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2024 Winter
Family Fun Guide!
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Below you will find a list of local holiday events in
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and surrounding areas.
You can find all types of local events on our event calendar all year long!
 |  Free Personalized Letter From Santa |
November
- November 30: Mistletoe Market
- Santa on the fire truck starts November
December
- December 1: 38th Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit at Ferry Farm
- December 1: 10th Annual Wee Christmas Dollhouses & Miniatures Show
- December 6 - 22: Night Before Christmas wagon ride
- December 12: Mini Mornings at the Museum
- Chorus at the Museum of the Marine Corps
- Live Nativity
- Cookies with Santa
- Historic Fredericksburg Holiday Walk
- Stafford Christmas Parade
- December 7: Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
- Spotsylvania Christmas Parade
- December 12: Grow & Giggle: Santa Claus
- December 21: Breakfast with Santa at FunLand ($)
PLUS
📷Holiday Photo Op! Visit 701 Sophia St for selfies and family photos with life-sized greeting card frames on display in Riverside Park! Choose from 5 designs: FXBG, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Holidays. (Nov 27 - Jan 2; location subject to change due to construction) fxbgparks.com
🪟Holiday Contest! Window Wonderland in downtown Fredericksburg is happening November 9 - December 31, 2024.
Santa Mailbox: On the corner of George and Caroline Streets in downtown Fredericksburg. Drop your letter to Santa Claus before December 20th with a return address to ensure a reply.
| Find More Family Fun on our Event Calendar All Year Long! |
December 7, 2024
🎄Spotsylvania Christmas Parade 1:00 pm
🎄Orange Christmas Parade 4:30 pm
🎄Fredericksburg Christmas Parade 5:30 pm
🎄 Cove's Annual Christmas Boat Parade 6:00 pm
December 21, 2024
🎄Stafford Christmas Parade 6:30 pm
Below is a list of places that Santa will be visiting this holiday season. 📷 Don't forget to bring your camera!
- November 9: Santa's Spectacular Arrival at Spotsy Towne Centre
- November 9: 🎅🏼Fredericksburg Tree Lighting
- November 9: 🎅🏼Santa's Spectacular Arrival
- November 22: 🎅🏼Santa's Arrival Party at Potomac Mills
- November 23: 🎅🏼Sensory Kindness with Santa
- November 29:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 1:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 1: 🎅🏼🐾Santa Paws: Pet Photos with Santa
- December 4: 🎅Santa Photos at Tilly's
- December 6: 🎅🏼Stafford County Tree Lighting
- December 7: 🎅Breakfast with Santa
- December 7: 🎅🏼Breakfast with Santa at the Spotsy Towne Centre
- December 7: Brunch with Santa at Casey's FXBG
- December 7: 🎅🏼Santa at the VFW
- December 7 & 8: 🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 7 & 8 : Breakfast with Santa at Eileen's ($$)
- December 10: 🎅Brunch with Santa
- December 11: 🎅🏼Holiday Open House CRRL
- December 12 : 🎅🏼Grow & Giggle: Santa Claus
- December 13 :🐾Happy Paw-lidays
- December 13: 🎅🏼Visit with Santa and Service Dogs
- December 13: 🎅🏼Krispies With Kringle
- December 14 : 🎅🏼Santa Pancake Breakfast
- December 14: 🎅🏼Christmas Festival
- December 14:🎅 Wilderness Run Christmas Festival
- December 14:🎅🏼Family Day: Visit with Santa
- December 14: 🎅🏼Santa Pancake Breakfast
- December 14: 🎅🏼Toy Drive and Santa Photos
- December 15:🎅🏼Brunch with Santa at 6 Bears and a Goat
- December 15: 🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 17: 🎅🏼Family Day: Visit with Santa
- December 19:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 20:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 21:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- December 22:🎅Santa Pictures at Irish Eyes
- Holiday Photos in FXBG - DIY
- Nov 9: Photos with Santa at the Old Dominion Humane Society. Registration req'd; $50
- Bass Pro Shop Free photos and activities (Ashland) Nov 3 - Dec 24, 2024
- Manassas Mall: Nov 27 - Dec 24, 2024. Hours vary by day and week. Registration is encouraged but walk-ins are accepted. Pet Nights Dec 2 & 3 from 5-7. Sensory-friendly Santa event Dec 8th from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
- Tyson's Corner Center: Through Christmas Eve. Reservations are recommended. Find hours here.
- Tyson's Galleria: Through Christmas Eve. Hours vary. Walk-ups are welcome but registration is suggested.
- Ballston Quarter Mall: Nov 29 - Dec 24th. Hours are 11am to 7pm M-Sat and 12-6 on Sunday. Reservations encouraged, walk-ins welcome. Dec 8th sensory-friendly 10:30-11:30am.
- Fashion Centre - Pentagon City: Near Nordstrom Court through Christmas Eve. Hours can be found here. Reservations suggested, walk-ins welcome.
- Dulles Town Center: Through Christmas Eve. Hours can be found here. Reservations suggested.
- Fairfax Oaks Mall: Through December 24th. Find hours here. Reservations are suggested but walk-ups are welcome.
- Springfield Town Center: Through December 24th. Find hours here. Reservations are suggested but walk-ups are welcome.
- Short Pump Town Center: Through December 24th. Find hours and Reservations here.
Various Volunteer Fire Departments drive Santa around town on a fire truck. Here's a list of where you can see him. Remember not to approach the fire truck - this isn't a picture with Santa opportunity, just a chance to see Santa and wave.Because the lists are so long, please click on your county name to view all of the details.
Track Santa on Christmas Eve
with Norad HERE
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December 14:🎵Sounds of the Season
Kings Dominion Winterfest
Busch Gardens Christmas Town
Christmas at The Maple Tree Farm
Zoolights at the National Zoo
Light Shows within a Short Drive:
South Hill, VA
Illuminate Light Show , Doswell, VA (Starts 11/22/24)
Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centerville, VA
Winter Walk of Lights, Vienna, VA
Danville Community Lights Show, Danville, VA
Busch Gardens Christmas Town , Williamsburg, VA
Natural Tunnel State Park, Natural Tunnel, VA
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Lakeside, VA
Celebration in Lights, Newport News, VA
The Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, VA
Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, VA
Holiday Lights at the Beach - Virginia Beach, VA
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