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!
Family Events
Events for October 24, 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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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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