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
Aug. 7 – Nov. 20 (No program Sept. 18)
MILESTONES PLAY GYM & PEDIATRIC THERAPY
www.milestonesgym.com
Offers child-led play experiences in their indoor play gym for children up to age 5 several times per week, as well as weekly yoga, music, playschool & other small groups. More information, including dates & times on their website.
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.
College Climb Night is at Rapp Rocks Climbing Gym every Thursday evening starting at 4 pm. $19 day passes and free rentals. Must have a valid student ID.
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.
- Free books for children (12 and under) at a Rappahannock Goodwill location. Every child aged 12 and under gets any book of their choosing for FREE! Valid every Friday starting 9/6/24. Find a Goodwill near you at http://www.fredgoodwill.org
FALL FESTIVALS
Northern Virginia
- Cox Farms: Sept. 14 – Nov. 5, 2024 | Centreville (Check for their $10 admission days)
- Great Country Farms: Fall Corn Maze + Apple Harvest, Sept. 1-30, 2024 | Fall Pumpkin Harvest, Oct. 1-31, 2024 | Bluemont
- Burke Nursery Fall Market + Playground: Burke
- Leesburg Animal Park Pumpkin Village: Now – Nov. 5 | Leesburg
- Meadows Farm Nurseries (multiple locations): Sept 22 – Oct. 31
- Nalls Produce: Pumpkin Hill is opening Sept 28| Burke
- Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park: Sept. 21 – Nov. 5, 2024 | Leesburg
- Reston Farm Garden Market: Sept. 28 – 27 | Reston
- Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch: Sept. 28 – Oct. 31, 2024 | Leesburg
Fredericksburg Area & Beyond
- Braehead: Weekends starting Sept 28 – Oct 27 | Fredericksburg
- Round Hill Farm: Sept. 21 – Oct. 27, 2024 | Culpeper
- Belvedere Plantation: Sept. 14 – Nov. 2, 2024 | Spotsylvania
- Snead’s Fall Festival: Sept. 28 – Oct. 31 | Fredericksburg
- Graves Mountain Apple Festival : First 3 weekends in October | Syria
- Messick’s Farm Market : Sept. 21 – Oct. 27, 2024 (Sat and Sun, 10 am – 5 pm) | Bealeton
- 12th Annual Fall into Fun Festival : Sept. 21-22, 2024 | Chiles Peach Orchard | Crozet
- Wayside Farm Fun: Sept. 21 – Oct. 27 | Berryville
- High Hill Farm: Sept. 24 – Nov. 1 | Winchester
- Marker-Miller Orchard: Apple Harvest Festival (Oct. 12), Pumpkin Festival: Oct. 26 | Winchester
Washington DC
- National Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo: Oct. 18 – 20
GREAT HALLOWEEN PHOTO OPS
Nalls Produce’s Pumpkin Hill
Franconia, VA
M-Sat, 10 am – 7 pm | Sun, 10 am – 6 pm
Pumpkin Hill is opening Sept. 28, 2024
Plants and More
5937 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA
(5 minutes from Nalls Produce)
Burke Nursery and Garden Center
Burke, VA
Shenandoah Garden Spot
Culpeper
Meadows Farm Nurseries and Landscape
Various Locations
Receive a FREE Halloween digital image at Bass Pro Shops: Oct. 30, 4-8 pm; Oct. 31, 4-8 pm
HAUNTED HOUSES OR DISPLAYS
The Haunted Graveyard
12729 Picket Court, Spotsylvania
Halloween Night | 6-9 pm | Call with questions — 609-864-0557
Head to Partlow in Spotsylvania for the Haunted Hill. It’s proud to be “Virginia’s scariest and voted #1 award winning haunted attraction. It’s open weekends (Fri/Sat) in October. Prices are $20 cash or $22 credit.
The Hickory Ridge Haunted Trail in Spotsylvania is held every weekend (Fri/Sat) in October from 7-11 pm. It’s $25/pp.
The Haunting of Country Manor
85 Country Manor Drive, Stafford, VA (Stafford Lakes area)
This is a drive-by scene set to music.
Weather-permitting
Oct. 18-19, 6:30-9 pm
Oct. 25-26, 6:30-9 pm
Oct. 31, 6-10 pm
**Subject to change**
@the_haunting_of_country_manor on Instagram
Dead Whispers will be at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds Oct. 25 – Nov. 2, 2024. Follow the link to purchase tickets.
