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 25, 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
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
Howl-oween Party at the Stafford Farmers Market
The Long Family Markets Stafford Farmers Market hosts a "Howl"oween Party with a howling contest, games, and prizes.
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
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
Spotsylvania Farmers Market Sunday Market
The county's new Sunday market brings local farmers and makers to Spotsylvania Courthouse, a relaxed spot to pick up fall produce and treats with the kids.
Free
Pelts and Skulls Discovery Wall at Lake Anna State Park
Little naturalists can touch and smell real Virginia mammal pelts and skulls, then guess which animal each one came from.
Free
NVA Thai Street Food and Culture Festival
The season finale of this festival fills the museum lawn with Thai street food, live performances and crafts.
Free
X-Golf Fall Family Festival
X-Golf at Spotsylvania Towne Centre hosts a fall afternoon with face painting, in-store trick-or-treating, pumpkin putt-putt, a photo station, and a costume contest.
$5
Costumes and Candy Halloween Concert
The Prince William Community Band plays an afternoon of festive Halloween music.
Trunk or Treat at the Rouse Center
The Rouse Center parking lot fills with decorated trunks for an afternoon of trick-or-treating in North Stafford.
Free
Peter and the Wolf: A Symphony of Stories
The Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra brings Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf to life, with each instrument playing a character, plus selections from Carnival of the Animals.
$30
Trunk or Treat
A family-friendly night of creative car trunks, candy, games, and more! Costumes are encouraged, and there will be plenty of activities for kids…
Free
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