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.

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 Celebrations
Charlottesville Opera 'Carmen' | June 20th - 22nd
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 21st - 27th
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 | July 26th
Woolly Bully Beer Fest | July 26th
Albemarle County Fair | July 31st, August 1st, & August 2nd
Soul of Cville | August 12th - 17th
Walk Our City Crawl | August 31st
Night Sky Festival | *details TBA*

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 | *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)

Spring

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | March 7th - 9th
Virginia Festival of the Book | March 20th - 23rd
Indie Short Film Festival | March 20th - 22nd
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

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

Aug 8th

Forager’s Dinner: Summer Mushrooms + Wine Pairings

Tasting Room and Taphouse at Mount Ida Reserve 5600 Moonlight Drive, Scottsville, Virginia 24590
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 286-4282 Website

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Aug 9th

Tomato Salsa Workshop

Nealand Farm 8232 Scottsville Rd, Scottsville, Va 24590, USA
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 373-2072 Website

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Aug 13th

Country Music Dancing at Hardware Hills

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

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Aug 13th

Chef Tasting Series

Eastwood Farm and Winery 2531 Scottsville Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Website

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Aug 16th

Speaker Series : Freddy Jackson; “Love, No Ego”

Tasting Room and Taphouse at Mount Ida Reserve 5600 Moonlight Drive, Scottsville, Virginia 24590
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 286-4282 Website

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Aug 22nd

Fridays on the Canal | Free Concert Series

Canal Basin Square 249 Main Street
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 Website

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Aug 22nd

Farm to Batteau

Canal Basin Square 249 Main Street
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 Website

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Aug 24th

Sangria Summer Market

Eastwood Farm and Winery 2531 Scottsville Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Website

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Aug 24th

Farm to Batteau

Canal Basin Square 249 Main Street
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 Website

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Aug 30th

Speaker Series : Emma Andrews; Activate Your Intuition!

Tasting Room and Taphouse at Mount Ida Reserve 5600 Moonlight Drive, Scottsville, Virginia 24590
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 286-4282 Website

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Aug 31st

Paint + Sip

Eastwood Farm and Winery 2531 Scottsville Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Website

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Sep 12th

Farm to Batteau

Canal Basin Square 249 Main Street
Scottsville, Virginia 24590 Website

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