It's Hanover Tomato Festival weekend
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The Hanover Tomato Festival is back.
Why it matters: It's a big weekend for people who like Duke's Mayo and giant tomatoes.
The big picture: The festival has been around for nearly 50 years and is one of Hanover's greatest pride and joys.
- All the tomatoes you'll come across are locally grown, and all the food vendors will have tomato-themed dishes.
- There's also tomato golf, tomato guessing contests, tomato tosses and tomato coloring sheets.
- There's also music, jugglers, dance parties and magic shows.
If you go: The festival is at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville on Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday, 9am-1pm.
Other things to do this weekend:
🎂 The National Park Service is celebrating what would've been Maggie L. Walker's 161st birthday starting:
- Friday with tours of her Jackson Ward home. 9am-4:30pm. Free
- And a historical tour from Elegba Folklore Society on Saturday at noon. $15.
🤠 Country singer Darius Rucker is at Atlantic Union Bank After Hours in Doswell on Friday. 7pm. Tickets start at $51.
🦈 James River Cellars in Glen Allen is doing "Shark Week Shark-cuterie Flights" with four wines, meats and cheese in honor of "Shark Week" all weekend. 11am-7pm. $19.
🛍️ The East End Street Fair is back at Occasions Too on Nine Mile Road with live music, food and local vendors on Saturday. 11am-5pm. Free.
🐦⬛ The Counting Crows are playing at the Amphitheater on Saturday, too. 6pm. Tickets are still available starting at $40.
🎭 The Greater Richmond Convention Center is having "Cosplay World" this weekend, where people can show off their costumes and meet other fans. 10am-5pm. $12.51
💃🏻 And there's "Lip Sync Battle Burlesque" at Ember Music Hall on Saturday, where performers will battle it out for the top spot. 6pm. Tickets start at $26.60.