Stratford Hall’s Fossil Hunting Excursion tickets for August 5th go on sale July 1, 2023.
Fredericksburg’s Around the Town FREE Trolley Service begins this month.
Every Friday and Saturday during the summer.
Friday, June 2 to Saturday, September 2, 2023
5-8:30 pm
Kids FREE Fridays at James Madison’s Montpelier
Every Friday from June 2 – August 25
FREE house tours for kids under 17
$2 Two Scoop Cones or Bowls every Tuesday (11 am – 9 pm) at
Battlefield Country Store
$3 Double Scoops at J’s Pizza Subs and Cafe
Every Wednesday
Reclaim Arcade
Kids Play Free on Wednesdays
1 Free Arcade Pass for Kids 12 and Under with Each Paying Adult
July 1
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Fireworks Bean Bag Toss
9 am – 12 noon
FREE
9-9:30 am Learn to Skate
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
9:30-10:30 am Learn to Play
Fredericksburg Youth Roller Hockey
Dixon Park (weather permitting)
Bring skates and helmet
FREE
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
Stars and Stripes Festival
Messick’s Farm Market
10 am – 5 pm
$15/pp, $8 First Responders and their families (Online prices)
Gunston Hall Summer Saturdays
Included with Admission
11 am – 4 pm
Spotsylvania Stars and Stripes
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania Elementary School, and Spotsylvania Courthouse Village
4-10 pm | FREE
Disney Music Bingo
Maltese Brewery
5-8 pm | Free to play, Fun prizes
July 2
Morning Paddle Adventures
Mason Neck State Park
9-11 am
$20/pp/$15 (Group of 4+)
Full Moon Kayak
Caledon State Park
7:00 – 9:30 pm
$19/solo, $25/tandem | Parking fees apply
July 3
Story Time at Agora Coffee
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 – 10:30 am
Join Facebook group for updates
Yoga in the Garden
Downtown Greens
6-7 pm | FREE | No sign up required
38th Annual Music on the Steps
Front steps of CRRL’s Fredericksburg Branch
6:30-7:30 pm
FREE
Full Moon Kayak
Caledon State Park
7:00 – 9:30 pm
$19/solo, $25/tandem | Parking fees apply
July 4
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Richmond
FREE
Colonial Beach 4th of July Festivities
See link for details
Culpeper 4th of July Festivities
See link for details
Rock N Roll Parade
Fredericksburg
9:30 am
Parade will follow Caroline St. from the train station to Market Square
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Independence Day Celebration
St. Peter’s Church – Historic Port Royal
10 am – 2 pm
Festival of the Streets – Riverfront Park
Fredericksburg
10 am – 4 pm
Grand Opening of Patawomeck Museum & Cultural Center
10 am – 4 pm
FREE shuttle from Fredericksburg Visitor Center
Fabulous Fourth at Ferry Farm
Stafford
10 am – 4 pm
$1/pp | 2 and under/FREE
4th of July at Stratford Hall
10 am – 5 pm
$4/pp, Children under 5 FREE
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Steps of Hugh Mercer Apothecary
11 am | 1 pm | 3 pm
Story Time and Family Fun
Rising Sun Tavern
11:30 am | 1:30 pm
FREE
Presentation of the Colors
Riverfront Park
12:00 Noon
Barley Naked’s Independence Celebration
12 – 8 pm
Fun for the whole family
FredNats Patriotic Palooza
Fred Nats Stadium
4-8 pm | $5/entry fee
Movie “National Treasure” begins at 5:30 pm
Rock the 4th of July
Thurston Water Park
6 pm | $20/Y-members, $25/non-members
Pre-registration required
Stafford’s 4th of July Spectacular
Pratt Park
