Richmond
Welcome to Cvent’s Richmond event planning guide – a city guide for Richmond meeting planning and event planning professionals. Richmond's
famed historical attractions, paired with its exciting, metropolitan flavor, bring more than five million tourists to Virginia's capital each year. Richmond
features a flawless blend of small-town hospitality with the sophistication of an urban locale, an appealing combination to meeting participants and
tourists alike.In the city itself, the Greater Richmond Convention Center hosts more than 400 events each year in its modern, 700,000-square-foot
facility that spans more than five city blocks. Amenities include a full-service business center, award-winning in-house catering and full-service
audio-visual and telecommunications services. The center is also a short distance to more than 50 quality hotels, including the Jefferson Hotel, a
National Historic Landmark and one of the 23 hotels in North America to have been awarded both the Mobil 5-Star and AAA 5-Diamond
ratings.Venturing outside the city? Richmond is extremely day trip-friendly, located only 100 miles northwest of tourist hotspot Virginia Beach and 5...
famed historical attractions, paired with its exciting, metropolitan flavor, bring more than five million tourists to Virginia's capital each year. Richmond
features a flawless blend of small-town hospitality with the sophistication of an urban locale, an appealing combination to meeting participants and
tourists alike.In the city itself, the Greater Richmond Convention Center hosts more than 400 events each year in its modern, 700,000-square-foot
facility that spans more than five city blocks. Amenities include a full-service business center, award-winning in-house catering and full-service
audio-visual and telecommunications services. The center is also a short distance to more than 50 quality hotels, including the Jefferson Hotel, a
National Historic Landmark and one of the 23 hotels in North America to have been awarded both the Mobil 5-Star and AAA 5-Diamond
ratings.Venturing outside the city? Richmond is extremely day trip-friendly, located only 100 miles northwest of tourist hotspot Virginia Beach and 5...

Things to Do

Croaker's Spot
Located in downtown Richmond, Croaker's Spot is a long-standing popular locale for seafood and Nouveau Soul cuisine. The corner restaurant's
friendly atmosphere, complete with picture windows and rows of booths, brings guests back to 1930s Richmond. Croaker's Spot is the master of sou...
friendly atmosphere, complete with picture windows and rows of booths, brings guests back to 1930s Richmond. Croaker's Spot is the master of sou...

Bank
Bank is an elegant, sophisticated restaurant housed in a renovated early 20th century bank. Marked by its white marble bar and oversized, vibrant
artwork, Bank serves contemporary American cuisine with a kick. Entrees include citrus-glazed mahi mahi with shiitake risotto and orange-grapefrui...
artwork, Bank serves contemporary American cuisine with a kick. Entrees include citrus-glazed mahi mahi with shiitake risotto and orange-grapefrui...

Julep's New Southern Cuisine
Located in Richmond's historic River District, the award-winning Julep's New Southern Cuisine features dishes inspired by the local fares of southern
cities Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and New Orleans. The restaurant is housed in Richmond's oldest commercial building, originally built as a lumb...
cities Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and New Orleans. The restaurant is housed in Richmond's oldest commercial building, originally built as a lumb...

Lemaire at the Jefferson Hotel
Lemaire serves fine Southern regional fare, infused with European flavor, in the elegant, romantic setting of the original ladies' parlors in the historic
Jefferson Hotel. The highly-regarded restaurant serves only fresh ingredients and home-grown herbs. Menu selections include mustard-crusted free...
Jefferson Hotel. The highly-regarded restaurant serves only fresh ingredients and home-grown herbs. Menu selections include mustard-crusted free...

Tobacco Company Restaurant
The Tobacco Company Restaurant features traditional American fare with a Southern twist. The three-story restaurant was once an abandoned
tobacco warehouse, but is now an immensely popular dining locale, playing host to more than 5,000 guests each week. The Tobacco Company's ex...
tobacco warehouse, but is now an immensely popular dining locale, playing host to more than 5,000 guests each week. The Tobacco Company's ex...

