May 2
Picnic in the Park – Harry Potter Day
Memorial Park
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
1-4 pm
Admission $5, Quad Skate Rental $3, Inline Skate Rental $4
May 3
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Ages 1.5 – 5
$3/child for residents, $4/child for non-resident
(discount punch cards available)
Pre-register
If You Give a Pancake Tea Party
Haven Hills Farm
10:30 or Noon
$10/per child
Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Spotsylvania Regional Hospital
2-6 pm
Concerts by Canoe
Motts Run Reservoir
Doors open at 5 pm. Concert starts at 6 pm.
$10/car (additional fees apply for boat rentals)
Bring your own boat or rent one of ours. If you plan on renting boats, pre-registering to ensure there is a boat for you.
SUPS are not allowed.
May 4
Fairy Godmother Project Downtown FXBG Scavenger Hunt Begins
Little Rangers at Leesylvania State Park
Nature Reading Session
Ages 3-5
Standard Parking applies
Registration required
Newsies Jr!
Fredericksburg Academy
7 pm
Tickets are FREE! Reserve online.
May 5
Fairy Godmother Project Scavenger Hunt Continues
Virginia Farm Festival
Meadow Event Park
Friday School Field Trips: 10 am – 2 pm
Friday General Public: 3 – 10 pm
First Friday Artisan Market
Hurkamp Park
4-9 pm
First Friday FXBG
5-9 pm
Free Trolley Shuttle runs from 5:00 – 8:30pm
ODHS Happy Cinco de Mayo
Puppy Petting Zoo and More
Old Dominion Humane Society
5:30-7 pm
$10/Adult, 12 and Under/FREE
Patriot Park Concert Series
Patriot Park Amphitheater
Gates open at 6 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm.
$5/13+, $2/9-12, FREE/8 and Under
Mother/Son Dance
King George Citizen Center
6-8:30 pm
$$
Fredericksburg Area Youth Musicians Concert
Band, Strings, and Choir
Riverbend High School
7:00 pm – FREE
Mother/Son Dance
Lafayette Elementary School
6:30-8:30 pm
$$
Skate Night 70s Theme
Dixon Park Skating Rink
6:30 – 8:30 pm
$$
Newsies Jr!
Fredericksburg Academy
7 pm
Tickets are FREE! Reserve online.
160th Chancellorsville Re-enactment
Wilderness Run Vineyards
7:30 pm Confederate Probe and Skirmish
Public welcome
May 6
Last Day of Fairy Godmother Project Scavenger Hunt
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Saturday Market
Gordon Road Commuter Lot
8 am – 1 pm
National Comic Book Day
Kids Fishing Tournament
Leesylvania State Park
9-11 am
Standard Parking Fees Apply
160th Chancellorsville Re-enactment
Wilderness Run Vineyards
9:00 am – 8:30 pm (Schedule at link above-Click on “Discussion”)
Public welcome
Mother’s Day Tea
Historic Kenmore
Two Sittings — 10 am or 1 pm
$20/pp
Spring Farm Day
Friends of Frying Pan Farm
10 am – 3 pm
Discover Stafford Volksmarch
10 am – 4 pm
Crow’s Nest Nature Preserve
Disney Skate Saturdays
Cavalier Family Skate Center
10:30 am – 1 pm
$8 Admission, $3/$4 skate rentals
Virginia Farm Festival
Meadow Event Park
11 am – 10 pm
$$
Celtic Festival
Montpelier Center
17205 Mountain Rd, Montpelier, VA 23192 (45 min. from FXBG)
12-5 pm, 12 & under FREE, Adults-$5
Kids and Family Expo
Culpeper Baptist Church
2-4 pm
King George Family Day 2023
Sealston Sports Complex
2-6 pm
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
2-2:30 pm Learn to Skate
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
Newsies Jr!
Fredericksburg Academy
4 pm
Tickets are FREE! Reserve online.