Pumpkin display in Centreville, VA, at the home of Noel Dickover as featured in the Cooperative Living October 2024 issue. This display can only be viewed on Halloween night at 14223 Hartwood Court in Centreville, VA.
The Haunted Graveyard is open Halloween night (Oct. 31) from 6-9 pm. This is located at 12729 Pickett Court, Spotsylvania. If you need more information, please call Debbie at 609-864-0557.
PUMPKIN PATCHES
Mount Olympus Farm in Ruther Glen has a large pumpkin patch. Admission is free. They are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Sarah’s Pumpkin Patch in Madison is open Saturdays (10 am – 5 pm) and Sundays (Noon – 5 pm). Fill a wagon for $65 or wheelbarrow for $80. Pumpkins are $0.80/lb.
Ebenezer UMC in Stafford will have a Pumpkin Patch Oct. 13 – 27 to benefit the Imagination Library.
Squinquarter Market in Richmond has a pumpkin patch is FREE to enter. It’s open daily from 9 am – 6 pm. They have hayrides, a hay mountain, a corn maze and sand pile for everyone to enjoy. Pumpkins are $0.79/lb.
CALENDAR
Urban Air Fredericksburg will be hosting a Fall Festival Saturdays and Sundays during the month of October
Recovery Equestrian Center will be offering Spooky Trail Rides Oct. 15 – Oct. 31 for $40/pp. Call 540-419-9481 for more information.
Monster Maul SMS Contest begins on Oct. 14 and runs through Oct. 27. Text “shop” to (855) 950-5731 to join the Mobile Club. Take phone showing the SMS verification message to the Customer Service Center at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre to be entered to win one of five bags of candy valued at $50. Winners will be announced on Monday, October 28th.
Oct. 1
National Night Out for Safety
Stafford Marketplace
5 pm
Family Night at Freddy’s
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
5 – 8 pm
Oct. 3
Reclaim Arcade
$10 entry
12 – 9 pm
Oct. 4
First Friday Fredericksburg
Downtown Fredericksburg
5-9 pm
Scarecrow Fall Fest
Downtown Fredericksburg
5-9 pm
Admission is FREE
Friday Ulimate (Frisbee Golf) Pickup!
John Lee Pratt Memorial Park
5:30-7:45 pm
Bring a light and dark shirt.
All are welcome.
Oct. 5
Home Depot Kids Workshop
9 am – Noon | FREE
Fall Craft and Vendor Fair
Regency Furniture
9 am – 3 pm
Old Town Warrenton Fall Festival
Warrenton
9 am – 4 pm
Fall Home Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 5 pm
Archery 101
Motts Run Reservoir
10 am – Noon | Ages 12 -17
$12/pp, Pre-registration is required
Deadline to register is the Wednesday before each program
Registered kids must be accompanied by an unregistered adult
The Good Witch’s Magic Pumpkin Patch
Willowdale Farm benefiting Campfire Critters Animal Sanctuary
10 am – Noon
$25/ticket | Registration is open now
FREE Kids Craft Event
Pumpkin Painting
All Meadows Farms Locations
10 am – 2 pm
20th Annual Fall Festival
Walton Park, Louisa
10 am – 3 pm
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Littlest Lab Coats – Spooky Science
Dorothy Hart Community Center
11 am – Noon
Ages 3-5
$10 resident/$12 non-resident
Pre-registration required
Stafford Fall Family Festival
John Lee Pratt Memorial Park
11 am – 3 pm
Fall Festival
Wilderness Baptist Church
11 am – 3 pm
Famous Fried Chicken Festival
Gordonsville
11 am – 5 pm
FREE
Greek Festival
Nativity of the Theotokos
11 am – 8 pm
Fredtoberfest
Virginia Credit Union Stadium
12 – 7 pm
Tickets required $
Spotsy Dog Park’s 4-Year Anniversary Party
Spotsy Dog Park – 10801 Gordon Road
2-4 pm
Kids’ Galaxy Glow Run and Dance Party
Patriot Park
6:30 pm
Dance at amphitheater after races
Registration for races ends Sept 13
Sunset Kayak
Caledon State Park
6:30 – 9:00 pm
$19/solo, $25/tandem
Pre-registration required
Parking fee ($5) applies
Oct. 6
Sunday Volunteer Hike
Old Dominion Humane Society
7:40 – 10:45 a.m.
