Playing with Fire: Campfire Skills
Kids and grown-ups practice fire safety and different fire-starting techniques by building their own mini campfires with a ranger.
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!
Kids and grown-ups practice fire safety and different fire-starting techniques by building their own mini campfires with a ranger.
FOUR DARK DOORS is an original horror/thriller theatre festival featuring four original one-act plays by local playwrights. Each story offers a different journey…
The library supplies the bricks and kids supply the imagination at this drop-in STEM build session.
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…
Join Justine with your toddler on a nature excursion out in Motts Run every Wednesday morning this Fall! Start with a short hike,…
Meet Honey the therapy dog and learn how to greet and respect animals safely.
Homeschool families gather at Memorial Park for free games and activities, then stay for a picnic lunch.
A monthly art class for preschoolers and their grown-ups with a story in the studio, a garden walk, and open-ended art exploration around a new theme each month.
First-time archers learn the basics, from finding their draw length to safe, accurate shooting, with all equipment provided.
🎃👻 Join Us for Our 5th Annual Trunk or Treat! 👻🎃 Bring the whole family out for an evening of fall fun! October…
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.
Trick-or-treat your way around the entire stadium concourse, then hit the bounce houses, photo booth, barrel train on the warning track, and DJ dance party.
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.
Dress up, grab your treat bags, and visit the participating trick-or-treat spots around Spotsylvania Towne Centre, including Success Space, JD Sports, Planet Novak, Arhaus, Pace 'n Grace, Scrub's, Helzberg, and Perfumania.
Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
Bring your preschooler (ages 3-5) out to Motts Run weekly, with monthly field trips to Alum Spring, to explore, play, and embrace the…
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.