6-10 pm | FREE
City of Fredericksburg Fireworks
FredNats Stadium
9 pm
Stafford County’s Fireworks
Pratt Park
~9:30 pm
July 5
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
Kids Club
Spotsylvania Farmers Market
2-6 pm
Free activities | Earn $2 Market Bucks
July 6
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Camp Marshmallow
Spotsylvania Towne Centre Food Court
11 am | FREE
Register at Customer Service
July 7
Culpeper First Friday
Culpeper
4-7:30 pm
First Free Friday – Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Link for FREE tickets available one week before
5-7 pm
VMHC First Fridays
Richmond
FREE Admission
5-8 pm
First Friday FXBG
5-9 pm
Free Trolley Shuttle runs from 5:00 – 8:30pm
Kids FREE Fridays at James Madison’s Montpelier
9 am – 4 pm
FREE house tours for kids (0-17) with paying adult
Reserve tickets online — Tour Tickets are Released Online One Week in Advance
Sounds of Summer
Market Square – Fredericksburg Area Museum
Concerts start at 6:30 pm
July 8
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
Toddler Takeover
Ashland Theatre – Ashland, VA
10 am | Ages 0-6 | Suggested donation, $5/family
Fredericksburg Comic and Toy Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
11 am – 2 pm
Kids 10 and under get in free with paid adult
Gunston Hall Summer Saturdays
Included with Admission
11 am – 4 pm
Hope for Horses – Family Fun Day
Advantage Horsemanship Equestrian Center
12-5 pm | $30/family
Mountain Run Winery’s 7th Anniversary
Culpeper
12 – 8 pm
King George Independence Celebration
Sealston Sports Complex
7 – 10 pm | Fireworks at 9:15 pm
July 9
Possumz for Reading
211 William St., Fredericksburg
11 am – 12 pm | FREE
Bag Bee
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
2-3:30 pm | FREE
July 10
Story Time at Agora Coffee
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 – 10:30 am
Join Facebook group for updates
Dr. Yum Teaching Kitchen
Spotsylvania
10 am – Noon
FREE
Yoga in the Garden
Downtown Greens
6-7 pm | FREE | No sign up required
38th Annual Music on the Steps
Front steps of CRRL’s Fredericksburg Branch
6:30-7:30 pm
FREE
July 11
Tuesdays at the Park
Ebenezer Church | 900 Eustace Road
9 – 11 am | FREE | No registration
Science Day
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
July 12
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Dr. Yum Teaching Kitchen
Spotsylvania
10 am – Noon
FREE
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
Card Making
Fredericksburg Food Coop
6 -7 pm
FREE
July 13
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Germanna Archaeology Day Open House
10 am – 3 pm
FREE
Camp Marshmallow
Spotsylvania Towne Centre Food Court
11 am | FREE
Register at Customer Service
Picturing Connections
Gari Melcher’s Studio
For those with memory loss and their caretakers
10:30 – Noon
$5/pp
July 14
Kids FREE Fridays at James Madison’s Montpelier
9 am – 4 pm
FREE house tours for kids (0-17) with paying adult
Reserve tickets online — Tour Tickets are Released Online One Week in Advance
Evening Paddle Adventures
Mason Neck State Park
7:30-9:30 pm
$20/pp/$15 (Group of 4+)
Sounds of Summer
Market Square – Fredericksburg Area Museum
Concerts start at 6:30 pm
July 15
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Kick off to Summer
Spotsylvania Farmers Market
10 am – Noon
FREE fun for kids!
