Visit our Mobile Visitor Centers for maps, recommendations, and more!
The Mobile Visitor Centers will be closed Wednesday, July 1st due to excessive heat. Visitors looking for information can visit the Albemarle County Office located at 401 McIntire Road for brochures. The office building is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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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.
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 22nd - 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 | July 20th - 26th
- Chihamba AA Cultural Arts Festival | July 25th
- Albemarle County Fair | July 30th - Aug 1st
- Soul of Cville | Aug 15th - 22nd
- Veritas Starry Nights Music Festival | Aug 22
- 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
- Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept 8th - 19th
- Cville VegFest | Sept 13th
- Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept 19th
- Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | Sept 25th
- Cville Pride Festival | Sept 26th
- 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
- Two Up, Wine Down Festival | Nov 7th
- Artisans Studio Tour | Nov 14th - 15th
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
Spring 2027
- Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | TBA
- Cville Puzzle Hunt | TBA
- Virginia Festival of the Book | TBA
- Indie Short Film Festival | March 19th - 21st
- Charlottesville 10 Miler | March 27th
- Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon | April 3rd
- Founders Day Weekend | April 11th - 12th
- Tom Tom Festival | TBA
- Fridays After Five FREE Concert Series | Every Friday Starting mid-April
- Historic Garden Week | April 18th
- C-Ville Burger Week | TBA
- Foxfield Races | TBA
- May is Charlottesville Art Month | See More Events
- Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Every Other Saturday Starting early May
- Filipino Spring Festival | TBA
- Rivanna Riverfest | TBA
- Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | TBA
- Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | TBA
- Charlottesville Arts Festival | TBA
- VeryAsian VA Celebration | TBA
- King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday beginning Memorial Day Weekend
- Pints on Preston | TBA
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