MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
Possumbilities
Stop by to see a real opossum and more (Biscuit the Pug, Big Mama the tarantula, Merlin the cat, 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
Museum admission is FREE for 2025
$5 movies at
EVO Theaters
All Day Tuesdays, except for school holidays
$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
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 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. 8 – May 21 (No program March 12 and March 26)
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 – Not currently happening
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.
FXBG Hockey offers FREE Learn 2 Skate and Learn 2 Play Hockey classes for the Community EVERY Saturday!
FREE Ticket Tuesday — Tickets are now $10
Museum of the Bible
The last Tuesday of every month is $10 Admission
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
SPECIAL MARCH DEALS
Canstruction: March 2 – 10, 2025, at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre
Leaping Leprechaun Hunt on Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg. Pick up a scavenger hunt at the Visitor Center. Fun prize after finishing the hunt. Hunt begins March 10 and ends March 22, 2025, at 3 pm.
Leprechaun Lookout Scavenger Hunt: Saturday, March 15 – Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the Loriella Park Walking Trail in Spotsylvania. Pick up a worksheet in the rack on the side porch of the office. Find the leprechauns along the trail and mark down what they are holding. To be entered in a drawing, fill out your information and leave the worksheet in the drop box on the side of the office porch. Trail entrance is near the tennis courts. Park is open from dawn to dusk.
Photos with the Easter Bunny at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre: March 29 – April 19, 2025
CALENDAR
March 1
Winter Farmers Market – Cancelled
Dorothy Hart Community Center
8 am – 1 pm
Home Depot Kids Workshop
9 am – Noon | FREE
Carnival Winter Celebration – Mardi Gras
Culpeper Downtown
Opening Weekend: Living History at Ferry Farm
10 am – 5 pm
Reserve tickets
Read Across America
Fredericksburg Branch Library
11 am – Noon
Peanut Butter Lovers Day
Menokin: Warsaw, VA
12-2 pm
Go on a scavenger hunt, taste peanut products, and learn about peanuts
Read Across America
Porter Branch Library
12 – 2 pm
STEM Discovery Fair
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria
2:30-5:30 pm
Register | K-12 students and families
Seeing Red Exhibition
Corgi Clay Art Center
6-8 pm
FREE
March 2
Taste Through Time: Bread Talk
Historic Kenmore
12 – 5 pm
$
Open House
Stevenson Ridge
1-3 pm
Pre-register
March 3
Haircuts in the Library
Fredericksburg Branch Library
10 am – 1 pm
Read Across America
Salem Church Library
4-5:30 pm
March 4
National Pancake Day for IHOP
FREE short-stack at participating IHOP Restaurants
7 am – 7 pm (Times may vary.)
Wren and Sparrow Bird Walk
Old Mill Park
9 – 10 am | FREE
Ages 12+
Pre-register
Family Night at Freddy’s
5-8 pm
Free Kids Meal with an Adult Combo Meal Purchase, raffles and giveaways, fun activities and more!
Celebrate Fat Tuesday
Gourdvine Baptist Church
6 pm
FREE will donations are accepted
March 6
Fredericksburg Ghana Friendship Day
Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)
Noon – 3 pm
Enjoy Ghanian cultural exhibits, art, music, and food
Family Bingo “Wear Yellow”
Fredericksburg Chick-fil-a (Plank Road)
6-7:30 pm
Fun, prizes, CFA Cow, Samples
March 7
First Friday FXBG
Fredericksburg, VA
5-9 pm
March 8
Toddle Takeover
Ashland Theatre
10 am
Free event for children ages 0-6
Special guests from Meadowgate Alpacas
History on Wheels: Pop-up Learning Lab
Fredericksburg Area Musem
Women Revolutionaries
10 -11:30 am
Must pre-register
Science Saturday: Earth Quest
PlayDate: A Children’s Museum
10 am – Noon
FREE
Eagle Tour
Caledon State Park
10 am – Noon
$3/person or $8/family
Log Cabin Story Time
Motts Run Reservoir
10 am – noon
FREE but must pre-register the Wednesday before
Ages 2+ with an adult
FREE Kids’ Crafts
JcPenney Kids Zone – 2nd Saturday of every month
11 am – Noon
FREE
Honoring Our Heroes
IROC Church
11 am – 2 pm
FREE BBQ lunch for military, first responders, and veterans
1st Annual Culpeper Law Enforcement Polar Plunge
Mountain Run Lake
11 am
March 9
Possumz for Reading
Possum-bilities, Fredericksburg
11 am
Books and crafts, FREE
Rise Against Hunter Event
Culpeper Baptist Church
11 am – 1 pm
Must register
March 10
Beat the “Monday Blues”
CFA Fredericksburg 4220 Plank Road
6 – 11 am, FREE coffee
March 11
Homeschool Tuesday
Chuck E. Cheese
Open – 4 pm
90-minutes of gameplay, soft drinks & E-Tickets for just $11.99
Tuesday is for Toddlers
Spotsylvania Towne Centre Food Court
10 – 11 am
Interactive story time, crafts, + snacks
Mommy and Me “Sunny Smiles” Card Craft
CFA Fredericksburg 4220 Plank Road
11 am – Noon
Crafts and activities, with special CFA Cow Appearance!
