ASL Practice/Immersion Opportunities

Are you looking for ASL practice in Central Virginia?

Here are some local (-ish) opportunities to
practice in person with other ASL users in a silent/Deaf environment!
This list is updated periodically.

Unless otherwise specified, these events are are NOT hosted by ASL Champs.
Please check with the event organizers for more information.

When attending these gatherings, please remember:

These are not classes.
It’s an opportunity to practice
the ASL you are actively learning.
You are our trusted allies in an ASL environment.
Be sure to keep your voices off and your hands up!

***Completion of ASL 1A or the equivalent is highly recommended***

Upcoming ASL Events in Richmond, VA and Surrounding Areas


(updated 1/3/26)

Recurring Events In RVA

 

ASL Champs’
ASL COFFEE CHAT !!

Sundays
Jan 25
Feb 22
Mar 22
April 26
May 31
June 28

3:00 – 4:00 PM

 

Green and Gray flyer for ASL Coffee Chat 2026, beginner-focused silent ASL gathering with Sunday dates and location listed.
@ Urban Farmhouse 
(located in the Millworks)
13872 Coalfield Commons Pl
Midlothian, VA 23114
Please RSVP if possible:
[email protected]

 

 

Usually the 1st Friday of the month
Metro Richmond Silent Dinner
6PM 
Events are posted on above linked Facebook page

Deaf, DeafBlind, hard of hearing, CODA, ASL students
– anyone nearby or in the Richmond, VA area are welcome to join.

Usually the last Friday of every other month
5:30-8:30PM
*GAME NIGHT in ASL*
at Reynolds Community College
Located in the Workforce Building, Gallery:
Parham Road Campus.
Games will be provided.
Free pizza and drinks!
Friday night every other month,
all ages welcome and novice to native signers!
Questions? Contact [email protected]


Usually the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month
Richmond, VA
Gentle Yoga in ASL with Susi Wilbur, RYT-200
(Check above link for schedule changes)
~ January 4th
~ January 18th
~ February 1st
~ February 15th
~ March 1st
~ NO YOGA THE 15TH
~ April 5th
~ April 19th
10:30-11:30AM
Peak Experiences – Richmond
1375 Overbrook Road,
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Sponsored by Mosaic Interpreting
Click above link for venmo/payment info
(this class is *pay what you can*)

Usually the 3rd Friday of every month
(meeting April 11th this month)
Chesterfield, VA 
6:00PM – 8:00PM
Check Southside Silent Dinner (RVA)
for exact dates/schedule changes
Chesterfield Towne Center Food Court

Recurring Greater Virginia Area Events (Not in RVA)

Varying Thursdays 
Tyson’s Corner, VA
7pm – ?
Check ASL Hangout
for exact dates
@ Tyson’s Corner Food Court (3rd Floor)
1961 Chain Bridge Rd
Tysons Corner, VA 22102

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Check Charlottesville Silent Supper
for exact dates/schedule changes
5:00PM
The local community will decide on supper locations.  

Sundays, (1st + 3rd Sunday of every month)
Fairfax, VA
7:00PM – 9:00PM
Check ASL Silent Sunday Social 
for exact dates/schedule changes
Fairfax County Wegman’s
(corner of Route 29 and Monument Drive)

One Time Events

October, 2026 – Date TBD
Deaf Pig Roast at Lake Anna

Mineral, VA

Do you know of a great local ASL immersion/practice opportunity not listed here?

Contact us, and we’ll add it!

Online ASL Classes Rationale

“Are your classes only online?”

“Will you be offering in-person classes?”

Since 2021, ASL Champs group classes are offered “virtually” via Zoom. While the majority seem to love the convenience and flexibility this option offers, we have recently fielded a few questions as to why this was still the case, so we wanted to explain this approach.


One of our goals at ASL Champs is to increase public fluency in ASL and especially to those within a Deaf person’s orbit (family, friends, co-workers). It was when we took our classes online that we saw that we could serve more people to further this goal than ever before. 

We’ve had ASL students learn together who are:

  • Friends and family members (that don’t live anywhere near each other)
  • Co-workers taking classes on their lunch hours
  • Part of corporate or remote groups that work in different offices
  • Parents with young children, busy (or opposite) schedules and/or limited childcare
  • Caregivers
  • Among those who benefit from the recordings and e-notes

So, we’re focusing on offering our online classes in an effort to maximize our resources. We believe we can best serve all our students this way at the moment, with the technology and convenience online classes have to offer.

Of course, ASL Champs’ home base is here in RVA and we have committed to offering and sharing regular, local in-person ASL immersion/practice opportunities!

We look forward to potentially offering some select in-person classes in addition to our online line up in 2024.

We appreciate you, our wonderful ASL Champs community, as we serve our RVA family and beyond!