December Happenings 2022

ON-GOING Events:

Bethlehem Walk
Experience the Christmas Story live and in person!
Salem Baptist Church in Goochland County, Virginia, just 6 miles west of Short Pump
Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
Registration opens Nov. 15
FREE

Illuminate Light Show & Santa’s Village
Nov. 11, 2022-Jan 1, 2023
$30/vehicle

Busch Gardens Christmas Town
Nov. 11, 2022-Jan 11, 2023 (Select dates)

Kings Dominion Winterfest
Select dates Nov. 25, 200 – Jan. 1, 2023

Window Wonderland 2022
Nov. 12- Dec. 3o
Answer 40+ riddles on store windows in downtown Fredericksburg for a chance to win prizes

Concert in Lights, All Season Long
Nov 13 – Dec 24, The Village at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
Shows are nightly at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm!
Park and walk to the large tree near Bravo!

Merry Trees display at the FAM
Nov. 25th – Dec. 29th, 2022

36th Annual Gingerbread Contest & Exhibit
Ferry Farm, Dec. 4-30

8th Annual Wee Christmas Dollhouse & Miniatures Show
Historic Kenmore, Dec. 4-30

Festival of Lights hosted by Washington D.C. Latter-day Saint Temple
Dec. 1, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023/4:30-9 pm
FREE

Gingerbread Lights with Reindeer Train
6806 Old Plank Road
Through January 1, 2023
5-10 pm

Culpeper Downtown Holiday Scavenger Hunt Dec. 1-15

Rocking Around the Boardwalk
Neabsco Boardwalk
Dec. 10 – 31

The Night Before Christmas Wagon Ride (Caledon State Park)
Come get into the holiday spirit while taking a caroling wagon ride at Caledon State Park.
Reservations required. The last ride is Dec. 23.

Year-round Ice-Skating at Wilderness Presidential
$10 per Hour, $5 for Skate Rental, $8 for Bear Skate Assist
If you are not a member or guest, you must pay the Day Pass fee to enjoy the amenities.
DAY PASS (M-Fri): 3 and under – Free, 4-12 – $8/per child, 13-54 – $12 pp, 55+ – $10 pp
DAY PASS (Sat & Sun): Same rates but does not include access to the swimming pools on weekends.

Dec. 1

Stafford Regional Handbell Society Concert
Ring It! and Strikepoint (youth ensembles)
7 pm
112 Juliad Court #111, Fredericksburg, 22406

Dec. 2

The National Christmas Tree area opens to the public.

Fredericksburg’s Holiday Craft Show
Fredericksburg Expo Center
9 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa!
4-8 pm at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center
Tickets are $5 per family. Reservations needed.

FXBG First Friday
5-9 pm

Merry Trees Exhibit Open House
Fredericksburg Area Museum
5-7:30 pm, FREE

Stafford County Tree Lighting
5-8 pm

Holiday on the Farm
Frying Pan Farm, Herndon
Wagon rides, indoor activities, food, animal interactions, campfires, and more
5:30-8:30 pm
$10/pp

Holiday Open House at the Tavern
5:30 – 8 pm
FREE

Christmas at the Fields
Salem Fields Church
5:30-8:30 pm
Live Nativity, crafts, Santa, cookies, a tree lighting, carols and more!

Kids Crossing Movie Night
My Crossroads Church
6:30 pm
Games, prizes, snacks, a feature holiday film, and a visit from Santa

Holiday Skate Night
Dixon Park
6:30-8:30 pm
$$$, Must bring your own skates

Nativity Display–Beautiful nativities from around the world
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
161 Eustace Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
7-9 pm

Holiday Pops – The Most Wonderful Time of Year
7:30 pm, Lifepoint Auditorium

Glasgow Farm – Live Nativity
Registration required.
7-8pm
FREE outdoor show

Live Nativity at Mount Olympus Berry Farm w/Cardinal Baptist Church
6:30-8:30 each night–runs continuously every 20 minutes

Dec. 3

Pancakes with Santa
“All the pancakes you can eat”
Fredericksburg Baptist Church
$8/pp, Children 5 & under/FREE

Breakfast with Santa
Remington Lions Community Club
8 am – 1 pm
12 and up $10 children/4-11 $8/ 3 and under free /Veterans Eat Free

Mistletoe Market
Hurkamp Park
9 am – 1 pm

Christmas at the Farm – Braehead

Fredericksburg’s Holiday Craft Show
Fredericksburg Expo Center
9 am – 5 pm

Christmas Preschool Camp
Gifts From Above Ranch – Locust Grove
10 am – Noon
Ages 2+, $50/pp