March 12
Sunshine Bouquet
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
10 – 11 am
Health Fair
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Ave.
10 am – 2 pm
Open to the public. Includes free neck massages, food samples, and door prizes
Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
FREE Ice Dream Cone
CFA Fredericksburg 4220 Plank Rd.
3-4 pm
March 13
Grow and Giggle
St. Patrick’s Day!
Lee Hill Community Center
10 -11:30 am
Ages 2-5 | $10 per child
Register Jan 6 – March 7
Picturing New Connections
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10:30 am – 12 pm
$5/pp
Art program for people with early-stage memory loss
Leaping Leprechaun Preschool Bash
Stafford Gymnastics Center
1-3 pm
Ages 2-5
$17/resident, $19/non-resident
March 14
Bring Back the 80s Skate Night – CANCELED
1300 Dixon St.
6-8 pm
$1 Entry Fee/ $5 Skate Rental
March 15
Maker Energy Faire
Culpeper Technical Education Center
9 am – 1 pm
FREE
Kids’ Workshop
Lowe’s
Recycling Truck
10 am – 1 pm
Must pre-register | FREE
Black Family Wellness Expo
Caroline Middle School
10 am -2 pm
FREE – Donations accepted
Kids’ Art Show
Dorothy Hart Community Center
10 am – 4 pm
FREE admission to view the exhibit!
FREE Hot Dogs
All Meadows Farms Nursery Locations
11 am – 1 pm
2025 St. Patrick’s Weekend Celebration
Irish Eyes, Fredericksburg
11 am – 6 pm
See the World’s Largest Leprechaun
St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Wilderness Run Winery
11:30 am
St. Patrick’s Day Saturday
Brock’s Riverside Grill
2 pm
Irish fare | Music | Face painting | & more!
Lolli-Pops! Concerts for Kids
“A Salute to Mother Earth”
Monroe Auditorium
2-4 pm
$20 | 18 and under, FREE
Experience Ramadan with Muslims
Islamic Center of Richmond
5-7:30 pm
8481 Hungary Road, Glen Allen
Everything is FREE
BINGO
Old Dominion Humane Society at Hard Times Cafe – 4 mile Fork
6 pm – Games begin at 7 pm
$8 for one pack | $25 for 10 pack
March 16
Kids’ Art Show
Dorothy Hart Community Center
10 am – 4 pm
FREE admission to view the exhibit!
Plant with PlayDate
Culpeper
12 – 3 pm
FREE
The Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg
St. George’s Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg
3 pm, FREE
Step VA Spring Musical
Spotsylvania Towne Center | Food Court Stage
3-4 pm
March 17
Haircuts in the Library
Fredericksburg Branch Library
10 am – 1 pm
March 18
Wren and Sparrow Bird Walk
Old Mill Park
9 – 10 am | FREE
Ages 12+
Pre-register
Reservoir Clean-up Day
Motts Run Reservoir
9 am – 1 pm
FREE | All ages
Deadline to register is March 12
Lunch will be provided for registered volunteers
Community Connections Expo
Fredericksburg Convention Center
9 am – 5 pm
FREE food pantry and produce, FREE health screenings, FREE haircuts, FREE clothing
Connect with resources, programs, and free services available all across the Fredericksburg region
March 19
Homeschool Event: The Homefront During Times of War
National Museum of the Marine Corps
9:30 am -1:30 pm
FREE and open to the public.
