Easter on Parade
Sunday, April 5 at 1 p.m.
Meet in front of the
Branch Museum of Design
Hopefully this will be held again this year. If it is, come out in your vintage or vintage-inspired Easter best for a stroll down Monument Avenue in Richmond. Meet us on the corner of Monument and Davis Avenues in front of the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design. From there we will parade in our best Art Deco finery along beautiful Monument Avenue. It is a highly enjoyable day to see the sights of Easter bonnets, dapper ensembles, and perhaps the Easter Bunny. It is the place to see and be seen!
Richmond's 5th Avenue
A Grace Street Deco Walk
Saturday, May 16 at 11 a.m.
Meet in front of the Carpenter Theater
600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA
Join the ADSVA and Blake McDonald for a walking tour of Richmond’s Downtown Historic Grace Street and environs, a corridor of commerce of the burgeoning city in the 1920s. Many of the buildings were designed in the Art Deco style and Mr. McDonald will discuss how this came to be.
Blake McDonald is an Architectural Historian and was formerly at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. He is currently with Historic Richmond.
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ADSVA members will have first dibs to register for this event which will be limited to 25 people. Members, please use the code provided in the April edition of the Flapper to receive your discount. Registration will open to the general public on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Gatsby Gala
Saturday, May 30 at 8 p.m.
2818 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA
Presented by After Dark RVA
While not the hosts of this event, the ADSVA and its members plan to attend. The party will feature live music by the Grace Street Seven, a swing dance contest, a vintage fashion contest, and much more! Additional information and tickets can be found here. Get your early bird tickets now.
Backstage Pass to The Valentine Museum
July 25th at 11 a.m.
1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA
The ADSVA has a private appointment at 11 am with The Valentine Museum to get up close and personal with Art Deco and twenties vintage items from their collection. The visit will be led by Nichol Gabor, Nathalie L. Klaus Curator of Costume and Textiles and former ADSVA board member.
Tickets informaion coming soon.
