2nd Street Festival is back for its 29th year of celebrating Jackson Ward

The 2nd Street Festival, presented by Altria and Dominion Energy, returns for the 29th year, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 7-8, to celebrate the rich culture of the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.

The 2nd Street Festival features four stages (full music schedule) of live musical entertainment along with a merchandise marketplace for shopping, wonderful Artists’ Row featuring David Marion with Liberated Flow, a wide array of popular food vendors, a fabulous KID’s ZONE programmed by The Children’s Museum of Richmond with games, crafts, face painting, and balloon art with Balloons By Extreme, the Richmond Metropolitan Antique Car Club, and don’t forget to purchase the official festival poster and t-shirt too!

WAVERLY R. CRAWLEY MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 
11:30 – 12:30 pm Carl Waterford Blues Band
1:00 – 2:00 pm US Army TRADOC Brass Band
2:30 – 3:00 pm Radio One
3:30 – 4:30 pm Johnny Lee Long Band
5:30 – 7:00pm Visions Band

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 
1:00 – 1:30 pm VCU Black Awakening Choir
2:00 – 2:40 pm Resound
3:15 – 4:15 pm Ordinary People Band
4:45 – 6:00 pm The Art of Noise