March 20
FREE Ice Cream Cone at Dairy Queen
FREE Ritas
Be a Superhero
PlayDate Culpeper
9 am – 1 pm and 3-6 pm
Homeschool Event: The Homefront During Times of War
National Museum of the Marine Corps
9:30 am -1:30 pm
FREE and open to the public.
March 21
Read Across America
Howell Library
2-3 pm
Family Game Night
Deltaville Maritime Museum
6 pm, FREE
Games, prizes, light refreshments
All ages welcome | Please RSVP
Family Night Out: Nerf Battle!
Marshall Center Gym
6:30 – 8 pm
Ages 2-12 | $10/child
Registration required (ends 3/14)
March 22
Kids Fishing Day
1601 Kenmore Ave., Fredericksburg
8 am – 1 pm
FREE
Volunteer Orientation
Motts Run Nature Center
9 – 10:30 am
Deadline to register is March 19
For Ages 16+
Culpeper Con
Culpeper County Library
9 am – 5 pm
March into Spring Festival
Callie Opie’s Orchard Restaurant, Mineral
10 am – 4 pm
$5 admission
Warrior Graduation and Open House
Leashes of Valor
1 – 3 pm
FREE
Scales and Tales
Memorial Park
2- 4 pm
FREE, All ages
Meet and greet resident corn snakes, do a simple craft, and look at books
March 23
March 25
Urban Air Jumperoo
Urban Air Fredericksburg
9 am – 12 pm
For children 5 and under
FREE Spring Break Camp
R-Board
For children ages 5-14 and requires a parent/guardian to attend
Two age groups: 5-8 years old, attends 10-11:15 a.m. | 9-14 years old, attends 11:30 am – 1 pm
March 26
Little Learners – Trains!
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30-11:15 am or 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Ages 2-5
FREE Spring Break Camp
R-Board
For children ages 5-14 and requires a parent/guardian to attend
Two age groups: 5-8 years old, attends 10-11:15 a.m. | 9-14 years old, attends 11:30 am – 1 pm
March 27
Urban Air Jumperoo
Urban Air Fredericksburg
9 am – 12 pm
For children 5 and under
FREE Spring Break Camp
R-Board
For children ages 5-14 and requires a parent/guardian to attend
Two age groups: 5-8 years old, attends 10-11:15 a.m. | 9-14 years old, attends 11:30 am – 1 pm
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Elementary Explorers – Trains
Museum of Culpeper History
10:30 – 11:30 am
Kids Night
Texas Roadhouse Fredericksburg
Face painting, crafts, balloons, ice cream, and more
18th Century Game Night
Ferry Farm
5-7 pm
Adults: $10 | Ages 6-17: $5 | Under 6: FREE
March 28
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Spring Break Cinema
Riverfront Park
6:30 pm
FREE family-friendly movie hosted by FXBG Parks and Rec
Jazz and a Mission
Hillcrest United Methodist Church
7-8:30 pm
FREE
Urban Astronomy
Widewater State Park
7:30 – 9 pm
March 29
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
2-5 year olds
$12/child-adult pair
Easter Bunny Arrival and Mad Science Show
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
10 am – 1 pm
Springtime games, crafts, and snacks.
Mad Science Show will begin at 11 am
BrickFair LEGO Fan Expo
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 5 pm
$$
Donation Drop-Off Day
Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary
12 – 2 pm
Take a self-guided tour after dropping off your donations
Mardi Gras Carnival
Eden Try Winery
4-8 pm | FREE
Fun for the whole family
Lamb of God: A Sacred Easter Oratorio
3900 Howard St., Annandale, VA
FREE: No tickets required
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Astronomy for Everyone
Sky Meadows State Park
7-10 pm
Standard Parking Fees Apply
March 30
Urban Air Jumperoo
Urban Air Fredericksburg
9 am – 12 pm
For children 5 and under
BrickFair LEGO Fan Expo
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
$$
Secretariat Day
Ashland, VA
11 am – 4 pm
Free Guided Woodland Hike
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
2-3:30 pm
Meet outside the visitor’s center
Lamb of God: A Sacred Easter Oratorio
500 Randolph Road, Silver Springs, MD
FREE: No tickets required
Recommended for ages 8 and up
March 31
Afternoon Walks
Cossey Park Arboretum, 1601 Kenmore
1-2 pm | FREE
What Can I Prune Now?
Must pre-register
Egg Hunt Decorating Activity
Culpeper County Fieldhouse
5-7:30 pm
Ages 2+
Free to Register