Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
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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 24, 2026
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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
Duck & Seek Scavenger Hunt on Caroline Street
Thirteen rubber ducks are hiding in shop windows between the 600 and 900 blocks of Caroline Street, and kids can hunt for them all.
Ghostly Hunt at Fauquier County Public Library
Kids can search for ghosts hidden around the Youth Services area and earn a small prize for finding them.
Free
Mall-O-Ween Trick or Treat at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
Dress up, grab your treat bags, and visit the participating trick-or-treat spots around Spotsylvania Towne Centre, including Success Space, JD Sports, Planet Novak, Arhaus, Pace 'n Grace, Scrub's, Helzberg, and Perfumania.
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
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.
Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
Brompton Community School, 490 Central Road, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United StatesGrab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
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…
Frontlines at the Foothills at Culpeper Battlefields State Park
A ranger-led half-mile orientation hike tells the story of the 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain, the largest Civil War fight in Culpeper County.
Free
Trail Hero Hike at Lake Anna
A slow, family-friendly ranger walk on the short paved Old Pond Trail about sharing the outdoors kindly with wildlife and other hikers.
Free with park parking fee
Sensory Explorers’ Trail Series: Fall Habitat Detectives
A gentle, hour-long guided walk that uses all five senses to show how plants and animals depend on each other in the fall forest.
Free
Haunted Happenings in Historic Downtown Manassas
Stroll Center Street in costume and trick-or-treat at participating downtown shops during this annual Historic Manassas tradition.
Free
Rock the Potomac at Caledon
Take a wagon ride through the forest, then explore the Potomac shoreline collecting treasures and learning about the geology under your feet.
$5 – $20
Ebenezer UMC Fall Fest
Free fall festival with games, crafts, a petting zoo, bounce house, hayrides, caramel apples, popcorn, and food vendors.
Free
Prince William Water Trick or Treatment
Kids can trick-or-treat at tables run by local environmental and community groups while learning how wastewater gets cleaned.
Free
Saturday Tales at Salem Church Library
A weekend Grow a Reader storytime for families who cannot make weekday sessions.
Free
Fall Festival at Leesylvania State Park
Leesylvania's annual fall festival brings hayrides, crafts, trunk or treat, and vendors to the shore of the Potomac.
Free with park parking fee
PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
Come join the spooky fun at Patawomeck Halloween Festival—costume contests, treats, and shopping await!PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVALGet ready for a spooktacular time at the…
Third Annual Pickle and Grilled Cheese Festival
A full day of pickle and grilled cheese fun at the fairgrounds, with pickle tastings, vendors, food trucks, and a pickle mocktail and cocktail bar.
$20 – $30
Union Cavalry Living History Weekend at Sky Meadows
Tour a Civil War cavalry camp with wedge tents, replica gear and live horses, then watch narrated horseback training demonstrations.
Free
Fall Trunk-or-Treat Car Show at the National Museum of the Marine Corps
Classic cars decked out for Halloween hand out candy to costumed kids, with the best decorated vehicle announced at 1 p.m.
Free
FAME Stafford Trunk or Treat Festival at The Social FXBG
FAME Allstars Stafford teams up with The Social FXBG for a Trunk or Treat Festival.
Sensory Explorers’ Trail Series: Transition to Winter Walk
Two Virginia Master Naturalists lead a gentle three-tenths of a mile walk on the Sensory Explorers' Trail, showing how plants and animals get ready for winter.
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
Reptiles Alive! at Lake Anna State Park
Meet Lake Anna's reptile ambassadors, learn how Virginia reptiles help the environment, and pick up snake safety tips.
Free
PAWS for Reading at Snow Library
Kids practice reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs from Blue Gray Therapy Dogs, who are trained to be patient listeners.
Free
Trunk or Treat with Ryan Homes at Westlake
Bring the kids dressed in their favorite costumes and celebrate spooky season with us at Ryan Homes at Westlake, our brand-new resort-style community!…
Free
Pokemon Time at Porter Branch Library
Pokemon fans can bring their cards to trade or play with other kids at the library.
Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
Brompton Community School, 490 Central Road, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United StatesGrab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
5th Annual Halloween Paddle
Paddlers dress up their kayaks, canoes, and themselves for a festive float on the Rappahannock from City Dock.
Trunk or Treat at the Barn
Trick-or-treat among decorated trunks at the horse rescue, make a craft, and meet the friendly horses.
Free
King George Parks and Rec Trunk or Treat
Decorated trunks line up at Sealston Sports Complex for a safe evening of trick-or-treating hosted by King George Parks and Recreation.
Free
Trunk or Treat at Redeemer Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church hosts a free trunk or treat on Saturday evening, October 24, from 6 to 9 pm.
Free
Park After Dark
https://www.fredericksburgva.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=3915
Shiver by the River
Families explore the nocturnal wildlife of the Rappahannock River through activities and crafts meant to take the fright out of creatures some people find scary.
Free
Owl Prowl at Caledon State Park
Learn about the owls that call Caledon home, then head out on an evening wagon ride to listen and look for them in the dark.
$5 – $20
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