Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
Free
28 events found.
Events for October 17, 2026
All Day
Self-Guided Trek n’ Treat Trail
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
Greenberg Train & Toy Show
The Greenberg Train & Toy Show comes to the Fredericksburg Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18.
Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park
Celebrate autumn with two days of wagon rides, scenic hikes, live music, community partners, and fall treats, all with views of the changing leaves.
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
Culpeper Goosebumps Halloween Light Tour
Load up the car and follow the map to the spookiest decorated houses around Culpeper, best viewed from 7 to 9 pm nightly.
Free
Stafford County Agricultural Fair
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.
Ebenezer UMC Pumpkin Patch
Hundreds of pumpkins and gourds of every size fill Cloe Field from October 16 through 24, open weekdays 3 to 7 pm and weekends 10 am to 6 pm.
Big Fall Cleanup at Old Mill Park
Join Friends of the Rappahannock for a morning of litter cleanup along the river.
Free
Parent-Child Class: Forged Marshmallow Roasting Stick
Parents and kids team up at War Horse Forge to forge a marshmallow roasting stick for the fire pit or fireplace.
$28.52
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…
Hands-on Gardening Workshop for Children
Extension Master Gardeners help kids plant and tend vegetables, herbs, and flowers in the library garden.
Free
Finding Fall Wagon Ride at Caledon
Ride a wagon through the woods with a ranger looking for signs of fall, migrating wildlife, and changing leaves, then take a short hike to the cliffs above the river.
$5 – $20
Children’s Day in the Park
Families are invited to a free morning of music, games, crafts, and a bounce house at Yowell Meadow Park, hosted by the Early Childhood Workgroup for Healthy Culpeper.
Free
Salubria Oktoberfest and History Faire
The Germanna Foundation opens historic Salubria for living history demonstrations, colonial dancing, and period games, crafts, and archaeology activities for kids.
Free
Reach the Roots Farm Tour at Kinloch Farm
Hop on a hayride tour of Kinloch Farm, meet the animals, and visit learning stations about regenerative farming.
WHISKEY & WINE FESTIVAL
Join us for an extraordinary tasting experience that will delight Whiskey and Wine enthusiasts on Saturday, October 17th, from 11 AM to 4…
PorchFest Fredericksburg 2026
RappArts turns the porches and front yards around Marye and Littlepage Streets into pop-up stages for a day of live music, community, and creativity.
Hop N’ Hog Block Party
A downtown block party built around a people's choice barbecue competition, with live music, artisan vendors, and family activities all afternoon.
$16
Renaissance Faire at Adventure Brewing
Step into a day of chivalry and cheer with a maypole dance, jousting, live music, sword fighting, and blacksmithing demos.
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
Quacktoberfest
A free fall festival on the river with carnival rides, fall activities, vendors, live music, and food.
Free
FOUR DARK DOORS: A Horror Thriller Stage Anthology
FOUR DARK DOORS is an original horror/thriller theatre festival featuring four original one-act plays by local playwrights. Each story offers a different journey…
Halloween Movies in the Park
Stay after Quacktoberfest for a Darkwing Duck episode followed by Hocus Pocus on the big screen along the Rappahannock.
Free
FOUR DARK DOORS: A Horror Thriller Stage Anthology
FOUR DARK DOORS is an original horror/thriller theatre festival featuring four original one-act plays by local playwrights. Each story offers a different journey…