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 2026
$5 movies at
Hooky Entertainment is offering discounted movies on Tuesdays.
$2.50 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 and Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am
$4 for residents and $5 for non-city residents
Punch passes are available!
Until May 21, returning Aug. 19
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.
Urban Air has a Toddler Jump Time on Thursdays from 9 am – 1 pm. The cost is $14.99 plus you must have their socks ($3.49). If you plan to go monthly, you can purchase a membership for $12.99/month. You must commit for a year.
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 FREE
Museum of the Bible
The last Tuesday of every month is FREE 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
JULY Activities
Find FXBG: Quilts Scavenger Hunt — Now through Aug. 2
Planet Fitness Pass: The Planet Fitness Summer Pass lets teens between the ages of 14-19 work out for free from June through August each year.
CALENDAR
July 1
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
Ages 2-5 | $12/parent, child
July 2
Camp Marshmallow
Spotsylvania Towne Centre | Near Macy’s
11 am – Noon
Ages 4-8 | Register for all days your child wants to attend | Thursdays, June 4 – July 2
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
Ages 2-5 | $12/parent, child
USA Crafts for Kids
Chick-fil-a Fredericksburg
6-7:30 am
July 3
American 250 Bingo Bash
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
11 am – Noon
FREE
Customer Appreciation Day
Santa Fe Car Wash and Detailing
11 am – 4 pm
First Friday
Downtown Fredericksburg
5-8:30 pm
We the People Musical
Culpeper American Legion Post 330
7 pm
$15
July 4
Free Doughnut
Krispy Kreme
Wear red, white, and blue for a free original glazed doughnut
Culpeper’s 4th of July Celebration
Culpeper
8:30 – 9:30 pm
With fireworks from Rockwater Park
FREE Kids’ Workshop – Go Kart
Home Depot – 1st Saturday of every month
9 am
Registration open now
4th of July Farmers Market
Bowling Green
9 am – 1 pm
FREE Admission
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
9 am – 5 pm
Children’s Roll and Stroll
Downtown Fredericksburg (Caroline St from VRE Lot B to Market Square)
9:30 am
4th of July Kids and Pets Parade
Main Street Warrenton
10 am
At Noon there will be the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence
Beaverdam Independence Parade
Bearverdam
10 am
250 Americana Fourth of July
George Washington’s Ferry Farm
10 am – 4 pm
Discount Admission Day
Stratford Hall
10 am – 5 pm
$5 admission
Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Hugh Mercer Apothecary
11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm
FXBG Rubber Ducky Derby
Riverfront Park, Fredericksburg
Noon
FREE Ice Dream
Chick-fil-a Fredericksburg
12 – 3 pm
Dine in only
Downtown Sounds – FREE Live Music
Fredericksburg Area Museum Market Square
1-3 pm
We the People Musical
Culpeper American Legion Post 330
2 pm
$15
Patriotic Palooza
FredNats Stadium
Gates open at 4 pm
Fireworks
Pratt Park Fireworks Spectacular
Pratt Park
Gates open at 6 pm | Fireworks begin at 9:15 pm
4th of July at Menokin
Menokin
8-10 pm
Livestreaming Colonial Williamsburg Celebration
4th of July Independence Day Celebration
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
8 – 10 pm
Drive-in Style
Fireworks
The Cove at Lake Anna
9 pm
July 5
July 6
National Fried Chicken Day
Preschool Palette
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
10 – 11 am
Ages 2-5 | $12/parent, child
FREE Haircuts
Fredericksburg Library
10 am – Noon
Music on the Steps
Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 – 7:30 pm
July 7
Family Night
Freddy’s in Fredericksburg
5 – 8 pm
Free Kid’s meal with an adult entree on the 1st Tuesday of every month
Family Bingo Night
Chick-fil-a Fredericksburg
6-7:30 pm
July 9
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Colonial Beach
6 pm
FREE – Reserve tickets
Barks and Recreation
Fredericksburg Dog Park
6-8 pm
FREE entry
July 10
Jackie’s Baskets Packing Party
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
10 am – Noon
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Colonial Beach
6 pm
FREE – Reserve tickets
Skate Night
Dixon Park
6-8 pm
$1 Entry | $5 skate rental | Personal skates welcome
Family Luau
Doris E. Buffet Pool
8-11 pm
$6: pre-registration | $8: at the door
Swimming, music, and fun
July 11
Registration opens for August (8/15) Lowe’s workshop for kids
7/11 Day
FREE small slurpee
Cars and Coffee
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
8 – 11 am
250th Anniversary Experience
Historic Essex County Courthouse, Tappahannock
10 am
FREE admission
Blessing of the Animals
Cindy’s Closet Too in Bowling Green
10 am – Noon
Wheels and Warbirds
Culpeper Regional Airport
10 am – 3 pm
FREE
Exotic and classic cars and WW2 airplanes
Fredericksburg Comic Con
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 5 pm
KidZone Craft Event
JcPenney
11 am – Noon | FREE
Bug or safari animal magnet
Christmas in July Toy Drive
Hope Heroes
1-4 pm
Meet and Greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus, complimentary holiday photos, light refreshments, and more
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Colonial Beach
1:30 pm
FREE – Reserve tickets
Children’s Fashion Show and Fair
907 Princess Anne Street | Market Square
Doors open 3 pm | Fashion Show 6 pm
FREE
Kids’ Market
Workhouse Second Saturday | Workhouse Arts Center
5-8 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Oak Grove Baptist Church, Colonial Beach
6 pm
FREE – Reserve tickets
King George Independence Celebration n
Sealston Sports Complex
Gates open at 6:30 pm | Fireworks at 9:15 pm
July 12
Kids’ Market
Long Family Farmers Market | 610 Commuter Lot, Stafford
8 am – 1 pm
Fredericksburg Comic Con
Fredericksburg Convention Center
10 am – 4 pm
July 13
Music on the Steps
Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 – 7:30 pm
July 14
Cow Appreciation Day
Chick-fil-a
7 am – 7 pm
FREE food when you dress like a cow
Tuesday is for Toddlers
Spotsylvania Towne Centre | Food Court
10 – 11 am
FREE Soccer Pickup – Girls
FSCI Training Center
5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm (Timeslot depends on age group)
Art Night
Snow Library
6-7:30 pm
Create art and compete for a trophy. All ages. All supplies provided.
