Events

Charlottesville and Albemarle County host a variety of visitor-friendly events throughout the year, bringing people together to celebrate food, drinks, music, art, culture, history, the outdoors and more.

Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards Cooking Class

Credit: Sera Petras Photography

Annual Signature Events

Explore these standing signature events in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, from the Virginia Festival of the Book and Virginia Film Festival to Foxfield Races and Juneteenth celebrations.

Spring 2026

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | March 6th - 8th
Cville Puzzle Hunt | March 14th
Virginia Festival of the Book | March 20th - 22nd
Indie Short Film Festival | March 20th - 22nd
Charlottesville 10 Miler | March 28th
Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon | April 11th
Founders Day Weekend | April 11th - 12th
VA250 Mobile Museum Experience | April 13th - 15th
Tom Tom Festival | April 22nd - 26th
Fridays After Five FREE Concert Series | Every Friday Starting April 17th
Historic Garden Week | April 18th - 20th
C-Ville Burger Week | April 20th - 26th
Foxfield Races | April 25th
May is Charlottesville Art Month | See More Events
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Every Other Saturday Starting May 2nd
Filipino Spring Festival | May 2nd
Rivanna Riverfest | May 9th
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | May 9th - 10th
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | May 22nd
Charlottesville Arts Festival | May 23rd - 24th
VeryAsian VA Celebration | May 22nd
King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday Starting May 24th
Pints on Preston | May 30th

Summer 2026

King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday
Fridays After Five FREE Concert Series | Every Friday
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Every Other Saturday
Charlottesville Opera FestivALL | June 7th
Juneteenth Celebrations | June 19th
Fae Festival | June 20th - 21st
Virginia Theatre Festival | June 20th - July 26th
Monticello Wine Week | June 25th - 28th
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | June 26th, July 24th, August 28th
Know Good Beer & Bourbon Festival | TBA
James River Batteau Festival in Scottsville | TBA
Charlottesville Opera 'Cinderella' | June 26th - 28th
Downtown Mall's 50th Anniversary Celebration | July 3rd
Monticello Naturalization Ceremony | July 4th
Charlottesville Opera 'The Barber of Seville' | July 17th & 19th
Charlottesville Restaurant Week | TBA
Veritas Starry Nights Music Festival | TBA
Chihamba AA Cultural Arts Festival | July 25th
Woolly Bully Beer Fest | TBA
Albemarle County Fair | July 30th - Aug 1st
Soul of Cville | Aug 15th - 22nd
National Park Week | Aug 22nd - 30th
Walk Our City Crawl | TBA
Night Sky Festival | TBA

Fall 2026

Charlottesville Women's 4 Miler | Sept 5th
Maupintown Film Festival | TBA
Cville Pride Festival | Sept 26th
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept 8th - 19th
Cville VegFest | Sept 13th
Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept 19th
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | Sept 25th
Loop de'Ville Festival | Sept 27th
Foxfield Races | Oct 4th
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | Oct 10th - 11th
Virginia Film Festival | Oct 22nd - 26th
Fantasy Fest | October TBA
Artisans Studio Tour | Nov 14th - 15th
Two Up, Wine Down Festival | Nov TBA

Winter 2026

Winter Wander at Boar's Head Resort | mid Nov - early Jan
Veritas Illuminated | mid Nov - early Jan
Magic on the Mall | mid Nov - early Jan
UVA Lighting of the Lawn | Dec TBD
Charlottesville Grand Illumination | Dec TBD
Crozet Winter Brews Festival | Dec 6th
Wool Factory Wine Festival | Jan TBD
Charlottesville Restaurant Week | late Jan

Browse the event calendar below to see what’s happening!

May 3rd to Jun 14th

The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa

155 Rugby Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 (434) 924-3592 Website

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May 3rd to May 31st

Crafting Tea: Connecting Cultures with Teaware and Traditions

The Fralin Museum of Art 155 Rugby Rd.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 (434) 924-3592 Website

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May 3rd to May 31st

Nakeya Brown: Refutations

The Fralin Museum of Art 155 Rugby Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 (434) 924-3592 Website

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May 3rd to May 31st

Gnomes in Cville

Downtown Mall 300 E Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 825-8554 Website

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May 3rd to May 31st

May Guest Artist- James Adam Reinhard

Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch'd Rd
Crozet, Virginia 22932 (434) 205-4795 Website

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May 3rd to May 31st

May Guest Artist- Harry Moxley “MoxPots — Harry Moxley Funtional Pottery”

Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch'd Rd
Crozet, Virginia 22932 (434) 205-4795 Website

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May 3rd

The John Breen Memorial Charity Pinball Tourney benefiting the Ronald McDonald House

Decades Arcade 418 E Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 962-7986 Website

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May 3rd

Sunday Session- Mirabelle & Matty Metcalfe

Chisholm Vineyards 1135 Clan Chisholm Lane
Earlysville, Virginia 22936 (434) 971-8796 Website

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May 3rd

Oil Painting for Everybody! Floral Edition

The Scrappy Elephant 1745 Allied St., Suite C
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 207-2106 Website

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May 3rd

Paramount Presents: Hare & Tortoise

The Paramount Theater 215 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 979-1333 Website

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May 4th

Special Exhibit — Then & Now: Charlottesville in the 1970s

Vault Virginia 300 E Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 296-1492 Website

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May 4th

Storytime

Virginia Discovery Museum 524 E Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 977-1025 Website

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