HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Spots you can find Santa for photos including Breakfasts with Santa
The Santa Train is a very popular event. Santa Train tickets go on sale the Monday after Thanksgiving (Nov.27, 2023) at 10 am. Follow link for more information. Santa train is scheduled for Dec. 9 at several locations in Virginia.
Hunt for the Golden Unicorn at World Market. Event runs Nov. 1 -22, 2023
Window Wonderland
Runs Nov. 11- Dec. 30
Fredericksburg, VA
Chance to win $1000 in downtown gift cards
Concert in Lights
The Village | Spotsylvania Towne Centre
Nov. 12 – Dec. 24 | 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm, and 9 pm
Illuminate Light Show and Santa’s Village
Virginia’s Largest Drive-thru Synchronized Christmas Light and Music Show
Nov. 17 – Dec. 31, 2023 | Opens every evening at 5:30 pm | $30/vehicle
Kings Dominion’s Winterfest
Nov. 17 – Dec. 31 (Select days)
Busch Gardens Christmas Town
Nov. 10, 2023 – Jan. 7, 2024
FAM Merry Trees
Fredericksburg Area Museum
Nov. 20 – Dec. 23
Free admission through Nov. 30 | Free on Dec. 1 | Free every Monday
Letters to Santa
Rappahannock Rotary Club
Caroline Street
Drop your letter to Santa in the Santa Express Mailbox! Be sure to include your address so Santa can write back to you.
Nov. 24 – Dec. 18
Christmas at Maple Tree Farm
Warrenton, VA
$15 for ages +
Nov. 24 – Dec. 31, select nights
Zoolights at the National Zoo
Nov. 24 – Dec. 30
$6 for ages 2+ ($30 parking)
The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond will be decorated from Nov. 27-Jan 7
Bethlehem Walk Goochland
Nov. 29 – Dec. 3
Registration opens Nov. 8
Festival of Lights at DC Temple
Kensington, MD
Créche displays featuring nativities from around the world and free public holiday performances
Nov. 30 – Jan. 1
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
$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
Also, tickets are $5 on Thursdays
Ukulele Jamming
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7 pm
Novice or experienced | Everyone is welcome
Paragon Gymnastics has a Preschool Open Gym on Wed, Sat, and Sun.
Times vary | Ages 5 and under | $10/hr
Finding Friends Preschool Playgroup
Massad Family YMCA
Wednesdays, 1-2 pm, FREE
Specifically for children ages 2-5 with special needs and their siblings
CALENDAR
Nov. 1
Indoor Park Play
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am | Ages 1-5
$3/residents/$4 for non-residents or get a 10-visit punch card
Nov. 2
Pumpkin IllumiNight — DRIVE-THRU option
Nalls Produce | Franconia, VA
Drive through between 4 and 6 to pick up your pumpkin.
Carve it at home (no tools provided)
Drop it back off at Nalls on Saturday before 4pm
Nov. 3
VMHC First Fridays
Richmond
FREE Admission
5-8 pm
First Friday FXBG
5-9 pm
Free Trolley Shuttle runs from 5:00 – 8:30pm
Nov. 4
Young Eagles FREE Flights
9 am – 12 pm
Stafford Airport
2nd Annual Open House
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
9 am – 1 pm
Fall Craft Fair
Brook Point HS Dance Team
9 am – 2:30 pm
$3
Animal Rescue Festival
Hurkamp Park
9:30 am – 4 pm
Family Fall Day
Stratford Hall
10 am – 3 pm
$5/pp, Must register
Veterans Day Celebration
Public Safety Building | Spotsylvania Sheriff
10 am – 4 pm
Whitby’s Grand Opening
703 Caroline Street
10 am – 8 pm
Fall Festival
New Salem Baptist Church | Culpeper
11 am – 2 pm | FREE
Turkey shoot, bounce house, games, food, and more!
Celebration Finale-Rippon Historic 275th Anniversary
Rippon Lodge
11 am – 3 pm | FREE
Wizarding World of Old Trade!
