Your “Christmas” vacation days aren’t just for Christmas anymore. Richmond, Virginia’s turbulent past has cultivated a rich multi-cultural atmosphere, and you’ll be rewarded with a taste of the state’s deep African heritage. Enjoy the season with a traditional Kwanzaa celebration!
Kwanzaa is a family and community strengthening observance based on traditional African harvest festivals. It’s a time to celebrate children and prepare them for their future. It’s also a time to give thanks for a year of fruitful harvest and accomplishments. With a visit to Richmond you’ll find that there’s no better place to take part in holiday merriment. This idyllic town is bustling with history, culture, fine cuisine and festive cheer!
Visit this lively hub of holiday energy on December 29th for a Kwanzaa experience you'll never forget at the 2007 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. Focusing on education through art, this festival is a day full of performances, arts and crafts and amazing African cuisine and merchandise; you can also attend workshops for kids and adults, where you'll discover how to employ Kwanzaa's seven principles in everyday living.
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Region: Central Virginia
Average temperature: Between 31 and 52 degrees F.
Dates and Prices: Kwanzaa takes place December 26 - January 1. The 2007 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival opens with a candelighting ceremony December 29. General admission is $6; students and seniors are $5, groups of 10 or more can get an advance-only discount. Children under 12 attend free.
Extra Stops: See St. John’s Episcopal Church where Patrick Henry delivered his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. Or, tour the Tuckahoe Plantation, Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood home. You can also stroll along Monument Avenue, the only avenue designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. And, no visit to Richmond (the former Capital of the Confederacy) would be complete without touring some of the area’s most famous Civil War Battlefields.
Photos courtesy of Richmond CVB and Elegba Folklore Society.
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