Grand Illumination Richmond 2025. Mayor levar stoney will be flipping on the holiday lights downtown for a visual spectacle you won’t want to miss! Rva illuminates (formerly richmond grand illumination) held annually on the first friday in december.

The grand illumination parade takes place every year on the saturday before thanksgiving, bringing thousands of spectators out to the streets of downtown norfolk to take. Mayor levar stoney will be flipping on the holiday lights downtown for a visual spectacle you won’t want to miss!