to Byrd Park. The memorial is an 8-foot-tall bronze statue of a police officer carrying a girl clutching a teddy bear, along with a plaque of the names of 28 Richmond police officers killed from 1869 to 2003. The memorial was moved from the park after being vandalized following the murder of George Floyd. The Carillon The World War I Memorial Carillon, built by Cram & Ferguson in 1932, is a memorial to those who died in that war; it contains 56 bells. The Carillon is played on occasions such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and July 4 and is also used for hosting wedding receptions, parties, meetings, and other such gatherings. Rising a lofty 240 feet in the heart of Richmond’s William Byrd Park stands the Virginia War Memorial Carillon—the Commonwealth’s official monument to the approximately 3,700 men and women from the state who died as a result of World War I. https://www.carilloncivic.org/CarillonHistory.php#:~:text=Rising%20a%20lofty%20240%20feet,result%20of%20World%20War%20I. Events The amphitheatre, Dogwood Dell, has annual summer concert and theatrical events, including a concert by the Richmond Concert Band that concludes with the "1812 Overture", complete with cannon fire, the carillon, and a fireworks display on the 4th of July. Events and shows for children are frequently scheduled at the Ha'Penny Stage just beside the carillon. In May the park hosts an annual "Arts in the Park" festival, a festive two-day event in which over 400 artists and artisans display and sell their work. The park holds an annual Summer Festival of Arts in June through August which hosts plays, concerts, children events, and other family activities. The Summer Festival of the Arts celebrated its fiftieth season in 2006. The second Saturday in June brings out Richmond's annual "It Starts in Park Festival" which is designed to encourage healthy living and family fun for the summer months just as the school children are getting close to their summer vacations. The carillon is also home to the city's live Christmas Nativity pageant now held (weather permitting) on December 23, after over 60 years of holding it on Christmas Eve. The park was listed in 2016 on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. References External links Byrd Park on Richmond (VA) Park Search website Byrd Park Civic League Byrd Park - Richmond (VA) website Virginia War Memorial Carillon Parks in Richmond, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia Virginia municipal