The quack is back in Richmond this weekend with the return of the RVA Duck Race, plus a concert from The Shins, the Down Home Family Reunion in Abner Clay Park and a festival of fiddling at Dogwood Dell.

1. RVA Duck Race and Festival of Inclusion

The RVA Duck Race is back, now hosted by the Autism Society of Central Virginia, and with a new event: a Festival of Inclusion, Richmond’s first sensory-friendly festival designed to include individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. The event will kick off with music and family activities on Brown’s Island, followed by 15,000 plastic ducks racing down the canal. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fifth and Tredegar streets. Free to watch; fee to race a duck; pay as you go at the festival. https://ascv.org/

2. Down Home Family Reunion

The Down Home Family Reunion celebrates African American folk life with music, dance, stories, food and shopping. Featuring go-go music from Big Tony & Trouble Funk as well as Africa Unplugged and the Pan Masters Steel Orchestra and many more. Abner Clay Park, 200 W. Clay St. 4-11 p.m. Free entry; pay as you go. (804) 644-3900 or www.efsinc.org

3. The Shins

Indie rock stars The Shins head to Richmond on their 21st anniversary tour for “Oh, Inverted World,” their album that marked a major shift in indie music in 2001. 8 p.m. The National, 708 E. Broad St. $70-$77. (888) 929-7849 or thenationalva.com

3. Dashboard Confessional

Florida rockers Dashboard Confessional, known for their 2006 hit “Stolen” and “Vindicated” from the “Spider-Man 2” movie head to the After Hours concert series at The Meadow Event Park. Andrew McMahon opens. 6 p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.) 1319111 Dawn Blvd., Doswell. $31-$99. www.afterhoursconcertseries.com