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.
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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.
Stafford Parks and Recreation's big fall party at Pratt Park features the Great Pumpkin Derby, hayrides, a petting zoo and pony rides, mechanical bull rides, craft vendors, food trucks, and live music.
Taste your way through chili and cornbread entries while supporting aging veterans through Hero's Bridge.
Frey's Farm hosts an all-ages anime and pop culture festival every Saturday in October, starting with Anime Opening Day on October 3 from 2 to 6 pm.
The Commonwealth's biggest college rivalry comes to the FredNats' ballpark for a fall exhibition game with first pitch at 4 pm.
Bring blankets and chairs, spread out on the berm, and let the kids watch the horses race up and down the field under the lights.
Spotsylvania Parks and Rec lights up Patriot Park for a glow-in-the-dark fun run with a quarter-mile dash for ages 5 and under and a Meteor Mile for ages 5 to 13, followed by a dance party on the amphitheater stage.
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…
The Spotsylvania County Fair returns October 8 through 11 with midway rides, classic fair food, games, live entertainment, and the Miss Spotsy Fair pageant.
The Snow Branch screens the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus (PG) for families on a Thursday evening.
Halloween-themed bingo near the food court with prizes for the whole family.
Look through a Celestron telescope with park rangers and learn how to photograph the night sky with your phone.
Prince William County Parks screens Minions and Monsters under the stars at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Culpeper Air Fest returns for its 26th year with aerobatic performers and vintage warbirds, including a P-51 Mustang and an F4U Corsair.
Mary Washington Healthcare's annual walk benefiting the Breast Cancer Fund follows a 2.2-mile route around the hospital campus.
Miller Farms Market hosts its fall festival weekly on Saturdays in October, starting at 10 a.m.
Turn trash into treasure with a ranger at Caledon.
Nine Fauquier farms open their gates for one day of farm animals, hayrides, kids' activities, and local products.
The 67th annual King George Fall Festival celebrates America the Beautiful with a Route 3 parade at 11 am, carnival rides, a petting zoo, craft and food vendors, a car show, a hobby horse show, and pageants.
Fauquier County Parks and Recreation hosts this family-friendly outdoor celebration of Marshall.