Safety Town Series: Honey on Duty
Meet Honey the therapy dog and learn how to greet and respect animals safely.
Archives: Events
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!
Meet Honey the therapy dog and learn how to greet and respect animals safely.
Leesylvania State Park rangers bring a nature program called Hiding in Plain Sight to the library, with reading, games and crafts about animal adaptations.
Stories, songs and activities led by trained staff help toddlers build early reading skills.
Casual chess for all skill levels, from first-time players to kids who already know their openings.
Casual chess for all skill levels, from first-time players to kids who already know their openings.
Casual chess for all skill levels, from first-time players to kids who already know their openings.
A monthly art class for preschoolers and their grown-ups with a story in the studio, a garden walk, and open-ended art exploration around a new theme each month.
Watch rangers feed the park's animal ambassadors, Gertie and Birdie, and learn what they eat and how they fit into the ecosystem.
Rangers lead a two-mile evening walk along the Holly Marsh Trail to watch the full moon rise over the Potomac.
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.
A slow, family-friendly ranger walk on the short paved Old Pond Trail about sharing the outdoors kindly with wildlife and other hikers.
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.
Take a wagon ride through the forest, then explore the Potomac shoreline collecting treasures and learning about the geology under your feet.
Kids can trick-or-treat at tables run by local environmental and community groups while learning how wastewater gets cleaned.
A weekend Grow a Reader storytime for families who cannot make weekday sessions.
Tour a Civil War cavalry camp with wedge tents, replica gear and live horses, then watch narrated horseback training demonstrations.
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.
Riverside Center's Children's Theatre programming brings Shrek the Musical to the stage! Dress up in your Halloween costume* and join the fairytale creatures…
Meet Lake Anna's reptile ambassadors, learn how Virginia reptiles help the environment, and pick up snake safety tips.
Kids practice reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs from Blue Gray Therapy Dogs, who are trained to be patient listeners.