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.
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
- 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 | Every Fourth Friday Starting 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
- Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | Every Fourth Friday
- King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday
- 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
- 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 TBA
- Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept 8th - 19th
- Cville VegFest | Sept 13th
- Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept 19th
- 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
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