2nd Street Festival

The 2nd Street Festival returns this fall, marking its 38th year in Downtown Richmond! The annual festival celebrates the rich culture of the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood. Each year, thousands visit historic Jackson Ward to reminisce about the days when 2nd Street was the heart and soul of Richmond’s African American community and was known as “the Harlem of the South.” Today, Jackson Ward continues to be a thriving neighborhood and community. The 2nd Street Festival is an annual two-day celebration featuring three stages of live musical entertainment, a Kidz Zone, popular food vendors, a marketplace and Artists Row to shop, and the Richmond Metropolitan Antique Car Club.