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.
Homeschool families gather at Memorial Park for free games and activities, then stay for a picnic lunch.
First-time archers learn the basics, from finding their draw length to safe, accurate shooting, with all equipment provided.
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.
Gates open at 5:30 pm with vendors, food trucks, music, and activities, then kids hunt for candy by flashlight in age-grouped waves: adaptive field at 6 pm, ages 2 to 5 at 6:30, and ages 6 to 12 at 7:15.
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.
Leesylvania's annual fall festival brings hayrides, crafts, trunk or treat, and vendors to the shore of the Potomac.
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.
Meet Lake Anna's reptile ambassadors, learn how Virginia reptiles help the environment, and pick up snake safety tips.
Paddlers dress up their kayaks, canoes, and themselves for a festive float on the Rappahannock from City Dock.
Families explore the nocturnal wildlife of the Rappahannock River through activities and crafts meant to take the fright out of creatures some people find scary.
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.
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