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!
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3 events,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 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. 
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
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4 events,The 18-hole mini golf course at Locust Shade gets a spooky makeover for Halloween weekend, Thursday through Saturday.
Mini golf pricing applies
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🎃 TOT TIME PUMPKIN PATCH ADVENTURE! 🍂 Kick off Halloween weekend with a fun-filled morning at Snead’s Farm! Little ones will enjoy exploring…
$15
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Enjoy the woods at night with a not-so-haunted wagon ride, a spooky Skeleton Zoo, and trick-or-treat s'mores around the campfire.
Free
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11 events,A fall weekend festival at a 27-acre King George farm with local vendors and on-site food trucks.
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Bring the family dog for a Halloween themed, ranger-led hike on the Smoot Trail.
Free
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Start Halloween with a morning of archery at C.M. Crockett Park, open to first timers and returning archers.
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Aquia Harbour Preschool hosts a costume-optional run and walk through the neighborhood with photo booths, trick-or-treating stops, dancing, and games.
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A family-friendly Halloween 5K on a rolling course through Vint Hill, benefiting Finley's Green Leap Forward.
$36
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Members of the Northern Virginia Association of Rocketry launch model rockets and explain the science and math behind them.
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Wrap up Halloween around the campfire with rangers, roasting s'mores and sharing sweets while hearing the seasonal lore behind the park's native wildlife.
Free with park parking fee
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Weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, November 2 through 18.
Free
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2 events,Bull Run Rotary Club's annual Flags for Heroes fills the Manassas Museum Lawn with a continual display of American flags honoring local heroes.
Free
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15 events,Families can honor veterans and Marines by placing an American flag in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Veterans Day.
Free
The 21st annual festival brings local artists, wineries, food trucks and live music to the lawn at Caledon, Nov 7 (10 to 5) and Nov 8 (10 to 4).
$30
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Gather your family, scout troop or church group and help Keep Spotsylvania Beautiful with a morning of roadside litter pick-up.
Free
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The Fredericksburg SPCA's Animal Rescue Festival fills Hurkamp Park with rescue organizations, local vendors, music, family activities, and adoptable animals.
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The Fredericksburg Nationals host the first ever Gus 5K at the ballpark.
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Join a Virginia Master Naturalist for a gentle, guided walk of about three-tenths of a mile on the Sensory Explorers' Trail.
Free
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Young explorers discover the wildlife of the forest, from buzzing bugs and slithering reptiles to curious mammals and soaring birds.
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Learn the art of grafting and propagating cacti in a Saturday morning workshop downtown.
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Bring the family dog for a short, flat, paved ranger-led walk with plenty of sniffing stops.
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Bring a favorite stuffy and snuggle up for nature stories in the log cabin nature center at Motts Run.
Free
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The 18th annual Northern Virginia Veterans Parade honors all service members past, present, and future.
Free
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Step back in time with tours of the 1840s Mount Bleak House, hearth cooking and blacksmithing demonstrations, and a farm animal feeding at 1 p.m.
Free
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Homeschoolers learn about science, history, and nature at Leesylvania State Park.
$2
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Run, walk or jog a winter-themed course full of icy surprises, frosty decorations and family-friendly entertainment, with a costume contest too.
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The fourth annual Run for Valor offers trail 5K and 10K races, a ruck, and an untimed 1 mile fun run on gravel roads that is perfect for families.
$30
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Enjoy autumn at Caledon with a relaxing wagon ride, a short hike to see the changing leaves, and a leaf rubbing craft.
$8 – $20
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Bring the family dog to learn the four BARK Ranger rules with a park ranger, then put them into practice on a short hike.
Free
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The city lights its holiday tree at Riverfront Park at 5 pm during Holiday Open House Weekend.
Free
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The Girls on the Run season wraps up with a celebratory 5K at the FredNats stadium, open to runners, walkers, and cheering families of all ages and abilities.
$+40
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A ranger-led, easy to moderate sunset hike through Blue Ridge forests and meadows as day turns to night.
Free
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A festive Saturday market at Hurkamp Park in downtown Fredericksburg, free to browse from 9 am to 1 pm.
Free
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Run or walk off some calories before Thanksgiving at this family-friendly 5K open to every pace.
$25
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month on a boardwalk tour about the Doeg people and the Algonquian Nation who lived here before European settlement.
$5
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month on a boardwalk tour about the Doeg people and the Algonquian Nation who lived here before European settlement.
$5
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A Virginia Master Naturalist leads a short walk through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history, from the first life to drifting continents.
Free
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Learn why so many bald eagles gather at Caledon, then take a wagon ride to the Potomac and walk the beach to spot them soaring and perching.
$8
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Students learn about native waterfowl, wetlands and conservation on the Widewater peninsula.
Free
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Rangers lead an evening hike along the Holly Marsh Trail to the Potomac River to watch the full moon rise, with a chance to spot bats, owls, and foxes. |
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Start Thanksgiving morning with a timed 5K at 8:30 a.m.
$27.50 – $47.50
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Work off Thanksgiving dinner with a trail 5K, 10K or half marathon at Lake Anna, benefiting Project Linus.
$30
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Skip the stores and hunt for shark teeth instead: learn how fossils form, then ride a wagon and hike to the Potomac shoreline to search.
$8
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Work off the pie at this post-Thanksgiving run along the Rappahannock River on a paved path, with walkers and strollers welcome.
$20 – $50
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A holiday market at Hurkamp Park in downtown Fredericksburg on Small Business Saturday, free to browse from 9 am to 1 pm.
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A new homeschool series kicks off with Solar Power, exploring how people and animals use the sun, with later sessions on wind, rain and winter weather. |
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