MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
Possumbilities
Stop by to see a real opossum and more (Biscuit the Pug, Big Mama the tarantula, and more). Schedule varies.
They also have a scavenger hunt for kids.
Story times the 2nd Sunday of the month.
All FREE!
Fredericksburg Area Museum
FREE all year – 2024
$5 movies at EVO Theaters
All Day Tuesdays
$2 double scoops on Tuesdays at Battlefield Country Store
$3 Double Scoops at J’s Pizza Subs and Cafe
Every Wednesday
Reclaim Arcade
Tickets are $5 off on Thursdays and before noon on Saturdays and Sundays!
Ukulele Jamming
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7 pm
Novice or experienced | Everyone is welcome
Indoor Play Park
Dorothy Hart Community Center
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 am
$3/resident or $4/non-resident
Jan. 3-May 22 (No gym 3/13 and 3/20)
Cafe Moms
2nd Wednesday of every month
Massad Family YMCA
2-3:30 pm
Open to the community | Meet other moms of all stages and ages
$10 | Refreshments and childcare provided
Registration required for childcare drop-off
Stroll and Roll Thursdays
Cavalier Family Skating Center
10 am – Noon
$4/per child, Parents FREE
Bring your favorite ride on toy or play in the Play Zone.
Preschool Playtime
Culpeper County Fieldhouse
Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-11 am.
Admission is $5.
King George Tot Time
King George Citizens Center
Fridays, 10:30-11:30 am | Free play, snack, and craft
$3/pp | Ages 0-5, 1 and under are FREE
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
Spectrum Sea Turtles
Massad Family YMCA
Fridays, 4-5 pm, FREE
Aquatics program geared toward people on the autism spectrum.
Rikki’s Refuge
Open the last Saturday of every month for FREE visits.
12-2 pm
No reservations
One Dollar Skate Nights at Cavalier Family Skate Center in Stafford.
Wednesdays from 6-9 pm
$1 Admission | $4 skate rental
Admission fee is only for those skating.
Homeschool Skate
Cavalier Family Skating Center
Tuesdays from 1-4 pm
$5-admission, $4 skate rental
Admission charge is only for those skating.
Volunteer Garden Hours at Downtown Greens, Inc.
EVERY Thursday, 3-6 pm and Saturdays, 9 am – 12 pm
State Climb in Culpeper offers a Teen Night every 3rd Saturday from 8-10 pm. This event is $5/members and $10/non-members. Rock Climbing and Aerial Silks. Pay-What-You-Like climb is only on Fridays.
- Home Depot offers FREE in-store children’s workshops the first Saturday of the month from 9 am – Noon while supplies last. Pre-registration is offered but not required. Paint is also provided if your children want to paint.
- Lowe’s offers FREE in-store children’s workshops each month (dates vary), but you MUST pre-register for these. There is no painting involved.
- JcPenney’s Kids Zone offers FREE crafts the 2nd Saturday of each month from 11 am – Noon.
- Micahels offers FREE Craft Sunday Make Break Events. These in-store events happen between 2-4 pm. Check their schedule as they do offer some Saturday events.
Nearby County Fairs in July
The Mineral Volunteer Fire Department‘s Summer Carnival is July 9-13.
The Louisa County Fair is July 25-27.
The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair is July 26-Aug. 4.
SUMMER MOVIES
The EVO Kidflix Summer Movie Series has 10 fun-filled weeks of $1 family films. There’s a different film each week, with showtimes at 10 am EVERY DAY. The summer series will run June 7 – August 15, 2024.
Summer Movies are FREE at Marquee Cinemas every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:30 am. There are 2 movies to choose from each day. The free movies start June 4 and end July 24. THIS MOVIE THEATRE IS NOW CLOSED.
Regal’s Summer Movie Express will run June 11- August 7 on Tues and Wed at 11 am. All movies are $1. Snack packs are only $5. If you join Regal’s Crown Club (FREE), you can get 50% off of popcorn every Tuesday.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper has free movies on Fridays and Saturdays. Make sure to check their online schedule.
Ashland Theatre has $2 movies on Mondays at 10 am or 2 pm starting June 10 through Aug. 12, 2024.
SPECIAL JULY ACTIVITIES
Around the Town Trolley runs Friday and Saturday evenings from 5-8:30 pm, May 31-Aug. 31
Faded and Co. is offering FREE Haircuts in the Library the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 10 am – 1 pm starting June 3, 2024.
Market Sprouts: June 1-Aug. 3 — Join the Fredericksburg Farmers Market on Saturdays and explore fruits, vegetables, and more with fun weekly activities.
PoP Club is offered at the Spotsylvania County Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market, Weekly through August 28, while schools are on summer break. Kids of all ages are welcome but it is geared for ages 3-10. Each child that participates gets $2 in market tokens.
