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

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

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 Celebration | *details TBA*
Charlottesville Opera 'Carmen' | June 20th - 22nd
Scottsville Pollinator Festival | *details TBA*
Maupintown Film Festival | *details TBA*
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)
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 | *details TBA*
Albemarle County Fair | July 31st, August 1st, & August 2nd
Soul of Cville | August 12th - 17th
Night Sky Festival | *details TBA*

Fall

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)

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

Jun 11th

Country Dance Night at Hardware Hills

Hardware Hills Vineyard 5199 W. River Rd
Scottsville, VA 24590-4665 (434) 286-4710 Website

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Jun 11th

Paint + Sip: “Sunset Pines”

Eastwood Farm and Winery 2531 Scottsville Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Website

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Jun 11th

Jim Waive

The Batesville Market 6624 Plank Road, Batesville VA 22924
Afton, VA 22920 (434) 823-2001 Website

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Jun 11th

Mood Ring: Queer and Trans Open Mic Night

Firefly 1304 E. Market St., Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5468 202-1050 Website

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Jun 11th

Weekly Swing Dance

The Front Porch 221 East Water Street, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 806-7062 Website

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Jun 11th

WEDNESDAY KARAOKE

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

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Jun 11th

Open Mic Night

Holly’s Diner 1221 East Market St., Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5445 (434) 234-4436

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Jun 12th

Spring into Summer Tree Walk

Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm 1780 Earlysville Rd. , Charlottesville , VA 22901, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 973-7772 Website

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Jun 12th

Tots & Dots: June

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA 400 Worrell Drive Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA
Charlottesville, VA 22911 243-8500 Website

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Jun 12th

Master Class — Mezzos | Audrey Babcock

First Presbyterian Church 500 Park Street, Charlottesville 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-7131 Website

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Jun 12th

Baby Buds

Virginia Discovery Museum 524 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-1025 Website

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Jun 12th

Afternoon Tea Service

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

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