Glen Allen Day: parade, festival dates and what to know

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Dates and the schedule come from the organizer, the Glen Allen Ruritan Club, and Henrico County’s events calendar. This page is updated every year at the same address.

Glen Allen Day is the community festival of old Glen Allen, a parade down Mountain Road followed by a day of vendors, food and music at Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park. The 2027 date has not been announced. The 30th annual Glen Allen Day was Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Questions about the park go to Meadow Farm at 804-652-1455; the Ruritan Club takes calls at 804-257-9605.

Quick facts

• 2027 date: not announced as of Oct. 19, 2026
• Last held: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, the 30th annual
• Parade: 9:30 a.m., from John Cussons Drive and Mountain Road to Meadow Farm and Crump Park
• Festival: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen
• What’s there: more than 100 vendors, several food stands, stage bands and a children’s area
• Hosts: Glen Allen Ruritan Club with Henrico County Recreation and Parks

What happens

The day starts with a parade at 9:30 a.m. It begins at the intersection of John Cussons Drive and Mountain Road and travels along Mountain Road to Meadow Farm and Crump Park, the county’s listing says.

The festival follows in the park from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a vendor fair, food trucks, stage entertainment and family activities. The county lists more than 100 vendors and several food stands, bands on the stage through the day and “a huge area with children’s activities.”

For 2024, the county’s listing gave the stage schedule: Mackenzie Roark at 11 a.m., Todd Murray at noon and The Taters from 1:15 to 3 p.m. Performers change each year.

Dates by year

Sources: Henrico County’s calendar listings for 2026, 2025 and 2024. In each of the last three years it fell on a Saturday in late September or early October.

When the 2027 date comes out

The county posted its 2026 listing in mid-April 2026, and its 2024 and 2025 listings in August of each year. Watch the Ruritan Club’s Glen Allen Day page and the Henrico events calendar from spring. We will add the 2027 date here as soon as it is posted.

Who runs it

The Glen Allen Ruritan Club has served Glen Allen since 1965, and Glen Allen Day is its biggest fundraiser, the club says on its home page. The money supports the club’s work, including scholarships for high school seniors and Christmas gifts for children in Henrico’s foster care program. Vendor applications are on the club’s website. Its address is P.O. Box 1064, Glen Allen, VA 23060, and its email is glenallenruritanclub@gmail.com.

The park

Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, takes in Crump Park, Meadow Farm Museum, the Parsons Community Center and RF&P Park, according to Henrico Recreation and Parks. Crump Park has playgrounds, picnic shelters, trails, large open fields and a fishing pond. Meadow Farm, open to the public since 1981, is a living history farm with a farmhouse from 1810 and farm animals.

The organizers have not published parking, road closure or pet rules for the festival. The parade uses Mountain Road from 9:30 a.m.; call Meadow Farm at 804-652-1455 with questions before you go.

More fall events

For the pumpkin patches and Henrico’s fall lineup, see fall festivals and pumpkin patches. The same park hosts Henrico’s July 4 celebration; see Fourth of July fireworks.

Frequently asked questions

When is Glen Allen Day 2027?

The date has not been announced. The 30th Glen Allen Day was Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026; the two before it were on Oct. 5, 2024, and Oct. 4, 2025.

Where is Glen Allen Day held?

At Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road in Glen Allen. The parade starts at John Cussons Drive and Mountain Road and travels to the park.

What time does the Glen Allen Day parade start?

In 2024, 2025 and 2026 the parade began at 9:30 a.m. The vendor fair, food trucks, stage entertainment and family activities ran from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Who runs Glen Allen Day?

The Glen Allen Ruritan Club, a community service club chartered in 1965, hosts it with Henrico County Recreation and Parks. The club calls it its biggest fundraiser.