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.

Fall

Maupintown Film Festival | Sept 5th - 7th
Cville Pride Festival | Sept 6th
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept 7th - 20th
Cville VegFest | Sept 14th
Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept 20th
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 | October 31st
Artisans Studio Tour | Nov 8th - 9th
Two Up, Wine Down Festival | Nov 15th

Winter

Winter Wander at Boar's Head Resort | Nov 14th - Jan 3rd
Veritas Illuminated | Nov 24th - Jan 3rd
Magic on the Mall | Nov 15th - Jan 11th
UVA Lighting of the Lawn | Dec 5th
Charlottesville Grand Illumination | Dec 5th
Crozet Winter Brews Festival | Dec 6th
Charlottesville Restaurant Week (January)

Spring 2026

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | March 6th - 8th
Virginia Festival of the Book | March 20th - 22nd
Indie Short Film Festival | March 20th - 22nd
Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon | April 11th
Tom Tom Festival | April 22nd - 26th
Historic Garden Week | April 19th
National Park Week | TBA
Foxfield Races | April 25th
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | TBA
VeryAsian VA Celebration | TBA
Rivanna Riverfest | TBA
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | TBA
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | Every Fourth Friday Starting TBA
Charlottesville Arts Festival | TBA
King Family Polo Series | Every Sunday Starting May 24th
Pints on Preston | TBA

Summer 2026

Charlottesville Opera FestivALL | TBA
Monticello Wine Week | TBA
Know Good Beer & Bourbon Festival | TBA
Rivanna Roots Concert Series
James River Batteau Festival in Scottsville | TBA
Juneteenth Celebrations
Charlottesville Opera | TBA
Virginia Theatre Festival | TBA
Scottsville Fridays on the Canal | TBA
Fae Festival | TBA
Charlottesville Restaurant Week | TBA
King Family Polo Series | TBA
Charlottesville Opera | TBA
Veritas Starry Nights Music Festival | TBA
Chihamba AA Cultural Arts Festival | TBA
Woolly Bully Beer Fest | TBA
Albemarle County Fair | TBA
Soul of Cville | TBA
Walk Our City Crawl | TBA
Night Sky Festival | TBA

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

Dec 5th to Dec 7th

Annual Holiday Gift Shop Sale

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia 400 Worrell Drive
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 243-8506 Website

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Dec 5th to Dec 6th

Holiday Bazaar

Charlottesville Waldorf School 120 Waldorf School Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 973-4946 Website

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Dec 5th

Friday Night Music Series at Bottle House

Bottle House 608 W Main St.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

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Dec 5th

Winter Holiday Themed Mosaic 101

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

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Dec 5th

Wreath Making Workshops

NOWyoga 614 Forest St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 962-6634 Website

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Dec 5th

Holiday Open House & Winter Market

James Madison's Montpelier 11350 Constitution Hwy, Montpelier Station, VA 22957
Orange, Va 22957 (434) 218-9549 Website

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Dec 5th

Charlottesville’s Grand Illumination

Ting Pavilion 700 East Main Street Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 970-3095 Website

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Dec 5th

First Friday: Stacey Evans + Courtney Coker

Second Street Gallery 115 Second Street, SE
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 977-7284 Website

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Dec 5th

TRIVIA WITH OLIVIA

SuperFly Brewing Co. 943 Preston Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Website

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Dec 5th

Winter Open Performance

McGuffey Art Center 201 2nd Street Northwest, Studio 20
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 295-7973 Website

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Dec 5th

ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION

The Jefferson Theater 110 E. Main St., Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Website

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Dec 5th

Chickenhead Blues Band

Holly's Diner 1221 E Market St.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 234-4436

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