Cookies with Santa
Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
10 am – 3 pm
No reservation needed

Courtland FFA Wreath Making Fundraiser
Loriella Park Shelter
10 am & Noon

Free Kids Craft at Meadows Farms Nurseries
10 am – 2 pm

Free Hot Dogs at Meadows Farms Nurseries
11 am – 1 pm

Santa’s Princess and Superhero Pizza Party
Fun Land Fredericksburg
$25 or FREE for non-participating chaperone
Reservations required 11:30-1 pm

Santa & Princess Belle
Boom Fitness Culpeper
12-2 pm
$5/per child, Cash only

Sweet Sheep Candy & Wonder Emporium
FREE Santa photos, 12 – 5 pm.

Hooves & Hot Cocoa – Santa
Advantage Horsemanship
1-3 pm
$25/family

A Cartoon Christmas Parade – Spotsylvania
1 pm, Spotsylvania Courthouse

Kris Kringle Market & Remington Parade
2 pm

Holiday Family Fun Day
Generations Central
3-5 pm, FREE

Nativity Display–Beautiful nativities from around the world
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
161 Eustace Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
5-8 pm

5th Annual Christmas Parade – Culpeper
Main Street (downtown Culpeper)
5 pm

Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
Downtown Fredericksburg
5:30 pm

Holiday on the Farm
Frying Pan Farm, Herndon
Wagon rides, indoor activities, food, animal interactions, campfires, and more
5:30-8:30 pm
$10/pp

Live Nativity at Mount Olympus Berry Farm w/Cardinal Baptist Church
6:30-8:30 each night–runs continuously every 20 minutes

Glasgow Farm – Live Nativity
Registration required.
7-8 pm
FREE outdoor show

Dec. 4

Christmas at the Farm – Braehead

Cookies with Santa
Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
10 am – 3 pm
No reservation needed

Fredericksburg’s Holiday Craft Show
Fredericksburg Expo Center
10 am – 4 pm

Free Kids Craft at Meadows Farms Nurseries
10 am – 2 pm

Mary Washington Holiday Open House
12 – 7 pm, FREE

King George Christmas Tree Lighting
Courthouse Lawn
4-6 pm

Spotsylvania Courthouse Christmas Luminary
Marshall Center Front Lawn
4:45 pm

Dinner with Santa
Bowling Green Baptist Church
5-7 pm,
Adults $13, Kids $7 (ages 2-12), Families $40

Live Nativity at Mount Olympus Berry Farm w/Cardinal Baptist Church
6:30-8:30 each night–runs continuously every 20 minutes

Dec. 5

Marsupial Mondays
Possum-bilities Store
211 William Street
12-5 pm
Wear anything with a marsupial on it and receive 15% off store purchase
Meet a possum from Awesome Possumz!

Cookies with Santa
Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
10 am – 3 pm
No reservation needed

Dec. 6

Wren & Sparrow Bird Walks
Old Mill Park
12+ years old
9 am, FREE

Lessons & Carols/Cookies, Cocoa, & Carols!
5-6:30 pm

Dec. 7

Holiday Fun Night – Stafford
Holiday-themed crafts, ornament making, and pictures with Santa
Rowser Building
6-8 pm, 12 & under

Holiday Traditions Concert
The United States Air Force Heritage of American Band
James Monroe High School Auditorium
7 – 8:30 pm
Follow link for FREE tickets.

Dec. 8

Grow & Giggle–Spotsylvania County
Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
10-11:30 am, $10/pp, Ages 2-5
Registration through Dec. 2

Hillcrest UMC Messy Church
6-8 pm, FREE, All ages
Hands On Activities
RSVP is not required but would be appreciated.

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”
Massaponax High School
7 pm
(Online ticket discount till Nov 30)

Dec. 9

52nd Annual Candlelight Tour
1-5 pm
$35 General Public / $30 HFFI Members & Candlelight Tour Volunteers

A Walk in Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Krispies with Kringle
Marshall Center Main Lounge
6:30-8 pm, Ages 2-12, $10
Must pre-register by Dec. 2

Holiday on the Farm
Frying Pan Farm, Herndon
Wagon rides, indoor activities, food, animal interactions, campfires, and more
5:30-8:30 pm
$10/pp

Santa and Mrs. Claus Culeper Visit
Culpeper Center & Suites
6-8 pm
They will take time to sit and visit, pose for photos and hear Christmas wish lists