The Science Museum of Virginia is offering extended evening hours every Friday from 5-8 pm to allow guests more time to explore BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness. Evening admission is just $10/pp.
The Salem Church Library has Summer Movie Matinees on Thursdays (June 6- Aug 8, except 7/4) from 2-4 pm. Follow the link for a list of movies.
CALENDAR
No Chick-fil-a Cow Appreciation Day for 2024. Watch for CowMoo.
July 1
FREE Haircuts in the Library
Fredericksburg Branch
10 am – 1 pm
Music on the Steps
Front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 pm
July 2
Tuesdays in the Park
Autumn Ridge Park
9-11 am
Water Day
FREE
Hour of Code
Porter Library
3:30-4:30 pm | Grades 3-12
Read with a Ranger – Themed Story Time and Craft
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
10 am
Ages 4-8
Family Night at Freddy’s
5-8 pm
FREE Kids’ Meal with an Adult Combo Purchase
July 4
Free Admission to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Free Krispy Kreme donut for wearing red, white, and blue.
Culpeper’s 4th of July Celebration
Check link for a list of activities
Children’s Roll N’ Stroll
Fredericksburg, VA
9 am Line Up at VRE parking lot B
23rd Independence Day Celebration
Historic Port Royal
10 am – 2 pm
Fourth in Fredericksburg Festival
Riverfront Park
10 am – 4 pm
Fabulous Fourth at Ferry Farm
Ferry Farm
10 am – 4 pm
$1/Ages 3 and up, 2 and under are FREE
FREE Hot Dogs
Meadows Farms Nurseries
11 am – 1 pm
While supplies last
Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Hugh Mercer Apothecary
Readings at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm
Family Fun at Rising Sun Tavern
Rising Sun Tavern
10 am | 2 pm
FredNats Patriotic Palooza
Virginia Credit Union Stadium
4-8 pm
$5/pp
4th of July Spectacular in Stafford
John Lee Pratt Park
6 pm | Fireworks at 9:30 pm
Stafford July 4th Spectacular
FXBG Concert Band
6:30-8 pm
Rock the 4th
Thurston Water Park – Stafford
6-10 pm, $$
July 5
Walk Thru and Q and A of Langley Foundation’s Aerodrome #5
Stafford Regional Airport
2-4 pm
First Friday Fredericksburg
Downtown Fredericksburg
5-9 pm
Sounds of Summer 2024
Fredericksburg Area Museum | Market Square
6:30-8:30 pm
FREE
July 6
Home Depot Kids Workshop
9 am – Noon | FREE
Summer Party
Possum-bilities
Meet Ally from Sesame the Opossum
1-4 pm
King George Independence Celebration
Sealston Sports Complex
7-10 pm | FREE
July 7
Midsummer Market
2374 Plank Road FXBG
12 – 5 pm
July 8
Music on the Steps
Front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 pm
July 9
Tuesdays in the Park
Autumn Ridge Park
9-11 am
Superhero Day (with ice pops)
FREE
Read with a Ranger – Themed Story Time and Craft
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
10 am
Ages 4-8
Story Time in Pajamas
Fredericksburg Food Co-op
6 – 7 pm
July 10
FAM Fun
Fredericksburg Area Museum
10-11:30 am
$8/non-member, $5/member
Homeschool Play Date
Monster Mini Golf
10 am – 4 pm
$10.99
July 11
Enjoy a FREE slurpee at 7-Eleven
Grow and Giggle — First Responders!
