Small Business Saturday in Richmond 🛍

Black Friday brings out the best deals from all the major retailers, but Small Business Saturday is when the lovers-of-all-things-local come out to shop. From grabbing a coffee at Roastology to kickstart your shopping adventure to picking up holiday gifts at Serendipity RVA, you can make your entire Saturday a local experience.

No matter if this is your first time in the River City or you’re a seasoned local, you can shop small this Saturday + give back to the Richmonders who give us a million reasons to brag about our city.

To help you sort out your Saturday shopping plans, we’ve compiled a list of 7 different local businesses participating in Small Business Saturday.

For gift ideas...

Plaza Art

927 W. Grace St.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Grab gifts for your favorite artist at this supply spot.

LaDIFF

125 S. 14th St.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
The $5 million moving sale means all furniture is 20% off.

Pets at Play

319 N. 25th St.
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
An easy stop for those with pups for grooming, day care + dog walking needs.

Mend Massage Therapy

28 N. 8th St.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nab a gift certificate for your loved one who needs some R+R.

If you’re hungry...

Legend Brewing Company

321 W. 7th St.
11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Try this: Vampire Red Ale, the latest in its Virginia Legends series.

Wong Gonzalez

412 E. Grace St.
12-11 p.m.
Try this: General Wong’s Fried Chicken Burrito

Ms. Bee’s Juice Bar & Cafe

114 W. Brookland Park Blvd.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Try this: The Strawbaby Smoothie, with banana and agave.

If you’d like to catch several local companies in one place, there’s five market shopping events going on in conjunction with Small Business Saturday.

Find out where they’re setting up at the button below. Happy shopping. 🛍

SHOP SMALL THIS SATURDAY

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EVENTS

Today

Giving Heart Community Thanksgiving Feast | Thurs., Nov. 25 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.| Greater Richmond Convention Center | Free | Meals will be served both for walk-in + curbside options. 🦃

Friday

Merry & Bright Holiday Shop-Crawl | Fri., Nov. 26-Sat., Dec. 4 | Multiple times | Multiple locations | Free entry | If you visit all five boutiques during the event you get a free treat.
NO BS! Brass Band | Fri., Nov. 26 | 8 p.m. | The Broadberry | $15+ | Jam out on Black Friday with Richmond’s hometown brass masters. 🎺

Saturday

Small Business Saturday Artisan Market | Sat., Nov. 27 | 12-6 p.m. | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek, 820 Sanctuary Trail Dr. | Free entry | Shop local + enjoy eats from Return of The Mac and 1115 Mobile Kitchen. 🛍
Hold My Beer | Sat., Nov. 27 | 2 p.m. | Main Line Brewery, 1603 Ownby Ln. | Free | Grab a beer and hold on tight as you jam out to this band.

Sunday

Yngwie Malmsteen | Sun., Nov 28 | 7:30 p.m. | The National | $25+ | Rock out with the Swedish guitarist. 🎸

Tuesday

Wavelength: Alice Sheppard | Tues., Nov. 30 | 12 p.m. | Virtual, RSVP | Free | Alice Sheppard will share her work in the intersection disability arts movement in this program from the ICA at VCU.
Wreath Workshop | Tues., Nov. 30 | 6-9 p.m. | Maymont | $34+ | Decorate for the holiday with real evergreens from Maymont’s horticulture team. 🎄

Wednesday

Last Holiday | Wed., Dec. 1 | 7 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre | $8 | Watch Queen Latifah find love after taking a European vacation. 🎥
Beyond "Mary Bowser": Researching & Writing a Biography of Black Activism in 19th Century Virginia | Wed., Dec. 1 | 12 p.m. | Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. | Free | Dr. Lois Leveen will discuss her research at this VA Humanities research fellow talk. 📝

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

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NEWS NOTES

Weather

51º | Mostly sunny | 0% chance of rain

Civic

All city offices will continue to be closed today and tomorrow for Thanksgiving. This includes all public schools + library locations. Emergency services will not be affected. 🦃

Open

There’s a new 100% vegan bakery in Richmond. Minglewood Bake Shop opened last week in Carytown, just down the street from The Pit and The Peel. They’ll be offering pies, scones, and cookies along with coffee Wed.-Sun. from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 🍪

Traffic

VDOT is conducting a survey asking the public to evaluate conditions for cars, transit, bicycles + pedestrians near the Staples Mill Amtrak Station. This survey is a part of the “Complete Street” section of the Staples Mill Road Small Area Plan. (ABC8 News)

Coronavirus

Several local vaccination centers will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Richmond City Health District on Cary St. is closed today. Henrico West on Dixon Powers Drive is closed tomorrow, and the Arthur Ashe clinic is closed from today through Saturday.

Try This

Tomorrow is the last day of the season for graveyard tours at historic St. John’s Church. Tickets are about $10 and are available for Friday at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. 🪦

Today Is

Happy Turkey Day — today is Thanksgiving, a day of thanks celebrated since 1621 and made a national holiday in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Thanks, Abe. Check out this list of stores open today for foods, drinks, or emergencies. 🦃 (ABC8 News)

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THE WRAP

Editor's Pick: Did you know the first Thanksgiving was actually celebrated just miles from downtown Richmond?

According to historical records, colonists arrived at what’s now Berkeley Plantation in Charles City on Dec. 4, 1619. There was no feast, either. Just a religious ceremony to celebrate the company’s safe voyage that the English crew marked every year with prayer.

This story wasn’t recognized until President John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Proclamation in November 1963.

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