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 11th

Baby Buds

Virginia Discovery Museum 524 E Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 977-1025 Website

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Dec 11th

Thursday Evening Holiday Series

Carter Mountain Orchard 1435 Carters Mountain Trail
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 977-1833 Website

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Dec 11th

Candlelight Sound Bath at Hardware Hills

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

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Dec 12th to Dec 18th

Holiday Evening Tours

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

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Dec 12th to Dec 14th

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Victory Hall Theater 401 Valley Street
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 373-1589 Website

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Dec 12th

Friday Night Music Series at Bottle House

Bottle House 608 W Main St.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

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Dec 12th

TRIVIA WITH OLIVIA

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

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Dec 13th

First Street Holiday Flea

DarlingxDashing 115 1st Street S
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 202-0664 Website

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Dec 13th

Gnome Winter Ornaments

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

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Dec 13th

Holly Days at Highland

James Monroes Highland 2050 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 293-8000 Website

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Dec 13th

Downtown Holiday Express

Central Place, Downtown Mall 110 2nd St. NE
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 825-8554 Website

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Dec 13th

Family Studio Day: December

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

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