Lee Hill Community Center
10 – 11:30 am
$10/child, Ages 2-5
Register May 6 – July 5
Talewise: Adventure of the Lost Treasure
Towne Centre Library
11 am | Grades K-5
Summer Movie Matinee
Salem Church Library
2-4 pm
July 12
Chatham parking lot gate will be open till 8 pm
Children’s Reading with Jen Furlong
Gateway Comics | Fredericksburg
1 pm
Retro Rewind Open House
Reclaim Arcade
25 cents admission
1-8 pm
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Porter Library
Drop Off between 3-5 pm | Pick up Saturday, July 13, 9 am – Noon
Sounds of Summer 2024
Fredericksburg Area Museum | Market Square
6:30-8:30 pm
FREE
July 13
Kids Fishing Tournament
Leesylvania State Park
9-11 am
Ages 3-15 , fishing equipment available to borrow
FREE, Standard Parking fees apply
Hanover Tomato Festival
Pole Green Park
9 am -1 pm
Create a Fairy Garden
Dorothy Hart Community Center
10 am | $10
Follow link and click on “Nature” | Search for MGACRA programs
Toddler Takeover
Ashland Theatre
10 am
FREE | Ages 0-6 | Ariel and Moana will be special guests
FREE Kids’ Craft
Any Meadows Farms Nurseries location
10 am – 2 pm
Bird Kite
School of Rock Fredericksburg Grand Opening
11 am
World War II Day at Rippon Lodge
11 am – 3:30 pm
FREE
Power of Place: Conservation, Kayaking, and Culture Festival
Menokin
11 am – 5 pm
FREE
Ol’ Fashioned Carnival
Generations Central Adult Day Care
Culpeper
3-6 pm
FREE
July 14
Story time
Possum-bilities
11 am
FREE
World War II Day at Rippon Lodge
11 am – 3:30 pm
FREE
Bastille Day Celebration
Hurkamp Park
5-8 pm
FREE to attend | Food and beverages to purchase
July 15
FREE Haircuts in the Library
Fredericksburg Branch
10 am – 1 pm
Music on the Steps
Front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 pm
July 16
Read with a Ranger – Themed Story Time and Craft
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
10 am
Ages 4-8
July 17
Cinnaholic Day
Stafford
11 am – 8 pm
$2 Old Skools
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
FAM Fun
Fredericksburg Area Museum
10-11:30 am
$8/non-member, $5/member
July 18
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Fun Fest
CRRL Fredericksburg Branch
1 -2:30 pm
Summer Movie Matinee
Salem Church Library
2-4 pm
July 19
Children’s Reading with Jen Furlong
Gateway Comics | Fredericksburg
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Sounds of Summer 2024
Fredericksburg Area Museum | Market Square
6:30-8:30 pm
FREE
July 20
Lowe’s Kids’ Workshop
Kinetic Sandbox
10 am – 1 pm | FREE
Must pre=register
Countdown to Christmas Craft Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 4 pm
$$
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Back to School Bash
Family Worship Center
10 am – 2 pm
FREE must register
Puppy-Palooza!
Possum-bilities
12-4 pm
Land of Promise Carnival
5924 Smith Station Road
12-4 pm
Food – Game – Face Painting
Summer Luau and Vendor Fair
Eden Try Winery
5-10 pm
FREE
July 21
Lottery opens for Culpeper Dino Walk
Countdown to Christmas Craft Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
$$
Plein Air Days
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 am – 7 pm | FREE
July 22
Music on the Steps
Front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 pm
July 23
Read with a Ranger – Themed Story Time and Craft
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
10 am
Ages 4-8
July 24
FAM Fun
Fredericksburg Area Museum
10-11:30 am
$8/non-member, $5/member
July 25
Concert and Musical Petting Zoo
Fredericksburg Library
1-2:15 pm
Plein Air Days
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 am – 7 pm | FREE
Summer Movie Matinee
Salem Church Library
2-4 pm
SpongeBob Musical
Choice Baptist Church
7 pm | FREE
July 26
Fredericksburg’s Restaurant Week starts today
Cinnaholic Grand Opening
Cinnaholic Midlothian
10 am – 2 pm
$2 cinnamon rolls
Fun Fest
Salem Church Library
10-11:30 am
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5-10 pm
SpongeBob Musical
Choice Baptist Church
7 pm | FREE
Teen Splash Night
Thurston Water Park – Massad YMCA – Stafford
7-10 pm
July 27
Wizard Weekend
Culpeper
Grand Opening HCK Hot Chicken – RESCHEDULED
10007 Patriot Hwy, Suite 125
$5 chicken sandwiches
Christmas in July
Culpeper Presbyterian Church
9 am – Noon
Kids ages 4-11
Free Family Event
Better Days Dental
3 sessions: 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm
Ages 6-10 | FREE
Registration required
Community of Promise Day
School Supply Giveaway
10 am – 12 pm
Caroline High School
Summer Splash
Stony Point Fashion Park | Richmond
11 am – 1 pm
Back to School
Hillcrest United Methodist Church
11 am – 2 pm
Nordic Reptiles brings SNAKES!
Possum-bilities
12-5 pm
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
1-10 pm
SpongeBob Musical
Choice Baptist Church
2 pm and 6 pm | FREE
July 28
Wizard Weekend
Culpeper
11th Annual Back to School Fun Day
Garden Inn | 10429 Patriot Hwy | Fredericksburg
12- 5 pm
FREE Meal ticket for kids 17 and under
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
1-10 pm
Family Sundays
Stonebridge Potomac Town Center
1-3 pm
Free Woodland Hike
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
2-3 pm
July 29
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
College Night – Those with valid college ID get in for free.
5-10 pm
Music on the Steps
Front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 pm
July 30
Read with a Ranger – Themed Story Time and Craft
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
10 am
Ages 4-8
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
Educators Appreciation Night – Those with valid school system ID get in for free.
5-10 pm
July 31
Fun Fest
Howell Branch Library
10-11:30 am
Little Learners
The Museum of Culpeper History
10:30 am or 11:30 am
For ages 2-5
FREE but must pre-register
Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
Military, Law Enforcement, and First Responders Night – Those with valid ID get in for free.
5-10 pm