Join Us For an Extended Weekend to Celebrate Black History, Culture & Community in Richmond, VA.
On race weekend, our nonprofit is not only hosting Run Richmond 16.19, but also a post-race festival with live music. In addition, we are collaborating with local nonprofit partners who are offering additional activities to enrich your experience.
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Our Main Events:
Opening Night
Friday, Sep 26 | 6:45 PM–9:00 PM
“We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For.”
Run Richmond 16.19 is a canvas painted by the inspiring work of our community. This is a free event, open to everyone who joins us in the spirit of unity, love, and celebration. Meet new friends, connect with 35+ nonprofit partners, enjoy a live performance on the festival stage, and grab food and drinks from local food trucks. And yes—two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou will be giving the welcome remarks. What are you waiting for?
Run Richmond 16.19
Saturday, Sep 27 | 7:00–11:15 AM
“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey
Our cultural run-or-walk event offers two courses that allow you to run through more than 400 years of Black history: A 16.19K Run and a 6.19K Run/Walk.
You’ll also have the opportunity to download a free audio app narrated by Djimon Hounsou that converts your phone into an outdoor museum guide. The race also includes a libation ceremony held by the Elegba Folklore Society.
Register here.
Post Race Festival
Saturday, Sep 27 | 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
“There is no beauty without color.”
Our free finish festival celebrates the beauty of African and African American culture through a live performance by Mighty Joshua (reggae band), a drum circle, electric slide dancing, a Black history pop-up exhibit, a vendor village, and African American foods & drink vendors.
This is a free community event. No registration required.
Partner Events:
RIVERFRONT
CANAL CRUISES
Any Day | Visit website for details
Participate in a 40-minute history boat tour of the James River and Kanawha Canal along downtown Richmond’s historic canal walk.
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THE VALENTINE
Fri – Sun, Sep 28 | 10–5 PM
Free museum entry with your Run Richmond 16.19 race bib.
The Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond Stories for over 125 years. The museum displays the toppled Confederate statue of Jefferson Davis. In displaying the statue, The Valentine confronts its past: The museum’s first president, Edward Valentine, designed the statue before it was erected on Monument Avenue in 1907.
In addition, the exhibit Sculpting History at the Valentine Studio: Art, Power, and the “Lost Cause” American Myth uses evidence to show how Edward Valentine, leaders in Richmond, and others around the country reframed the reality of the Civil War. It uncovers the stories behind the Lost Cause, its legacy, and those who resisted the myth.
Learn moreVIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY & CULTURE
Fri – Sun, Sep 28 | 10–5 PM
Free museum entry with your Run Richmond 16.19 race bib.
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has been collecting, preserving, and telling the stories of Virginians for nearly 200 years. Current exhibitions include:
- The 250th commemorative exhibition, Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation, which explores the continental and global forces as well as the actions of both iconic and ordinary people that brought about a model of democratic government that changed the world.
- Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians which tells the often-unknown stories of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865.
INTERSECTING HISTORY MUSEUM CRAWL
Sunday, Sep 28
Join us for the 5th Annual Intersecting History Museum Crawl on Sunday, September 28, from 12–5 p.m. Explore 10 Richmond-area museums & cultural institutions free of charge, each offering unique programming and experiences centered around this year’s theme: For Such a Time as This.
This community-wide event invites us to reflect on the courage of changemakers—past and present—who have faced adversity with resilience, love, and solidarity. As truth-telling institutions and justice-centered organizations come under attack, we gather to uplift, inspire, and empower one another.
To make your journey even easier, free charter bus transportation will be available throughout the day, provided by Victory Travel and made possible with support from Richmond Region Tourism.
- The American Civil War Museum
- Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- The Branch Museum of Design
- Elegba Folklore Society
- Institute for Contemporary Art
- Poe Museum
- The Virginia Holocaust Museum
- The Valentine
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Don’t miss this chance to celebrate Richmond’s history, honor our community’s resilience, and explore our cultural institutions—all free and open to the public.
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BLCK STREET
SUMMIT 2025
Mon, Sep 29 | Visit website for details
From grounding keynotes to hands-on workshops, the BLCK Street® Summit is designed to give you practical tools, powerful stories, and a new way to think about your business.
Whether you’re focused on scaling, storytelling, strategy—or all three—you’ll find something that hits.
Register here
The eye never forgets what the heart has seen.
We wander for distraction but we travel for fulfillment.
A wise man never knows all. Only a fool knows everything.