Old Trade Brewery | Brandy Station
Noon – 10 pm
Movie Marathon, Butter Bier and menu additions
Fall Festival
Massaponax Baptist Church
1- 4 pm
Pumpkin IllumiNight
Nalls Produce | Franconia
11 am – 4 pm
Drop by anytime to carve your pumpkins. They provide pumpkins and kid-safe tools.
Drive by after dark to see the pumpkins lit up.
Night in Washington’s Day
Historic Kenmore
7-9:30 pm | $$
Nov. 5
Revolutionary War
Ferry Farm
2-4 pm
FREE but must pre-register
Pumpkin IllumiNight
Nalls Produce | Franconia
Drive by after dark to see the pumpkins lit up.
Nov. 7
Wren and Sparrow Bird Walk
Meet at Old Mill Park
9 – 10 am
Ages 12+ | Pre-registration required
Kids Night with 1/2 price Meals
Horne’s Restaurant, Port Royal
4 pm | Kids meals for 10 and under
Nov. 8
Indoor Park Play
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am | Ages 1-5
$3/residents/$4 for non-residents or get a 10-visit punch card
Nov. 9
Grow & Giggle — Giving Thanks!
(Register: Aug 7-Nov. 3)
Lee Hill Community Center
$10/per child, Ages 2-5
Evening with a Cop: Kid Detectives
Dorothy Hart Community Center
5-7 pm
Pre-registration required
Nov. 10
248th Marine Corps Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Two cake cutting ceremonies — 10 am and 2 pm
FREE
Visit Santa at the Farm
McGinniss Barn and Flower Farm | King George
5-7 pm | $50/family
Veteran’s Day Illumination
Historic Germanna
6-7 pm
Nov. 11
Fall Festival
Alum Spring Baptist Church | Culpeper
9:30-11:30 am
Fredericksburg Veterans Day Procession
10 am
Along Washington Avenue from Mary Ball Street to George Street
FREE
Holiday Vendor Fair
Riverbend High School
10 am – 2 pm
Free entry | Raffle prizes every hour for veterans
Pictures with Santa
FXBG Visitor Center
10 am – 4 pm | $5/per family
Purchase tickets beforehand
FXBG Women’s Lifestyle Expo
FXBG Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
FREE
Christmas Kick Off Open House
Artifact
10 am – 5 pm
JcPenney’s Kids Zone
Build your own Lego car or train
11 am – noon | FREE
Family Day: Veterans Day
National Museum of the Marine Corps
11 am – 2 pm
The Young Entrepreneur’s Expo
The Meadow Pavilion | Doswell, VA
11 am – 3 pm
FREE entry
Walk with a Hawk
Mott’s Run Reservoir
2-3 pm
$$
Veterans Day Open House
American Legion Post 55
Open to the Community
3-5 pm
Concert in Lights Kick-Off
The Village – Spotsylvania Towne Centre
5-7 pm
Nov. 12
A Christmas Carol
Aspire Christian Theatre
Caroline Community Services Center
2 pm and 7 pm
Holiday Open House Weekend
Downtown Fredericksburg
Santa at Visitor Center (10 am – 2 pm)
Window Wonderland Riddle Contest begins
Possumz for Reading
211 William St., Fredericksburg
11 am – 12 pm | FREE
Open Farm Day
Wildwood Alpacas
11 am – 3 pm
Hands on History
Culpeper Museum of History
2 – 3 pm | FREE
A Christmas Carol
Aspire Christian Theatre
Caroline Community Services Center
3 pm
Books at Belmont Book Signing
Fannie House
3-4 pm
Pictures with Santa
Spotsylvania Church of Christ
2-5 pm | FREE
Come take a picture with Santa and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa!
Nov. 13
Storytime in Pajamas
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
6-7 pm | FREE
Babies up to age 10
Nov. 14
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers House
10 – 11 am
Trees of Hope Open House
The Woolen Mill
12-6 pm
$5 requested donation to end family homelessness
Nov. 15
Indoor Park Play
Dorothy Hart Community Center
9:30-11:30 am | Ages 1-5
$3/residents/$4 for non-residents or get a 10-visit punch card
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers House
10 – 11 am
Community Paint Night
Bella Joy Ballroom
7 pm | $10/pp
Nov. 16
FREE Laundry Day
Super Suds Culpeper – 494 Culpeper Town Sq.
