The Family Calendar: March 2025
BY THE RVAX TEAM
Think of The Family Calendar monthly series as your go-to roundup of our top recs for kid-friendly events and happenings, fun things to do around RVA with your household crew in tow, and family-centric city guides.
Here’s what we’ve scoped out for March!
PS: Are we missing an event? Submit it here!
A couple to-dos in partic that caught our eyes
World Wildlife Day
Rabbit, rabbit! Kick off the start of March with a visit to Maymont, where the Robins Nature Center and Maymont Farm will offer animal keeper talks, animal feedings and enrichment activities, presentations, film screenings, hands-on crafts, and much more.
Location: 1700 Hampton St (Maymont)
Cost: Free
Date & time: Saturday, March 1; 10 am - 5 pm
Block Party at the SPCA
The 23rd Annual Dog Jog, 5K, and Block Party starts with some pup-friendly exercise, before an afternoon of special activities for kids and pets, live music and other entertainment, beer and food trucks, and an outdoor marketplace filled with sponsors and other vendors offering giveaways and cool merch for sale — all in the name of fundraising for pets in need.
Location: 2519 Hermitage Rd (Scott’s Addition)
Cost: Free
Date & time: Saturday, March 22; 12 - 5 pm
Live music, parties & then some
Keep the family fun going
Your monthly roundup of our top recs for kid-friendly events and happenings, fun things to do around RVA with your household crew in tow, and family-centric city guides.
We’re ready to spring forward with these to-dos, happening March through June.
Your monthly roundup of our top recs for kid-friendly events and happenings, fun things to do around RVA with your household crew in tow, and family-centric city guides.
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