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Fredericksburg Moms Event Calendar
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!
All Day
Self-Guided Trek n’ Treat Trail
101 Widewater State Pk Rd 101 Widewater State Park Road, Stafford
Free with park parking fee
Ongoing
Round Hill Farm Fall Festival (30th Anniversary)
Round Hill Farm 6347 Everona Road, Culpeper, VA 22701, CulpeperMessick’s Farm Market Fall Festival
Messick's Farm Market 6025 Catlett Rd, Bealeton, VA 22712, Bealeton
Ebenezer UMC Pumpkin Patch
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 161 Embrey Mill Road, Stafford, VA, 22554, United StatesWeek of Events
Snead’s Farm Fall Festival
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
Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
Free
Round Hill Farm Fall Festival (30th Anniversary)
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 Farm Market Fall Festival
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.
$35.00 Custom Homecoming Spray Tans by Sunless Radiance
Homecoming Spray Tan Special – Sunless Radiance Get ready for Homecoming with a custom spray tan from Sunless Radiance in Spotsylvania! For a…
$35.00
Self-Guided Trek n’ Treat Trail
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
Culpeper Goosebumps Halloween Light Tour
Load up the car and follow the map to the spookiest decorated houses around Culpeper, best viewed from 7 to 9 pm nightly.
Free
Ebenezer UMC Pumpkin Patch
Hundreds of pumpkins and gourds of every size fill Cloe Field from October 16 through 24, open weekdays 3 to 7 pm and weekends 10 am to 6 pm.
Mall-O-Ween Trick or Treat at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
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.
Free
Howl-oween Party at the Stafford Farmers Market
The Long Family Markets Stafford Farmers Market hosts a "Howl"oween Party with a howling contest, games, and prizes.
Monday, October 19, 2026
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October 19, 2026 -LEGO Building Lab
LEGO Building Lab
The library supplies the bricks and kids supply the imagination at this drop-in STEM build session.
Free
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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October 20, 2026 -Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences
Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences
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…
$28
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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October 21, 2026 -Woodland Wildflowers Collective Nature & Me Tots Playgroup
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October 21, 2026 -Homeschool Games in the Park
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October 21, 2026 -Safety Town Series: Honey on Duty
Woodland Wildflowers Collective Nature & Me Tots Playgroup
Join Justine with your toddler on a nature excursion out in Motts Run every Wednesday morning this Fall! Start with a short hike,…
Homeschool Games in the Park
Homeschool families gather at Memorial Park for free games and activities, then stay for a picnic lunch.
Free
Safety Town Series: Honey on Duty
Meet Honey the therapy dog and learn how to greet and respect animals safely.
Free
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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October 22, 2026 -Preschool Palette at Gari Melchers Home and Studio
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October 22, 2026 -Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Preschool Palette at Gari Melchers Home and Studio
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.
$12
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
🎃👻 Join Us for Our 5th Annual Trunk or Treat! 👻🎃 Bring the whole family out for an evening of fall fun! October…
Friday, October 23, 2026
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October 23, 2026 -FredNats Fall Fest
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October 23, 2026 -Moonlight Halloween Candy Hunt
FredNats Fall Fest
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.
Free
Moonlight Halloween Candy Hunt
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.
Free
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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October 24, 2026 -Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
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October 24, 2026 -Wild Sprouts Nature Club for Preschoolers
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October 24, 2026 -Ebenezer UMC Fall Fest
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October 24, 2026 -Haunted Happenings in Historic Downtown Manassas
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October 24, 2026 -Rock the Potomac at Caledon
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October 24, 2026 -Trail Hero Hike at Lake Anna
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October 24, 2026 -PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
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October 24, 2026 -Fall Festival at Leesylvania State Park
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October 24, 2026 -Third Annual Pickle and Grilled Cheese Festival
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October 24, 2026 -FAME Stafford Trunk or Treat Festival at The Social FXBG
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October 24, 2026 -Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences
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October 24, 2026 -Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
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October 24, 2026 -5th Annual Halloween Paddle
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October 24, 2026 -Trunk or Treat at the Barn
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October 24, 2026 -King George Parks and Rec Trunk or Treat
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October 24, 2026 -Trunk or Treat at Redeemer Lutheran Church
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October 24, 2026 -Park After Dark
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October 24, 2026 -Shiver by the River
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October 24, 2026 -Owl Prowl at Caledon State Park
Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
Wild Sprouts Nature Club for Preschoolers
Bring your preschooler (ages 3-5) out to Motts Run weekly, with monthly field trips to Alum Spring, to explore, play, and embrace the…
Ebenezer UMC Fall Fest
Free fall festival with games, crafts, a petting zoo, bounce house, hayrides, caramel apples, popcorn, and food vendors.
Free
Haunted Happenings in Historic Downtown Manassas
Stroll Center Street in costume and trick-or-treat at participating downtown shops during this annual Historic Manassas tradition.
Free
Rock the Potomac at Caledon
Take a wagon ride through the forest, then explore the Potomac shoreline collecting treasures and learning about the geology under your feet.
$5 – $20
Trail Hero Hike at Lake Anna
A slow, family-friendly ranger walk on the short paved Old Pond Trail about sharing the outdoors kindly with wildlife and other hikers.
Free with park parking fee
PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
Come join the spooky fun at Patawomeck Halloween Festival—costume contests, treats, and shopping await!PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVALGet ready for a spooktacular time at the…
Fall Festival at Leesylvania State Park
Leesylvania's annual fall festival brings hayrides, crafts, trunk or treat, and vendors to the shore of the Potomac.
Free with park parking fee
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.
$20 – $30
FAME Stafford Trunk or Treat Festival at The Social FXBG
FAME Allstars Stafford teams up with The Social FXBG for a Trunk or Treat Festival.
Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences
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…
$28
Trunk or Treat at Brompton Community School
Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…
5th Annual Halloween Paddle
Paddlers dress up their kayaks, canoes, and themselves for a festive float on the Rappahannock from City Dock.
Trunk or Treat at the Barn
Trick-or-treat among decorated trunks at the horse rescue, make a craft, and meet the friendly horses.
Free
King George Parks and Rec Trunk or Treat
Decorated trunks line up at Sealston Sports Complex for a safe evening of trick-or-treating hosted by King George Parks and Recreation.
Free
Trunk or Treat at Redeemer Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church hosts a free trunk or treat on Saturday evening, October 24, from 6 to 9 pm.
Free
Shiver by the River
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.
Free
Owl Prowl at Caledon State Park
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.
$5 – $20
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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October 25, 2026 -X-Golf Fall Family Festival
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October 25, 2026 -Trunk or Treat at the Rouse Center
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October 25, 2026 -Trunk or Treat
X-Golf Fall Family Festival
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.
$5
Trunk or Treat at the Rouse Center
The Rouse Center parking lot fills with decorated trunks for an afternoon of trick-or-treating in North Stafford.
Free
Trunk or Treat
A family-friendly night of creative car trunks, candy, games, and more! Costumes are encouraged, and there will be plenty of activities for kids…
Free
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