A good weekend for festivals. On Saturday Iwent to the Filipino Festival which was held in Glen Allen. Had a great time, enjoyed some food I had not had in quite a while, and even (thanks to getting lost on the way back due to avoiding road construction on I-95) got to see some of the planes at the Virginia Aviation Museum before the rains hit. On Sunday, rolled out to the RVA-B-Que at the 17th Street Farmers Market. No rain on Sunday the 12th, but a good time. There were a number of BBQ vendors (12 in all) from all over the Richmond area, and 14 breweries with a variety of Virginia craft beers.
The event was held at the 17th Street Farmers Market as noted, and it was a pretty massive crowd. This was the first year for this event, which also earlier held the Food Truck Derby (which I also think was a first. Lines for beer were pretty long once again, but the food did not require tickets (just cash or credit). Checked out a couple of beers, which were pretty good, and had a good time wandering around checking out the people who were there. Saw some interesting sights, its fun to get out in the Shockoe Bottom area which is a really interesting part of the city. Many of the streets are cobblestone, and the old Train Station nearby was a popular place to check out as I noted the many people snapping photos of it.
There were a couple of bands, I saw one of them, which is seen here, The Peoples Blues of Richmond (aka PBR). Good band, I enjoyed the music and they had a lot of energy.
The day was really good, and had a great time at the event. The fact that it was a lot less humid (and dry) was a real plus.
Richmond is a fun town with a lot to see and do, and this event was really a blast. I am looking forward to doing this one again in 2013.
Thanks for visiting here, hope all of you visiting here have a great week!
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