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.
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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.
FAME Allstars Stafford teams up with The Social FXBG for a Trunk or Treat Festival.
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…
Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
Paddlers dress up their kayaks, canoes, and themselves for a festive float on the Rappahannock from City Dock.
Trick-or-treat among decorated trunks at the horse rescue, make a craft, and meet the friendly horses.
Decorated trunks line up at Sealston Sports Complex for a safe evening of trick-or-treating hosted by King George Parks and Recreation.
Redeemer Lutheran Church hosts a free trunk or treat on Saturday evening, October 24, from 6 to 9 pm.
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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.
The Long Family Markets Stafford Farmers Market hosts a "Howl"oween Party with a howling contest, games, and prizes.
X-Golf at Spotsylvania Towne Centre hosts a fall afternoon with face painting, in-store trick-or-treating, pumpkin putt-putt, a photo station, and a costume contest.
The Rouse Center parking lot fills with decorated trunks for an afternoon of trick-or-treating in North Stafford.
A family-friendly night of creative car trunks, candy, games, and more! Costumes are encouraged, and there will be plenty of activities for kids…
Join Justine with your toddler on a nature excursion out in Motts Run every Wednesday morning this Fall! Start with a short hike,…
Preschoolers dive into hands-on spooky science experiments and sensory play with Fredericksburg Parks and Rec.
Little ones up to age 5 and their families are invited for not-too-spooky stories, songs, and rhymes.
The 18-hole mini golf course at Locust Shade gets a spooky makeover for Halloween weekend, Thursday through Saturday.
The library's storytime staff share spooky and silly Halloween stories, songs, and activities that build early reading skills.