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February
Japanese Family Festival
University of Virginia Art Museum
434-924-7458
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Free.
Festival events will include family activities such as origami, games, kimono wrapping and other traditional crafts, organized by the Young Friends. The gallery guild and the volunteer board will present Japanese treats and drinks, and the docents will host demonstrations of Japanese music and dance, a tea ceremony and a bonsai exhibition.
March
Virginia Festival of the Book
Events are held at the University of Virginia, in downtown Charlottesville, and around the Charlottesville/Albemarle area
434-924-6890
Admission Free (except special luncheons and receptions).
Call for dates, time and location.
Readings, panel discussions and book signings are held throughout the area during the days and evenings of the festival. There are usually about 150 total programs, including adult and children's programming.
April
The City Market
H & R Block parking lot on Water St.
970-3371 or 970-3271
Saturdays, 7am-12noon
The Market offers fresh produce, herbs, plants,
crafts & baked goods
from local vendors.
Court Days Crafts
Festival
Downtown Historic District
434-296-8548
Admission Free.
Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Various locations in Charlottesville and Albemarle County
434-977-1783 or 877-386-1103
Admission Charged.
Call for exact date, hours and locations.
Annual Dogwood Festival
Various locations including
McIntire Park and Downtown Charlottesville.
434-961-9824
Admission Charged for some events.
Call for schedule of all events.
What began in the fall of 1950 as the Apple Harvest Festival became the Dogwood Festival in April of 1958, during the peak of the Dogwood blossom season. Thousands come each year to enjoy the feature parade which usually consists of over 120 units. Some of the many other activities that comprise the festival include a golf tournament, a chicken barbeque at McIntire Park, the dogwood tree sale at Barracks Road Shopping Center, a breakfast in Charlottesville, the amusement rides at McIntire Park, the Dogwood Blues Festival on the Downtown Mall.
Fridays After Five
Downtown Mall
Every Friday, late
April-early October, beginning at 5:30pm.
434-296-8548
Admission Free.
Free outdoor concerts for the whole family on the east end of Charlottesville's historic Downtown Mall in the amphitheater.
Easter Egg Hunt at Kluge Estate Farm Shop
Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard | 100 Grand Cru Drive
434-977-3895
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Free.
Come for a fun-filled Easter Egg hunt. All prizes are edible!
May
Crozet Arts and Crafts
Festival
Claudius Crozet Park
434-823-2211
Call for exact date and time
Admission Charged.
Virginia Wine Festival
Ash Lawn-Highland, 1941 James Monroe Parkway
434-293-9539
Call for exact date and time
Admission Charged (includes wine glass and tastings).
Important Virginia vineyards, music, gourmet food, Monroe house tours, more.
June
Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Festival
1941 James Monroe Parkway
434-293-4500
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Charged.
July
Charlottesville Fireworks Fest
McIntire Park
434-977-6100
July 4, 4-10pm
Admission Free (donations accepted).
Come for an evening of great community fun. Moonbounces, games and slides for kids, music, skydivers and lots of fireworks!
Monticello Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony
Monticello, 931 Thomas
Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville
July 4
Call for exact time.
Admission Free.
This outdoor naturalization ceremony for new citizens on Monticello’s West Lawn is one of America’s most inspiring July 4 events. Patriotic music will be performed.
African-American Cultural Arts Festival
Booker T. Washington Park (Park is located on corner of 10th Street NW and Preston Avenue, west of the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville)
Last Saturday of July
434-296-4986 or
434-979-0582
Admission Free.
This family-oriented festival opens with a grand entrance by the Spiritwalker, dancers, drums and many other exciting performers. A wide variety of crafts, foods, community organizations and artisans will be found throughout the park. Visitors can listen to the traditional African storyteller, watch musical and dance performances and discover more about local and national African American history and the contributions of African Americans to our community.
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
Boxwood Gardens of Ash Lawn-Highland
1941 James Monroe Parkway, (2 1/2 miles from Monticello on Route 795, off Route 53).
Evening performances at 8 p.m. are outdoors at Ash Lawn-Highland; grounds open for picnicking at 6 p.m. Lectures begin at 7:15 p.m. (if applicable).
434-979-0122 or 434-293-4500
Admission Charged.
Opera and musical theater sung in English.
August
Albemarle County Fair
Fairgrounds (From Charlottesville take Route 29 south to North Garden, turn right on Route 692. Approximately 1/2 mile on right)
434-293-6396
Call for exact dates and hours of operation.
Admission Charged.
What would August in Albemarle County be without the County Fair? This week-long tradition is a great finale to summer fun. The fair provides an opportunity for visitors to understand, appreciate and enjoy the agricultural heritage that continues to sustain the area economy. A family fun-filled event featuring agricultural, livestock and craft exhibits; musical entertainment, amusement rides, commercial exhibits and a wonderful variety of food.
Plantation Days: Children's Day
Ash Lawn-Highland
1941 James Monroe Parkway, (2 1/2 miles from Monticello on Route 795, off Route 53).
434-293-9539
Admission Charged.
Call for exact date and time.
Work and play on an early 19th-century plantation. Special youth tours of the home of President James Monroe. Craft demonstrations, hands-on workshops, music, colonial games, more.
September
Plantation Days: Autumn on the Plantation
Ash Lawn-Highland
1941 James Monroe Parkway, (2 1/2 miles from Monticello on Route 795, off Route 53).
434-293-9539
Admission Charged.
Call for exact date and time.