New Galleries Open
National Museum of the Marine Corps
9:30 am – 5 pm
Fall Home Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Greek Festival
Nativity of the Theotokos
12 – 4 pm
Dear and Hard of Hearing Community Day
George Washington’s Ferry Farm
1 and 2:30 pm | $12
Open House
Fredericksburg Fire Department’s Fire Station 1
1 – 4 pm
FREE fun!
2nd Annual Community Pet Fair + Blessing of the Animals
Christ Episcopal Church Spotsylvania
1:30-4:30 pm
FREE family fun!
Oct. 7
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Oct. 8
Benny Vitalis 10th Anniversary
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Oct. 9
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Oct. 10
Jumperoo
Urban Air Fredericksburg
9 am – 1 pm
Free pumpkin painting with admission
$15.99 or free with membership | Parents are free
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Slime Play
Macy’s – Spotsylvania Towne Centre (+ other locations)
4-6 pm
Family Game Night
Aquia Harbour Inn
6-10 pm
FREE plus light refreshments
Oct. 11
Art Cart Kids’ 1st Birthday
Art Cart Kids
$5 Creative Play Session
10 am – 4 pm
Register for a time
Downtown Dahlgren
Inn at the Old Silk Mill | Fredericksburg
11 am – 3 pm
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Family Gaming
Macy’s
4-6 pm
Campout in the Park
Motts Run Reservoir
5 pm to Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 am
Pre-registration required
Friday Ulimate (Frisbee Golf) Pickup!
John Lee Pratt Memorial Park
5:30-7:45 pm
Bring a light and dark shirt.
All are welcome.
Oct. 12
Down on the Farm Play Day
Dorothy Hart Community Center
Session A: 9-10 am | Session B: 10-11 am
$10/$12 residents/non-residents
Parent participation is required.
Ages 1.5-5 years
Onion Planting
Rappahannock Education Farm
Come anytime between 9 – 11 am
At 11 am there will be a volunteer appreciation event
Text 703-606-0446 to let them know you will be there.
FXBG Big Fall Cleanup
Old Mill Park
9 am – Noon
FREE lunch from Billikens BBQ
Pre-register
Culpeper Air Fest
Culpeper Airport
9 am – 3 pm
Fall Arts and Crafts Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 4 pm
The Good Witch’s Magic Pumpkin Patch
Willowdale Farm benefiting Campfire Critters Animal Sanctuary
10 am – Noon
$25/ticket | Registration is open now
Westmoreland Community Event
Westmoreland State Park
10 am – 2 pm
Archery, colonial games, crafts, blue bird nesting box drawings, and more
FREE but standard parking fees apply
Christmas Tree Tagging
Bees and Trees Farm | Culpeper
10 am – 4 pm
S’mores, barrel rides ($5), and a scavenger hunt
Art Cart Kids’ 1st Birthday
Art Cart Kids
$5 Creative Play Session
10 am – 4 pm
Register for a time
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Dog Days at Ferry Farm
George Washington’s Ferry Farm
Discounted grounds’ admission
$5/adults, FREE/17 and under
JcPenney Kids Zone Craft
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
11 am – Noon
Craft a scarecrow or pumpkin
Log Cabin Story Time
Motts Run Reservoir
11 am – 12 pm
FREE | Ages 2+
Register the Wednesday before each session
Floating Pumpkin Patch
Wilderness Presidential Resort
12 – 2 pm
$10/per pumpkin
Color and Create
Macy’s
12 – 2 pm
World Food Day
Rikki’s Refuge
Noon – 2 pm
Bring food donations
Fall-O-Ween
Spotsylvania Mall
12- 3 pm
Trunk-or-treat
Fall Festival
Leesylvania State Park
12- 4 pm
Parking fees apply
Harvest Fest
Fun Land of Fredericksburg
12-6 pm
Entry is $10 but bring 3 non-perishable food items and receive a $5 discount
Live corn maze
Renaissance Fair
Adventure Brewing
12-10 pm
Canal Quarter Walking Cat Tour
Haley’s Honey Meadery FXBG | Canal Quarter
1-3 pm
Residents of the Canal Quarter will present their cats as you stroll the neighborhood
St. James’ House Fall Opening
1-4 pm
$
Halloween Party
Artisans Club | Fredericksburg
3-5 pm
Crafts, Costume Party, Treats, and more!
