we have, especially in the summer.  Richmond's festivals are a great chance to explore new cuisines, learn about different cultures, buy some cool handicrafts, and enjoy some great music and dance performances.  Although it's been a while since I've lived full-time in Richmond, I always get super excited about filling up my calendar with festival dates!

I've checked out a couple, but I definitely have a lot more to see.  Somehow I always end up missing the Filipino Festival, but this year, I am going to make absolutely sure that I make it there.  Who can say know to lechon and halo halo?  Not me!  Lechon is one of my favorite foods, so I just have to try it Filipino-style.

So here's the rest of this year's amazing line-up!

Church Hill Irish Festival - tomorrow (Mar 25th) and Sunday, rain or shine! http://www.churchhillirishfestival.com/

French Food Festival - Apr 30
http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/

Lebanese Food Festival - May 13-15
http://stanthonymaronitechurch.org/festival/index.htm

Greek Food Festival - May 20-22
http://greekfoodfest.com/

Broad Appetit - June 5th
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=76385860964

St. Joseph's Italian Festival - June 11th
http://events.richmond.com/richmond-va/venues/show/3326565-saint-joseph-italian-festival

Filipino Festival - August 12th and 13th http://filipinofestival.org/  Last year, they even had a drive-thru!

Festival of India - no date set this year; normally in Sept
http://thefestivalofindia.org/home.asp

Que Pasa Festival - Oct 1
http://www.vahcc.com/?page=quepasa

Imagine Festival - Oct 8
http://www.richmondgov.com/

St. Benedict Oktoberfest - Oct 16-18
http://www.stbenedictoktoberfest.com/

Richmond Oktoberfest - October 21-22
http://www.richmondoktoberfestinc.com/


Festivals Nearby
DC National BBQ Battle - June 25-26
DC Caribbean Carnival - June 25-26 (admission $10)