Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
Free
29 events found.
Events for October 3, 2026
All Day
Flower Festival at Wollam Gardens
Pack a picnic and spend a fall afternoon at the flower farm with live music, pick-your-own blooms, floral workshops, and food.
Free
Ongoing
Snead’s Farm Fall Festival
Snead's Farm is open daily from 9 to 6 (last entry 4:45) through November 1 with hayrides, a corn maze, mountain slides, sunflower picking, a helicopter playhouse, a straw barn with rope swings, the Whispering Pines play forest, sand piles, farm animals, and creekside trails.
$2 – $20
Round Hill Farm Fall Festival (30th Anniversary)
Round Hill Farm celebrates 30 years of fall fun with a tractor-drawn hayride to the pumpkin patch, a six-acre corn maze with a scavenger hunt, rides, farm animals, live entertainment, and food.
Fall Fest at Aquia Church
A classic church fall festival with a country store of baked goods, crafts, a flea market, a garden mart, and tours of the historic church.
Free
Braehead Farm Fall Festival Weekends
Braehead Farm's fall festival runs every Saturday and Sunday through October 25 with hayrides, a pumpkin patch, a sunflower walk, corn pit, swings, farm animals, and a visit with the Great Pumpkin.
$15
Old Town Warrenton Fall Festival
The 47th annual Warrenton Fall Festival fills Main, Falmouth, and Winchester Streets with more than 150 artisan and craft booths, strolling entertainment, live music, and festival food.
Free
Wild Sprouts Nature Club for Preschoolers
Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area 6600 River Rd, Fredericksburg +1 moreBring your preschooler (ages 3-5) out to Motts Run weekly, with monthly field trips to Alum Spring, to explore, play, and embrace the…
Teen Trail Walk at Motts Run
Fredericksburg Parks and Rec leads teens on a guided walk exploring a different trail at Motts Run each week.
Free
Haunted Hustle 5K and Spooky Sprint
Kids dash through a free pumpkin patch run in costume and earn a prize while grown-ups tackle the 5K.
Free after-party; race registration required
Kids Pumpkin Painting at Meadows Farms Nurseries
Bring your future farmers to Meadows Farms for a morning of pumpkin painting while supplies last.
Free for VIP members
Art Attack Downtown Fredericksburg
Local artists paint, perform, and display their work out on Caroline Street for a full Saturday of creativity.
Free
Fall Farm Fun at Maple Tree Farm
Weekends through October, Maple Tree Farm opens its pumpkin patch, train rides, corn maze, and small animal area from 10 am to 4 pm, with last admission at 3 pm.
Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
The Independent Book Festival turns ten this year with dozens of local and regional authors, including children's and young adult writers, set up along the river.
Free
Dog Days at Ferry Farm
George Washington sure loved his hounds, and so do we! Bring your furry friend to Ferry Farm for a day of fun and…
$5
Manassas Fall Jubilee
The 43rd annual Fall Jubilee brings craft booths, live music, entertainment, and food to the streets of Historic Downtown Manassas.
Free
Yankey Farms Pumpkin Patch Opening Day
The pick-your-own pumpkin patch in Bristow opens Saturday, October 3, and runs through October 31: Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sundays noon to 6 pm.
$8
7th Annual Port Royal Pirate Festival
Ahoy, mateys! The 7th Annual Port Royal Pirate Festival returns to historic Port Royal, Virginia, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 10 AM–6…
Free
Messick’s Farm Market Fall Festival
Messick's fall festival runs Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm through October 25, with a bonus day on Monday, October 12.
Log Cabin Storytime at Motts Run
Nature stories, a related craft, and free nature play inside the cozy log cabin at the Motts Run Nature Center.
Free
October Homeschool Overview at Widewater State Park
Homeschool families of every grade level get October's spooky nature lessons rolled into one hour: snake secrets, bone-yard puzzles, and bat myth-busting.
Parking fee only
Stafford Fall Family Festival
Stafford Parks and Recreation's big fall party at Pratt Park features the Great Pumpkin Derby, hayrides, a petting zoo and pony rides, mechanical bull rides, craft vendors, food trucks, and live music.
Free
Hero’s Bridge Chili and Cornbread Cook-Off
Taste your way through chili and cornbread entries while supporting aging veterans through Hero's Bridge.
$5
Spooky Spiders at Motts Run
Head out on a spider hunt with the naturalists at Motts Run and learn why these eight-legged neighbors are actually helpful.
$6
Youth Archery 101
Beginners are welcome at this intro to bow and arrow basics with Fredericksburg Parks and Rec.
$12
Frey’s Farm October Anime and Pop Culture Festival
Frey's Farm hosts an all-ages anime and pop culture festival every Saturday in October, starting with Anime Opening Day on October 3 from 2 to 6 pm.
UVA vs Virginia Tech Fall Exhibition Baseball Game
The Commonwealth's biggest college rivalry comes to the FredNats' ballpark for a fall exhibition game with first pitch at 4 pm.
Saturday Night Polo at Great Meadow
Bring blankets and chairs, spread out on the berm, and let the kids watch the horses race up and down the field under the lights.
Kids’ Galaxy Glow Run and Dance Party
Spotsylvania Parks and Rec lights up Patriot Park for a glow-in-the-dark fun run with a quarter-mile dash for ages 5 and under and a Meteor Mile for ages 5 to 13, followed by a dance party on the amphitheater stage.
$30