July 15
Music at Melchers
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
6-8 pm
FREE but reservations required
July 16
FREE Public Archaeology Day
Historic Germanna
10 am – 4 pm
Fun Fest
Fredericksburg Library
1-2:30 pm
1940’s Celebration
Pandora | Spotsylvania Mall
5-9 pm
“The American Revolution,” A Documentary Film
Fredericksburg Branch Library
6-8:30 pm
July 17
WPER Family Movie Night
Stafford Regional Airport
6:30 pm
Movie starts at dusk
July 18
Summer Palooza
Merit School of Stafford | 1001 Parkway Blvd.
10 am – 2 pm
FREE community event
Dog Days of Summer
Barking Barley
10 am – 3 pm
FREE
Morning with a Firefighter
Dorothy Hart Community Center
10:30-11:30 am
Ages 2-6
Pre-registration required
Colonial Kids Day
Burwell-Morgan Mill
11 am – 4 pm
$5/pp
Books and Boba
Fredericksburg Ku Tea, 9861 Patriot Highway
12 – 4 pm
Norton Minifest and Grape Stomping
Potomac Point Winery
12 – 5 pm
Repair Cafe
Fredericksburg Branch Library
1-4 pm
FREE
Petals and Pixies Night Market
Agecroft Hall
6-9 pm | Gardens are FREE
July 19
July 20
FREE Haircuts
Fredericksburg Library
10 am – Noon
Music on the Steps
Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 – 7:30 pm
July 23
FREE Community Fun Night
Fresta Valley Christian School, Marshall, VA
5-8 pm
Concessions for purchase
July 24
School Dressing Days
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1701 Bragg Rd.
9 am – 3 pm
Register by July 11
Fun Fest
Salem Church Library
10 – 11:30 am
Opening Night of the FXBG Agricultural Fair
FXBG Fairgrounds
5-10 pm
Glow Night
Happy Times Playland, Fredericksburg
6-9 pm
July Twilight Nature Walk
Downtown Greens Belman Campus
8-9:30 pm
July 25
School Dressing Days
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1701 Bragg Rd.
9 am – 3 pm
Register by July 11
14th Annual Peach Day
Graves Mountain Farm
9 am – 3 pm
FREE admission, FREE parking
Planet Novak Rewind Grand Opening
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
10 am
Be one of the first 50 in line to win
Lowe’s Kids’ Workshop – Mr. Beast Swarm Jet ($14.98)
Any Lowe’s
10 am – 1 pm
Must pre-register | Registration opens now
FREE Kids’ Club – Summer Bracelets
Michael’s
10 am – Noon
Teddy Bear Clinic
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
10 am – 2 pm
FREE – RSVP is encouraged
Family Day
Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building
10 am – 4 pm
FREE family fun
First Africans Day
Stratford Hall
10 am – 6 pm
FREE
30th Anniversary Carnival
Land of Promise
12-4 pm
FREE Admission
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
1 – 10 pm
FREE Soccer Clinic
Pratt Park
2:15 pm Registration/Check In | 3-6:15 pm Clinic | 7-8 pm Exhibition Game
July 26
Create Your Own Adventure Writing Workshop
Tales and Tails Book Cafe
1-3 pm
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
1 – 10 pm
Free Woodland Hike
Gari Melchers Home and Studio
2-3 pm
July 27
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5 – 10 pm
College Night
Music on the Steps
Fredericksburg Branch Library
6:30 – 7:30 pm
July 28
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5-10 pm
$7 admission night
July 29
Summer Fun Bash
Ventresca Family Insurance, 7012 Salem Fields Blvd, Fredericksburg
1- 4 pm
FREE | Register for a Summer Fun Giveaway Bag
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5-10 pm
Back to School Event
Fraternal Order of Eagles Culpeper | 1600 Brandy Road
6-9 pm
July 30
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5-10 pm
Summer Concert Series
National Museum of the Marine Corps
7-8 pm
FREE
July 31
Fun Fest
Howell Branch Library
9:30-11 am
FXBG Agricultural Fair
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds
5-10 pm