Graves’ Mountain Apple Harvest Festival
Syria, First Three Weekends in October - Expect hayrides, kettles of apple butter, and steaming bowls of Brunswick Stew.
Food & Drink
Urbanna Oyster Festival
Urbanna, November 6-7, 2026 - Head to the Oyster Capital of the East Coast for 50+ vendors serving every type of oyster.
Suffolk Peanut Festival
Suffolk, October 8-11, 2026 - Celebrate Virginia’s favorite legume with amusement rides, concerts, and a demolition derby.
Arts, Music & Entertainment
Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend
Virginia Beach, September 25-27, 2026 - Surfing competitions, concerts, a parade, and sandsculptures take over the Boardwalk.
Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond, October 9-11, 2026 - Expand your cultural horizons at this free fest with music, dance, and artistic displays.
Alexandria Old Town Art Festival
Alexandria, September 26-27, 2026 - Walk down Old Town Alexandria’s famous King Street, transformed into an outdoor art gallery.
family fun & fall harvest
State Fair of Virginia
Doswell, Sep. 25 - Oct. 4, 2026 - Deep-fried sweets, amusement rides, farm animals, and more fun for the whole family.
Cox Farms Fall Festival
Centreville, Sep. 19 – Nov. 8, 2026 - Slides, rope swings, hay bale mazes, animals, food, and cider spread out over 90 acres.
Anthem Go Outside Festival
Roanoke, October 16-18, 2026 - Test out outdoor gear, watch BMX, slacklining, and lumberjack pros, and embrace the outdoors.
Virginia State Fair and County Fairs
Celebrate agricultural heritage and the rural life as you watch tractors pull, pigs race and chickens parade around at Virginia's affordable family fun spots - county fairs!
Halloween
Experience thrills at scream parks, haunted houses, graveyards, enchanted woods and ghostly battlefields when you spend your Halloween in Virginia!