Ninja Adult Open Gym
Stafford Gymnastics
8:30-9:30 am | $5
Pre-registration is required
Storytime in the Garden
Downtown Greens
10:00 am
FREE
Crabbing 101
Belle Isle State Park
10 – 11 am
$2/pp | Parking fees apply
RSVP needed
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Ninja Free Play
Stafford County Gymnastics
10 am – Noon
Ages 5-15 | $10
Pre-registration is required | Call 540-658-5115
Gunston Hall Summer Saturdays
Included with Admission
11 am – 4 pm
Summer Family Fest
New Life Outreach
11 am – 5 pm
FREE
Annual Back to School Event
Hillcrest United Methodist Church
1 – 4 pm | FREE
Music on the Cliffs
Westmoreland State Park
6-8 pm
FREE | Parking fees apply
Evening Paddle Adventures
Mason Neck State Park
7:30-9:30 pm
$20/pp/$15 (Group of 4+)
July 16
Guided Morning Paddle
Leesylvania State Park
7:30 – 9:30 am
$15/pp or $9/pp for groups of 4 or more
Morning Paddle Adventures
Mason Neck State Park
9-11 am
$20/pp/$15 (Group of 4+)
July 17
Story Time at Agora Coffee
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 – 10:30 am
Join Facebook group for updates
Yoga in the Garden
Downtown Greens
6-7 pm | FREE | No sign up required
38th Annual Music on the Steps
Front steps of CRRL’s Fredericksburg Branch
6:30-7:30 pm
FREE
July 18
Tuesdays at the Park
Ebenezer Church | 900 Eustace Road
9 – 11 am | FREE | No registration
Water Day
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
July 19
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Paddle Ware Creek
Lake Anna State Park
10 am – 1 pm
Ages 6+
Pre-registration Required | $5/pp
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
FAM Fun! Family Workshop
Fredericksburg Area Museum
Let’s Go to the Carnival
10 – 11:30 am | FREE
Must pre-register
Free Paint Night at Bella Joy Ballroom
7 pm, FREE
Please visit their website, call or email to register!
Note that their new location is 100 Forbes Street.
July 20
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Little Learners
Museum of Culpeper History
Space the Final Frontier
10:30 – 11:15 am | 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Ages 2- 5 | FREE
Camp Marshmallow
Spotsylvania Towne Centre Food Court
11 am | FREE
Register at Customer Service
Fun Fest
Fredericksburg Branch Library
1-2:30 pm
Tuck Everlasting The Musical
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church – Stafford
6 pm | FREE
July 21
Kids FREE Fridays at James Madison’s Montpelier
9 am – 4 pm
FREE house tours for kids (0-17) with paying adult
Reserve tickets online — Tour Tickets are Released Online One Week in Advance
Belmont’s Preschool Palette
10-11 am, 2-5 years old with adult
$12/per pair
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park
11 am – 12 pm
FREE, Standard Parking Applies
Pre-register
Tuck Everlasting The Musical
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church – Stafford
6 pm | FREE
Sounds of Summer
Market Square – Fredericksburg Area Museum
Concerts start at 6:30 pm
July 22
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
FXBG Farmer’s Market – YOGA
Adults 8-9 am | Children 9:30-10 am
Pre-register | FREE
Graves Mountain Peach Day
9 am – 3 pm
FREE Parking | FREE Admission
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
Storytime in the Garden
Downtown Greens
10:00 am
FREE
First Africans Day
Stratford Hall
10 am – 7 pm | FREE
Pre-Registration
Dahlgren Naval Base Tour
Dahlgren Heritage Museum
11 am – 12:30 pm | FREE
Gunston Hall Summer Saturdays
Included with Admission
11 am – 4 pm
Back to School Community Carnival
Land of Promise Church
12-4 pm
Fred SPCA’s 80th Birthday Bash
Donate a birthday gift
12 – 4 pm
Tuck Everlasting The Musical
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church – Stafford
1 pm & 4 pm | FREE
July 23
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park
11 am – 12 pm
FREE, Standard Parking Applies
Pre-register
July 24
Story Time at Agora Coffee
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 – 10:30 am
Join Facebook group for updates
Special Needs Splash
Thurston Water Park – Massad YMCA
5-8 pm
FREE
Yoga in the Garden
Downtown Greens
6-7 pm | FREE | No sign up required
38th Annual Music on the Steps
Front steps of CRRL’s Fredericksburg Branch
6:30-7:30 pm
FREE
July 25
Tuesdays at the Park
Ebenezer Church | 900 Eustace Road
9 – 11 am | FREE | No registration
Superhero Day
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Fun Fest
Salem Church Library
10 – 11:30 am
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
July 26
FREE Summer Movie
Marquee Cinemas – Southpoint 9
9:30 am
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Fun Fest
Howell Library
10 – 11:30 am
Paddle Ware Creek
Lake Anna State Park
10 am – 1 pm
Ages 6+
Pre-registration Required | $5/pp
$2 Movies at Regal
11 am (Verify time on website)
FAM Fun! Family Workshop
Fredericksburg Area Museum
Let’s Discover Dinosaurs
10 – 11:30 am | FREE
Must pre-register
Free Ice Cream Pop-Up Event
Path Foundation
Culpeper County Fieldhouse
1 – 2 pm | FREE
July 27
$2 Movies
Paragon Theaters
10 am
Native Plant Garden Tour
Cedell Brooks Jr Park | King George
1 pm
Pre-registration preferred. Call 540-775-3062 to register.