Only $11/child, Parents are FREE
Most Royal Princess Celebration
Charity Event to benefit Joy Doll Hospital
Fredericksburg Library Theater
3-5 pm
Creepy Crawly Carnival
Ron Rosner YMCA
5 – 9 pm
Haunted House, $5 | Haunted Trail, $5 | Carnival, $5 (1 and under free)
Oct. 13
Sunday Volunteer Hike
Old Dominion Humane Society
7:40 – 10:45 a.m.
Fall Arts and Crafts Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Oct. 14
Kids’ BOGO Free Axe Throwing
FXBG Axes
12 – 6 pm
Buy one adult admission, get one child admission free
Oct. 15
Fredericksburg Area College Fair
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
6-8 pm
Oct. 16
Pinto Thai’s 20th Anniversary
Culpeper
50% off all bills with dine-in and carry out only
Oct. 17
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Morning with a Firefighter
Dorothy Hart Community Center
11 – 11:45 a.m.
FREE but pre-registration is required
Ages 1.5-5 years
Stafford County Fair
UMW Stafford Campus
5-10 pm
Junie B. Jones The Musical, Jr.
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church | Stafford
7 pm
Tickets are FREE but must be reserved.
Oct. 18
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Pumpkin: Treasure
A Halloween Escape Room
Culpeper County Library
3-4:30 pm
6-12th graders | Must register
Shiver by the River
River Friends of the Rappahannock
3219 Fall Hill Ave, Fredericksburg
5-8:30 pm
Stafford County Fair
UMW Stafford Campus
5-10 pm
Trunk or Treat
Ferry Farm Elementary School
5:30-7:30 pm
Friday Ulimate (Frisbee Golf) Pickup!
John Lee Pratt Memorial Park
5:30-7:45 pm
Bring a light and dark shirt.
All are welcome.
Moonlight Halloween Candy Hunt
Culpeper Sports Complex
6-8 pm
Ages 2-12 | FREE
Halloween Monster Bash
Marshall Center Main Lounge
6-8 pm
Ages 2-10
$20/per child | Price includes dinner for 1 adult and 1 child
Fall Festival
Hazel River Church | Culpeper
6-8 pm
FREE family fun
October Fun-Night
Temple Baptist Church
6-8:30 pm
Ages 2 – 6th grade
Pre-register
Creepy Crawly Carnival | Trunk or Treat
Massad YMCA
6-8:30 pm | $12/pp
There will be a haunted house, nighttime playground, hayride, cupcake walk plus more
Salubria After Dark
Culpeper
6-10 pm (Tickets on the hour)
$15/pp
Tickets go on sale Sept. 20
Creepy Crawly Trunk or Treat
King George Family YMCA
6:30-8 pm
Natural Night Out! Open House!
Naturally Radiant – 11-1 Heatherstone Drive
6:30-9 pm
Junie B. Jones The Musical, Jr.
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church | Stafford
7 pm
Tickets are FREE but must be reserved.
Oct. 19
Car Seat Safety Check and Family Event
Route 630 Commuter Lot, 1150 Courthouse Road in Stafford County
9 am – 1 pm
No reservations needed
TICA Cat Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 4 pm
Pet Palooza
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 4 pm
34th Annual Harvest Festival
Bowling Green | Main Street
9 am – 4 pm
Battlefield Highland Games
Battlefield Country Store
9 am – 4 pm
Admission is FREE
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
The Good Witch’s Magic Pumpkin Patch
Willowdale Farm benefiting Campfire Critters Animal Sanctuary
10 am – Noon
$25/ticket | Registration is open now
Fall Festival
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
10 am – 2 pm
FREE family fun
Community Fall Festival
Merit School of Southpoint
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Bus Tour of Naval Base
Dahlgren Heritage Museum
11 am – 12:30 pm
FREE but donations accepted
Fall Festival
Brock Road Elementary School | Spotsylvania
11 am – 2 pm
Open to the entire community
Presale wristbands ($12) available till Oct. 18 at 10 pm
Fall Festival
Fauquier SPCA
11 am – 3 pm
Fall Festival
Wilderness Presidential Resort
Noon – 2 pm
$8/member, $10/public
Stafford County Fair
UMW Stafford Campus
Noon – 10 pm
Trunk or Treat
Fattys Taphouse
2-4 pm
Family Fall Festival
River Club Church
2-6 pm
FREE admission
Sensory Friendly Carnival
Massad YMCA
1-3 pm
FREE for all
Junie B. Jones The Musical, Jr.
