Petersburg Region

08/28/2025

08/27/2025

The Beacon Theatre, Hopewell Va presents BT - Girl Named Tom - September 24, 2025, doors 6:30pm

08/26/2025

Visit Petersburg National Battlefield the next two weekends for living history events!
⭐Sunday, August 31, 2025- Join living historians at the Eastern Front Visitor Center for a cannon artillery demonstration between 1:30-3:30 pm. https://ow.ly/NCx750WKkPg
⭐Saturday, September 6, 2025 + Sunday, September 7, 2025- Visit the encampment of the 124th New York and the U.S. Army Signal Corps at the Eastern Front Visitor Center. Infantry programs will be at 10 am and 2 pm both days. Signal flag demonstrations will be at 11 am and 3 pm both days. https://ow.ly/aovS50WKkPc

08/26/2025

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? Don't miss Riverside Vines's Summer Soiree!

Featuring local DJ Fred Vaughan and tasty food trucks, bring a blanket or your favorite chair and settle in picnic-style. It's the perfect way to toast to Labor Day weekend on the Lake Chesdin waterfront!

Free to attend | Dog-friendly | Family-friendly
3415 Leonards Lane, Sutherland, VA

https://www.facebook.com/events/4322498504742523/

08/22/2025

08/21/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
14th Annual Beefsteak Raid Steak Dinner and Auction
Wednesday, Sept., 17 - from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Music by Bracey Junction Band!
This year the dinner will be held at the Prince George Ruritan Club.
$30 per person; $5 at the door for ABC wristband
Tickets on sale now at 804.863.0212 or online at:

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/6PA46SNXS7TK7/checkout/ZVGDKB2LQFXAEE5U26IUCFSS

08/18/2025

Our 80th Anniversary World War II Weekend event is fast approaching on August 23-24. There are several great presenters, artifacts displays, living history, 1940s fashion show, children's obstacle course and VA250 Mobile Museum during the weekend.

Actor/historian Charles Wissinger will be one of the presenters as he portrays Audie Murphy. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Audie Murphy was an American soldier, actor and song writer. He is widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at age 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded.

Visit https://pamplinpark.org/event/world-war-ii-80th-anniversary-weekend/ for more info and plan to join us to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

08/09/2025

Get your paddles ready, because the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR)’s 17th annual Paddle Battle is coming to the river on Saturday, September 27! 🛶

Every year during our annual , friends and river folks paddle downstream from Petersburg to Hopewell on the scenic Appomattox River. During this year’s event on September 27, you’ll have the choice of a 10-mile Race or a 10-mile Leisure Paddle, so there’s something for everybody!

REGISTRATION INCLUDES (*depending on your selection):

🚌 A shuttle ride to and from parking areas*
🍩 Morning snacks*
🍽 Lunch
👕 Paddle Battle t-shirt*
⌚ Wristband
🏆 And handcrafted awards (for our race winners)*

Once you’ve finished your paddle, you can enjoy a scenic view at the Hopewell City Marina while you eat your provided lunch, browse our new selection of merchandise, and celebrate the day with your fellow paddlers. We offer discounted registration for folks 17 years old and younger, military members & first responders, and educators.

Your registration helps support our ongoing work to protect the Appomattox River and preserve the ecosystem that helps keep it healthy and enjoyable for ALL.

🔗 REGISTER TODAY: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/paddlebattle

Thank you to our “All-In” sponsors for making Paddle Battle 2025 a reality: Smurfit Westrock, AdvanSix Plant Nutrients, Vistra, the American Water Charitable Foundation, the Appomattox River Soil & Water Conservation District, and TriCities Hospital.

A special shout-out to our in-kind sponsors for bringing their resources together to make this event a success: Trapezium Brewing Company, Celebri-Tees, the Petersburg VA, the Hopewell City Govt, and Chesterfield County Virginia Government.

08/09/2025

It's a great weekend to get out and hit the Breakthrough Battlefield trails at Pamplin Historical Park. Visit the park and explore the April 2, 1865 battlefield where the 292-day Siege of Petersburg ended and a 14,000 man Union assault broke through Confederate lines. Just seven days later, the surrender took place at Appomattox Court House.

Guests can also experience the award-winning "Trial by Fire" exhibit and see thousands of artifacts in the park's National Museum of the Civil War Soldier.

Visit pamplinpark.org for more information.

08/01/2025

07/26/2025

Get ready for the Summer Slam Mud Bog! 🚜💨
Mark your calendars—Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 12 PM to 11 PM, Virginia Motorsports Park is the place to be! 🔥 Witness electrifying action as trucks of all classes, like Super Stock, Unlimited, and Street, take on the competition. And don't miss the return of the mega truck-style course—bigger and muddier than ever!
📍 Location: Virginia Motorsports Park, 8018 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA
🎟️ Tickets: $20 (Kids under 10 get in FREE!)
📞 Contact: (804) 862-3174
Bring your crew and experience the mud-slinging madness!
https://bestpartva.org/