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.

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
Wool Factory Wine Festival | Jan 24th
Charlottesville Restaurant Week | Jan 26th - Feb 1st

Spring 2026

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival | March 6th - 8th
Cville Puzzle Hunt | March 14th
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 | May 9th - 10th
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
Downtown Mall's 50th Anniversary Celebration | July 3rd
Monticello Naturalization Ceremony | July 4th
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 | July 30th - Aug 1st
Soul of Cville | Aug 15th - 22nd
Walk Our City Crawl | TBA
Night Sky Festival | TBA

Fall 2026

Maupintown Film Festival | TBA
Cville Pride Festival | Sept TBA
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival | Sept TBA
Cville VegFest | Sept TBA
Cville Sabroso Festival | Sept TBA
Loop de'Ville Festival | Sept 27th
Rivanna Roots Concert Series | Oct 4th & 18th
Foxfield Races | Oct 4th
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | Oct 10th - 11th
Virginia Film Festival | Oct 22nd - 26th
Fantasy Fest | October TBA
Artisans Studio Tour | Nov TBA
Two Up, Wine Down Festival | Nov TBA

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Jan 30th

Domnica Radulescu: My Father’s Orchards

New Dominion Bookshop 404 E Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 295-2552 Website

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Jan 30th

Paramount On Screen: Taxi Driver [R]

The Paramount Theater 215 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 979-1333 Website

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Jan 31st

Make a Mini-Zine with Jess!

The Scrappy Elephant 1745 Allied Street, Suite C
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 207-2106 Website

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Jan 31st

Met Live in HD: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Paramount Theater 215 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 979-1333 Website

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Jan 31st

St. Brigid’s Eve celebration!

Albemarle CiderWorks 2545 Rural Ridge Lane
North Garden, Virginia 22959-1608 (434) 297-2326 Website

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Feb 1st

Watercolor Florals: A Guided Painting Experience

The Scrappy Elephant 1745 Allied Street, Suite C
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 207-2106 Website

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Feb 1st

Silent Book Club @ Albemarle CiderWorks

Albemarle CiderWorks 2545 Rural Ridge Lane
North Garden, Va 22959 (434) 297-2326 Website

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Feb 1st

Oil Painting for Everybody! Still Life Edition

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

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Feb 1st

Spades Night

Ethos Wine & Tea 817 W. Main St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-4531 (434) 260-5791 Website

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Feb 4th

LETTUCE

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

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Feb 4th

Beginner Drawing for Adults

The Scrappy Elephant 1745 ALLIED ST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia 22903-5356 (434) 207-2106 Website

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Feb 5th

Morning Toddler Time

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

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