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church | Stafford
2 pm
Tickets are FREE but must be reserved.
Fall Festival
Mt. Holly Baptist Church | Remington
2-5 pm
Admission is FREE
Fall Festival
Shiloh Baptist Church | King George
4-6 pm
FREE for the whole family
Harvest Festival
Chancellor High School by Hope Community Church
4-7 pm
RAAI’s 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat
750 King’s Highway
5-6 pm
Trunk or Treat
Boom Fitness | Culpeper
5-6:30 pm
Movie in the Woods
North Stafford Church of Christ
5-9 pm
FREE family fun
Halloween Open Gym Preschool Aged
Paragon Gymnastics
6-7 pm | $10
Creepy Crawly Carnival
Indoor Carnival
Massad YMCA
6-8:30 pm | $12/pp
There will be a haunted house, nighttime playground, hayride, cupcake walk plus more
Halloween Dance Party with DJ Cathy
Wilderness Presidential Resort’s clubhouse
$5/resort member, $8/public
Wear your best costume and dance the night away
Halloween Bash
King George Elementary
6-9 pm
$5 for trunk or treat, Cost for other activities
Halloween Open Gym
Paragon Gymnastics
6-10 pm | $20/pp
Ghost Hunt, Costume Contest, and Games
Open Gym and Trunk or Treat
MFA Cheer | Culpeper
6:30 pm
Creepy Crawly
King George Family YMCA
Carnival | 6:30-8:30 pm | $5/pp
Haunted Trail | 6:30-10 pm | $5/pp
Junie B. Jones The Musical, Jr.
Aspire Christian Theatre
Choice Baptist Church | Stafford
7 pm
Tickets are FREE but must be reserved.
Downtown Movies in the Park – Hocus Pocus
Riverfront Park
Activities will kick off at 6:30 pm
Movie will begin at 7 pm
Goochland Trunk or Treat
Oct. 20
Sunday Volunteer Hike
Old Dominion Humane Society
7:40 – 10:45 a.m.
Pet Palooza
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 3 pm
TICA Cat Show
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 4 pm
The Good Witch’s Magic Pumpkin Patch
Willowdale Farm benefiting Campfire Critters Animal Sanctuary
10 am – Noon
$25/ticket | Registration is open now
Fall Classic Car Show
National Museum of the Marine Corps
10 am – 1 pm
FREE
Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain
10 am – 4:30 pm
$5/16+, FREE/15 and under
Trunk or Treat
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
4:30-6:30 pm
RAAI’s 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat
750 Kings Hwy
5-6 pm
Trunk or Treat
Spotswood Elementary School
5-7 pm
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Class
Hanover Place | Fredericksburg
6:30-8:30 pm | $60
Stafford County Fair
UMW Stafford Campus
Noon – 7 pm
Oct. 25
Halloween Hoopla
Salem Church Library
10-10:30 am
Babies.Toddlers/Preschoolers
Halloween Hoopla
Salem Church and Cooper Libraries
11-11:30 am
Babies.Toddlers/Preschoolers
Halloween Celebration
Fredericksburg Branch Library
2:30-4:30 pm
Costumes encouraged
Trunk or Treat
Chancellor Elementary School
5-7 pm
Trunk or Treat
Garrisonville Elementary School | Stafford
5-7:30 pm
Eerie Canal Tour
Riverfront Canal Cruises | Richmond
5-9 pm
Tickets available ONLINE ONLY after Oct. 1
Tech or Treat
Cyber Bytes Foundation | 1010 Corporate Dr., Stafford
5:30-7:30 pm
Pre-register
Friday Ulimate (Frisbee Golf) Pickup!
John Lee Pratt Memorial Park
5:30-7:45 pm
Bring a light and dark shirt.
All are welcome.
Sweets, Treats, and Theater Seats
Land of Promise Church
6 pm
Fallfest
Harrison Road Elementary School
6-8 pm
STEM exploration and trunk-or-treating
Park After Dark
Memorial Park
6:30-8 pm
Family-friendly spooky stories
FREE | Pre-register
Oct. 26
Costume Stroll
Downtown Fredericksburg
9 am
Sonrise Saturday
Culpeper Presbyterian Church
9 am – Noon
Ages 4-11 | FREE
Please register so they can have enough supplies.