Annual Holiday Open House
James Monroe Museum
5-7 pm
Holiday beverages & treats
FREE

Night in Bethlehem
Reformation Lutheran Church – Culpeper
5:00-7:00 pm
Register on EventBrite for FREE tickets

A Walk thru Bethlehem
Open Door Church, Culpeper
6-8 pm, FREE

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”
Massaponax High School
7 pm
(Online ticket discount till Nov 30)

Dec. 10

Santa Train
Departure Stations: Spotsy, FXBG, Woodbridge, Manassas, Burke Centre
$5/pp, limit of 6/pp for most trains
Tickets go quickly

Breakfast with Santa
Salem Volunteer Fire Department – Culpeper
9-11 am
Adults $8.00, Kids Age 5-10 $5.00 and kids under 5 eat for free.
Bring your camera for a picture with Santa

Candy Cane Scavenger Hunt
Search for giant candy canes & play holiday games
9 am – 5 pm, Ages 3+
Government Island

Annual Christmas Train Show
Rappahannock Model Railroaders
9 am – 5 p

Free Kids Craft at Meadows Farms Nurseries
10 am – 2 pm

Christmas Horse Camp – Locust Grove
10 am – 3 pm
$65/per child
Ages 6+

52nd Annual Candlelight Tour
10 am-5 pm
$35 General Public / $30 HFFI Members & Candlelight Tour Volunteer

Unique Holiday Tree Display on the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk
Kickoff Event — Holiday Music & Selfie Station
FREE, Limited Parking
Various Times — 10:30 am – 12 noon, 12:30 – 2pm, 2:30 – 4pm
Registration Highly Recommended

Log Cabin Storytime at Motts Run Reservoir
Motts Run Reservoir
11 am, FREE

Holiday Vendor Fair
Riverbend HS Commons
11 am – 3 pm
(Fun activities for all ages)

FAM/Faire: KrisKringlmarkt
11 am – 7 pm

Home for the Holidays Weekend
Liberty Mills Farm
11 am – 5 pm, $$$

Reindeer Games
Paragon Theaters Village
12 – 5 pm
Register for FREE tickets

Outdoor Holiday Adventure
Verdun Adventure Bound
12- 7 pm
FREE Admission/European Christmas Market/$5 Light Show Hay Rides

Gingerbread House Decorating Party/Brunch with Santa
Vaughns Meadow
12-2 pm, $$

Christmas at the Farm – Braehead

A Charlie Brown Christmas Play
@miarayproductions
1-1:45 pm
Spotsylvania Towne Centre-Food Court

Visit with Santa
National Museum of the Marine Corps
1:30 – 3:30 pm, FREE

Once Upon December
Chamber Chorale of FXBG Holiday Concert
2 pm & 7 pm
FXBG Baptist Church

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”
Massaponax High School
2pm or 7 pm
(Online ticket discount till Nov 30)

Santa’s Workshop at Magnolia Way Farm
Culpeper
3:30-6:30 pm
$=Donate ONE unwrapped TOY for Toys for Tot

Night in Bethlehem
Reformation Lutheran Church – Culpeper
3:30-6:30 pm
Register on EventBrite for FREE tickets

A Walk Through Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Tonight in Bethlehem
New City Fellowship
5-7 pm

A Walk thru Bethlehem
Open Door Church, Culpeper
6-8 pm, FREE

Christmas Lights & Love
Tabernacle UMC
Drive thru Music, Santa, Nativity, & Gifts
5:30-7:30 pm

Holiday on the Farm
Frying Pan Farm, Herndon
Wagon rides, indoor activities, food, animal interactions, campfires, and more
5:30-8:30 pm
$10/pp, Purchase tickets online

Christmas by Campfire-The Way Church
Highmark Brewery
6-9 pm

Santa’s Workshop
Avery Ballet-Lafayette Elementary School
7 pm, $15 Adults, $12 Children 12 & under
Tickets may be purchased in advance (at Avery Ballet) or at the door

Dec. 11

Annual Christmas Train Show
Rappahannock Model Railroaders
10 am – 4 pm

Christmas at the Farm – Braehead

Free Kids Craft at Meadows Farms Nurseries
10 am – 2 pm

Brunch with Santa
6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company
11 am – 2 pm

52nd Annual Candlelight Tour
10 am-5 pm
$35 General Public / $30 HFFI Members & Candlelight Tour Volunteer

Outdoor Holiday Adventure
Verdun Adventure Bound
12- 7 pm
FREE Admission/European Christmas Market/$5 Light Show Hay Rides

