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Summer Bucket List

By Jenny Sites June 28, 2018

Summer Bucket List 2018

Here are some local ideas for things to do in Fredericksburg this summer!  Scroll down and click highlighted text for more info on each item on the list. 

  1. Post a picture of you and your family completing an item on YOUR bucket list and post it using the hashtag #MKBucketList between now and July 31st to be entered to win a fun prize from Macaroni Kid Fredericksburg
  2. Sign up the kids for the Rappahannock Regional Library Summer Reading Program. Read whatever you want all summer long, complete missions, earn virtual badges, win prizes, and become eligible for raffles!
  3. Take part in Independence Day Events and watch the fireworks. 
  4. Visit one of our amazing farmers' markets with the family and support local. 
  5. Play Frisbee Golf.
  6. Hop on your bikes and go to your favorite ice cream shop for a cone. 
  7. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and watch a FREE movie under the stars. Find show times on our event calendar here.
  8. Take a day trip outside of Fredericksburg. (Look for my day trips list, coming soon!)
  9. Explore the city and find a new favorite playground.
  10. Decorate, hide and find rocks. You can post your finds on The Burg Rocks Facebook page and then keep the rock you found or re-hide it for someone else!
  11. Try kayaking, paddle boarding or canoeing. 
  12. Go on a nature walk. We are surrounded by a lot of awesome trails!
  13. Pack a picnic lunch and head out to Hurkamp Park for Picnic in the Park (Tuesdays 11:30-1:30; free).
  14. Sign up for VBS! Check out our VBS Guide.
  15. Not everyone can get out of the city for the weekend but if you can borrow a tent (or if you have one, great!), setting it up in a back yard for a camp out with the kids will definitely make some great family memories. Maybe you can even pull out a small fire pit and roast hot dogs and marshmallows!
     
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