9 am – 1 pm
Aetna Better Health will pay for up to 2 loads of laundry per family
Trees of Hope Open House
The Woolen Mill
10 am – 3 pm
$5 requested donation to end family homelessness
Nov. 17
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers House
10 – 11 am
A Christmas Carol
Aspire Christian Theatre
Caroline Community Services Center
7 pm
Nov. 18
Thanksgiving Turkey Holder
Lowe’s | Starting at 10 am
Must pre-register
New Land Walk Around
Downtown Greens
10 am | No sign up required!
160 Belman Road
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers House
10 – 11 am
Christmas Expo 2023 with SANTA
Gobbler Hill Farm | Culpeper
10 am – 3 pm | FREE
Bring a toy for Toys For Tots
Anime Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10:15-5 pm | $$
Gingerbread Workshop
Ferry Farm
11 am – 12:30 pm | $$
SCPS Multicultural Fair
North Stafford HS
11 am – 2 pm
Ally from Sesame the Opossum
Possum-bilities
12-6 pm
Wizard Afternoon Tea
Bellegrove Plantation
1 pm | $$
Wee Christmas Miniature Making Workshop
Historic Kenmore
1-3 pm | $$
Whooooo Are You? Owl Observations
Motts Run Nature Center
2-3:30 pm
$6/pp | Pre-registration required
A Christmas Carol
Aspire Christian Theatre
Caroline Community Services Center
2 pm and 7 pm
Children’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Jingle Bell Sing-Along
Hurkamp Park
4 pm
FREE
Light Up the Tracks Celebration
Ashland Town Hall
Ashland
5-7 pm
PJ’s and Possums
Possumbilities
7-8 pm
Nov. 19
Turkey Trek
Motts Run Reservoir
9 – 10:30 am
Pre-registration required | $6/pp
Holiday Caboose Open House
Museum of Culpeper History
2-4 pm
A Christmas Carol
Aspire Christian Theatre
Caroline Community Services Center
3 pm
Holiday Open House & Community Tree Lighting
Culpeper
Nov. 21
Wren and Sparrow Bird Walk
Meet at Old Mill Park
9 – 10 am
Ages 12+ | Pre-registration required
Nov. 23
Visit Rikki’s Refuge
Open Noon – 2 pm for Donation Drop Off and visitors
Nov. 25
Winter Fest
Deep Roots Home and Garden Center | Rhoadsville
8 am – 4 pm
Santa visits 10 am – 2 pm
FREE Penguin Ornament
Home Depot
9 am – Noon
Santa Is Coming
Meadows Farms Nurseries Fredericksburg
10 am – 4 pm
Log Cabin Story Time
Motts Run Reservoir
11 am – Noon
Registration closes the Wednesday before each program
Ages 2+ | FREE
Open Farm Day
Wildwood Alpacas
11 am – 3 pm
Holiday Open Farm Day
Meadowgate Alpacas
Beaverdam, VA
11 am – 3 pm, FREE
Circ-Mas Spectacular!
Hope Theater – Warrenton
3 pm and 7 pm
$8/child, $13/adults
Live Nativity
Ole Country Store and Bakery | Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
5-8 pm
Nov. 26
Santa Is Coming
Meadows Farms Nurseries Fredericksburg
10 am – 4 pm
Live Nativity
Ole Country Store and Bakery | Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
5-8 pm
Nov. 27
Santa Train tickets go on sale at 10 am. Follow link for more information. Santa train is scheduled for Dec. 9 at several locations.
Nov. 29
Little Learners
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30-11:15 am | 11:30-12:15 pm
Ages 2-5 | FREE
Card Making
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
6-7 pm | FREE
Make a holiday card to be donated to Mental Health America
Family Adventures VA 