Virginia House Holiday Open House
Richmond
12 – 4 pm, FREE

Christmas Open House
Agecroft Hall & Gardens
Richmond
12 – 5 pm, FREE

Santa’s Workshop
Avery Ballet-Lafayette Elementary School
2 pm, $15 Adults, $12 Children 12 & under
Tickets may be purchased in advance (at Avery Ballet) or at the door

The Nutcracker by The Academy of Ballet
2 & 6 pm, $$
James Monroe High School

Tuba Christmas Holiday Performance
Spotsylvania Towne Centre – Food Court
3-4 pm

A Walk Through Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Dec. 12

Possum Storytime
10-11 am, 211 William Street
Fun storytime, animal experience and craft

Marsupial Mondays
Possum-bilities Store
211 William Street
12-5 pm
Wear anything with a marsupial on it and receive 15% off store purchase
Meet a possum from Awesome Possumz!

Visit with Santa
National Museum of the Marine Corps
1:30 – 3:30 pm, FREE

Stafford Regional Handbell Society Concert
Castings (Elite Adult Ensemble)
7 pm
112 Juliad Court #111, Fredericksburg, 22406

Dec. 13

Crochet Night with Lee
Katora Coffee
6-8 pm
Admission with cafe purchase

Dec. 14

Advent Adventure & Family Dinner
Fredericksburg UMC
Dinner – 5 pm/Crafts – 6pm
Pre-register for dinner

Dec. 15

Santa Meet & Greet
Mellow Mushroom
5-8 pm

Two From Galilee Christmas Production
Mount Vernon Baptist Church – Richmond
7 pm, FREE

Dec. 16

Cookie Social – King George
King George Citizen’s Center
10 – 11 am
$8/pp

Crafts and Pictures with Santa
Leesylvania State Park
Event is free but standard parking fees apply
Crafts begin at 2 pm
Pictures with Santa start at 3 pm–registration needed

A Walk Through Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Live Nativity Drive Thru
Gum Spring United Methodist Church-Louisa
6:30-8:00 pm

Two From Galilee Christmas Production
Mount Vernon Baptist Church – Richmond
7 pm, FREE

Dec. 17

Breakfast with Santa
Grounds Bistro Cafe – Embrey Mills
Seatings at 8, 9, & 10 am

Brunch with Santa – Biliken’s Smokehouse
8:30 – 11 am
Full breakfast buffet with a mimosa and hot chocolate bar!
Family pictures with Santa
Adults $16.99, Kids $10
Reservations needed

Breakfast with Santa & Kid’s Shop
Holly Grove Ruritan Club – Bumpass
$5/Adults, $3/Kids

Breakfast with Santa – King George
King George Citizen’s Center
9-11 am
$5/pp

Breakfast with Santa – Culpeper
9 am – 12 pm/ FREE photos with Santa, 10-11:30 am
Pre-registration by Dec. 8: $5/At the door $7/Kids 5 & under, FREE

Breakfast with Santa
Malawi’s Pizza
10 am – Noon
$25/pp

Casey’s Brunch with Santa
10 am – 1 pm

Santa’s Princess and Superhero Pizza Party
Fun Land Fredericksburg
$25 or FREE for non-participating chaperone
Reservations required 11:30-1 pm

Wreaths Across America
Noon, Oak Hill Cemetery

Wreaths Across America
Culpeper National Cemetery
12-1 pm

Land of Promise Who-Ville
12 – 2 pm

Free pictures with Santa Poss
Possum-bilities in the Burg2
12 – 3 pm

Creative Movement’s Nutcracker
Fredericksburg Academy
2 pm
All tickets are $15.00 + $1.70 processing fee

Two From Galilee Christmas Production
Mount Vernon Baptist Church – Richmond
2 pm, FREE

Fredericksburg Ballet Centre’s Nutcracker – 25th Anniversary
James Monroe High School, 2 pm
General Admission: $20 (Kids 2 & under free)
At the Door: $25 (Cash or Check only)
Tickets go on sale Nov. 28

Holiday Walk
Fredericksburg Walking Club
Start 3-5 pm and Finish by 8 pm
Goodies at Hurkamp Park
All are welcome. FREE

Stafford Christmas Parade
3 pm, Geico

A Walk Through Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Live Nativity at Fredericksburg SDA
6 pm, FREE
Live Nativity Scenes and Walk-thru experience, Live Animals – Petting zoo,
Music, Carols, & the Christmas Story, Interactive Prayer Wall
Fellowship, Snacks, Hot Drinks, Gifts and more…

Christmas Pageant
Ferry Farm Baptist Church
6-9 pm, FREE
You will stay in your car for the presentation.
A LIVE presentation of the birth of Jesus featuring angels, shepherds, Mary & Joseph, and live animals.

