Holiday Weekend
The Holiday Weekend is the Church Hill Association’s longest-running neighborhood celebration and biggest annual fundraiser, enabling us to provide grants that support neighborhood schools, parks, tree-plantings, historic preservation efforts, and community outreach events year-round. Your attendance and participation means the world to us and our mission.
Every first weekend in December, the Church Hill Association’s commemorates the Church Hill Holiday Weekend, kicking off the holiday season by decorating our historic street lamps with festive red ribbons, enjoying a candlelight walk from park-to-park, and then taking a holiday house tour throughout the neighborhood.
Photo by Andrew Perkinson
Candlelight Walk
Friday, December 4th
Join us on Friday, December 4 at 6:45pm at St. Patrick Church or 7:00 pm at St. John’s Church for a community Vespers service, followed by our family-friendly Candlelight Walk. Bring a candle (or pick up a battery-operated one from us at the park) and join your friends and neighbors for a magical kickoff to the CHA Holiday Weekend. Start in Jefferson Park or attend Vespers services at St. Patrick or St. John's churches and join the walk from there. Family-friendly and open to the public for free. The Candlelight Walk, led by The Greater Richmond Pipes & Drums, will begin from Jefferson Park at 7:30pm, make a stop at St. John’s Church to pick up those who attended the Vespers services, then proceed to Libby Hill Park through Church Hill’s historic gas-lit streets. Upon arrival around 8pm at Libby Hill Park, there will be caroling, live music, and incredible food and beverage vendors
Photo by Andrew Perkinson
60th Annual Holiday House Tour
Sunday, December 6
12-5PM
Join us for the 60th annual Holiday House Tour and explore the interiors of historic neighborhood homes and buildings. Learn more about the architecture of Church Hill, see how our neighbors mesh old with new, and get some decorating tips along the way. All day, historic homes, shops, and institutions open their doors to hundreds of visitors. Transportation is provided, though many guests choose to stroll through the neighborhood.
Tickets go live here November 1 for $35.00; you can also pick up tickets at local businesses, Union Market, The Hill Cafe and Second Bottle or buy tickets day of for $40 at the St John's Church Parish Hall (where you also pick up tickets purchased online.) All proceeds support our Grants program for the community.
Photo by Andrew Perkinson