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Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest

Downtown Fredericksburg

Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.

Free

Self-Guided Trek n’ Treat Trail

101 Widewater State Pk Rd 101 Widewater State Park Road, Stafford

Pick up a trail pamphlet at the Visitor Center, then hike the upper Long Pond Trail past spooky decorations and fun stops about local history and wildlife.

Free with park parking fee
Ongoing

Snead’s Farm Fall Festival

Snead's Farm 18294 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg

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 6347 Everona Road, Culpeper, VA 22701, Culpeper

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 Farm Market 6025 Catlett Rd, Bealeton, VA 22712, Bealeton

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

sunless radiance 5600 Westbury Ct

Homecoming Spray Tan Special – Sunless Radiance Get ready for Homecoming with a custom spray tan from Sunless Radiance in Spotsylvania! For a…

$35.00

Culpeper Goosebumps Halloween Light Tour

Self-guided driving tour, Culpeper County Culpeper

Load up the car and follow the map to the spookiest decorated houses around Culpeper, best viewed from 7 to 9 pm nightly.

Free

Homeschool Nature Class: Nature Sound Lab

Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area 6600 River Rd, Fredericksburg

Homeschool families explore the sounds of the forest and lake with the naturalists at Motts Run.

$8

Stafford County Agricultural Fair

Stafford County Fairgrounds 504 Poplar Rd, Fredericksburg

Four days of rides, games, fair food, a petting zoo, pony rides, and a scavenger hunt, plus kids' favorites like the Power Wheels derby and pedal tractor pull.