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Virginia Events 2026
Williamsburg, the colonial capital, plays a big role in Virginia’s fall. Busch Gardens moves from Howl-O-Scream to Christmas Town on November 13, and Colonial Williamsburg marks Veterans Day weekend. On the Middle Peninsula, Urbanna holds its Oyster Festival on November 6 and 7.
Northern Virginia has Cox Farms in Centreville and the Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. Norfolk’s Garden of Lights opens November 6, and Roanoke and Virginia Beach host Veterans Day parades.
This weekend in Virginia · This weekend · 86 current and upcoming listings
30 on now · 56 coming up
Cities: Richmond
Holiday events in Virginia: Holiday lights · Christmas markets · Christmas events · Thanksgiving & turkey trots
86 events in Virginia
October 2026 (32)
November 2026 (36)
December 2026 (16)
January 2027 (2)
Recently ended (61)
These dates have passed. Each page stays up as a record until the organizer publishes new dates.
This weekend in Virginia
Friday to Sunday, October 30 – November 1: 19 listings with dates that overlap the weekend, counting season-long events (weekly farmers markets not counted).
- Ghouls in the Garden: A Halloween Market — Richmond · October 31, 2026
- Shannon Airport Harvest Festival Fly-In — Fredericksburg · October 31, 2026
- Virginia Thanksgiving Festival — Charles City · November 1, 2026
- Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg — Williamsburg · September 11 - November 1, 2026
- Belvedere Plantation Fall Harvest Festival — Fredericksburg · September 12 - November 7, 2026
- Crab Orchard Corn Maze & Pisgah Pumpkin Patch — Tazewell · September 18 - October 30, 2026
- Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion — Doswell · September 18 - November 1, 2026
- Blue Ridge Mountain Maze — Roseland · September 19 - November 8, 2026
- Cox Farms Fall Festival — Centreville · September 19 - November 8, 2026
- Endless View Farms Fall Festival — Crimora · September 19 - November 1, 2026
- Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest — Bluemont · September 19 - October 31, 2026
- Pumpkin Village Fall Fest — Leesburg · September 19 - November 8, 2026
Plus 7 more in the month lists below.
Virginia by the numbers
USA Fest Bot has 86 current and upcoming Virginia listings: 16 farmers markets, 9 festivals, 8 holiday lights events, 8 holiday parades, and 45 other listings. November 2026 is the busiest month ahead, with 36 listings starting. The cities with the most listings are Richmond (16), Virginia Beach (6), and Williamsburg (6). The next fair or festival to start is Shannon Airport Harvest Festival Fly-In in Fredericksburg, on October 31, 2026.
Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.