Activities to prepare for winter on an early 19th-century plantation. Craft demonstrations, hands-on workshops, music, colonial games, more.
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
Jefferson Theater, on the Downtown Mall
434-977-6100
Admission Charged.
Call for exact date and time.
The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival presents a series of concerts each September, featuring musicians from all over the world, in new and old chamber music repertoire.
October
Monticello Wine and Jazz Festival
Boar’s Head Inn
1486 Oalencroft Lane
434-296-4188 ext. 21
Admission Charged.
Call for exact dates and times.
Featuring wineries located in the Monticello Viticultural Area all within an hour of Charlottesville, Va. Art and craft exhibits, jazz musicians, great food and great wine. Come and enjoy the beautiful fall colors of Virginia.
Virginia Film Festival
Events are held at
locations throughout the Charlottesville area.
434-924-FEST or 800-UVA-FEST
Admission Charged.
Call for exact dates and times of event.
There will be a rapid filmmaking workshop in which approximately twenty filmmakers will write, shoot, and edit their films in three days, beginning on opening night and screening on closing night.
Downtown Safe Halloween Festival
Downtown Mall
434- 970-3271
Call for exact time and date.
Admission Free.
Halloween fun for children 12 and under.
Charlottesville Cavalcade
CHS Stadium
434-295-8453.
Call for exact time and date.
Admission Charged.
High School Marching Band Competition.
November
Governor Jefferson's
Thanksgiving Festival
Historic Court Square and Downtown Mall
434-978-4466
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Free.
Over fifty activities scheduled at seven different venues around Charlottesville's Historic Court Square and Downtown Mall are designed to let you experience what the community was like during the American Revolution between 1779 and 1781. You will step back in history and mingle with a cast of about 150 costumed people portraying famous statesmen, soldiers, merchants, clergymen and slaves who gathered during the American Revolution for a Day of Public Thanksgiving that was proclaimed by Virginia's Governor Thomas Jefferson in November 1779. Events include: colonial folk music and dancing; children's games; horse-drawn carriage rides; the "little militia' at the soldier encampment; demonstrations of 18th century crafts and trades; crafts for children at the Discovery Museum; lectures on African-American history and culture; Governor Jefferson's Ball and more.
Sounds of the Season-A
Holiday Concert
Ash Lawn-Highland
1941 James Monroe Parkway, (2 ½ miles from Monticello on Route 795, off Route 53).
434-293-9539
Call for exact dates and times.
Admission Charged.
This informal concert features holiday music followed by a candlelight tour of the historic James Monroe house.
Charlottesville Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
Charlottesville National Guard Armory - 1640 Avon Street Extension
540-384-6047
Call for event date and hours of operation
Jewelry makers, goldsmiths and silversmiths from all over the U.S. who can reconstruct, repair, design or make original jewelry from customer-selected gems, stones, opals and crystals. Wire wrap, wire sculpture, pearls, stone beads, stone setting, amber, opal, gem tree, mineral and fossil dealers. Hourly door prizes.
Charlottesville Tradition
Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, 108 5th Street N.E.
434-961- 5846
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Free
Kick off the Holiday Season in Downtown! Charlottesville’s Mayor will pull the switch lighting up the entire Downtown Mall with brilliant holiday light for the Grand Illumination. Festive holiday music by the Charlottesville Municipal Band and local gospel groups. Children and adults alike can welcome Santa's arrival in Charlottesville as he rides a fire truck down the mall!
December
Oratorio Society Annual Holiday Concert
Cabell Hall Auditorium, University of Virginia
434-996-3610
Call for exact date and time
Admission Charged
The Oratorio Society of Charlottesville- Albemarle (TOSCA) is a 65-member group of singers of all ages (college and beyond) who enjoy singing good music. They present holiday favorites for the whole family.
First Night Virginia
Events are held at locations throughout the downtown area
December 31
434-975-8269
Entertainment, food, and
events in Downtown Charlottesville, fireworks at midnight. There are fabulous
musicians, magicians, storytellers, puppet shows, and entertainers galore. The
event is alcohol free.
Admission Charged (Admission buttons are sold prior to the event, call number
listed above for participating stores.)
Call for hours.
Giant Menorah Lighting and Community Chanukah
Central Place on the Downtown Mall
434-293-5994
Call for exact time and date.
Admission Free
Join Chabad of Charlottesville at Central Place on the Downtown Mall for a Chanukah celebration for folks of all ages. Sing the “Dreidel Song� and “Rock of Ages� and feast on traditional holiday treats like potato latkes with all the trimmings and jelly doughnuts…plus chocolate gelt and prizes for the kids!
Spotlight at the Paramount
Charlottesville's Downtown mall
434-979-1922
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Free.
Local performers are in the Spotlight! Spirited performances of holiday cheer will begin every half hour.
Michie Tavern's Yuletide Feast
Michie Tavern
683 Thomas Jefferson
Parkway
434-977-1234
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Charged. Advance ticket purchase required. Reservations begin in November.
Strolling musicians entertain guests dining by candlelight. A banquet of Virginia favorites is served. Festive 18th century style fresh greens and fruits decorate the Tavern.
Christmas by Candlelight
Ash Lawn-Highland
1941 James Monroe Parkway, (2 ½ miles from Monticello on Route 795, off Route 53).
434-293-9539
Call for exact date and time.
Admission Charged.
Christmas candlelight tours are given by costumed interpreters. Hot cider and jumbles are served.
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