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 | *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

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*

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

Nov 4th

NICK SHOULDERS — UNIVERSE OF BATTLE TOUR

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

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Nov 5th

James T.S. Taylor’s Reconstruction: Civil War and Civil Rights in Albemarle County, 1865–1902

The Center at Belvedere, Room 206 540 Belvedere Blvd.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 296-1492 Website

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Nov 5th

Bingo Night!

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