Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
Free
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Fredericksburg Moms Event Calendar
Looking for fun things to do in Fredericksburg, VA with kids? Our event calendar is your guide for family-friendly events, local activities, and community happenings in Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania. From festivals and outdoor concerts to library storytimes and weekend events, there’s always something happening. Check back often because we’re constantly updating with new local events for families!
Events for October 10, 2026
All Day
Spotsylvania County Fair
The Spotsylvania County Fair returns October 8 through 11 with midway rides, classic fair food, games, live entertainment, and the Miss Spotsy Fair pageant.
Culpeper Air Fest
The Culpeper Air Fest returns for its 26th year with aerobatic performers and vintage warbirds, including a P-51 Mustang and an F4U Corsair.
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.
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.
$35.00 Custom Homecoming Spray Tans by Sunless Radiance
Homecoming Spray Tan Special – Sunless Radiance Get ready for Homecoming with a custom spray tan from Sunless Radiance in Spotsylvania! For a…
$35.00
2026 Power of Pink Breast Cancer Walk
Mary Washington Healthcare's annual walk benefiting the Breast Cancer Fund follows a 2.2-mile route around the hospital campus.
$35
Fall Arts and Craft Show
More than 200 artisans fill the convention center with jewelry, textiles, woodwork, candles, and seasonal decor.
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…
Kids Story Time at Tales & Tails
Kids Story Time happens every second Saturday at 10 am at Tales & Tails in Fredericksburg.
Free
Miller Farms Market Fall Festival
Miller Farms Market hosts its fall festival weekly on Saturdays in October, starting at 10 a.m.
Sea Glass Class at Caledon State Park
Turn trash into treasure with a ranger at Caledon.
$5 – $15
Fauquier Fall Farm Tour
Nine Fauquier farms open their gates for one day of farm animals, hayrides, kids' activities, and local products.
Free
King George Fall Festival
The 67th annual King George Fall Festival celebrates America the Beautiful with a Route 3 parade at 11 am, carnival rides, a petting zoo, craft and food vendors, a car show, a hobby horse show, and pageants.
Free
Pelts and Skulls Discovery Wall
Drop by the Visitor Center to touch, smell, and explore real animal pelts and skulls and guess which Virginia animals they belong to.
Free with park parking fee
Spooktacular Candy Hunt
Stafford Parks and Recreation hides candy across the park for a Halloween hunt split by age group.
$13
Marshall Day 2026
Fauquier County Parks and Recreation hosts this family-friendly outdoor celebration of Marshall.
Barnyard Buddies: Feeding Time on the Farm
Kids can step into the role of a 19th-century farmer and help a ranger care for the park's heritage breed chickens and goats.
Free
Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406, United StatesRiverside Center's Children's Theatre programming brings Shrek the Musical to the stage! Dress up in your Halloween costume* and join the fairytale creatures…
$28
Revolution on the Rappahannock
Living history comes alive at Pratt Park as the Freedom Forge Foundation marks the Revolutionary War era with reenactors, demonstrations, and historic site tours at 3 pm.
Free
Dad & Son Daytime Campout
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26th Anniversary Celebration of Restoration Community Dance Ministry
Restoration Community Dance Ministry invites the community to join us as we celebrate 26 years of worship, ministry, movement and restoration on Saturday,…
Family Fun Day: Boo-tiful Smiles, Spooktacular Fun!
Brite Stars Pediatric Dentistry is throwing a free fall family fun day with fairy hair for the kids, a bouncy house, and other activities for the little ones.
Free
Ron Rosner YMCA Creepy Crawly Carnival
The Ron Rosner YMCA hosts its 21st annual Creepy Crawly Carnival with carnival games, treats and prizes, a DJ, a costume contest, a moon bounce, a children's maze, a haunted house, and a haunted trail.
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