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.

Summer

Charlottesville Opera FestivALL | June 1st
Monticello Wine Week | June 5th - 8th
Know Good Beer & Bourbon Festival | June 14th
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | June 14th & 28th, July 12th & 26th, August 9th & 23rd, September 6th & 20th
James River Batteau Festival in Scottsville | June 18th
Juneteenth Celebrations
Charlottesville Opera 'Carmen' | June 20th - 22nd
Virginia Theatre Festival | June 27th - July 27th *showtimes vary*
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | June 27th, July 25th, August 22nd
Fae Festival | June 28th - 29th
Charlottesville Restaurant Week | July 21st - 27th
King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday Starting May 25th *switches to evenings July 6th - August 3rd*
Charlottesville Opera 'The Pirates of Penzance' | July 11th - 13th
Veritas Starry Nights Music Festival | July 12th & August 9th
Chihamba AA Cultural Arts Festival | July 26th
Woolly Bully Beer Fest | July 26th
Albemarle County Fair | July 31st, August 1st, & August 2nd
Soul of Cville | August 12th - 17th
Night Sky Festival | *details TBA*

Fall

Maupintown Film Festival | Sept 5th - 7th
Cville Pride Festival | Sept 6th
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept 7th - 20th
Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept 20th
Cville VegFest | Sept 14th
Loop de'Ville Festival | Sept 27th
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Oct 4th & 18th
Foxfield Races | Oct 6th
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | Oct 11th - 12th
Virginia Film Festival | Oct 22nd - 26th
Fantasy Fest | *details TBA*
Artisans Studio Tour | Nov 8th - 9th
Two Up, Wine Down Festival | Nov 15th

Winter

Winter Wander at Boar's Head Resort | *details TBA*
Veritas Illuminated | *details TBA*
Magic on the Mall | *details TBA*
UVA Lighting of the Lawn | *details TBA*
Charlottesville Grand Illumination | *details TBA*
Crozet Winter Brews Festival | *details TBA*
Charlottesville Restaurant Week (January)

Spring

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | March 7th - 9th
Virginia Festival of the Book | March 20th - 23rd
Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon | April 5th
Tom Tom Festival | April 16th - 20th
National Park Week | April 19th - April 27th
Foxfield Races | April 25th - 26th
Virginia Historic Garden Week | April 26th - May 3rd
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Every Other Saturday Starting 5/3
VeryAsian VA Celebration | May 9th
Rivanna Riverfest | May 10th
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | May 10th - 11th
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | Every Fourth Friday Starting 5/23
Charlottesville Arts Festival | May 24th - 25th
King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday Starting May 25th
Pints on Preston | May 31st

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

Jul 3rd to Nov 7th

Archaeology in Action

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22902-7506 (434) 984-9800 Website

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Jul 3rd to Nov 7th

Mountaintop Archaeology Walking Tour

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 984-9800 Website

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Jul 3rd to Dec 31st

Founding Friends, Founding Foes Tour

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 984-9800 Website

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Jul 3rd to Aug 31st

Music at the Vineyard

Jefferson Vineyards 1353 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. Charlottesville VA 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3042 Website

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Jul 3rd

Afternoon Tea Service

Cake Bloom 705 W Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Charlottesville, VA 22903 Website

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Jul 3rd

Print a Copy of the Declaration of Independence!

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at UVA 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Charlottesville, VA 22904 (434) 924-3025 Website

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Jul 3rd

Downtown C‑ville Food Tour + Wine Tasting (4PM‑6:30 PM)

Downtown Mall Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Website

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Jul 3rd

Live Music: Jim Richardson

Eastwood Farm and Winery 253
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Website

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Jul 3rd

Jamal Millner

Durty Nelly's 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 295-1278 Website

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Jul 3rd

Ken Burns Premieres: The American Revolution

The Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3900 Website

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Jul 3rd

Into the Woods

Drama Building at UVA 109 Culbreth Road Charlottesville, VA 22903-2446
Charlottesville, VA 22903 Website

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Jul 3rd

Travis Elliott

Rapture 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Charlottesville, VA 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-9526 Website

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