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 30, 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
The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the State Theater
Windmore's production of the Disney-scored musical, with a live choir and orchestra and local adult and teen performers, wraps up its run Oct 30 through Nov 1 with evening shows and a Sunday matinee.
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.
$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
Haunted Mini Golf at Locust Shade Park
The 18-hole mini golf course at Locust Shade gets a spooky makeover for Halloween weekend, Thursday through Saturday.
Mini golf pricing applies
Mini Monster Mash at Culpeper County Fieldhouse
Culpeper County Parks and Recreation hosts its first Mini Monster Mash with a moon bounce, Halloween crafts and games, a movie with popcorn, story time and a cooking project.
Free
The Food Detectives Book Launch at Fredericksburg Food Co-op
Local children's author and pediatric occupational therapist Christiana Cooper celebrates her new picture book with a reading, signing and grocery store scavenger hunt.
Free
Grow a Reader Special: Halloween Hoopla! at Salem Church
The library's storytime staff share spooky and silly Halloween stories, songs, and activities that build early reading skills.
Free
Tot Time Pumpkin Patch Adventure
🎃 TOT TIME PUMPKIN PATCH ADVENTURE! 🍂 Kick off Halloween weekend with a fun-filled morning at Snead’s Farm! Little ones will enjoy exploring…
$15
Boo-Ling Bash at Hooky Entertainment Fredericksburg
A kid focused Halloween bash with a candy crawl, arts and crafts, snacks, pumpkin decorating, a cake walk and a costume contest.
Cops and Cars Trunk or Treat at Virginia Credit Union Stadium
Fredericksburg Police host a car show and Halloween trunk or treat at the ballpark.
Halloween Howl at Caledon State Park
Enjoy the woods at night with a not-so-haunted wagon ride, a spooky Skeleton Zoo, and trick-or-treat s'mores around the campfire.
Free
Adorned: A Botanical Broom Workshop with Green Eyed Vines and Whitby’s
Make a seasonal botanical broom with copper leaves and dried florals in this Green Eyed Vines and Whitby's collab.
Free Concert at St. George’s: Scary Music for Organ
The organists of St. George's play a Halloween program of works by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn and more at the church's most popular concert of the year.
Free
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