Connecting Moms in Fredericksburg, Virginia and Surrounding Areas
Connecting Moms in Fredericksburg, Virginia and Surrounding Areas
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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!
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.
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 fall festival runs Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm through October 25, with a bonus day on Monday, October 12.
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.
On Columbus Day Monday, Snead's Farm runs all of its weekend activities and vendors and welcomes military families at half price.
Homeschool families explore the sounds of the forest and lake with the naturalists at Motts Run.
A ranger leads families along the decorated Long Pond Trail with stops to learn about the park's history and wildlife, then treats back at the Visitor Center.
Celebrate autumn with two days of wagon rides, scenic hikes, live music, community partners, and fall treats, all with views of the changing leaves.
Join Friends of the Rappahannock for a morning of litter cleanup along the river.
Extension Master Gardeners help kids plant and tend vegetables, herbs, and flowers in the library garden.
Ride a wagon through the woods with a ranger looking for signs of fall, migrating wildlife, and changing leaves, then take a short hike to the cliffs above the river.
Families are invited to a free morning of music, games, crafts, and a bounce house at Yowell Meadow Park, hosted by the Early Childhood Workgroup for Healthy Culpeper.
The Germanna Foundation opens historic Salubria for living history demonstrations, colonial dancing, and period games, crafts, and archaeology activities for kids.
Hop on a hayride tour of Kinloch Farm, meet the animals, and visit learning stations about regenerative farming.
A free fall festival on the river with carnival rides, fall activities, vendors, live music, and food.
Stay after Quacktoberfest for a Darkwing Duck episode followed by Hocus Pocus on the big screen along the Rappahannock.
Take a 75-minute guided walk through downtown Culpeper and hear how this small town became a crossroads of American history, from early settlement through the Revolution and Civil War.
A Sunday afternoon archery session designed for parents and kids to learn together at Veterans Memorial Park.
Kids and grown-ups practice fire safety and different fire-starting techniques by building their own mini campfires with a ranger.
Homeschool families gather at Memorial Park for free games and activities, then stay for a picnic lunch.
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