An Evening at the Monument
5-7 pm
Appropriate for Young Adults/Adults
FREE/Drink tickets available to purchase
$5 Birthday Night
Bella Joy Ballroom
Lesson-Music-Party-Cake
Every 1st Saturday, 6 pm
$5/pp, All ages welcome
Preschool Open Gym/Open Gym
Paragon Gymnastics
6-10 pm Open Gym | Ages 5 and Under | $10
6-7 pm Preschool Open Gym | Ages 6+ | $20
May 7
The Great Train Race
Fredericksburg Train Station
7:30 am
160th Chancellorsville Re-enactment
Wilderness Run Vineyards
9:00 am – 2 pm (Schedule at link above – Click on “Discussion”)
Public welcome
Classic Car Show
National Museum of the Marine Corps
11 am – 4 pm
FREE
Sensory Open Gym
Massad YMCA
3-4 pm
May 8
Comic Art Show: Opening Reception
Salem Church Library
6-7:30 pm, FREE
Refreshments provided
May 9
Preschool Playdate: Fun with Food!
National Museum of the Marine Corps
10 am – 12 pm
FREE
Picnic in the Park – Bring Your Pet Day
Memorial Park
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
1-4 pm
Admission $5, Quad Skate Rental $3, Inline Skate Rental $4
May 10
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Ages 1.5 – 5
$3/child for residents, $4/child for non-resident
(discount punch cards available)
Pre-register
Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Spotsylvania Regional Hospital
2-6 pm
Concerts by Canoe
Motts Run Reservoir
Doors open at 5 pm. Concert starts at 6 pm.
$10/car (additional fees apply for boat rentals)
Bring your own boat or rent one of ours. If you plan on renting boats, pre-registering to ensure there is a boat for you.
SUPS are not allowed.
May 11
Virtual Preschool Playdate: Fun with Food!
National Museum of the Marine Corps
10 – 11 am, FREE
Grow & Giggle — Farm Animals
(Register: Feb. 21 – May 5)
Lee Hill Community Center
$10/per child, Ages 2-5
May 12
MLB Pitch, Hit & Run and Jr. Homerun Derby
Virginia Credit Union Stadium (Fred Nats)
FREE, Ages 7-14
4-9 pm
Patriot Park Concert Series
Patriot Park Amphitheater
Gates open at 6 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm.
$5/13+, $2/9-12, FREE/8 and Under
Mother – Son Dance — Moved from Saturday
Ron Rosner YMCA Members & Non-members
6-8 pm
$30 Y Members (parent & child) | $40 Non-members (parent & child)
Family Fun Night
Spotswood Baptist Church
6-9 pm
Activities are FREE. Bring $2 for dinner.
Movie in the Park
Dixon Park
Movie starts at 8:30 pm
May 13
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Saturday Market
Gordon Road Commuter Lot
8 am – 1 pm
Young Eagles FREE Flights –EVENT IS CANCELED.
9 am – 12 pm
Shannon Airport
Creative Movement Dance
Under the Sea Ballet Recital
Fredericksburg Academy
10 am | $15/ticket
Toddler Takeover
Ashland Theatre
10 am
One hour of cartoons/storytelling
Ages 0-6/$5 suggested donation
Hands on History
Culpeper Museum of History
10 am – Noon
First Annual Dink’n Donuts
Pickleball Social at Afton Villas
10 am – 1 pm
Kids Day — If raining, check page before heading out. Rain date: Sunday 1- 4 pm
Haunted Hill Farm – Partlow
10 am – 2 pm
Admission includes wagon ride, live animals, games, & more
Ages 3-12/$10, Accompanying Adults/$5, 2 & under/FREE
Potted Plant for Mom
All Meadow Farms Nursery Locations
10 am – 2 pm
FREE
Operation Cow Drop Chick-fil-a
Hanover County Airport
10 am – 3 pm
Admission/Parking Free
Tickets on sale for games and activities
Port Royal Living History
Port Royal Museum of American History
Free Admission
10 am – 4 pm
Rain or shine
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
25th Annual Eagle Festival
Mason Neck State Park
10 am – 6 pm
FREE to attend/No parking fee
Disney Skate Saturdays
Cavalier Family Skate Center
10:30 am – 1 pm
$8 Admission, $3/$4 skate rentals
Mom-Arch Appreciation
Westmoreland State Park
11 am – 1 pm
Crafts + Milkweed for Mom
Standard Parking Admission Applies
Family Day: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Museum of the Marine Corps
11 am – 2 pm
Games in the Garden
Mary Washington House
11 am – 3 pm, FREE
Tours available at standard admission
FREE Books
Redeemer Bible Church
Noon-4 pm
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
2-2:30 pm Learn to Skate
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
Mother – Son Dance — Moved to Friday, May 12, 2023
Ron Rosner YMCA Members & Non-members
6-8 pm
