Richmond weekend guide: Monument 10K, Patti LaBelle and more

Thursday, April 16

🎡 The Chesterfield Towne Center Carnival is back through May 3. Times vary. $5 admission, $37 unlimited ride wristband.

👜 Make a custom handbag with patches and other designs at 63Thirty5 on Jahnke Road. 6-8pm. $71 for both the handbag and patches, $35 for only patches.

🫨 Alabama Shakes is opening Allianz Amphitheater's 2026 season.7:30pm. Tickets start at $56.50.

💸 Juvenile, who had a major role in the rise of Cash Money Records, is playing at The National. 7:30pm. Tickets start at about $70.

☕️ Celebrate Afterglow's fifth anniversary in Scott's Addition with wine and food from 1115 Mobile Kitchen. 8pm-midnight. Free.

Friday, April 17

🕺🏻 Tango at the VMFA. 6-8pm. Free.

💃🏻 Blue Bee Cider is having a "whimsical burlesque experience" called "Orchard After Dark." 8-9:30pm. $21.

🤣 Laugh at Eddie Griffin's jokes at the Funny Bone in Short Pump. You might know him from the movie "Undercover Brother." 9pm. $53.

Saturday, April 18

🏃🏻‍♀️ It's once again time for the Monument Avenue 10K! The first wave of 26,000 runners starts at 8:30am. Free if you're just cheering people on. Check out the road closures here.

🐈‍⬛ The Poe Museum is having a black cat adoption event with the Richmond Animal League and the SPCA. There will also be a match cart. 11am-2pm. $100 adoption fee.

⚔️ Gallery5 in Jackson Ward is hosting an after party for the sold-out Richmond Ren Faire, Saturday and Sunday. 7-11pm. $15 advance, $18 at the door.

🎭 Coalition Theater is hosting a Ren Faire-inspired comedy show. 7-8:30pm. $12.

🎶 Two Feet, who is known for hits like "I Feel Like I'm Drowning" and "Love Is A B—h," is performing at The National. 8pm. Tickets start at $56.

🌺 The sold-out ICA Gala has a "Night Bloom" after party with an open bar, appetizers, DJ sets and more. 9pm-midnight. $125.

Sunday, April 19

💿 Church Hill's Record & Relics is having a vinyl and CD pop up in the parking lot next to Giorno Italian Market. 9am-3pm.

🥪 There's an Oh! Sandwiches pop-up at Benchtop Brewing on Hull Street. Noon-6pm. Free.

🎉 The JXN Project has its ribbon cutting of the JXN Haus and Skipwith-Roper Cottage — named after Jackson Ward's first known Black homeowner — at 303 E. Bates Street with DJs, Black-owned food trucks and vendors. 1-5pm. Free but reserve your spot.

🍷 Quirk Hotel is celebrating Earth Month with a sustainable wine tasting led by its wine director. 6-8pm. $39.19.

🎤 Patti LaBelle is playing at the Altria Theater. 7pm. Tickets start at $54.60.