The Spotsylvanian’s Chorus Christmas Concert
Freedom Middle School Auditorium
7 pm
FREE — Donations gladly accepted

Dec. 18

Brunch with Santa
Virginia Credit Union Stadium
11 am – 2 pm
10 & under–$24/Adults — $30
Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 13

Creative Movement’s Nutcracker
Fredericksburg Academy
2 pm
All tickets are $15.00 + $1.70 processing fee

Fredericksburg Ballet Centre’s Nutcracker – 25th Anniversary
James Monroe High School, 2 pm
General Admission: $20 (Kids 2 & under free)
At the Door: $25 (Cash or Check only)
Tickets go on sale Nov. 28

The Spotsylvanian’s Chorus Christmas Concert
Freedom Middle School Auditorium
3 pm
FREE — Donations gladly accepted

Music at St. George’s
3 pm, Donations accepted
Selections from St. George’s Music Ensembles
Concert Benefits our Haiti Mission Partners

A Walk Through Bethlehem
The Red Barn Farm, Dinwiddie
4-8 pm
No reservation or admission fee

Christmas Lights & Love
Tabernacle UMC
Drive thru Music, Santa, Nativity, & Gifts
5:30-7:30 pm

Toys of Hope
New Life Outreach, 6 pm
Music, Games, Hot Chocolate, Toy Giveaway
Must pre-register

Dec. 19

Stafford Regional Handbell Society Concert
Bells After School (after school students)
7 pm
112 Juliad Court #111, Fredericksburg, 22406

Dec. 20

Wren & Sparrow Bird Walks
Old Mill Park
12+ years old
9 am, FREE

Breakfast with Santa
Metro Diner
10 am – 2 pm

Rocking Around the Boardwalk
Special viewing for those families with special needs
5:30 – 7 pm

Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Richmond Zoo
Three shows each evening at 7:00, 7:45, and 8:30
The zoo gates open at 6:15 p.m. for the first show.

SANTA at “TUTTLE WONDERLAND”
Free professional photographs with Santa
Present for each child that comes by!
6-8 pm

Ebenezer United Methodist Church’s Outdoor Living Nativity
7 pm,
True story of Christmas, candles, animals, and hot cocoa

Stafford Regional Handbell Society Concert
Velocity (advanced adults), Accelerando (beginning adult) and and GraceNotes (Adults with Special Needs ensemble)
7 pm
112 Juliad Court #111, Fredericksburg, 22406

Dec. 21

Hands on History
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30-11:30 am, Ages 2-5
FREE but must register

Christmas Hike & New Year’s Hike
Gobbler Hill Farm
3:30 – 6 pm, FREE

Free Santa Pictures
11 am to 5 pm
Santa will be back at Irish Eye’s one last time this Wednesday & then he has to head back to the North Pole to get ready for Christmas Eve night. Lisa Pitts Eley Cancer Foundation sponsors a Santa who is downtown Fredericksburg outside Irish Eyes. You can take pictures with your own camera. Stockings for all the children.

Winter Solstice Night Hike
5:30 – 7 pm
Motts Run Reservoir

Santa’s Comin’ to Town — FXBG Applebee’s
6-8 pm
$1.99 meals for kids 12 & up

Free Paint Night at Bella Joy Ballroom
7 pm, FREE
Please visit their website, call or email to register!

SANTA at “TUTTLE WONDERLAND”
Free professional photographs with Santa
Present for each child that comes by!
6-8 pm

Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Richmond Zoo
Three shows each evening at 7:00, 7:45, and 8:30
The zoo gates open at 6:15 p.m. for the first show.

Dec. 22

Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Richmond Zoo
Three shows each evening at 7:00, 7:45, and 8:30
The zoo gates open at 6:15 p.m. for the first show.

Dec. 30

Christmas Hike & New Year’s Hike
Gobbler Hill Farm
3:30 – 6 pm, FREE

Dec. 31

Fredericksburg Square’s Grand Opening
11 am – 7 pm
Tours every hour from 12 – 4 pm
$5 chicken sandwiches

Fun Land’s New Year’s Eve Bash
7 pm – 1 am

January 1

1st Day Hikes
VA State Parks
Free Parking

1st Day Hike
Motts Run Reservoir
9 am – noon, FREE
No registration