Halloween at the Market
Hurkamp Park
9 am – 1 pm
Costume Parade and Contest
Occoquan
10 am – noon
Treats on the Streets
Fredericksburg Downtown
10 am – Noon
Haunted FXBGO! Bus
Market Square
10 am – 12 pm
Children’s Day in the Park
Yowell Meadow Park | Culpeper
10 am – 1 pm
Grand Opening
The Good Feet Store
10 am -2 pm
Free food, + more
10th Annual Harvest Festival Fly-in
Shannon Airport
10 am – 4 pm
Family Day: Halloween at the Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
11 am -2 pm
FREE
Wilderness Halloween Festival
Wilderness Presidential Resort
Trunk or Treat
11 am – 4 pm
Halloween Boo Bash
School of Rock Fredericksburg
11 am – 4 pm
Fall Festival
Wilderness Run Vineyards
12 pm
Trunk or Treat
The Cove at Lake Anna
Noon – 4 pm
Trunk or treat, moon bounce, hayride, + other activities
Madame’s Trunk or Treat
Madame’s Oddities, Fredericksburg
12-5 pm
Children’s Trick or Treat Cauldron Hunt
Mountain Run Winery | Culpeper
12 – 6 pm
FREE
Science Saturday
PlayDate | Culpeper
Fizzing Jack-o-lantern
1-2 pm
RSVP on website for FREE experiment | Admission to the museum is not included | All registered attendees receive a free mini pumpkin
Fall Festival
Eastland UMC
1-4 pm
Trunk or treat, bounce house, cookie decorating, petting zoo (1-2:30 pm)
Snacks and cider provided
Trunk or Treat
Tabernacle United Methodist Church
2-6 pm
Trunk or Treat
Laid Not Sprayed Vinal Workz, 514 Landsdown Road
3-5 pm
Trunk or Treat
Belle Grove’s Plantation
4-8 pm
Trunk or Treat at the Barn
Advantage Horsemanship Equestrian
5-7 pm
Trunk or Treat at the Barn
Hope for Horses
5-7 pm
Trunk or Treat
PATH Recreation and Fitness Center | Culpeper
5-7 pm
Spotsylvania Sheriff Department’s Trunk or Treat
Public Safety Building
5-8 pm
Light the Night | Harvest Festival
King George Church of God
8095 Kings Hwy.
5-8 pm
Halloween Blow Out
Adventure Brewing | Fredericksburg
5-9 pm
Eerie Canal Tour
Riverfront Canal Cruises | Richmond
5-9 pm
Tickets available ONLINE ONLY after Oct. 1
Trunk or Treat
Monster Mini Golf | Stafford
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Trunk n Treat
New Life in Christ Church
6 pm
Trunk or Treat
Saint Patrick School
6-8 pm
Halloween Trunk or Treat
King George Citizens Center
6-8 pm | Ages 3-11
Spooky Trunk or Treat – CANCELED
My Three Chambered Heart Reptile Museum
6-8:30 pm
FREE
Trunk or Treat and Halloween Campfire
Caledon State Park
6-9 pm | Parking fee $5
Register by calling 540-663-3861
Halloween Dance Party with DJ Cathy
Wilderness Presidential Resort’s clubhouse
$5/resort member, $8/public
6-9 pm
Wear your best costume and dance the night away
Trunk or Treat Cruise-in
Buffalo Wild Wings Parking Lot | Culpeper
6:30-9 pm
Nightmare on Dance Street Annual Halloween Party
Strictly Ballroom
Dance lesson: 7 pm
Dance social: 8 pm
$20/member, $25/pp
Scary Music for the Organ
St. George’s Episcopal Church | Fredericksburg
7:30 pm
Oct. 27
Sunday Volunteer Hike
Old Dominion Humane Society
7:40 – 10:45 a.m.
