Enjoy plenty of family-friendly fun this week as we close in on the Christmas weekend!
Events occurring throughout December are listed here. Events by date are listed in the next section.
1/2 Price Tickets at Barksdale and Theatre IV for “A Year with Frog and Toad”! Special discounts -- Click here for details and purchase tickets for a limited time at 1/2 price. December 22, 23, 30 at 7:00 p.m. each day.
RVA on Ice. Holiday music. Wednesday-Friday, 4pm – 10 pm; Saturday 10 am – 10 pm; Sunday 10 am – 6 pm. Located between 6th and 7th streets. Organizers have selected classics, animation and family holiday favorite movies for skaters to enjoy on 25 square foot movie screen as they circle the rink. Movies are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM on specific nights noted below. In addition to the holiday movies, FREE arts and crafts sessions will be offered by Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Office of Cultural Arts Programs on Saturdays Noon – 2 p. m. Participants are also invited to purchase various snacks and beverages including coffee, hot chocolate and ingredients to make s’mores while warming up by the bon fire. Movies include:
- Shrek the Halls: Saturday, December 24
- White Christmas: Sunday, December 25
- It’s a Wonderful Life: Saturday, December 31
The Nutcracker: Choreography by Stoner Winslett with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. December 16-26, 2011 – A Richmond tradition! December 16-26, 2011. Join us as Clara dreams of lively Spanish chocolate, scintillating Arabian coffee, and sugary marzipan lambs. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s famous score played by the Richmond Symphony, The Nutcracker truly sparkles in the stunning Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. Richmond’s holiday tradition “danced with pride and pleasure” brings every aspect of Richmond Ballet together, while simultaneously bringing Richmond and its families together for a holiday celebration.
Tea with Santa offers a unique opportunity to enjoy a variety of seasonal beverages and light snacks while singing along with Santa and the Singing Elf in an intimate setting. Sit back, relax and let Santa’s helper’s serve you during this magical holiday experience. Plus, share a special storytime with Santa December 18 – 22, 2011. At the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Richmond (formerly Miller & Rhoads). Call (804) 474-7009 for more information. Click on CMoR website to purchase tickets.
Genworth Foundation Holiday Village at Children’s Museum of Richmond.
Holiday Portraits with Santa – Photos with Santa in the Food Court at Short Pump Town Center. Enjoy photos and visits with Santa.
Polar Express (film in IMAX®DOME) at the Science Museum of Virginia. Through December 31.
Dominion Gardenfest of Lights at Lewis Ginter through January. GARDENFEST MEMBER NIGHTS: Jan. 9 with Free admission for Garden Members!
CORE Kids Academy has plenty of fun holiday activities for kids. Free Babies Class: Try our new Soaring Stars Program for 10-18 month-olds for FREE! Our new Soaring Stars program for children ages 10-18 months combines developmentally appropriate fine and gross motor skills for toddlers, plus core strengthening skills for parents. You will get to bond with your toddler through songs and fun, skill-based activities for both you and baby. You’ll bounce, sing, share your experiences, and grow stronger as individuals and as a family. Try the class for free on any/all of these days: Mon, Dec 19 at 10:30 am; Tues, Dec 20 at 9:15 am. Winter Break Camp: Join us for our 3-hour drop off Winter Break Camp! Your children can get in a great work-out and burn some energy on Tuesday, December 27 and Thursday, December 29 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Campers will receive group and individualized gymnastics instruction, play fun fitness games, run through our huge 30-foot inflatable caterpillar obstacle course, and complete a creative craft. Please call (804) 740-0079 to enroll.
The Science Museum Fruitcake Science is Monday, December 26-Friday, December 30, 9:30 am-5 pm: Tis the season for fruitcake and what better time to test its ability to conduct electricity, its reaction to gravity, is ability to float or what happens to it when you freeze it? Join us for this entertaining and inspiring time of discovery! Included with Museum admission or free for members.
Maymont Mansion Holiday Tours Tuesdays – Sundays, through January 8 from 12 noon til 5:00 p.m. Celebrate the season in Victorian beauty and family fun. Maymont House Museum.
Henrico Theatre - Tickets are only $1.00 per person! Highland Springs, 305 E. Nine Mile Rd. Henrico, VA 23075 Phone: 804.328.4491. Fun holiday movies all month long. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 1968 (G) Fri, Jan 6th, 7pm & Sat, Jan 7th, 2pm & 7pm.
Tacky Light Tour begins as Richmond homes light up for the holidays. Houses must have a minimum of 40,000 lights to be on the tacky tour and it’s FREE. Enjoy hilarious and unbelievable fun. Visit the website for tour locations since some have changed from previous years. Enjoy tacky lights all throughout December.
EVENTS BY DATE
December 18
Great Wolf Lodge Discount 12/18/11 through 12/20/11–just in time for school letting out. There are a limited number of rooms at this rate, so it’s first-come, first-served; thanks for understanding!
December 20
FREE Governor’s Executive Mansion Open House. Capitol Square, Free admission, 10am-4pm. – The Governor and First Lady of Virginia invite you to the annual Capitol Tree Lighting Tuesday, December 20 at 5:15pm on the South Portico of the Capitol in Richmond. Come tour Virginia’s Governor’s Mansion in its holiday finest on Capitol Hill. Please bring a canned item to support the food bank. For more information call 804-371-8687. Open to the public.
December 21
FREE Governor’s Executive Mansion Open House. Capitol Square, Free admission, 10am-4pm. – Come tour Virginia’s Governor’s Mansion in its holiday finest on Capitol Hill. Please bring a canned item to support the food bank. For more information call 804-371-8687. Open to the public.
Traveler’s “Christmas Eve Service” at Gayton Baptist Church. For those who are unable to enjoy Christmas Eve services due to travel, this is the perfect way to celebrate. 7:00 p.m.
December 22
1/2 Price Tickets at Barksdale and Theatre IV for “A Year with Frog and Toad”! Special discounts -- Click here for details and purchase tickets for a limited time at 1/2 price.
December 23
1/2 Price Tickets at Barksdale and Theatre IV for “A Year with Frog and Toad”! Special discounts -- Click here for details and purchase tickets for a limited time at 1/2 price.
December 24
Legendary Santa’s Stories from the Chair — Book Signing. Noon-2pm on December 24, 2011. The Children’s Museum of Richmond – Central. Author of our Legendary Santa’s 75th Anniversary book, Leeanne Ladin, will be coming in for a book signing.
Santa is coming tonight! Get to bed early!
December 25
Merry Christmas!
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