Richmond to Hold First Fall Festival

By Cynthia Drummond for BRVCA

October 2nd 2025

RICHMOND – Richmond will hold its first-ever Fall Festival on Oct. 19. The event will take place on the lawn of the Town Hall and at town property across the street, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Jim Palmisciano said two of his goals as a member of the Town Council have been to bring the memberships of the town’s volunteer boards and commissions to full staffing, and to begin to make use of the town-owned property at 4 Richmond Townhouse Road.

“I really see this as the confluence of two of those goals,” he said. “We have a fantastic Recreation Commission that has made this Fall Festival possible.”

In addition to a food truck, there will be several vendors, and a booth staffed by the town’s 250th Semiquincentennial Commission.

Town Council President Samantha Wilkcox will also attend the festival.

“I’ll be there with the 250th Commission, promoting some of our events,” she said. “I’ll also be at a table to answer questions about the development at 4 Richmond Townhouse.”

Palmisciano added,

“We will have a kiosk set up with a schematic plan of what the Phase I pavilion will look like at 4 Richmond Townhouse, so it will be an opportunity for the public to get a glimpse of what will be coming, hopefully in the short future, for that property.”

A highlight of the festival will be the scarecrow competition. At the time of this writing, the Recreation Commission was still soliciting entries. Information on how to enter can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=richmond%20recreation%20commission

“I do hope that people take an opportunity to participate in that,” Palmisciano said. “…I encourage civic groups, organizations, to really take part in that scarecrow decorating contest.”

Other festival participants will include musical groups and a martial arts school.

The festival will not result in any cost to the town.

“What we’re doing is, I believe there’s a small fee they’re actually charging the craft vendors to participate, so they’re trying to make it cost-neutral,” Palmisciano said. “…I just encourage everyone to get there and let the Recreation [Commission] and the EDC [Economic Development Commission] know what kinds of events they want to see in the future, and if there are spaces on boards and commissions, I encourage everyone to get involved.”

Wilcox said,

“I think this is going to be a great event that showcases our community togetherness and our town center that we’re trying to develop.”