Sip & See Tour
Downtown Greens
5 pm
July 28
Kids FREE Fridays at James Madison’s Montpelier
9 am – 4 pm
FREE house tours for kids (0-17) with paying adult
Reserve tickets online — Tour Tickets are Released Online One Week in Advance
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park
11 am – 12 pm
FREE, Standard Parking Applies
Pre-register
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Opening night of the fair
5 – 10 pm
Sounds of Summer
Market Square – Fredericksburg Area Museum
Concerts start at 6:30 pm
Sunset Yoga Class with Alpacas
Rising Dawn Yoga Studio
Brenchley Farm
6:30 pm | $28/pp
Middle School Beach Night
Thurston Water Park – Massad YMCA
7-10 pm
Member/$10, Non-member/$15
July 29
Farmer’s Market at Hurkamp Park
7 am – 1 pm
Fully Alive Family Farm Day
Whiffletree Farm – Warrenton
Limited to 150
9 am | FREE | Pre-register
Sensory Friendly Water Park Fun
Signal Bay Water Park | Manassas
9 – 10:45 am
$5/pp
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am
Daily fee: $3/$4 (residents/non-residents)
Punch cards available
Storytime in the Garden
Downtown Greens
10:00 am
FREE
Possum Yoga Class
Possum-bilities
10:30-11:30 am | $22/pp
Kids 12 & Under
Community of Promise Day
School Supply Give-Away
Caroline Middle School
10 am – 12 pm
Family Fun Fest
Event by 2 Grand Management
Caroline High School, Milford
10 am – 4 pm | FREE admission
Gunston Hall Summer Saturdays
Included with Admission
11 am – 4 pm
Agape Fellowship FREE Backpack Giveaway
24 Perchwood Drive, Fredericksburg
12 – 4 pm
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Parachute Jump
12 – 10 pm
Evening Paddle Adventures
Mason Neck State Park
6-8 pm
$20/pp/$15 (Group of 4+)
July 30
Back to School Book Bag Giveaway
Douglas Care Foundation
24 Onville Road, Stafford
10 am – 3 pm | Public invited
FREE bookbags with supplies (while supplies last)
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park
11 am – 12 pm
FREE, Standard Parking Applies
Pre-register
Backpacks and Bibles
Growth Church
11 am – 1 pm
Hurkamp Park
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Bluegrass Sunday
12 – 10 pm
10th Annual Back 2 School Fun Day
Garden Inn – Unmasked Uplifts
Bring a Chair
12 – 5 pm | FREE
Woodland Hike
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
2 pm | FREE
July 31
Story Time at Agora Coffee
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 – 10:30 am
Join Facebook group for updates
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
“Military, Law Enforcement and First Responder’s Appreciation Night” – Any person with valid ID will receive one (1) complimentary daily admission ticket valid on Monday, July 31, 2023 only.
5 – 10 pm
Yoga in the Garden
Downtown Greens
6-7 pm | FREE | No sign up required
38th Annual Music on the Steps
Front steps of CRRL’s Fredericksburg Branch
6:30-7:30 pm
FREE