$30 Y Members (parent & child) | $40 Non-members (parent & child)
Preschool Open Gym/Open Gym
Paragon Gymnastics
6-10 pm Open Gym | Ages 5 and Under | $10
6-7 pm Preschool Open Gym | Ages 6+ | $20
May 14
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Paddle and Picnic
Motts Run Reservoir
11 am – 1 pm
$25/canoe
Reservations needed
Sensory Open Gym
Massad YMCA
3-4 pm
Mother’s Day Brunch
University of Mary Washington
10 am – 2 pm
$46.95 adults | $20 children 8-13 | $7 children 3-7
Creative Movement Dance
Under the Sea Ballet Recital
Fredericksburg Academy
6 pm | $15/ticket
May 16
Picnic in the Park -Around the World
Memorial Park
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
1-4 pm
Admission $5, Quad Skate Rental $3, Inline Skate Rental $4
May 17
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Ages 1.5 – 5
$3/child for residents, $4/child for non-resident
(discount punch cards available)
Pre-register
Military Appreciation Day
Southpoint Chick-fil-a
Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Spotsylvania Regional Hospital
2-6 pm
Concerts by Canoe
Motts Run Reservoir
Doors open at 5 pm. Concert starts at 6 pm.
$10/car (additional fees apply for boat rentals)
Bring your own boat or rent one of ours. If you plan on renting boats, pre-registering to ensure there is a boat for you.
SUPS are not allowed.
Free Paint Night at Bella Joy Ballroom
7 pm, FREE
Please visit their website, call or email to register!
May 18
$10 Day at the Science Museum – Richmond
International Museum Day
9:30-5 pm
Little Learners
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30 – 11:30 am
Ages 2-5
Call to Reserve a Spot
Picturing Connections
Gari Melcher’s Studio
For those with memory loss and their caretakers
10:30 – Noon
$5/pp
May 19
Marine Corps Historic Half Healthy Lifestyle Expo
Fredericksburg Convention Center
4-8 pm
FREE Girls Night Out – Barre Bootcamp
Ron Rosner YMCA – Ages 12+
6-7:30 pm
Pre-register
Patriot Park Concert Series
Patriot Park Amphitheater
Gates open at 6 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm.
$5/13+, $2/9-12, FREE/8 and Under
May 20
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Saturday Market
Gordon Road Commuter Lot
8 am – 1 pm
Marine Corps Historic Half Healthy Lifestyle Expo
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 6 pm
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Rappahannock Railroaders Spring Open House
10 am – 4 pm
406 Hudgins Road
Colonial Fair
Historic Kenmore
10 am – 4 pm
$10/18 +, $5/ages 6-17, Under 6/FREE
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Disney Skate Saturdays
Cavalier Family Skate Center
10:30 am – 1 pm
$8 Admission, $3/$4 skate rentals
Kid to Park Day: Guided Canoe Paddle
Leesylvania State Park
11 am and 3 pm
Pre-registration required
$10/pp + Standard Parking Fees
Kids to Park Day
Widewater State Park
11 am – 4 pm
Standard Parking Fees Apply
Kids to Parks Day
Lake Anna State Park
Gold panning, CSI: Creek Scene Investigtion, Frog Walk
Pre-register
Standard Parking Fees Apply
Log Cabin Story Time
Motts Run Reservoir
11 am
FREE
9th Annual CRRL-Con
Howell Branch Library
1 – 4 pm
FREE
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
2-2:30 pm Learn to Skate
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
Mother/Son Dance and Social
Bella Joy Ballroom
4:30 pm
$25/couple, $10 each additional child
Spotsylvanians Chorus 20th Anniversary Concert
5 pm
Grace Church
Tickets $15/Students FREE
Preschool Open Gym/Open Gym
Paragon Gymnastics
6-10 pm Open Gym | Ages 5 and Under | $10
6-7 pm Preschool Open Gym | Ages 6+ | $20
May 21
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Annual Spring Open House
Belmont
1-5 pm, FREE
Sensory Open Gym
Massad YMCA
3-4 pm
May 23
Picnic in the Park – Superhero Day
Memorial Park
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
1-4 pm
Admission $5, Quad Skate Rental $3, Inline Skate Rental $4
May 24
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Ages 1.5 – 5
$3/child for residents, $4/child for non-resident
(discount punch cards available)
Pre-register
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Spotsylvania Regional Hospital
2-6 pm
Concerts by Canoe
Motts Run Reservoir
Doors open at 5 pm. Concert starts at 6 pm.
