What's Booming in Richmond: Trains, a Pup Market, and Fra-Gee-Lay

By Rachel Marsh | November 27th, 2019

The best local events to peel you off your couch


A Pug dressed in Santa clothes

The Science Museum presents the greatest weekend ever for all you train enthusiasts out there. The Annual Model Railroad Show is back, with special demos, experiments, and a whole bunch of very impressive tracks to geek out over. Friday, Nov. 29-Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Science Museum of Virginia.

Take a break from the turkey and the stuffing and the pies: Virginia State Parks are encouraging people to Opt Outside. They’re offering a whole bunch of suggestions for how to do it … and then you can get back to the pie. Thursday, Nov. 28-Sunday, Dec. 1. See site for participating parks.

Kick off the Christmas music season with some oldies. A Very Postmodern Christmas is slinging out all those classic tunes with a layer of doowop, Motown, and hot jazz. Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. at Dominion Energy Center.

Grab your favorite fur child and show ’em what the holidays are all about. The Pawliday Market features pet-friendly gifts for shopping, and photos with Santa for … posting all over Facebook. And did we mention it’s for a good cause? Sunday, Dec. 1 from noon-4 p.m. at Hardywood West Creek. 

Ralphie’s coming to Richmond, y’all, and he’s ready for any triple dog dare that comes his way. A Christmas Story, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the Byrd Theatre.

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