Charlottesville Events

Annual Events

Address: E Main St, Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Dates: April 17 - September 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Since 1988, the city of Charlottesville has hosted these outdoor concert events in the gentrified Downtown Mall. Popular with locals, students, and tourists alike, Fridays After 5 features outstanding local and regional acts – a list that has included the likes of Eddie Money, War, and Dave Matthews Band. In addition...

Address: 600 College Dr, Monticello Visitors Center, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Dates: April 18 - April 25, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Part of a statewide celebration of historic homes and gardens, this annual tour often includes homes located in and around the historic downtown area, especially along Emmet Street. It also includes the public garden areas on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Mr. Jefferson's beautiful Monticello gets into the...

Address: 2215 Garth Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901-5414 Dates: April 25 - September 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Central Virginia traditions since the late 1970s, the fall and spring steeplechases at Foxfield attract larger and larger crowds each year. The Hooville student contingent helps turn the spring running into one of the year's top social events, donning their "race-day best" and tailgating to melodic sounds of clinking...

Address: 1941 James Monroe Pkwy, Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Dates: June 30 - August 9, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

One of the Charlottesville area's most anticipated annual events, the Ash Lawn Opera Festival dates from the late 1970s. Its company has also been ranked by various publications as one of the nation's finest ensembles of outdoor performers. President James Madison's historic estate serves as the backdrop for the...

Address: Rte 692, North Garden, VA 22959 Dates: July 28 - August 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held each year as summer begins its wind-down and the briskness of autumn fills the air, this family-friendly event offers no shortage of fun and good laughs. The fair features rides, games, and typical country contests – some that pit fiddler against fiddler, others that test the leaping ability of county toads, and...

Address: 617 W Main St, 2nd Flr, Old Albemarle Hotel, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Dates: November 5 - November 8, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held at various locations around Charlottesville, this university-sponsored film festival celebrates a different theme each year, from 1990's "Music and the Movies" to 1995's "U.S. and Them." Included in the festival are, of course, screenings of classics and new films, acting workshops, and Q & A sessions with...