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Native Plant Festival

April 30, 2022

Root 5 Family Farms and co-host Keep Henrico Beautiful are excited to announce the first annual Native Plant Festival. With the help of many partners and sponsors, we are excited […]

Juneteenth celebrates enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching the westernmost Confederate state of Texas. The Proclamation went into effect in 1863, but this news was purposefully withheld from enslaved people […]

BOO Drive Thru

October 29, 2021

Celebrate all the tricks and treats of Halloween from the comfort and safety of your own vehicle at the BOO Drive-Thru. This not-too-scary adventure takes you and your family on […]

Henrico to present Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 at Dorey Park

Posted on June 3, 2021.

Music, historical displays, fireworks will commemorate end of slavery in U.S.

Henrico County will celebrate Juneteenth — and the end of slavery in the United States — on Saturday, June 19, with a day of family fun and entertainment at Dorey Park.

Red, White & Lights July 4th Celebration canceled due to COVID-19

Posted on June 23, 2020.

To celebrate Independence Day, patriotic displays will be at Dorey Park and Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park July 1-5.

The annual community celebration of Independence Day, which had been scheduled to return to Dorey Park on Saturday, July 4, has attracted as many as 20,000 people for live music, a fireworks and laser light show and other entertainment. The Henrico County Division of Recreation and Parks, which organizes the event, concluded it would be unable to hold the event under current health regulations and guidelines for limiting spread of the coronavirus.

Henrico’s Red, White and Lights celebration to return to Dorey Park on July 4

Posted on June 11, 2019.

The free event, produced by the Division of Recreation and Parks, will begin at 4 p.m. and provide an evening of family entertainment, including a performance by the Richmond Symphony and fireworks with a light-show finale.

Dorey Park Farmers Market kicking off its second season June 1

Posted on May 30, 2019.

The Dorey Park Farmers Market will kick off its second season Saturday, June 1, offering fresh produce and other goods for sale from local farmers and vendors.

The market, which operates in cooperation with the Henrico County Division of Recreation and Parks, will open at 9 a.m. and include a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. to dedicate a new pavilion and celebrate the start of the 2019 season.

Henrico’s Independence Day celebration set for Dorey Park

Posted on June 28, 2018.

The free event will begin at 5 p.m. and will feature family activities and live music, including a performance by the Richmond Symphony set to a fireworks and laser light show finale.

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