Meet the Ghostbusters VA
Freddy Donuts | Fredericksburg
10 am – 3 pm
Children’s Trick or Treat Cauldron Hunt
Mountain Run Winery | Culpeper
12 – 6 pm
FREE
Annual Trunk or Treat
Always Sonshine Learn and Play | Spotsylvania
1-3 pm
Trunk or Treat Boo Bash
Erin’s Elderberries, Warrenton
3-6 pm
Trunk or Treat
FXBG Baptist Church and The Potter’s House Preschool
3:30-5:30 pm
LoveFXBG Trunk or Treat
Spotswood Baptist Church
4-6 pm
Starbucks’ Annual Trunk or Treat
King George
4-6 pm
Fallfest
Choice Baptist Church
4-7 pm
Register online
Trunk or Treat
Salem Baptist Church
5-6:30 pm
Eerie Canal Tour
Riverfront Canal Cruises | Richmond
5-9 pm
Tickets available ONLINE ONLY after Oct. 1
Oct. 28
3rd Howl-o-ween Trunk or Treat
Stafford County Animal Shelter
4-6 pm
Spooky Stories
Salem Church Library
6-7 pm
K-5
Oct. 29
Get a FREE Kids Combo with the purchase of any combo at Raising Cane’s. This is valid 10/28-10/30/24. The deal is loaded onto your Caniac Card.
Spooktacular Trick or Treat
Denny’s 24279 Rogers Clark Blvd, Ruther Glen
4-8 pm
Halloween Howl
Cooper Branch
5-6 pm | K-5
Games, Activities, Costume Parade
Trunk or Treat
Horne’s Restaurant
6-7:30 pm
Oct. 30
Get a FREE Kids Combo with the purchase of any combo at Raising Cane’s. This is valid 10/28-10/30/24. The deal is loaded onto your Caniac Card.
Preschool Play Time
Culpeper County Fieldhouse
9 am – Noon
Wear a costume and receive FREE admission
Trick or Treat at the Library
Culpeper County Library
10 am – 5 pm
Little Learners Halloween
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30 am or 11:30 am
Must pre-register | 10/28 is last day to register
FREE Halloween photo
Bass Pro Shops
4-8 pm
Trunk or Treat
Westmoreland State Park
5-8 pm
Parking fees apply
Trunk or Treat
Waffle House | Fredericksburg
5-9 pm
FREE admission | All Ages
Wear your costume for candy and a waffle
Oct. 31
Spooky Trail Ride
Recovery Equestrian Facility
All day – Call for available time | 540-419-9481
$25/30 min. or $40/1 hour ride
You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind horse ride in Spotsylvania.
Bring a bag for trick-or-treating along the trail.
Stop by Bricks and Minifigs Fredericksburg in costume on Halloween and get a FREE minifig maker card.
Costume Party
Milestones Play Gym | Fredericksburg
9:30 – 11 am
$25 (non-member)
Trick or Treat at the Library
Culpeper County Library | Culpeper
10 am – 5 pm
No tricks, all Treats!
Fred Books
10 am – 6 pm
Kids get a free book and candy!
Little Explorers Halloween
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30-11:30 am
Ages 5-9
FREE Kids Halloween Face Painting
Gada Children’s Boutique at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre
2-5 pm
Trick or Treat
Viva Senior Living | Stafford
3-5 pm
Downtown Trick or Treat Event
Downtown Orange
4-6 pm
Trick or treating, pumpkin decorating, face painting, petting zoo, and more
Trick or Treating
Bass Pro Shops – Ashland
5 pm
FREE photo, costume parade
Culpeper Downtown Merchant Halloween Trick-or-Treat
Culpeper Downtown
5-6 pm
Trunk or Treat – CANCELED
Battlefield Country Store | Fredericksburg
5-7 pm
Ice cream and coffee will be 1/2 price from 3-5 pm
Trunk or Treat
Gourdvine Baptist Church | Rixeyville
5-7 pm
Trick-or-Treat
Spotsylvania County Fire Station #10
Candy and meet your local firefighters
5-8 pm
Trunk or Treat
Culpeper Baptist Church
5:30-6:30 pm
Trunk or Treat
Rock Hill Baptist Church
6-7:30 pm
Trunk or Treat
Fredericksburg Eagles | 21 Cool Springs Road
6-8 pm
Trunk or Treat
Salem Volunteer Fire Department | New Salem Baptist Church
6-8 pm
Trunk or Treat
Tractor Supply Parking Lot | Culpeper
6-8 pm
Trunk or Treat
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church | Boston, VA
6-8 pm
Halloween Costume Party
Miss Minerva’s Tea Room | Culpeper
6-10 pm
FREE entry | All ages
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Great Trick-or-Treating neighborhoods:
- Stonewall Estates (22407), Salem Fields, Fox Point, Breckenridge
- Kingswood Subdivision off Harrison Road. The Forest of Lost Souls (Berwick Court) is open Halloween night at 7:30 pm. Free admission.
