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

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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

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

Aug 26th

Free Young Artist Program Ballet Placement Class

BalletSchool of Ivy 2409 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 989-2824 Website

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Aug 26th

Women’s Equality Day Open House

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society 200 2nd St NE
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 296-1492 Website

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Aug 26th

Wine Down Wednesdays

Keswick Vineyards 1575 Keswick Winery Dr
Keswick, Virginia 22947 (434) 244-3341 Website

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Aug 26th

Live Local Musicians

Maya Restaurant 633 West Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 979-6292 Website

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Aug 26th

Winyah x Penelope Road

The Jefferson Theater 110 East Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 245-4980 Website

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Aug 27th

Partial Lunar Eclipse Campout

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

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Aug 27th

Morning Toddler Time

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

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Aug 27th

Baby Buds

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

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Aug 27th

Revolution 250: The Myths and Facts surrounding British Cavalry Commander, LTC Banastre Tarleton

The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 974-7756 Website

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Aug 27th

New History at James Monroe’s Highland

The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 974-7756 Website

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Aug 27th

Free Glassblowing Thursday

1112 east market st unit 21/a Charlottesville Va 22903 1112 east market st unit 21/aCharlottesville Va 22903
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 1-540-894-1783 Website

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Aug 27th

2026 Trivia & Tunes Series

Chiswell Farm & Winery 430 Greenwood Road
Greenwood, Virginia 22943 (434) 252-2947 Website

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