$10/car (additional fees apply for boat rentals)
Bring your own boat or rent one of ours. If you plan on renting boats, pre-registering to ensure there is a boat for you.
SUPS are not allowed.
CARD MAKING: SPREADING LOVE & CARE
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
6-7 pm
May 25
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Summer Daze Party
Duly Noted
5-8 pm
FREE rocket pops while supplies last
Kids Night – FREE Axe Throwing
FXBG Axes
5-10 pm
Lab Nights with Germanna Archaeolgy
Family Night
6-7:30 pm
Stay tuned for more info.
Art After Hours
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
6-8 pm, FREE
May 26
Memorial Day in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Pick up a free flag to place in the park
All day
Water Safety Day
Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center
10 am – 4 pm
FREE
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Always Flavored 6 Month Anniversary Party
11 am
Summer Block Party
Dorothy Hart Center
5-8 pm
Patriot Park Concert Series
Patriot Park Amphitheater
Gates open at 6 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm.
$5/13+, $2/9-12, FREE/8 and Under
May 27
Memorial Day in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Pick up a free flag to place in the park
All day
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Saturday Market
Gordon Road Commuter Lot
8 am – 1 pm
Memorial Day Flag Placement
Oak Hill Cemetery
9 am
Great service opportunity. Perfect for the entire family.
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
International Family Day
James Monroe Museum
10 am – 4 pm
FREE
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Disney Skate Saturdays
Cavalier Family Skate Center
10:30 am – 1 pm
$8 Admission, $3/$4 skate rentals
Always Flavored 6 Month Anniversary Party
11 am
Memorial Day Car-B-Que
Pohanka Honda of Fredericksburg
Food, Fun, and great deals!
12-2 pm
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
2-2:30 pm Learn to Skate
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
Mary Poppins, Jr.
Talents FXBG Homeschool Theatrical Arts
Fredericksburg Academy
3 pm and 6 pm
Adults/$8, Child (ages 3-12)/$6
Crabbing 101
Belle Isle State Park
4-5 pm
$2/pp | Parking fees apply
Preschool Open Gym/Open Gym
Paragon Gymnastics
6-10 pm Open Gym | Ages 5 and Under | $10
6-7 pm Preschool Open Gym | Ages 6+ | $20
Guided Sunset Paddle
Leesylvania State Park
7:30-9:30 pm
$15/pp or $9/pp for a group of 4 or more
Standard Parking Fees Apply
28th Annual Memorial Day Luminaria
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
8 – 11 pm
May 28
Memorial Day in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Pick up a free flag to place in the park
All day
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Lake Anna Winery
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Memorial Day Ceremony
Culpeper Baptist Church Monday
11am
Sensory Open Gym
Massad YMCA
3-4 pm
Mary Poppins, Jr.
Talents FXBG Homeschool Theatrical Arts
Fredericksburg Academy
3 pm and 6 pm
Adults/$8, Child (ages 3-12)/$6
Memorial Day Camping and Movie Night
Haven Hills Farm
$50/family if camping | $15/family if only staying for movie
May 29
Memorial Day in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Pick up a free flag to place in the park
All day
Memorial Day Ceremony
Confederate Cemetery, Washington Avenue
10 am
Memorial Day Ceremony
Culpeper National Ceremony
11 am
Memorial Day Commemoration
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
12:00 noon
Wreath Laying at Mercer Monument
1 pm, FREE
Culpeper Remembers
Memorial Day Commemoration
3 pm | FREE
The Back Field at American Legion Post 330
May 30
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
1-4 pm
Admission $5, Quad Skate Rental $3, Inline Skate Rental $4
May 31
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Ages 1.5 – 5
$3/child for residents, $4/child for non-resident
(discount punch cards available)
Pre-register
Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Spotsylvania Regional Hospital
2-6 pm
Astonishing! A Vocal Recital
Erika Hogge’s Vocal Studio
Fredericksburg Academy
7 pm, FREE
Bark in the Park
Fred Nats Game
7:05 pm
Pooch passes are $5
Family Adventures VA 