Croaker's Spot
Located in downtown Richmond, Croaker's Spot is a long-standing popular locale for seafood and Nouveau Soul cuisine. The corner restaurant's
friendly atmosphere, complete with picture windows and rows of booths, brings guests back to 1930s Richmond. Croaker's Spot is the master of sou...
friendly atmosphere, complete with picture windows and rows of booths, brings guests back to 1930s Richmond. Croaker's Spot is the master of sou...

Bank
Bank is an elegant, sophisticated restaurant housed in a renovated early 20th century bank. Marked by its white marble bar and oversized, vibrant
artwork, Bank serves contemporary American cuisine with a kick. Entrees include citrus-glazed mahi mahi with shiitake risotto and orange-grapefrui...
artwork, Bank serves contemporary American cuisine with a kick. Entrees include citrus-glazed mahi mahi with shiitake risotto and orange-grapefrui...

Julep's New Southern Cuisine
Located in Richmond's historic River District, the award-winning Julep's New Southern Cuisine features dishes inspired by the local fares of southern
cities Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and New Orleans. The restaurant is housed in Richmond's oldest commercial building, originally built as a lumb...
cities Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and New Orleans. The restaurant is housed in Richmond's oldest commercial building, originally built as a lumb...

Lemaire at the Jefferson Hotel
Lemaire serves fine Southern regional fare, infused with European flavor, in the elegant, romantic setting of the original ladies' parlors in the historic
Jefferson Hotel. The highly-regarded restaurant serves only fresh ingredients and home-grown herbs. Menu selections include mustard-crusted free...
Jefferson Hotel. The highly-regarded restaurant serves only fresh ingredients and home-grown herbs. Menu selections include mustard-crusted free...

Tobacco Company Restaurant
The Tobacco Company Restaurant features traditional American fare with a Southern twist. The three-story restaurant was once an abandoned
tobacco warehouse, but is now an immensely popular dining locale, playing host to more than 5,000 guests each week. The Tobacco Company's ex...
tobacco warehouse, but is now an immensely popular dining locale, playing host to more than 5,000 guests each week. The Tobacco Company's ex...
Weather and Seasonality
The fluctuation of seasons and temperatures in Richmond lends itself to Richmond event planning. Richmond experiences four distinct, yet mild, seasons.
Located in the center of the state, Richmond falls within Virginia's Piedmont climate region, meaning that the average annual precipitation is less than 44
inches, while annual snowfall, usually occurring late December to February, is around 14 inches. July is Richmond's wettest and warmest month, with an
average high of 88°F and average low of 66°F. January is the city's coldest month, with an average high of 47ºF and average low of 27°F.
Richmond is home to spectacular fall foliage, with the peak foliage viewing time in the last two weeks of October. As the months of June through September
can be quite humid, many prefer to visit Richmond during the spring or fall to enjoy mild daytime temperatures and cool nights.
Located in the center of the state, Richmond falls within Virginia's Piedmont climate region, meaning that the average annual precipitation is less than 44
inches, while annual snowfall, usually occurring late December to February, is around 14 inches. July is Richmond's wettest and warmest month, with an
average high of 88°F and average low of 66°F. January is the city's coldest month, with an average high of 47ºF and average low of 27°F.
Richmond is home to spectacular fall foliage, with the peak foliage viewing time in the last two weeks of October. As the months of June through September
can be quite humid, many prefer to visit Richmond during the spring or fall to enjoy mild daytime temperatures and cool nights.
Month | High/Low °F | Seasonality |
---|---|---|
January | 47°/28° | - |
February | 50°/30° | - |
March | 59°/37° | - |
April | 69°/45° | - |
May | 78°/55° | - |
June | 85°/63° | - |
July | 88°/68° | - |
August | 87°/67° | - |
September | 81°/60° | - |
October | 71°/48° | - |
November | 60°/39° | - |
December | 50°/31° | - |