- Ladysmith
- Stafford Lake (Rt. 17), Royal Oaks (Rt. 3), Hamiltons Crossing, and Idlewild (Rt. 1) have lights and sidewalks
- The Lisa Pitts Eley Cancer Foundation’s free-to-attend haunted house will take place on Halloween night from 7-10 pm. Each kid will receive a free treat bag. The haunted house is located at 6812 Winthrop Ct, Fredericksburg, in the Salem Fields neighborhood.
- The Haunted Graveyard is open Halloween night (Oct. 31) from 6-9 pm. This is located at 12729 Pickett Court, Spotsylvania. If you need more information, please call Debbie at 609-864-0557. This neighborhood (Lake Wilderness 1 or 2) usually has lots of decorated houses.
- 14355 Temple Lane in Culpeper. Bring your flashlights and come on down to Kavanaugh Meads! Come see me at 14355 Temple Lane in Culpeper! I’ve got toys, books, art kits, snacks and drinks for all the trick-or-treaters! Every trick-or-treater will get to pick one activity, one snack and one drink to take with them! So come early and pick out your treats! I’ll be out around 4pm on Halloween. Be sure to go see the rest of the neighbors! The horse farm across from me will have hot cocoa again.
- The Jenkins Family will be welcoming trick-or-treaters from 4-8 pm on Hillview Court (behind Lowe’s) in Culpeper. They will have full-size candy bars.
Kids Eat FREE and other FREE Halloween food deals:
- Kids Eat FREE at Applebee’s
Only at Potomac owned and operated Applebee’s locations — Fredericksburg location is one of these.
Kids 12 and under | Max 2 free kid meals per 1 adult entree purchase
- Chipotle: Wear a costume to Chipotle for a “Boorito” deal. Any entree for $6 for Chipotle Rewards members who order in costume. Available 3 pm to closing on Oct. 31.
- FREE ice cream cone at Dairy Queen (Fredericksburg on Courthouse Dr.) for kids in costume.
- Kids Eat FREE with Costume
Eats | Fredericksburg
*Kids 12 or under, one free meal from the kids’ menu per $10 adult meal purchase - Kid’s Meals will only be 99 cents at El Rodeo on Halloween for kids wearing costumes. There will be candy.
- Firehouse Subs: Bring your child dressed in a costume to Firehouse Subs and get them a FREE Kids Combo per purchase of a medium or large combo. One free kid’s meal per combo purchase. Valid Oct. 29-31. In-store ONLY.
- IHOP: For a *limited time, Scary Face Pancakes are FREE for kids 12 and under with the purchase of an adult entrée. 10/24/24 – 10/31/24 from 4 pm-10 pm, dine-in only
- Iztac Mexican Cantina: On Halloween, Kids’ Meals are only 99 cents after 4 pm with the purchase of an adult entree. (2 kids’ meals per adult entree)
- FREE donut at Krispy Kreme Doughnut for anyone in costume.
- FREE Kids’ Meal with Costume at Mason Dixon Cafe. Kids 12 and under dressed in their costumes eat FREE with the purchase of an adult meal! One free meal from the kids’ menu for every $10 spent. This deal is good all day long.
- Sedona Taphouse: Stop by with your costumed cutie for a free kid’s meal on Halloween! Promotion includes items from the Kid’s menu only. Dine in only. One meal per child. Offer not valid with any other rewards or discounts.
- $0.50 Corn Dogs all day this Halloween at Sonic.
What to do with your Halloween Candy:
Riverby Books Great Candy Buyback! Swap excess Halloween Candy for awesome books! $5 in store credit for kids’ books for every pound of candy you’d like to bring in!805 Caroline St – open every day and most evenings too.
From Monday, October 28, to Sunday, November 10, Sedona Taphouse in Fredericksburg is collecting Halloween candy for Treats for Troops.
Patient First will be providing FREE X-rays of Halloween Candy from October 27th – November 1st from 6 to 8 p.m. at all of our medical centers.
In addition, Patient First is providing FREE safety blinkers at all centers until October 31st – no need to see a physician. Learn more on their website: https://ow.ly/7Yas50PYBvi
What to do with your pumpkins:
Haven Hills Farm in Bealeton is accepting pumpkin donations. They use the pumpkins to feed their animals. If you haven’t been to Haven Hills Farm, it’s worth a visit. You can tour the farm or even have a pony experience.