| Spring
2005 |
| Through April |
Ice Hockey - The Richmond
Riverdogs of the East Coast Hockey League play regular season at the
Richmond Coliseum. Call for schedule and tickets. / Call 804-225-7825
for information or Ticketmaster at 804-262-8100 for tickets |
| March 16 |
James Madison Birthday Celebration
/ Montpelier Station / Orange County / Call 540-672-2728 for information
|
| March 12 & 19 |
James River Plantation Progressive Candlelight
St. Patrick's Feast & Tour - Personal owner tours of Piney
Grove (1790), Ashland (1835), Ladysmith (1857) and Duck Church plantations
with a bit of Irish-American history along with a four course springtime
dinner. / Reservations required / Call 804-829-2196 for information
|
| Thursday, March 17 |
St. Patrick's Day - A great time
to be in town for Richmond's Irish Celebration and Parade. / Book
your room now! |
| Monday, March 21 |
Vernal Equinox / First Day of Spring
! |
| Late March |
Busch Gardens opens for the Season
/ Williamsburg / Call 800-343-7946 for information |
| Late March |
Paramount's Kings Dominion opens
for the season / Doswell / Call 804-876-5000 for information |
| March 25 |
Good Friday / Purim |
| Sunday March 27 |
Easter Sunday |
| Beginning
in April |
Richmond Braves Baseball - The Triple-A
Richmond Braves are the top farm team of the Atlanta Braves and they
play their season at The Diamond on Boulevard. Call for schedule and
tickets / Call 804-359-4444 for information |
| Throughout the Spring |
17th Street Farmers' Market -Locally
grown fruits, vegetables, herbs & flowers are for sale. / Thursdays
8:30 am to 2 pm on 17th Street in Downtown Richmond |
| April 1 through October 30 |
Gardens and Grounds Tours at Monticello
- Charlottesville |
| April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 |
James River Plantation Garden of Architectural
Delights Progressive Candlelight Tour & Dinner - Personal
owner tours of Piney Grove (1790), Ashland (1835), Ladysmith (1857)
and Duck Church plantations with an elegant four-course springtime
dinner. / Reservations required / Call 804-829-2196 for information
|
| April through August |
Richmond Kickers - The Richmond Kickers,
member of the A-League of the United Soccer League Season is on-going,
home games are played at the University of Richmond Stadium / Call
804 644-5425 for information |
| Mid - April |
Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale - Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden / Richmond / Call 804-262-9887 for
information |
| Late April |
Re-enactment of the 1781 Battle of Petersburg
- It's red-coats and blue-coats instead of the blue and gray. / Battersea
Mansion Park / Petersburg / 804-733-2400 for information |
| Sunday, April 17 |
"Civil War Soldier's Anniversary Weekend
" at Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg / Call 804-861-2408
for information |
| April 16-24, 2005 |
Historic Garden Week in Virginia
- Throughout the state of Virginia, historic homes are opened to the
public during the Old Dominion's most beautiful garden season. Local
colonial buildings and plantations are featured. Local participants
include: Agecroft Hall, Ash Lawn-Highland, Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Maymont, Monticello, Montpelier, Virginia House, Colonial
Williamsburg, Berkeley, Belle Air, Westover and Chelsea Plantations
/ Call 804-644-7776 for information |
| April 24 |
Passover Begins |
| Late April |
15th Annual Flight Days - Virginia
Aviation Museum / Sandston / Call 804-236-3622 for information |
| Late April |
Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill
- The newest stop on the LPGA tour, the golf tournament is bound to
become a tour favorite with a purse of more than $2.2 million. Call
for tickets and information. / Williamsburg / Call 757-253-3985 |
| Early May |
Water Country USA opens for the season
/ Williamsburg / Call 800-343-7946 for information |
| May 7 |
James River Plantation Mother's Day Progressive
Candlelight Tour & Dinner - Personal owner tours of Piney
Grove (1790), Ashland (1835), Ladysmith (1857) and Duck Church plantations
with an elegant four-course springtime dinner. / Reservations required
/ Call 804-829-2196 for information |
| May 8 |
Mother's Day |
| May 15 |
Jamestown Landing Day - The 398th
Anniversary of the arrival of colonists at Jamestown in 1607 / Jamestown
Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center / Call 757-253-4838 for information
|
| May 14Ð 15 |
Jamestown Founder's Weekend - The
398th Anniversary of the arrival of colonists at Jamestown in 1607.
/ Jamestown Island / James City County / Call 757-229-1733 for information
|
| Late May |
IHRA Summit Drag Racing Series -
Virginia Motorsports Park / Boydton Plank Road / Petersburg / Call
804-862-3174 for information |
| May 28 |
James River Plantation Patriotic Progressive
Candlelight Tour & Dinner - Personal owner tours of Piney
Grove (1790), Ashland (1835), Ladysmith (1857) and Duck Church plantations
with an elegant four-course springtime dinner and facts about patriot
connections to each home. / Reservations required / Call 804-829-2196
for information |
| Monday, May 30 |
Memorial Day - Celebrations begin
throughout the area. Book your room now! |
