Now you have more reasons to hang out at VMFA on Friday nights! Head to the museum and enjoy Happy Hour specials on beverages and free half-hour gallery tours at 7 and 7:30 pm. There’s something new every week. View the schedule below to see upcoming performances, wine-tastings, dance parties, and more!
First Friday: Spirituals
Mar 6, 6–8 pm
Atrium
Welcoming Rudy Faulkner to the VMFA First Fridays stage, join us for an evening straight out of the 1920s! Big bang swing music, dancers, actors, specialty cocktail in Amuse and “The Great Gatsby”. Half-priced beer and wine available from BEST Cafe. Tickets for the play are available on the website or at the visitor services desk. This one is sure to be a roaring good time!
Second Fridays: Wine Tasting
Second Friday of every month, open until 9 pm
Best Café
At VMFA’s Best Cafe, taste different wines from around the world—reds, whites, sparkling, and more. Refine your palate and learn about different winemaking regions from a variety of wine experts, who will be available for discussion and questions. Later, tour VMFA’s galleries, open until 9 pm.
Third Fridays, Feb 21: Hip-Hop Line Dancing
6–8 pm
Atrium
Free; no tickets required
Fourth Fridays: Craft Beer Night
Fourth Friday of every month, serving from 5:30–7:30 pm, galleries open until 9 pm
Best Café
At VMFA’s Best Cafe, taste different beers from around Virginia from 5:30–7:30 pm. Learn about the beers from the breweries themselves, who will be available for discussion and questions. Later, tour VMFA’s galleries, open until 9 pm.
Feb 29 – Bingo Beer from Richmond, Va
Mar 27 – Blue Mountain Brewery from Afton, Va
Friday Night Favorites
Fridays, 6 pm | Meet at Welcome Kiosk
With VMFA’s many galleries and rotating exhibits, you can never see everything in one visit. Join one of our docents for a Friday night tour of their favorite objects sampled from the many collections throughout the museum. You may leave with a new favorite yourself!
Free; no registration required
Subject to docent availability
Friday Nights Are Better By Half
Fridays, 7 & 7:30 pm | Meet at Welcome Kiosk
Now you have more reasons to hang out at VMFA on Friday nights! Head to the museum and enjoy Happy Hour specials on beverages all evening and free half-hour gallery tours at 7 and 7:30 pm. Tours have a different theme each week.
Free; no registration required
Subject to docent availability
Past Performances
